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On the roads of the Gattopardo

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Rosa Maria

Palermo

Duration 4h

Max 10 guests

Spoken languages:  Italian, English, French

Food Tour: discover the best places where to taste the finest local food & wine

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    I will take you on a journey through the heart of Palermo, following in the footsteps of The Leopard, visiting the iconic locations from the series: from the majestic Quattro Canti to the evocative Piazza Pretoria, and the beautiful Church of Santa Caterina d’Alessandria.

    After the tour, we will head to the kitchen to prepare the legendary Timballo del Gattopardo: a refined shortcrust pastry shell enclosing a heart of bucatini pasta, wrapped in a béchamel sauce delicately enriched with beef jus, dried and fresh porcini mushrooms, and thin strips of cooked ham.

    To end on a sweet note, we will make a mandarin or orange jelly, just like the one enjoyed by the prince immediately after the timballo in the series.

    An experience blending history, tradition, and unforgettable flavors!

    Total: €153.00

    €153.00 
    per guest

    €77.00 per child

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    116 reviews
    A lovely experience with Rosa Maria and her husband Massimo and Cele.

    Tina Abbate - May 2025

    Amazing cooking class! So much fun, so much food, and Maria is an excellent host! Would recommend this to anyone visiting Palermo!

    Emily - May 2025

    We had an excellent time with Rosa Maria and her assistant - they are charming and fun. I cannot recommend them highly enough. From start to finish it was interesting and informative, and Rosa Maria is an absolute delight. She taught us how to make pasta from scratch in her beautiful apartment, which has a most modern and spacious kitchen. The resulting eggplant dish and tiramisu desert were incredible. I've made Pasta Norma about 100 times before but now I know how to make it properly Grazie Rosa Maria! We look forward to a return visit!

    Vic Russo - May 2025

    Great class, making gnocchi with spinach, tagliatelle and cassatine with ricotta and cream. Hands on, well explained, absolute pleasure.

    Britt - April 2025

    Excellent experience very cozy and great fresh ingredients. Very family oriented and happy fun time. Highly recommended.

    Edda Salgado - January 2025

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    Rosa Maria
    Cesarina from 2018Location: Palermo    Languages: Italian, English, French
    In Sicily, particularly in Palermo, there is one singular regional cuisine: pasta, olive oil, vegetables and oily fish varieties, are the four cardinal staples. The dishes prepared by Rosa Maria reflect this tradition, revised with imagination and the desire to experiment, in keeping with the ancient recipes.

    Our Cesarina offers dishes inextricably linked to products and raw materials of the island; Rosa Maria welcomes us in Palermo but invites us to discover the aromas and flavors of Favignana, of Ustica and of San Vito Lo Capo. 
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