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Francesca Maria

Cesarina from 2021

My speciality: Bucatini with sardines

I live in: Bagheria

Spoken languages: Italian and English

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Francesca Maria

Francesca lives in Bagheria, the 'city of villas', a land kissed by the sun and the sea breeze. Our Cesarina brings Sicilian recipes to the table, rich in contrasts, where sweet is combined with salty, sweet and sour is used a lot and dried fruit is perfect on meat, fish and vegetables. "All this is the result of the cultures that have passed through our land. My cuisine is linked to the traditions of both my area and my family. I only use local products and I hope to be able to pass on to my guests all the passion and love that I put when I cook."

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My specialities

  •  Sardine meatballs
  •  Bucatini with sardines
  •  Pasta alla Norma (Sicilian pasta with eggplant, marinara and basi)

Experiences

  Cooking Classes (14)

Reviews

5.0
108 reviews
We had a fantastic experience with Francesca. Starting at the local Farmer's market, we went on to a 200 year old bakery to buy bread fresh out of the oven. Then it was into the kitchen to cook. Everything we made was fresh, seasonal, and assolutamente perfetto! Francesca is a wonderful host and teacher and is clearly passionate about food and Sicily. Highly enjoyable, and I will recommend Francesca and her classes to anyone who will listen!

Michele  - 

Francesca, was an excellent communicator prior to the day, was an excellent teacher and made our entire family feel right at home during the class, not to mention ger Arancine were excellent! Can't speak highly enough of her. Highly recommend to any traveller.

Alex - 

We had the absolute best time ever with Francesca!! We is so easy and fun to be around and made it the best possible experiance. We are from new york visiting for our honeymoon and this is an absolute must.

Katie and Nick  - 

Our experience with Francesca was fabulous. She is warm, welcoming and easy to communicate with. She is an incredibly cook and everything was beyond delicious. We truly felt that we had an authentic Sicilian dinner experience. She was so sweet to pack up our leftovers and we had them for lunch the next day. The food was just as amazing! We highly recommend Francesca and will do this again when we return to Palermo.

Angela Bianco - 

Francesca is a wonderful host and great teacher. My wife and I had an amazing time cooking and talking with her. She has a beautiful kitchen and a kind demeanor, we felt very relaxed and full by the end of the class. 10/10

Luke S - 

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