Cooking Classes
Chickpeas and traditions: discovering the oldest flavors
5.0
Filomena
Spoken languages:
Italian, English, Spanish
Cesarina Green
Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina
Shared Experience
Your experience
In this cooking class, we will learn together how to make a traditional recipe, a simple dish that is rich in flavor. It is prepared with stale bread softened in boiled chickpea broth, enriched with sautéed onion in plenty of extra virgin olive oil with the addition of sweet paprika.
It is a home-style recipe, one of those that smell of love and tradition, just like my grandmother used to make, capable of transforming a few simple ingredients into authentic comfort food. You will also taste typical local products, all accompanied by excellent wine and ending on a sweet note with some almond paste.
Vegan
Vegetarian
€102.00 per guest
(€51.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €102.00
€102.00
per guest€51.00 per child
Reviews
5.0
2 reviews
- We were quite excited when ringing the bell at Filomenas house, cause this was the first time we attended a dinner experience at someones home. We couldn't have felt more welcome. Filomena and her family was so nice and warm! We learned how to make fresh tagliatelle, just like her mother used to make it. Both she and her daughters were really helpful. And the result accompanied by her own tomato sauce and typical sausages from the region, tasted very good! Filomena had prepared several kinds of antipasti before we came. We also helped cut some lovely local cheeze. All the dishes were really nice. We appreciated this fantastic opportunity to have dinner together with Filomenas lovely family and learn about local traditions! It's fantastic when people open up their homes like that. Our very best recommodations! ❤️
- What a beautiful family and experience. I couldn't have hoped for more. They made me feel like family. Yes, good and kind people still exist. And they are found in Filomena's kitchen.
Mona & Alf-Erling - March 2026
Translated from Italian•
William Lee - November 2025
€102.00 per guest
(€51.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €102.00
€102.00 per guest
Where
Filomena
Cesarina from 2025Location: Matera (MT) Languages: Italian, English, SpanishIn my kitchen, I use only top-quality ingredients, carefully chosen from local producers, and prepared with attention, using the "star" ingredient—our extra virgin olive oil, produced with passion and dedication. I don’t have a single dish that represents me because every day of the year brings a different specialty, created based on the seasonal availability of ingredients and what’s fresh at the moment. The one ingredient that never misses is love—the love I put into preparing and serving each dish, to offer an authentic and unforgettable experience.
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