Bari-style traditional cuisine: ragù and braciole

Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina

In traditional families in Bari, Sunday is the day when everything falls silent and the women of the house rise at dawn, set the table, lay out the slices of meat and begin preparing the braciole (meat rolls), which they then cook slowly in the sauce until it is time to sit down to eat. And the house fills with the scent of ‘Sunday’ and the joy and cheer of the whole family, with grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins gathering round the table and sharing stories whilst giving in to the irresistible temptation to mop up the sauce with bread.

In this hands-on course, I’ll teach you the techniques and secrets behind making ragù – with the sauce that’s been simmering for hours and the braciole that become so tender they melt in the mouth – which you can recreate at home to impress family and friends.