the guest who visits Matera knows he has to make a passage in history, in the origins of man among caves, rock churches, water collection systems, alleys and stairs, ancient palaces with their courtyards where the daily life of the CIVITA took place and then going back to the center of the new town he decides to know the traditions of the local cuisine, poor but made of quality ingredients of the territory: flour of ancient grains and water for the orecchiette, cavatelli or "strascinate", cooked legumes and then reduced in cream to season pasta and vegetables, the "peperone crusco" that from the appetizer to the dessert is sovereign of our tables and of mine in particular, that table where the guest will sit welcomed as at home, in joy and ready to put "his hands in pasta".

In Matera with its traditions

We are in Matera, Unesco World Heritage city.The cooking class experience begins with the preparation of appetizers for the aperitif: Parmesan pearls, bruschetta with burrata and rocket or other ingredients according to seasonality always with local products, always accompanied by local proseccoThe appetizers will generally be with seasonal ingredients, prepared with guests who will be the makers of the dish.The first course will be homemade pasta: orecchiette, strascinati or ravioli with sweet ricotta typical of some moments of the year, it will be seasoned with vegetables or fresh tomato sauce or meat sauce always according to the season..The dessert always of local tradition with cream or ricotta.

Aperitivo in Matera the third oldest city in the world!

Visiting Matera, walking or just admiring its Sassi and viewpoints, is an unforgettable experience.My guests are welcomed with sympathy and a big smile. I show them the house and the places that will see us at work and with our hands in the dough.Putting them at ease and doing our lesson in a familiar environment like the kitchen allows everyone to lose that awkwardness of the first moments.Even the aperitif that I offer them for a pleasant break with Prosecco and stuzzichini prepared by me, helps in getting to know and socialize.The menus change according to the season but I always use quality products, from the territory to combine traditional dishes that they can replicate and it is a pleasure almost a pride when they send me photos of what they cook.

Cooking Class: At the Table with Pleasure

After welcoming my guests and showing them the rooms where we will spend together the time necessary for the preparation of the dishes, usually 3 hours plus the time for lunch or dinner without rushing, we start with the lesson in the kitchen. From past experience, the kitchen is very appreciated by foreign guests because they feel welcomed as if they were family. During the lesson there is a break for a toast/aperitif with appetizers prepared by me and excellent Prosecco almost always from the territory. In the dining room I carefully organize a "Mise en Place" different, can not miss the flowers that I choose depending on the season, strictly cloth napkins and everything else according to the canons of good taste as I always do, both with my family and with old or "new" friends because for me the guests are also this.....AMICI

Cooking class: Italian Pasta Lovers!

Street Food Tour in Matera with our local Cesarina Anna. Dive into Italy like a local foodie. Explore your local host's most trusted artisanal food shops and get an insider’s view of the city you are visiting.A tour in the city center visiting the ancient and traditional shops to discover the typical products, the flavors of the past such as the Dairy or the Wood Oven but also the innovation of Matera street food.

Matera Street Food Tour

Although not traditional, this menu of mine is definitely a menu that combines the ingredients of the territory to a form of oriental cuisine based on fish and meat with vegetables and flavors of the south, modern and ancient that come together to create three courses: appetizer, first and dessert that are well suited to special events or simply dinners with friends always seasoned with "sharing and joy" two ingredients that can never miss in my cooking classes.

Did someone say FUSION?

Valentine's Day in the "City of Stone" MateraFor a special occasion a special dinner:We will begin with a rosé aperitif that will refresh small heart-shaped canapés and local specialties.We will move on to an appetizer "Rosso Passione" : Beet TowerPrimo : Red Aromatic RisottoDessert : Hearts Hearts HeartsRosé or Red wine from the areaHomemade liqueurs