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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
64 reviews
My husband and I had the most incredible dinner tonight with Pierangela. She spoke very good English and was warm and welcoming from the first moment we met at her door. The meal she made forty’s after a pasta demonstration was without a doubt the best meal I have had while in Italy! Every part from the Prosecco to the appetizers to the pasta to the lemon filled pastry was fantastic. I rarely write reviews but Pierangela deserves it!!

Kathy Emanuel - September 2025

We had a lovely time at Pierangelas house, the cooking class was insighful and fun, and all the food was delicious! Best food we had on our trip. Thank you! <3

Helmi and Lasse - September 2025

We had an amazing time at Pierangela’s house. I love tiramisu and being able to make it to the original recipe was fantastic. The pasta making was also superb and super fun to do! She also had made such lovely authentic Italian food for us to have and it was probably the best food we had the whole time we were in Italy! Just amazing. Really recommend the experience if you’re wanting something personal when in Italy. Thanks again for a lovely time.

Meher - August 2025

Wonderful cooking class together with Pierangela. We made fried pettoline, orecchiette with yellow cherry tomato sauce, and sporcamuss for dessert. And adorable Alice at 3 years old helped us make the pasta. Such a great evening and delicious food.

Jesper Mortensen - August 2025

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

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