What are the best cooking classes in Lecce?

The best cooking classes in Lecce are: Cooking class on ancient bread Cooking class on orecchiette pasta in Lecce Cooking class on pasticciotto leccese Masterclass on Leccese Calzoni (Panzerotti)

What are the best food experiences in Lecce?

The best food experiences in Lecce are: Culinary experience on Salento traditions Three-course menu at Francesca's house! Orecchiette and meatballs Discover and enjoy our traditions

What are the best food & wine tours in Lecce?

The best food & wine tours in Lecce are: Journey through the authentic flavors of Salento Local market tour and cooking class in Salento Market Tour and Cooking class with tasting Traditions in Lecce: market tour and cooking class

Masterclass on Leccese Calzoni (Panzerotti) 2026

Lucia

Lecce (LE)

Duration 3h

Max 6 guests

Spoken languages:

Italian and English

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

Shared Experience

Your experience

Panzerotti

Discover the secrets of calzoni leccesi, also known as panzerotti, and make them with me! Delicious and fragrant, these caskets of flavor can be filled in a thousand ways: from the traditional combination of tomato and mozzarella, to mouth-watering variations with sausage and friarielli, minced meat, mortadella and provolone cheese. And for the sweet tooth, a sweet version is not to be missed! Every bite is an explosion of authentic flavors that tell the story of Apulian tradition. Customize your panzerotti to your taste and enjoy this unique experience. I am waiting for you to prepare and taste these goodies together!

€117.00 per guest
(€59.00 per child)

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39 reviews

: We all had so much fun with Lucia. She is a wonderful teacher and host. Our meal was absolutely delicious too! We cannot wait to try making pasta and tiramisu at home! Grazie mille!
: Fantastic experience! Lucia explained all the techniques thoroughly, both modern and traditional “grandmother-style” ones. Even two beginners like me and my friend managed to prepare three types of pasta and a tiramisu, and everything was absolutely delicious. Lucia was very passionate about the traditions and style of local cuisine, and it was clear she cooked with love. I would recommend her to anyone, regardless of their cooking experience level.
: Lucia was amazing, we had such a lovely experience in her home and felt very welcome. We made some amazing traditional things for the region of Zollino and we were told some amazing legends and stories behind it all. Lucia even played and sang for us the Taranta folklore song 👏🏻. I recommend Lucia highly.
: We had such a lovely cooking class from Lucia! It was really our best thing we did during our stay in Puglia. Lucia is so sweet and so patient. She explains really good how everything works and what the best way is to make the dishes. We enjoyed it so much! I will come back with my kids next time. Lucia is the best! She is the best teacher and host you can wish for. Thanks so much Lucia!
: This cooking class was so unexpected in all of the best ways. From the moment we arrived to the meetup spot (this gorgeous cafe in Leece), to us getting to know each other as we walked around the local market, to the tour of the surrounding area (including this amazinggggg bakery that I can still smell when I think of it) and getting to know the genuine history and culture of Lucia's home... And that was only the START!!! All before we even arrived to her beautiful home for our cooking class! It was such a beautiful introduction and made us more excited for what was to come. Once we arrived to her home and began cooking she was so patient, kind, helpful, and NON judgemental - I felt 1000% comfortable and supported and honestly encouraged the entire time! I learned how to make two types of beautiful pasta (orecchiette and macaroni) but also the most amazingggggg tiramisu! I went into this class not knowing we were going to make tiramisu and honestly, was not excited when I found out because I'm not a fan of it at all but when I say.. we learned to make it the RIGHT way - I mean it. I left her home feeling confident in my new cooking abilities and loving a dessert I walked into the room hating. She set the table and we had a lovely local wine, some super yummy appetizers that were local to the area (my fav were these potato sticks - similar to hush puppy type of texture but not spicy soooo good!!) followed by the pasta we made ourselves and dessert! We spent the entire time laughing, bonding, talking - building a genuine connection! No kidding like our souls had all met before. It really felt like we (Lucia our host, Paolo our translator, my brother and myself) knew each other for years!! The most amazing moment of the entire experience that I will never forget is when they serenated us with a song of their culture, a freedom song of sorts, it was so beautiful that it genuinely brought my brother and I to tears. Not cute tears, but full on ugly crying. Having them open their doors to their culture and share something so intimate with us was amazing and we felt honored. It was something out of a movie. If you're looking for an experience that will move you from start to finish and to be hosted by someone who's heart shows through their actions and their cooking, I could not recommend Lucia's AMAZING cooking class enough. You will leave with your stomach and your heart full and memories that will last a lifetime.

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Lucia

Cesarina from 2024

Location: Lecce (LE) Languages: Italian and English

"You always cook thinking of someone, otherwise you're just preparing food" What I love most is passing down the traditions of my region through culinary art, that is, everything that has been passed down to me by my grandmothers since I was a child. A journey that goes from homemade pasta, to traditional pittule, to the typical sweets of my land.