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Sicilian Cooking Class in Catania's Historic Center with Mariella

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from $179

Be introduced to Sicilian cuisine during this private cooking class in Catania. Explore local markets and shops with your guide to discover the ingredients that are used in the cuisine. Then, head to your guide’s home to get hands-on experience making traditional dishes, learning tips and tricks along the way. Sit down to a 3-course meal, prepared by you, paired with local red and white wines to complete your experience.

Cesarine: Market Tour & Home Cooking Class in Catania

Cesarine: Market Tour & Home Cooking Class in Catania

Palermo is known for its vibrant local markets and traditional cuisine, both of which are easiest to explore with the help of a local. With this private culinary experience, enjoy a walk through one of the city’s bustling street markets as well as a cooking class with a local “cesarina”, or home cook. Prepare three classic dishes from Palermo with the guidance of your host, and then enjoy the fruits of your labors over a meal together.

4.0

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from $220

Cesarine: Market Tour & Home Cooking Class in Palermo

Cesarine: Market Tour & Home Cooking Class in Palermo

Messina is known for its pretty harbor, its millennia of history, and its delectable food scene—and this private tour offers a hands-on way to discover its culinary plenty. Pick between morning and afternoon tour times to suit your schedule. Your guide, a Cesarina—or certified member of a network of home cooks—will take you to their preferred markets and food shops. Then, take part in a hands-on cooking class. Prepare a traditional, 3-course meal in their home, and enjoy it alongside local red and white wines.

from $220

Cesarine: Market Tour & Home Cooking Class in Messina

Cesarine: Market Tour & Home Cooking Class in Messina

You will learn to prepare fresh pasta and cannoli following ancients sicilian recipes in a wonderful farmhouse, called Fontana Murata. Fontana Murata farm has an extension of 300 hectares with cultivations of wheat, olives, vineyards and Siccagno tomatoes.An agritourism was born within our farm 40 years ago. The first in western Sicily with license no. 1 I will share with my guests the story of my family and of my historic farm. We will use the raw material from my company or premises. We will have fun

from $220

Cooking Class in a historic sicilian farmhouse

8 hoursFree Cancellation

4.5

(8)

from $116

Sicilian Cooking Class : Personalize your class

Learn the secrets of Sicilian cuisine under the guidance of a local chef at the family-run Mamma Corleone in the heart of Palermo. Take part in a small-group class and create a selection of traditional Sicilian dishes, selecting from options such as Pasta alla norma, meatballs, caponata, aubergine rolls, Biscotti regina, Cannoli, and much more. Get hands-on in the kitchen, pick up plenty of cooking tips, then enjoy your delicious homemade lunch or dinner.

Sicilian Cooking Class : Personalize your class

3 hours 30 minutes

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from $320

Discover the authentic flavors of Sicily with an exclusive cooking class in an elegant apartment in Syracuse near Ortigia.Cook three recipes as if you were preparing a family lunch or dinner. Teresa was born and raised in Syracuse and is a passionate and creative teacher with over 7 years of experience with tourism and has always cooked the recipes of her family's tradition. The atmosphere at Teresa’s house will be welcoming and familiar, you will learn to prepare three typical Sicilian dishes in season, using only local ingredients. What more does this lesson offer you: preparation of traditional and family recipes or three types of pasta, seasonal menu.This lesson is also informative about local products and you learn techniques and curiosities about Italian gastronomic culture.After class enjoy your time relaxing.Wine water and coffee included.

Syracuse Traditional Sicilian cooking class

Syracuse Traditional Sicilian cooking class

2 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Experience an authentic Sicilian cooking class in Palermo set on a panoramic 7th-floor terrace overlooking the city. Join a local chef for a hands-on culinary experience where you’ll learn how to prepare traditional Sicilian pizza, classic sfincione, and a delicious ricotta tiramisù. Enjoy local appetizers, wine, and breathtaking city views while discovering the flavors, techniques, and stories behind Sicilian cuisine. This small-group experience combines food, culture, and conviviality in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Perfect for couples, and food lovers looking for a memorable cooking experience in Palermo.

