Top Palermo Cooking Classes

Brush up on your culinary skills with this pasta and tiramisu cookery class. Master how to make a two-course Italian dinner in a kitted-out restaurant kitchen. An excellent activity for foodies and travellers who like to learn about a culture through its food heritage. Impress family and friends with your newly acquired Sicilian cookery skills and enjoy a taste of Italy when back home.

When you’re in Palermo, dodge the tourist trap eateries that you can find anywhere, and make your own pizza and gelato instead. With a local "pizzaiolo" as your host, you’ll learn to make a kneadable dough that stretches wafer-thin, and create the toppings for favorite pizzas such as the margherita, marinara, and capricciosa. After, you’ll turn your attention to chocolate, finishing with your own handmade gelato.

Get more out of your time in Palermo by taking part in this small-group cooking class. Rather than a commercial kitchen setting, this intimate experience takes place at a local’s home. Enjoy the rare opportunity to use freshly picked ingredients from the garden, as you make a delicious pasta dish and traditional Sicilian cannoli—with lots of family traditions and recipes shared throughout.

This experience does not take place in a tourist kitchen, but in my private home in Palermo. It is not a show: it is real cuisine, with authentic recipes of Sicilian cuisine, local ingredients and the atmosphere of a royal family. For thirty years I worked in haute cuisine in different parts of the world, passing through the most prestigious starred restaurants. I was the Chef of National TV Shows (Rai 1) and author of two cookbooks. I chose to go back to the roots and open the doors of my home to those who want to experience Sicily, not just taste it. Every dish tells a story, every gesture has a value: here you cook, eat, talk, laugh. It is an experience that also nourishes memory. You will not find scripts or fiction, but spontaneity and warmth, just like at the home of a Sicilian friend. I'll teach you what you don't find in books: perfumes, slow tempos, dialect words, hands stained with dough. For a few hours, you will really immerse yourself in Sicilian culture.

Get hands-on instruction in preparing two kinds of Italian pasta and a tasty tiramisu during this half-day culinary workshop. Learn homemade, generations-old recipes in an intimate group setting, capped at only 12 participants. Small-group pasta-making workshops take place in the home of a local Palermo chef and include a welcome prosecco with snacks, plus a sampling of your culinary creations.

Snack your way through the streets of Palermo on this Sicilian food tour. Explore backstreet markets and food stalls specializing in local delicacies such as stuffed rice balls and chickpea fritters as your guide fills you in on local history and culture. Find eateries you’d probably miss going alone. Plus, this small-group tour has a limited number of participants for a more personalized experience.

In a familiar and comfortable environment I will guide you step by step to the creation of an entire 3-course Sicilian menu from starter to dessert. You will be greeted by a welcome drink and immediately afterwards you will tie on your apron to start cooking! We will begin by preparing a starter that varies with the season. Then I will reveal the tricks for making the best fresh pasta at home, starting with the dough made of water and flour, which will be topped with a great seasonal sauce that I will teach you how to prepare. We will also make together a traditional dessert according to the season such as water melon jelly or a cassatella with ricotta cheese. At the end of the preparation we will taste the dishes together with some excellent local wine.

Sicily is home to a unique cuisine, different from mainland Italy and often hard to access without the knowledge of a local. With this Sicilian cooking class, enjoy an exclusive glimpse into Palermo’s culinary traditions by exploring one of the city’s oldest markets with a local and then preparing classic dishes at a family-run cooking school. Make four courses and sample what you’ve created during a celebratory meal.

An immersive cooking class exploring the origins and secrets of arancine, a symbol of Sicilian tradition. Under Ileana’s expert guidance, guests will prepare the classic butter filling and observe the preparation of the risotto, an essential step for achieving perfect arancine, as well as the shaping and filling of the golden rice balls, which will then be cooked using traditional techniques. At the end of the class, guests will enjoy freshly fried arancine accompanied by an excellent Sicilian wine, and will receive a digital recipe to take home and recreate the flavors of Sicily.

Learn how to make pizza the Sicilian way in this cookery class. Based in an authentic pizzeria, get hands-on experience making dough whilst familiarizing yourself with traditional ingredients. Settle into a fun and laid-back atmosphere as you enjoy a choice of wine and soda. The perfect activity for travellers who enjoy learning about a new culture through its food heritage. Take away new culinary skills and try what you have learnt at home.

Dive into the world of Sicilian cooking—and take home skills to recreate them at home—with this hands-on small-group cooking class. Head to a 7th-floor panoramic terrace to learn the secrets to preparing an authentic Sicilian meal from scratch alongside a local chef. Finish with a lively meal to sample the dishes you’ve made together, paired with Sicilian wines (and generous refills).

