Cooking classes
Pizza, focaccia & torta al testo: flavors of Umbria
5.0
Hands-On Cooking Class: Shared cooking class on pizza and focaccia
Shared Experience
Your experience
I’m happy to invite you to discover the secrets of pizza and torta al testo at my cooking school, located in the heart of Assisi's historic center. It’s a unique experience where I’ll guide you through the preparation of traditional Umbrian dishes in a warm and convivial setting. We’ll begin with a welcome aperitif, where you’ll taste local products that will introduce you to the flavors of Umbria.
I’ll teach you how to prepare three different types of pizza: the soft, fluffy pizza alta, the crispy pizza normale, and the traditional torta al testo, a typical Umbrian specialty similar to focaccia, cooked on a stone called "testo."
Together, we’ll enjoy the dishes we’ve prepared in an atmosphere of joy and togetherness. I can’t wait to cook with you!
€135.00 per guest
(€68.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €135.00
€135.00
per guest€68.00 per child
Reviews
5.0
20 reviews
- Eleanora was so fantastic. What a lovely lady. We enjoyed her lessons so much. She spent extra time with us. We enjoyed the cheese and wine tasting beforehand as well. I did so much we even purchased wine and olive oil to have sent home. Her grandson’s run the wine, cheese and olive oil store and they are absolutely adorable and knowledgeable.
- Amazing experience. Enjoyed the culture, cooking and comraderie. Highly recommended
- Eleonora was amazing so welcoming and a great teacher . It was a dream of mine to come to Italy and make authentic Italy sauce. My mother was Italy born in Sicily and this trip was in honor of her and celebrating my 70th birthday. I am starting my own Italian cook book with some of these recipes This class was everything I expected and more.
- What a lovely experience! We were surprised to find that there was a welcome tasting of cheeses, meat, some accompanying things like jams or honey, and wine across the street before we began the class. And then Andrea took us back over to Eleanora, who passionately & loving taught us how to first, make dough that be used for several things: fettucine, ravioli, tortellini, etc. Then, we learned how to roll it out to the right size and shape for what we were doing, which was fettucine and ravioli. Eleanora is so knowledgeable, and very passionate about using the best ingredients. She is also kind and fun. We had a lovely time! She taught us how to make a good cream and the best kind of Tiramisu. We ended the class by eating our spinach & ricotta ravioli with a little white wine, followed by our tiramisu... and our leftovers plus our fettucine noodles (to be cooked later) go home with us!
- Eleonora is the best! I had a wonderful time taking a pasta making class. She made it look so easy. I now have the confidence to make pasta at home. I highly recommend taking this class. We got to eat the ravioli that we made and it was yummy with the red sauce that Eleonora made.
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€135.00 per guest
(€68.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €135.00
€135.00 per guest
Where
Eleonora
Cesarina from 2022Location: Assisi Languages: Italian and EnglishI am Eleonora, a true cooking enthusiast living in a charming farmhouse nestled in the Umbrian countryside. My greatest passion is preparing homemade pasta, using exclusively locally-sourced ingredients to ensure authentic and genuine flavors. I live surrounded by nature and its fresh produce, provided by the seasons and the surrounding area. I love sharing the Umbrian culinary tradition with my guests, highlighting local flavors through the use of raw materials cultivated in the fields near my farmhouse.
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