(10)

from $163

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Small Group Home Pizza Cooking Class in Palermo

Small Group Home Pizza Cooking Class in Palermo

Sicilian Cannoli and pasta In the kitchen with chef Loredana

4 hoursFree Cancellation

Whether you're a passionate foodie, a traveler seeking authentic experiences, or simply looking for the best cooking class in Catania, this experience offers a true taste of Sicily’s flavors, hospitality, and history. Begin with a welcome aperitif and tour of a historic seaside villa overlooking the Gulf of Ognina. Enjoy a 1.5-hour hands-on Sicilian cooking class in a charming home kitchen with hand-painted ceilings. Learn to make traditional pasta from scratch using ancient grains, plus fresh tomato sauce and creamy cannoli filling. Savor the meal you’ve prepared by the sea, paired with local Sicilian wine and warm hospitality. Optional: Explore Catania’s famous fish market with a local and discover fresh seafood, produce, and Sicilian street food.

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from $128

Catania Market Tour & Cooking in a Historic Home with Francesco

Catania Market Tour & Cooking in a Historic Home with Francesco

from $135

Launch Offer! €65pp for groups of 5! Travelling Solo/couple? No problema. Message us to join others for the same rate! Higher rates for smaller groups. Pick-up from Palermo city center included! Five Guests, One Nonna, One Unforgettable Table. We believe the best flavors come from the best company. We intentionally keep your classes tiny—just 5 guests—to ensure you aren't just a face in a crowd. The uniqueness lies in the "Dopopranzo" (the time after the meal). We don't just cook and leave; we sit, we share local wine, we tell stories of old Palermo as a family. The experience begins with a warm welcome, as Nonna shares the heritage of the menu. Then, the dance begins. With step-by-step guidance, you will cook side-by-side with Nonna, learning the family secrets of cuisine. The host stays by her side throughout, ensuring every technique and story is shared. The finale: we sit together to enjoy the authentic meal you prepared with the nonna. Buon appetito e salute!

Cook with a Sicilian Nonna: Private Terrace near Palermo Sea

Cook with a Sicilian Nonna: Private Terrace near Palermo Sea

3 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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from $58

Enjoy an inside look into Taormina’s unique culinary culture with this Sicilian cooking class led by a professional chef in the kitchen of one of the city’s most storied restaurants. Learn the tricks to creating perfect pasta from scratch during a hands-on lesson, including kneading the dough and shaping “maccheroni” or filled pasta shapes. End by sampling your handiwork with a traditional four-course Sicilian lunch.

Taormina Pasta Cooking Class and Lunch

Enjoy a private and personalized cooking lesson where you select your own ingredients and learn classic dishes from a professional chef. Savor a delectable four-course meal, learn about regional culinary customs, and have unlimited wine and beverages. Perfect for intimate gatherings and couples desiring a completely immersive dining experience. Includes a meal sample, wine tasting, and a chef-signed certificate.

4.5

from $140

Market tour and Private Cooking Class

4 hoursFree Cancellation

Olive harvest, visit to the oil mill and typical lunch

(5)

from $489

Per group

3 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

(9)

from $116

The context in which the experience will take place is a quiet country house surrounded by greenery. The cooking lesson will be interactive: thanks to my great experience with Sicilian cuisine I will be able to teach you Sicilian recipes that you can reproduce at home. You will have the opportunity to learn more about Sicilian cuisine and its secrets. During lunch, in a familiar and relaxed atmosphere, we will then have the opportunity to talk about Sicilian culture in general, you will discover how to live in Sicily, what the excellences and shortcomings of this land are. A vegetarian and gluten free menu is available. Please let us know in advance about any dietary restrictions

Cooking class in the countryside with Simona

Cooking class in the countryside with Simona

Cook a Sicilian menu of four special dishes at a private cooking class in Palermo that includes a trip to the local market. Start by picking out super-fresh ingredients, then sip Sicilian wines as you cook in your host’s home kitchen. The menu varies with season to highlight local pastas, fresh vegetables, meats and seafood, and sweets, and the class concludes by sharing the meal you’ve cooked with your host.

