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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Sophievf4161ze
Aug 13, 2025
Funny experience - We had the pasta cooking class with David and it was super fun. It was all very well prepared and we were shown and explained all the steps in detail. In general, it was a very casual atmosphere and a great experience. The pasta and wine also tasted very good!!
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Jolinev612
Aug 13, 2025
Absolutely worthwhile - It was a great experience, David is totally sympathetic and always had a good saying ready. The pasta (gnocchi and corzetti) were super delicious!
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Marloes912
Aug 9, 2025
Amazing - David Was super EN enthusiastic and took us through DE workshop in a fun way! We enjoyed it!! I would definitely go back
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Crokignole-ch
Aug 7, 2025
Beautiful experience - Excellent experience, the whole story of pesto told by David who is really at the top. We leave with good DE sauces.
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Annaweber5
Aug 5, 2025
Amazing, fun - David was amazing!! We had the very best time making gnocchi and corzetti- I highly recommend this cooking class to anyone who visits Sestri Levante! An intimate experience learning how to make pasta the Italian way. Additionally, he took amazing photos and videos the entire experience. 10/10- GRAZIE!!!!
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Road17412098006
Aug 4, 2025
Great family experience - Was very nice. Enthusiastic and educational. And above all, very tasty. Nice to be able to make the recipes at home. Many thanks!
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Climber36349218739
Jul 28, 2025
Very tasty and funny - Nothing to add. It was very tasty and a great experience. Also we understood everything very well and would recommend that beautiful course to make your own pesto.
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Alexbk2846pu
Jul 28, 2025
MUST DO !! - Honestly so much fun !! We had David to teach us focaccia and bread making- he was excellent. Really informative and made the whole experience great fun 🙂 Plus he is a great photographer for pictures ! Highly recommend this to anyone
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Voyager62904670610
Jul 27, 2025
Nice initiative - We were passing through sestri levante and stopped at the charade where they did the pesto show cooking around 11:30. It was a wonderful experience.
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Simoner3845
Jul 25, 2025
- We had a fantastic morning with David - we made some fresh bread and focaccias!😊 He was very funny and gave us a lot of very helpful tips! Just recommended!
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From $58
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).