Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina
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Your experience
An old farmhouse dating from 1850, nestled amongst olive trees a short distance from Cisternino. My course focuses on the authentic cuisine of the Itria Valley – a rustic cuisine rooted in the secrets of our grandmothers, who knew how to create magical, heart-warming dishes from simple, everyday ingredients. As this is a regional cuisine, the farmers used ingredients they could source locally on a daily basis – such as eggs, bread, semolina, vegetables and cheese. Our menu is vegetarian and consists of: a starter of local produce (olives, taralli, vegetables, mozzarella, etc.), handmade orecchiette which we’ll prepare together, ‘polpette dei poveri’ (made from bread, eggs and cheese), ‘Sporcamuss’ (a dessert made of puff pastry and custard) or another typical local dessert.
A fabulous experience… the pasta class was wonderful by Michele and our lunch was just delicious! We loved the whole experience and highly recommend it.
Linda
Linda -
This was one of the most magical experiences we have had in Puglia. The kitchen where we cooked is the most stunning villa. Michele was very talented and knowledgeable. The most delicious food!!!!! Truly wow wow wow wow!
Kelly Griffiths -
We had a wonderful time at Michele’s estate. We learned to make focaccia and delicious orecchiette in a beautiful setting. The lunch we were served was amazing and we felt welcomed and at home. What a wonderful experience, thank you Michele.
Cesarina from 2021Location: Cisternino (BR) Languages: Italian, French, English
Lover of my land and good food, I've decided to share my knowledge and my passion with all those who want to pass by my home. I'm convinced that you'll never be able to know a land deeply, until you also savor all its perfumes and its tastes, and the Itria Valley is the perfect combination of culture and food and wine. It will be only an honor for me to be able to bring this immense treasure to the knowledge of my guests.