To participate in an Event

There are two types of event:

1)  STANDARD EVENT

These are the Events listed in the calendar which can be booked directly on-line.  The dates and times of the Events cannot be modified and the assistance of Association Staff is limited to the information required to reach the home of the Cesarina.  The contribution cost that must be paid is indicated in the calendar. 

STEPS AND NECESSARY REQUISITES TO PARTICIPATE IN STANDARD EVENTS 

1. Be a User Partner (see: To become a User Partner)
2. Look at the calendar and choose the Event in which you are interested (see: Calendar of Events)
3. Book the required places indicating the e-mail address of all Partners (click on the button Book Places)
4. Wait to be contacted by the Home Food Staff
5. Pay the due contribution cost.

2) PERSONALISED EVENTS

These are Events outside of the calendar carried out at the home of one of the Cesarine resident in Italy (vedi: The Italy of Home Food) which are created for a minimum of two people upon specific request by a User Partner.

The personalisation of the Event is relevant to the date, time, number of participants and the assistance of the Home Food Staff however no variations can be made to the proposed menu or journey unless on religious or cultural grounds or for dietary reasons.   

For a personalised Event the Home Food Staff will maintain contact with the participants until the Event is concluded  to offer you the best experience possible.   

For a personalised Event the contributive cost is variable and will be communicated at the time of booking.   

STEPS AND NECESSARY REQUISITES TO PARTICIPATE IN PERSONALISED EVENTS 

1. Be a User Partner (see: To become a User Partner)
2. Look at the calendar and choose the Event in which you are interested (see: Calendar of Events) or search for a journey of interest (see: The Italy of Home Food)
3. Contact the Association directly (see: Contacts)
4. Following the response of the Home Food Staff, pay the required contributive cost.

THE CONTRIBUTIVE COST INCLUDES/EXCLUDES

Personalized event: The Event, whether a lunch or dinner, includes the assistance of Home Food Staff and the details on how to arrive at the Cesarina's home (directions, time to arrive, recommended methods of transport). 

 
Assistance will be given via telephone (+ 39 051-220797 from Monday to Friday 9.30 a.m. -1.00 p.m. and 2.30-6.00 p.m.) and by email (info@homefood.it).

Standard event: The Event, whether a lunch or dinner, includes details of the address of the event, together with details of how to arrive at the location but not to the assistance and detailed information anticipated in the case of personalized Events. 

OUR ETIQUETTE

To enter in the house of a person you do not know and that doesn't know you, but who welcomes you as their guest, together with other people that you probably do not know, allowing you to become "companions" (companion is derived from cum panis, which means "with whom I break the bread") on a trip that brings you to the origins of our roots, constituting an important human event, perhaps previously only possible for the medieval traveller but almost unthinkable in our day and age.

You need to have an awareness of this rare opportunity and to behave in such a way as not to disparage it, on the contrary to make it real and natural in it's potential.  Basic elements of behaviour that should be followed: 

• Remember that you are a guest. Any criticism or remonstration should be made to and will be handled by the Association, never to the Cesarina. Bad manners or incorrect behaviour towards the Cesarina may render the Partner subject to expulsion from the Association.

• Remember that the scope of the event is to acquire and/or consolidate our typical Gastronomic Culinary Culture, which happens through the practical illustration of the recipes together with a narration of their history which often interweaves it with the host Family, and the eventual tasting of those recipes, in a way that the Discussion and Dialogue on these themes is suitable and deepened, responding to the spirit of the Project and contributing to its result.

• It is absolutely necessary to be punctual; those guests who do not arrive in time with lose the Event in whole or in part and will not be eligible for a refund of the contribution paid.