Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina
Shared Experience
Your experience
Aperitif with local specialties
Fresh pasta with swordfish sauce
Swordfish “alla Ghiotta” (Swordfish in Sicilian-style tomato and olive sauce)
Sicilian cannoli, almond pastries, or tiramisu
You can celebrate a significant event with a typical culinary experience from my city. My home will be your home for the entire experience, and I will reveal to you the secrets of Sicilian cooking, particularly on how to cook 'swordfish a ghiotta' (a typical fish from our seas, cooked in tomato sauce). We will begin with a characteristic aperitif with local cheeses and meats, accompanied by a DOCG Prosecco, followed by a first course of fresh pasta topped with swordfish sauce. This will be followed by a second course, the 'swordfish a ghiotta'. A true delight, unique in its kind! We will conclude the experience with a dessert of your choice between Sicilian cannoli, almond pastries, or tiramisu. The meal will be accompanied by a typical DOCG wine from the territory, red or white.
We booked this experience to have a local taste of Messina and it exceeded our expectations! Rosella and Giuseppe were so sweet and offered us transportation from to the market and their house round trip for only 20 euros. It was a pretty quick drive, the market was nice and authentic and their house was so beautiful and a perfect ambiance for the cooking class! We all got along very well, them being very personable and we had such a nice dinner with them and they even gave us cannolis for dessert which were delicious! 10/10 would recommend, we made new friends, saw how to make Italian style pasta, and had a great time. Thank you Rosella and Giuseppe for your hospitality and kindness!
Marissa -
We had the most wonderful time, in fact probably the best excursion of our 10 day trip. Rossella and her family welcomed us into her home and treated us like royalty. She went over the top to insure we had a great time, including making us the most delicious fresh cannoli. Do not hesitate to book this class.
Paul Kelly -
I had an amazing cooking class with Rossella and her family! The food was delicious and the hospitality was wonderful, Thank you for everything!
Camille -
This experience was the highlight of our girl's trip to Italy! The attention to detail of our host was truly incredible and the cooking class was so much fun, all the food was delicious
Lauren Ramirez -
Amazing experience ! Best part of my trip to Italy by far !
Cesarina from 2020Location: Messina (ME) Languages: Italian, English, French
I have always been passionate about cooking, with the desire to try new recipes and experiment with new tastes, always maintaining a bond of flavors and smells of my Sicily. I like to take care of the presentation of the dish and I like to share my passion with others. My house is large and welcoming, always ready to host friends and tourists to whom I can give the pleasure of tasting some local delicacies.