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Pierangela

Cesarina from 2024

My speciality: Orecchiette pasta with turnip tops, fried bread, and Crusco pepper

I live in: Lecce

Spoken languages: English and Italian

Good to know

I offer vegetarian alternatives

Hi from Pierangela!

Hello, my name is Pierangela, and cooking for others is one of the things that brings me the most joy. Since I was a child, I've wanted to experiment with the traditional recipes of my hometown. I was born in Gravina in Puglia, a town on the border between Puglia and Basilicata, boasting an incredibly rich culinary tradition. It's precisely this richness that drives me to cook: so many recipes, so many flavors, unique and unmistakable, exclusively ours. Panzerotti, focaccia barese, Pan cotto alla gravinese, U' ruccl (typical San Giuseppe focaccia), sweet ricotta calzones with pork ragu, orecchiette al tegamino, cavatelli, baked finocchietti, cartellate, and much more—these are the typical flavors of my homeland. For the past 12 years, I have been living in Lecce, in the wonderful and spectacular Salento, and from the beginning, I started to savor and create dishes typical of the Salento tradition, including the famous Pezzetti di cavallo, Ciceri e tria, Pittule, Pizzo, Frise, and the unmissable pasticciotto.

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My specialities
  •  Toasts with stracciatella cheese and Cardoncelli mushrooms
  •  Orecchiette pasta with turnip tops, fried bread, and Crusco pepper
  •  Pugliese-style dessert bites
Experiences
Reviews
5.0
60 reviews
Pierangela welcomed my daughter and I into her beautiful home. She taught us how to make orechiette and cavatelli. Then she prepared them in the most delicious sauces. While we waited we had homemade appetizers. She poured us a glass of prosecco and we ate a feast! Everything was so fresh and delicious! I highly recommend taking a class with her. It was so much fun!

Heather - August 2025

Amazing dinner with Pierangela!!! Our whole family loved it and I can’t wait to make the recipes at home. She is such a sweetheart and takes a lot of care in what she does. I would highly recommend her!!!

Chuck - August 2025

We had a great day at Pierangelas place. Her home is so lovely and her family were extremely welcoming. Pierangela taught so so well and gave us so many recipes which was great. She made the pasta making so easy and and the sauce was amazing. She made us such lovely starters and so much that we could not stop eating. This was truly a great experience NOT to be missed.

Kingsley - July 2025

We had a very nice moment in family with Pierangela. She has been a great instructor and our teenager really enjoyed this lesson and the fact we could eat what we had prepared (the best moment of his holidays he said!). She also welcomed us with a nice prosecco and appetizers.

Nicole - July 2025

Learning to cook Italian food in Pierangela’s home was an unforgettable experience! From the moment we walked in, we were welcomed like family into a warm, authentic setting, the aroma of fresh home grown ingredients and good music. Her husband and daughter’s presence, going about their day, made the experience feel so genuine and special. We learned to make fresh pasta from scratch and delicious tiramisu, all while sipping local wine made by her family. The food was absolutely incredible – some of the best we had in Italy. Highly recommend this class to anyone looking for more than just a cooking lesson – it’s a taste of real Italian life.

Jono and Emma - July 2025

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