I will reveal the secrets of crafting authentic Genovese DOP basil pesto using a mortar, and you may even be inspired to join the World Pesto Championship.Additionally, we'll prepare walnut sauce, a classic Genoese condiment that pairs wonderfully with pansotti (herb-filled ravioli), highlighting the region's aromatic herbs. Furthermore, we'll bake Genoese sage focaccia.Join me at my home in the heart of Genoa, just steps away from the historic Palazzi dei Rolli, a noble gathering place in the 1700s. Don't miss this opportunity to learn the art of handcrafting the world's most renowned sauce: "Il Pesto".

Genovese Pesto Cooking Class

Dear friends, when you come to visit me you will find a large apartment in the heart of old Genoa. The location dates back to the 1700s, owned by an old family of Genoese nobles.It is a short walk from the largest historic center in Europe, that of the Palazzi dei Rolli in the Via Aurea Garibaldi, where time has stopped in the 16th century. The Doge with the Genoese nobles inhabited these palaces full of Baroque paintings, Persian carpets and objects from ancient China with which the Seafaring Republic of Genoa held its first sailing charters; now home to magnificent museums.The dishes we will make together: "Calamaritto", a squid sandwich, Potato gnocchi with Pesto and a traditional dessert.

Cooking class in Genoa: gnocchi with pesto, dessert and more

During this cooking class you will learn how to prepare 3 recipes: an appetizer typical of my area, Chard Pie, a first course of fresh pasta, and Canestrelli, sweets typical of Liguria.Under my guidance you will learn how to make the dough, roll out the puff pastry and prepare a fresh pasta following my family's recipes, with a filling of local herbs and ricotta cheese. We will use the old family mortar to make a traditional sauce with walnuts, garlic and cream.Dulcis in fundo we will make the typical flower-shaped Canestrelli cookies with simple ingredients such as butter flour sugar and egg. All that remains is to try putting your hands in the dough and savor the authenticity and simplicity of Ligurian cuisine.

Cooking class with 3 Ligurian recipes

This experience involves the preparation of cappon magro, which today is immediately associated with great occasions: a traditional Ligurian dish, one of the few made with fish, and which has much more sober and modest origins than someone would think. In addition to the sailor's biscuit, fish and vegetables, its main feature is definitely the "green sauce". Cappon magro involves a preparation that is not difficult but certainly long and impressive.While we prepare it, I will offer a welcoming aperitif with appetizers and typical dishes.

Traditional Ligurian dish: "cappon magro"

A cooking class to learn the preparation of two delicious and very popular dishes: ravioli and tiramisu. You will start by preparing the filling for the ravioli and the puff pastry. Next we will move on to the making of tiramisu. You will make the ladyfingers with your own hands, prepare the egg and mascarpone cream and go on to compose your tiramisu and then enjoy it at the end of the meal. At the end of the cooking class we will set the table, a mise en place with delicate tones and decorated with seasonal flowers to make everything prettier. I will be happy to welcome you to my home and work alongside you. When you arrive you will find all the materials and ingredients you need to make the dishes.

Cooking class: ravioli alla genovese

In my home in Chiavari, with breathtaking views of the sea, you will discover how to make the original pesto alla Genovese: I will reveal the family recipe, the original ingredients and how to prepare it.We will use an antique marble mortar and it will be the star of our basil-scented menu.At the end of the course we will enjoy together a first course where pesto is the protagonist, and many other local specialties. I look forward to seeing you!

Genoa: Cooking classes