Cooking classes

Sicilian-style bruschetta and crostini

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Isabella

Modica

Duration 2h

Max 4 guests

Spoken languages:  Italian, English, French

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

Shared Experience
Your experience
  • Bruschetta with freshly picked cherry tomatoes and basil from the garden (when in season)
  • Bruschetta with Sicilian pesto (sun-dried tomato, basil, zucchini and almonds)
  • Crostino with extra virgin olive oil from garden olives and freshly picked oregano (when in season)
  • Crostino with "ghiotta" of seasonal vegetables
  • Bruschetta with homemade eggplant spread or fillets

Together, we prepare bruschette and crostini using fresh ingredients from the summer garden or homemade preserves crafted during the warmer months—bringing color and warmth even to the coldest days. As a base, we use traditional Modica bread made with heritage grain flours, topped with extra virgin olive oil pressed from our own garden olives. We enjoy our tasting board on the veranda, surrounded by greenery, or under the olive trees—for an aperitif or a light dinner—accompanied by a typical Sicilian drink and good conversation in great company.

Vegan

Vegetarian

Total: €78.00

€78.00 
per guest

€39.00 per child

Reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Cooking class with Isabella was such a tremendous highlight of the time my son and I spent in Sicily. Isabella's house in the countryside has many fruit trees and a wonderful herb garden, and she took great pleasure in teaching us about the local food culture. Isabella was very generous with her time, accommodated our interests, and taught us recipes as we cooked together. Finally we shared a wonderful dinner with her family - yes, it was a cooking class, but really it was also sharing a dinner with family in someone's beautiful home - a wonderful travel experience. Thank you!

Kevin - August 2025

Isa was very friendly, informative, and accommodating. She knew MODICA like the back of her hand. We explored the backstreet of this beautiful baroque historic center. And the places that she brought us to authentic, artisanal, and delicious! I recommend her 1000%!

Jackie - July 2025

We had a great wonderful evening with all the specialties that Sicily has to offer. it was a very nice and exclusive experience and we would book it again at any time and will recommend it to all friends who are on vacation in Italy 😀 the cesarine Isabella is a very great and sympathetic hostess and you can literally feel her passion for cooking and the individual regional ingredients. It was a beautiful evening all around 🍝❤️🍅

Saskia - July 2025

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Isabella
Cesarina from 2025Location: Modica    Languages: Italian, English, French
My kitchen is truly the heart of the home — it's where my family gathers to celebrate everyday life, traditions, and special moments. It's a bright and welcoming space, filled with memories, books, handcrafted objects, and the scents of Sicily: aromatic herbs, vegetables from our garden, local wines, ceramics, and family photos. We welcome our guests with the flavors of tradition: homemade ricotta ravioli with meat and sausage sauce, sourdough bread made with ancient Sicilian grains, and Modica’s typical street food — such as scacce, scifiteddi, pastieri, and buccatedde — served with our own olives, fresh ricotta from nearby farms, classic arancini, and a special caponata. There’s also a personal touch: Bergamo-style polenta with Sicilian meat sauce — a flavorful mix that tells the story of our family’s journey away from and back to Sicily. Everything is made with local, seasonal, and genuine ingredients — many of which we grow or produce ourselves: stone-ground flours, olive oil from our trees, eggs from our hens, and fresh herbs and vegetables picked straight from our garden. And above all, there’s the love and passion passed down from my mother and grandmother.
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