Not just a cooking class. A seat at Nonna’s table. For a few hours, you’re not just visiting Sicily — you’re part of it. We keep our classes small, with a maximum of 6 guests, creating a personal and intimate experience from the moment you arrive. You’ll meet a real Sicilian nonna, learn the recipes she has grown up with, hear her stories and traditions, and cook authentic dishes side-by-side with her. She’ll share family secrets, traditional techniques and little tricks passed down through generations, while our host ensures every story and cooking tip is shared. But the experience doesn’t end when the cooking is finished. During the “Dopopranzo”, we sit together around the table, share local wine, exchange stories and talk about food, family and life in Sicily. Nonna will know your name, hear your stories and make you feel welcome at her table. You arrive as a guest. You leave with the feeling of having spent time with a Sicilian family. Buon appetito e salute!

If you want to discover, taste and learn how to make typical recipes of Sicilian and Italian cuisine, then this is the right experience for you! I will make you discover and love making fresh pasta. We will make one filled pasta recipe and two simple ones together! You will learn to cook these typical pasta dishes from my land!! We will cook together and they will taste the prepared pasta, seasoned with a typical Sicilian sauce. After preparing and cooking we will sit in the garden to enjoy our dishes.

Unforgettable experience with a local chef who will guide you, inside a small garage laboratory, in the preparation of fresh pasta and stuffed pasta and tiramisù with subsequent tasting. You will use the grandmother's historical tools and real fresh and local ingredients purchased in the local historical markets of the city. Minimum 2 people

Experience Sicilian culture in a fun and delicious way with this home cooking class. Spend the afternoon learning 3 authentic recipes, with options including pasta with sardines, cassata, eggplant stew, swordfish rolls, cannoli, and more. Enjoy the fruits of your labor with a glass of local red or white wine. Take home a special apron and shopping bag to remember your experience.

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.

Discover the art of homemade ravioli in a hands-on cooking class in Palermo, one of Italy’s most captivating destinations. In a local kitchen, a skilled Italian cook will guide you through the secrets of fresh pasta-making. You’ll learn to mix and knead pasta dough, prepare regional fillings, and shape classic ravioli. While your ravioli cooks, enjoy an aperitivo and learn about Palermo's culinary traditions. Once ready, savor your freshly made ravioli with a traditional sauce, paired with fine regional wine. Hosted by Cesarine, Italy’s oldest network of passionate home cooks, this authentic experience is perfect for both beginners and experienced foodies, teaching you the skills to recreate real Italian ravioli at home.

Discover the unique flavors and influences of Sicilian cuisine with a 5-hour, hands-on cooking class in Palermo. After shopping for fresh, seasonal ingredients at a local farmers’ market, head to a well-equipped home kitchen in an 18th-century building. Under the guidance of a chef instructor, learn to prepare an authentic 4-course meal of classic Sicilian dishes including dessert. Sit down to savor your freshly made creations paired with local wine.

Indulge all your senses on a walking tour of Palermo's rich street food traditions. Join a knowledgeable guide for a walk through the historic part of the city and its vibrant outdoor markets. Start at one of Palermo's puppet theaters and visit a street market, a street food shop, and landmarks in the historic center. Watch the lively scenes around you, observing what seems like another time.

What better way to discover a city and a culture like Palermo through the flavors of its authentic cuisine through a food walking tour in the Capo Market? You will learn how to pick the freshest and the most local ingredients , getting to know about their history and arrival in the Sicilian culture and not only, thanks to our food studies in the Slow Food University and Nutrition & Health expertise. After that, you will have the chance to mix and match them following the most preserved Nonna’s recipes, full of memories and cookery tricks making you feel like having always been part of our Sicilian family and food culture. We are waiting you for this enchanting food experience! Plus, vegan and vegetarian options will be available!

You will discover how simple it is to prepare fresh pasta and sauces and an excellent dessert, so you can amaze your friends at home. I will help you and teach you the techniques. We will spend hours in perfect harmony. You will discover how beautiful it is to share the pleasure of being together in authentic Sicilian cuisine with original smells and flavours.

We will welcome you to the beating heart of the company, where you will begin a fascinating journey to discover the vineyards and a unique, fully sustainable and vertically developed winery. A journey that, step by step, will reveal the secrets of wine production processes, between tradition and innovation. The tasting includes 4 iconic wines, authentic expression of the founding values of the company, created by Count Paolo Marzotto in 1997. These wines represent the wine excellence of the territories chosen by Baglio di Pianetto: Palermo, Noto and Etna, always respecting the vocation of the different terroirs. The wines, all 100% organic, that you will taste are: Viafrancia Bianco (Sicily DOC – Organic) Viafrancia Rosso (Sicily DOC – Organic) Stop 125 Etna Bianco – Carricante (Etna DOC – Organic) Stop 125 Etna Rosso – Nerello Mascalese (Etna DOC – Organic)

Preparation and tasting of two typical Sicilian Sunday dishes, paired with two wines from one of the most important wineries in Sicily and the Palermo area.