Genoa Traditional Cooking Class: A Fun and Tasty Ligurian Culinary Experience
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29 Ratings
Genova
Join our Genoa Traditional Cooking Class and learn the best Ligurian and Genovese recipes from local professionals. Experience hands-on cooking, tasting, and fun!
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Via di Ravecca - We selected the most cherished classic dishes, guided by the expertise of regional culinary experts, and we’re excited to divulge their culinary secrets for exceptional dishes to you.
    What to anticipate in terms of learning (and savoring!) during our Genovese & Ligurian Traditional Cooking class: you’ll get the opportunity to craft some of the finest regional dishes, including Testaroli (fresh pasta), pesto sauce, Focaccia with cheese, and canestrelli (a traditional Genoese cookie).
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Cooking class and tasting: minimum 4 recipes prepared and sampled, plus a gelato tasting
  • Complimentary water, wine, or beer with the class (limited)
  • Snacks provided
  • Lunch included
  • Tea and coffee available
  • Alcoholic beverages served
What's Not Included
  • transports, pickup
Meal Options
  • Gnocchi or Testaroli - handmade fresh pasta, prepared togerher with the Chef. Super tasty, especially is served with their ad hoc sauce: the pesto.

  • Pesto - classic basil Pesto sauce was born in Genoa. You will have the chance to taste the authentic recipe made of local fresh basil and pine nuts!

  • Focaccia with cheese - 2 very thin layers of dough filled with “Stracchino”, (a typical soft cheese from Recco, a small village next to Genoa).

  • Canestrelli - handmade biscuits from Torriglia (small village on the beautiful hills behind Genova). Shaped as small flowers and prepared with simple ingredients

Additional Information

Join our Traditional Cooking class in Genoa to master the finest recipes of Liguria and Genoa under the guidance of experienced local chefs. This hands-on culinary journey will teach you how to prepare authentic Ligurian and Genovese dishes.

Our cooking and tasting experience is comprehensive and interactive. We believe the recipe for a successful class involves our guests cooking, learning, sharing their experiences, and enjoying themselves. Hence, we require a minimum of 2 participants and cap at 10. In case we do not meet the minimum attendance, we will reach out to you to rearrange the class for a different time or day.

What to expect from the class and tasting: preparation and tasting of a minimum of 4 recipes, an additional tasting (artisanal gelato). Water, wine, or beer (in moderation) are included. Anything else is not included.

  • The class and tasting will last around 3,5 hours
  • Meeting point: Via di Porta Soprana, in front of Columbus House
  • Time of the meeting: 09:00 am (Tuesday and Thursday)
  • Children under the age of 5 are free of charge. Children 5-12 have 50% discount.
Location
Christopher Columbus' House
Via di Porta Soprana
meet your local expert in front of Columbus' House.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Charissa_h
Apr 30, 2024
Food joy! - Our hosts were amazing! Very friendly and gave us many secrets to Italian fare. We were given recipes, websites and a morning of delicious food. I would recommend this experience to anyone.
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Ruth_r
Apr 12, 2024
What a fun way to engage... - What a fun way to engage in the food experience of Genova! We adored making and tasting local Cuisine, including pesto, shortbread, and focaccia. Veronica and Bernardo were both professional and fun! Molto bene!
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Jessicaldwell
Apr 11, 2024
A very enjoyable class with attentive and accommodating experts - My friends bought me a solo ticket for this course as a graduation gift, so I had to join some others I didn’t know to participate. At the time, I was recovering from an injury that made it hard for me to stand for long periods. This made me a little worried about going alone, but I didn’t want to miss out! When our local expert Veronica learned this, she was incredibly accommodating and kind. She ensured I had places to rest and was even taking pictures for me so I could show my friends later. The course was a lot of fun with great atmosphere. I felt like I learned a lot. Plus the food was delicious! I am looking forward to making it again someday for my friends to try. I was really glad I decided to take a chance on joining in the end!
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Jeri_b
Nov 18, 2023
Absolutely fabulous - Our tour guide Veronica was fabulous. The chef that worked with and taught us couldn’t have been better. I would highly recommend this tour. In addition to learning some wonderful recipes, we learned a little Italian along the way.
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Dion_f
Oct 17, 2023
Outstanding! - The entire experience was memorable. We loved how passionate each of our chefs were in teaching our group the history and techniques in making our three dishes.
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291julieannet
Oct 9, 2023
Highly recommend! - We had such a great time! The Chef and Juliana made the experience so enjoyable. We can’t wait to try the recipes at home with all the new tricks we learnt. Thank you!
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Anjau141
Aug 25, 2023
Secret of the best Pesto alla Genovese - ever!!! - It was an all-round successful cooking and baking lesson in which we learned a lot and laughed a lot. Highly recommended! The idea behind it, that you can take a piece of "secret" traditional knowledge home with you and pass it on, is what excites me the most. My daughter had a lot of fun too! We can finally make the perfect pesto and "the best Focaccia Frommagio ever" - thanks!
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Hannahcb5261dx
Aug 11, 2023
Best focaccia bread!!!!!! - My friend and I had a work trip to Italy in July and signed up for this cooking class. We were the only two in the class which was an absolutely incredible experience! Our guide, Juliana and our chef were amazing. 10/10 would recommend!
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Ryan
Jul 30, 2023
Amazing cooking class in small group with great food at the end to enjoy - A great cooking class that is very interactive set in a restaurant with knowledgeable, great and helpful staff. Small intimate setting which also adds to the experience. Also the food was delicious! Juliana was our host who I would highly recommend
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Mattty9515dp
Jul 28, 2023
Great group cooking experience! - We had such a fun time with our family and Juliana was a great host. The food was so amazing and we loved learning with a very knowledgeable chef. Highly recommend this experience!
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