Cooking Class: Private Chef, Wine, and Local Recipes

Join private cooking classes in Sestri Levante. Make authentic pesto, pasta, focaccia, and more. Enjoy wine tasting with a sommelier. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • LA SCIAMADDA DEI VINACCIERI BALLERINI - PESTO EXPERIENCE - The most popular course: we have taught more than 20,000 guests how to make Pesto!
    You will learn all the secrets for making REAL Pesto according to the Genoese recipe Work with a real mortar all for you under the guidance of a Personal Chef…
    in the end the PESTO PRODUCT WILL BE YOURS!…
What's Included
  • Prepare two fish dishes with a professional Chef and taste your creations
  • Guided tasting of Vinaccieri Ballerini wines with quality gastronomy products
  • Prepare Genoese Focaccia and Pane Marinaro, taste them, and take them home
  • Use ancient wooden molds to make fresh pasta and take it home
  • A glass of wine offered in every cooking class for…
Meal Options
  • Pesto Experience at the Mortar - You will taste and take away what you have produced.
    Organize lunch or dinner with the products you have made for a small fee
  • Fresh Pasta Course (Gnocchi and Corzetti) - You will taste and take away what you have produced.
    Organize lunch or dinner with the products you have made for a small fee
  • Focaccia and seafood…
Additional Information

Each cooking class is private and followed by a PERSONAL Chef, furthermore a glass of Vinaccieri wine is provided at the beginning for motivational purposes!
PESTO EXPERIENCE: Discover its history and anecdotes about it. With the use of a mortar you will produce your Genoese PESTO which you will taste and take away with you in a special container that…

Location
LA SCIAMADDA DEI VINACCIERI BALLERINI
Via XXV Aprile
Trattoria La Sciamadda in Sestri Levante. Reachable from: Genoa, Sori, Camogli, Recco, Zoagli, San Fruttuoso, Portofino, Santa Margherita Ligure, Rapallo, Chiavari, Lavagna, Moneglia, Deiva Marina, Framura, Bonassola, Levanto and the Cinque Terre (Monterosso, Corniglia, Vernazza, Manarola, Riomaggiore).
Cancellation Policy

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

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Elisb3694hv
Mar 22, 2025
Yummy - Was a great experience! The staff were very kind. The pesto was very tasty and we also got to take some home to put on our pasta from a local shoppe
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Expedition801025
Mar 22, 2025
Original bachelorette party - Beautiful experience together with friends and the super bride, an experience with super professionals who explain the history of Pesto and make you taste the original wine simple even for those who are the first time who make one
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Cosmopolitan678145
Mar 22, 2025
Original and very funny bachelorette party - Superb pesto experience and wine tasting. Prepared, friendly waiters who created a beautiful atmosphere by adding games and anecdotes
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Trip09614506582
Mar 22, 2025
Bachelorette party - We had a great time, beautiful place, very nice staff! Beautiful experience. Congratulations we will definitely be back
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Paradise761273
Feb 28, 2025
Aussies travel italy 2025 - Great experience, awesome to experience the local food and atmosphere . Great service The menu and food was fabulous. Would recommend
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Traveler05978116995
Feb 17, 2025
Perfect experience! - It was so much fun and very interesting ! David was super friendly and explained a lot. I would highly recommend the course ☺️
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652mrsr
Feb 13, 2025
Focaccia and bread making, fantastic! - Fantastic experience, learning how to make bread and focaccia. Tasting the goods as well as lovely wine. Davide was an excellent guide.
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Sightseer02162099994
Jan 26, 2025
Bread making and wine tasting! - We did two experiences at La Sciamedda dei Vinaccieri Ballerini, the facaccia bread baking and a wine tasting. David was our guide for both and he was fantastic. We started out with the bread baking and while that was baking, we did the wine tasting. David was very knowledgeable about both the bread making process and the wine tasting. We had appetizers during the wine tasting that included the bread we baked and other delicious bites. The price for both was very reasonable and the restaurant was beautiful. If you are in Sestri Levante, you must definitely include this in your itinerary. Thank you, David!
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Craig
Jan 26, 2025
Great Baking class and Wine tasting. - David was great. We started with a Bread / Focaccia baking class and at was a great time. From start to finish, David was there to make sure we did everything right. We followed this up with a wine tasting with appetizers ( to include the Focaccia and bread we prepared) and David was great walking us through the wine tasting and pairing with the appetizers. Altogether an outstanding time. Thanks David.
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C9555drlaurac
Dec 25, 2024
Incredible experience - David was an amazing tour guy. He explained things about Pesto History and fun facts about it. He is really kind and fun! It was an incredible experience👏🏼
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