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from $114

Sicilian Cooking Class in Palermo - Private Option

4 hoursFree Cancellation

Perfect for cruise passengers, this immersive Sicilian experience begins just steps from the Cruise Terminal. Enjoy a guided walking tour, taste refreshing granita near Piazza del Municipio, and join a hands-on cooking class in a real local home. Prepare arancini, fresh tagliatelle with traditional Sicilian sauce, and assemble an authentic cannolo before savoring your homemade lunch with wine. A complete cultural and culinary journey, ideal for a shore excursion

from $963

Per group

Messina Sicilian Cooking Class Food Experience

Messina Sicilian Cooking Class Food Experience

With Favazza you will have the opportunity to learn the secrets of a local recipe gui dato from experienced chefs: hands that knead, stories that intertwine, simple ingredients that become poetry. A sensory experience where food tells the deep bond between man and the volcano. We have created a garden where aromatic plants, vegetables and vegetables grow. At secon DA seasons, we will collect the fruits of the earth to be transformed into a dish to experience a simple and careful Agricucina to raw materials. At the end of the lesson, we will gather to enjoy the cooked dish together, celebrating the fruits of our labor. The taste will be emphasized with the accompaniment of a glass of Favazza wine.

1.0

(1)

from $197

Cooking Class in the evocative setting of Etna

Cooking Class in the evocative setting of Etna

2 hoursFree Cancellation

Immerse yourself in an authentic celebration of the Sicilian dairy tradition, witnessing the mastery of an expert cheesemaker who, with skilful and ancient gestures, will transform pasta filata into fresh mozzarella, under your watchful eyes. In addition to show cooking, you will enjoy a selection of local delicacies, including William's renowned pastas and iconic Sicilian arancine, completing a 360-degree dining experience.

from $93

Sicilian Tasting and Show Cooking Mozzarella on the Terrace

Sicilian Tasting and Show Cooking Mozzarella on the Terrace

2 hoursFree Cancellation

Take part in an authentic experience: a cooking class dedicated to the iconic Sicilian arancine, symbol of our street food. In a welcoming and familiar atmosphere, you will learn how to prepare them following the traditional techniques handed down over generations. You will use fresh, organic and zero kilometer ingredients, to enhance the true flavors of Sicily. We will tell you curiosities and stories related to this dish, to make you experience a cultural and gastronomic journey. Forming, breading and frying arancine with your own hands will be fun and rewarding. You will enjoy them as soon as they are ready, perhaps with a good glass of Sicilian wine. A unique opportunity to get your hands on the dough, discover the true soul of the island and bring home new skills and unforgettable memories.

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from $115

Cooking class on Arancine in Agrigento

2 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Sicily is a land of Beauty and Art, among these, its world-renowned cuisine cannot be missing on the food and wine tour. Learn the art of preparing dishes from our island tradition revisited with VEGAN raw materials and products and discover its flavors with a unique and unrepeatable VEGAN cooking class that will make our gastronomic culture known in a different way. It will be engaging to fasten your apron in Catania and prepare delicious dishes with the guidance of a professional chef that are attractive to the eye and to the palate!!! Finally, it will be nice to sit with other friends to enjoy the excellent VEGAN dishes, which you yourself have prepared, in an exciting environment where you have fun cooking, all combined with a good bottle of Sicilian wine...

from $115

Vegan Cooking Class in Catania with Lunch and Dinner

Vegan Cooking Class in Catania with Lunch and Dinner

Authentic Sicilian Cooking at Mount Etna

from $115

Learn, in a real laboratory, to prepare two symbols that represent Sicily in the world: the Arancino and the Almond Paste! The Prince of street food and the Princess of culinary delights, together in a fantastic lesson! The arancino: an iconic rice ball to be filled in a thousand ways with its pointed shape that recalls Etna and which in this part of Sicily is called Arancino… You will learn, under the careful guidance of our chef, how to cook Sicilian arancini starting from the cooking of various types of filling: from the classic one with meat sauce, to the one with aubergines ... And in many other ways. On request we will also prepare excellent vegetarian fillings. You will then move on to preparing the crust and cooking technique After we will teach you how to prepare the dessert renowned all over the world aka "Almond Pastries"

4.5

from $122

Course of Arancini and Almond Paste in Catania

Course of Arancini and Almond Paste in Catania

2 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

My name is Maria Rita, I was born in Erice, I am an ambassador and passionate about the typical flavors of Sicilian cuisine. Cook for passion, as a child I loved going to the typical market with my father who told me many stories and secrets of every product we bought together. Sicilian cuisine is simple but its importance is fresh ingredients. I love to include everyone because Sicilian cuisine has recipes for all tastes (Vegans, Vegetarians, Fish and Meat). I specialize in Gluten free and I pay attention to all allergies and intolerances (for this reason I will call you after booking to decide together on the menu) The visit to the market will be really interesting also for how the vendors shout and above all it will be fun and magical to cook together a typical lunch at my house In my cozy kitchen and I will give him the recipes to be able to repeat at your home every recipe

from $111

Market Tour with Cooking Class and Lunch with Negropolis View

Market Tour with Cooking Class and Lunch with Negropolis View

COOKING CLASS in Taormina at Chef Massimo HOUSE!!

