Cooking classes
Flavors of Sicily: vegetarian and vegan cooking class
5.0
Giampatrizia
Spoken languages: Italian and English
Cesarina Green
Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina
Shared Experience
Your experience
- Pasta alla Norma (traditional Sicilian pasta dish of sautéed eggplant tossed with tomato sauce and ricotta)
- Caponata (typical cooked vegetables mix)
- Eggplant meatballs
- Biancomangiare (almond milk pudding)
Step into an authentic Sicilian setting for a hands-on cooking experience focused on traditional vegan and vegetarian dishes from the island. You’ll get your hands doughy making maccarruni—Sicilian homemade pasta—and prepare iconic dishes like Pasta alla Norma, caponata, eggplant “meatballs”, and the classic dessert Biancomangiare. Recipes will be tailored to your preferences and dietary choices, showing you how Sicily’s simple yet flavorful cuisine is perfect for plant-based eating. You’ll leave with new skills and delicious recipes to share with friends and family—a true culinary souvenir from the heart of Sicily.
Vegan
Vegetarian
€114.00 per guest
(€57.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €114.00
€114.00
per guest€57.00 per child
Reviews
5.0
5 reviews
- Giampatrizia is a wonderful teacher. She welcomed my sister and I into her home, and taught us how to cook numerous traditional Sicilian desserts. I would recommend her to novice cooks and seasoned bakers alike. She also provided a translator, who was equally excellent.
- We loved our time spent cooking in Giampatrizia’s home! She was so welcoming and everything was so delicious. To be able to experience something like that far away from home really made me and my sister’s Christmas very special! Thank you so much for the time spent teaching us!
- We had a wonderful experience learning how to make homemade pasta and Pasta Norma. Giampatrizia was wonderful and we learned so much. After we finished cooking, we sat down with her and her family and enjoyed our meal and learning about them and their culture.
- Giampatrizia is all you could imagine an Italian mama would be like. A good cook that controls the kitchen with lots of passion and warmness. She invited us into her cozy home and gave us and unforgettable evening. Also thanks to her husband and Stefania. We were a family of five and Giampatrizias cooking class was the highlight of our holiday in Sicily. We could feel this was not just ‘another day at the office’, but something she did because she lovede it.
- Sono andata a cena della signora Giampatrizia assieme ad una mia amica e ci siamo trovate veramente bene, un po’ come in famiglia. Appena siamo arrivate abbiamo notato la cura nel dettaglio della tavola con al centro una composizione floreale. Nonostante le nostre scarse doti culinarie, sotto l’attenta e paziente supervisione della nostra Cesarina, abbiamo mangiato tantissimi piatti molto buoni della tradizione siciliana, dall’antipasto al dolce. La serata è stata assolutamente di nostro gradimento e i padroni di casa si sono dimostrate persone disponibili anche nel consigliarci modi per arricchire il nostro itinerario durante il viaggio. Risate e chiacchiere non sono mancate, esperienza assolutamente da provare, consigliassimo!!!!
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€114.00 per guest
(€57.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €114.00
€114.00 per guest
Where
Giampatrizia
Cesarina from 2023Location: Pedara (CT) Languages: Italian and EnglishMy kitchen embodies the rich Sicilian tradition passed down through generations, adapted to cater to various dietary needs, including gluten-free cuisine. With no limit on guests, I've hosted gatherings in my garden with abundant food, good music, and carefully curated setups. The Christmas dinners for my banking team were always well-received, with a focus on table arrangements and dish presentation. Beyond Sicilian tradition, I enjoy experimenting with international dishes. My hobbies include crafting jams from my orchard's fruits, making homemade liqueurs, and various preserves."
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