Immerse yourself in the flavors of traditional Italian cuisine with a Genoa cooking class. Learn to make homemade pesto and other local delicacies, and enjoy a meal paired with fine Italian wine.
- Liguria - Step into a home located on the top floor of a historic building next to the Old Port and take in the breathtaking view from the terrace overlooking the city. Simple ingredients: flavor, water, eggs for a delightful dish. The secret lies in blending raw ingredients with passion and grandma’s recipes to create delicacies; you’ll learn to do this with your family and friends.
Enter the home of your friendly chef and embark on a sensory journey through Italian culinary traditions. You’ll prepare the dough for pasta Fresca, enhancing your cooking skills to create your favorite dish.
Hand-knead Genoese Pasta Matta, Focaccia di Recco following historical recipes, Savory pie with beets and fresh cheese, and Ligurian apricot gobeletti. Once the work is done, relax on the beautiful terrace overlooking the old city center and savor the fruits of your labor along with a wine tasting. You’ll sample three wines: vermentino or pigato, bianchetta, and one red: granaccia or ormeasco, depending on availability.
The apartment is on the 5th floor of a historic palace and does not have an elevator!
- Hands on cooking class
- Wine tasting: three wines
- Lunch: 3 courses
- Tea and coffee
- All that has not been mentioned in the inclusions
- Hand made pasta - Genoese Pasta Matta
- Focaccia - Focaccia di Recco and pie with beets and fresh cheese
- Ligurian apricot gobeletti
Experience Ligurian cuisine using local products. Taste Ligurian flavors with the wine and dishes you will prepare together with Silvia, a creative cook and master of narrated cooking, and Alessandra, a sommelier with knowledge of Genoese history and food and wine traditions. Both members of the Italian Food Bloggers Association.
Once the work is completed, you will enjoy the meal and the dishes tasting 3 diferent wines. You will also learn to combine the local recipes with fine Italian wine. After the lesson, you will receive an email with all the recipes prepared with the chef.
- Communicate in advance any dietary restriction
- Customers who have not reached the legal drinking age in Italy, i.e. 18, will not be served alcoholic beverages.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