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from $139

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Chelsea_P, Jun 2026

Perfect and authentic cooking experience!

This was the perfect cooking class for my husband and I! Massimo is both fun and educational, and the location is amazing - the most beautiful view. The setup and operations are also fantastic. The prep, cleanup, and quick turnaround to each dish you cook made is so easy, not to mention the food was delicious. We already have plans to replicate some of these recipes! Thanks Massimo, high recommend!

Cooking class in a villa with Palermo view

Milca_M, Jun 2026

Book it!

So great! Carlo was incredibly attentive and kind. Everything was intentionally planned, well organized, and thoughtfully done. Everything we ate was fresh and delicious. Carlo connected with us in such a warm way while also giving us privacy to enjoy the experience. They even helped arrange our taxi, which made everything so easy!

Catania Street Food & Market Tour + Lava Cave (All-Inclusive)

Alina_S, Jun 2026

What a natural at what she does best!

We met Gisela at our meeting point as instructed. We couldn't have been more blessed with our guide. Never met a guide so gracious, articulate, knowledgeable, spontaneous, charismatic and full of life and love for what she does. She had us tried so many things and for each bite she provided a complete encyclopedia of information. She adjusted the walk as experiences opened up to new adventures. What a natural! Thank you for the memories. Note: try not to eat much before heading to this tour.

The Original Palermo Street Food & Market Tour (All-Inclusive!)

Lydia_T, May 2026

Alessandro is the secret sauce!

Alessandro is a vibrant, knowledgeable, and inspiring tour guide. Highly recommend this tour. Worked our way through crowded places with ease, and learned how to cross the street safely. Very important! And of course ate much delicious food. As an added bonus, everyone seems to know Alessandro and like him.

Palermo's Delight: Unleash the Secrets of Pizza and Gelato Making

Kristen_A, May 2026

Shore Excursion Score!

We booked this tour independently from our MSC cruise as we were in port from 9am to 6pm and this cooking experience was 3 hours. We walked from the port (15 minutes), the cooking school was easy to find and there’s an outside market that is a foodie paradise nearby if you arrive a little early. Our chef was Salvo and this experience was not only educational, and delicious but so much fun! The pizza making was all hands on and the final ingredient was the best pizza we had in Italy and we each made it ourselves! The Gelato well that was simply paradise! Salvo was a fantastic chef who interacted with each person making sure everyone stayed confident and his sense of humor is infectious and it’s clear he lives what he does! How much did we enjoy this experience? Well Amazon has been delivering tools and proper flour for us for days to recreate the recipes we were provided such that we can recreate this at home tomorrow when we return. Salvo thank you for a truly unique and fantastic experience!

Taormina Food and Wine Walking Tour (Small Group or Private)

Danielle_G, May 2026

Gerry was Exceptional

A wonderful experience, we enjoyed learning all about the food culture of Taormina with Gerry, he was very rehearsed, very welcoming and had many connections with the local restaurants . The best part was getting to meet others and tasting foods we didn't even know existed!

Palermo Walking Tour and Street Food

Lara_D, May 2026

Perfect introduction to Sicily!

Fabrizio was fantastic! He clearly loves his home town of Palermo and is very knowledgeable about history and traditions. Honestly we weren’t sure what to think of Palermo after arriving at night and not seeing much of the city before the tiur but after tasting wonderful food and hearing about its history we now have a place in our hearts for the people, sites and food of the city. Would highly recommend the tour and Fabrizio.

Messina Pasta & Tiramisu Experience for Small Groups by Cesarine

Courtney_G, Apr 2026

The hosts are lovely and the food delicious!

We had a wonderful time from start to finish on this unforgettable cooking class in Messina! The chef and her husband are lovely and welcomed us into their lovely home. We chose to have them pick us up from the cruise port and take us back which was extra but so worth it for the convenience and we got to chat with him and learn more about their family before the class started. The pasta was so much fun to make while being so easy! The kids even loved to participate in rolling the dough out and putting it through the machine. We also made tiramisu which was probably the best I’ve ever had! You will not be disappointed at all with this experience!