A stone's throw from the Amalfi Coast, in Cava de' Tirreni, we offer a unique culinary experience in a villa with a garden to discover the flavors of the Amalfi Coast.We will begin with a toast with wines from our Colli di Castelfranci winery, paired with bruschetta with anchovies from Cetara.We will prepare together two first courses typical of the Amalfi coast and Campanian cuisine: a lemon-scented risotto alla pescatora (with baby squid, clams, mussels, cuttlefish, shrimp, scampi), and a spaghetti with clams.To end the meal, we will taste a homemade tart with our own jam.

Cooking class on the scents of the Amalfi coast

Surrounded by lush greenery in Cava de' Tirreni, a municipality just a few kilometers from Salerno and the magnificent Amalfi Coast, Villa Maddalena will welcome you to an environment full of scents and flavors.A nice and tasty appetizer will inaugurate your visit: sliced cold cuts and home-made cheeses with an intense and genuine flavor.Next, you will enjoy a nice production of fresh pasta. The chosen draw is scialatiello seasoned with the typical "red gold" of our fantastic region: San Marzano tomatoes, grown in our countryside and whose preserve is produced by us.Dulcis in fundo, an exquisite tiramisu!Cheers and voila our adventure begins, we will toast with wines from our winery "Colli di Castelfranci".We look forward to seeing you

Campania Fresh Pasta Course

Are you ready to take on a super yummy culinary challenge? Get your hands dirty in the kitchen with me. I'll show you how to make fresh pasta the way italians do it. You'll become an italian cook in the span of a few hours, making fresh pasta from scratch and learning all the tips and tricks which make italian cusine so delicious and simple. Less is more. Buon appetito!

Home made pasta: gnocchi and tagliatelle in Salerno 

My Savoury Baking course teaches you to combine baking and culinary skills to produce delicious and traditional italian baked goods using savoury ingredients.Let's have fun together learning savoury baking skills and techniques, including different kinds of pastry.Course outline:Introduction to baking tools and equipment. The basics of a great dough.Hands-on cooking class. Let's get our hands dirty making one or more baked goods.Dinner time: time to put your cooking skills to the "taste".

Rustic pizzas made and eaten.

The course will be based on the preparation of an appetizer, two first courses and a dessert.The appetizer will consist of crostini alla napoletana (anchovies, butter, mozzarella di bufala campana, sun-dried tomatoes), gattò di Santa Chiara (with prosciutto cotto and mozzarella di bufala campana), and mozzarella in carrozza.You will make both cavatelli and scialatielli with your own hands. The cavatelli will then be dressed with sauce and mozzarella, while the scialatielli with clam sauce.Finally you will prepare the zeppole that you will enjoy hot hot at the end of the meal.

Cook a 4-couse menu in Salerno

The course involves making three types of pasta typical of the Campania tradition: pasta patate e provola, scialatielli allo scarpariello, and classic Neapolitan pasta fritters. You will make scialatielli with your own hands, which we will then season with cherry tomatoes seasoned in a pan with oil, onion and oregano. All accompanied by excellent wine from Campania.

Three pasta recipes in Salerno

At the gateway to the Amalfi Coast, in Cava de' Tirreni, we welcome you to the green villa Maddalena.During this experience, I offer you to make different formats of fresh pasta, to be paired with different toppings according to seasonal vegetables: Tomatoes, Squash, Friarielli, Artichokes, Eggplant, Peas, Porcini Mushrooms, and many others.We will make a toast with wines from our Colli di Castelfranci winery, taste our own cold cuts and cheeses, before tasting the different types of pasta made together.We look forward to seeing you in Cava de' Tirreni

Fresh pasta course: cavatelli, tagliatelle, ravioli

This experience is sweet, indeed... very sweet and takes us back in time. What do the Middle Ages and dessert have in common? Discover it with these three simple yet delicious sweets. What are you waiting for? Join me on this journey through the history and archaeology of food, and in the end, let's taste these splendid dishes together as if in an ancient dwelling.

Scent of the Middle Ages

How did they eat in Pompeii and Ancient Rome? How many courses did they typically enjoy, and which recipes have survived to the present day? These are some of the questions I asked myself during my years of studying archaeology and ancient cuisine. Let's discover the answers together through three very special recipes. Are you ready for a journey through history?

Ariano: Cooking classes