Genoa Cooking Class: Learn and Savor Traditional Homemade Italian Cuisine
4.3
20 Ratings
Genova
Immerse yourself in the flavors of traditional Italian cuisine with a Genoa cooking class. Learn to make homemade pesto and other local delicacies, and enjoy a meal paired with fine Italian wine.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Liguria - Pasta Fresca is one of the Italian masterpieces, get ready to learn to prepare it with a friendly local chef in Genoa. Enter is home located in the historic city center and enjoy the stunning view from the terrace overlooking the city. Simple ingredients: flavor, water, eggs for a delicious dish. The secret is mixing raw ingredients with passion and grandma recipes is the best way to create delicacies; you will learn to do it with your family and friends.

Enter the home of your friendly chef and begin your sensorial journey through Italian culinary traditions. You will prepare the dough of pasta Fresca improving your cooking skills to create your favorite dish. You will also learn to cook the famous Pesto sauce! Get cooking tips while rolling the dough and then shape it easily.

Once the work is completed, take a seat on the beautiful terrace overlooking the old city center and enjoy the fruits of your labor in a convivial atmosphere.

The apartment is on the 5th floor in an historic palace, it doesn’t have elevator!

Please write if you have any food allergies.

What's Included
  • Interactive cooking class with a meal included
  • Choice of lunch or dinner session
  • Complimentary wine, coffee, and other beverages
  • Bottled water provided
  • Opportunity to enjoy both lunch and dinner
  • Tea and coffee available
  • Alcoholic beverages included
What's Not Included
  • All that has not been mentioned in the inclusions
Meal Options
  • Hand made pasta - Genoese Pasta Matta
  • Focaccia - Focaccia di Recco and pie with beets and fresh cheese
  • Ligurian apricot gobeletti
Additional Information

Dive into an original gastronomic adventure in Genoa. Master the craft of cooking traditional homemade pesto and other regional dishes. Gain knowledge about the local cuisine as you create your own lunch or dinner. Prepare an exquisite menu of Italian favourites!

Your session will kick off with preparing the pesto sauce for your pasta. Afterwards, you will acquire the skills to create renowned local recipes.

Upon finishing the preparations, you’ll relish the meal and treat your taste buds with the chef. In addition, you’ll learn how to pair these local dishes with superior Italian wines, which you will of course sample. After the session, an email containing all the recipes you prepared with the chef will be forwarded to you.

  • Communicate in advance any dietary restriction
  • Customers who have not reached the legal drinking age in Italy, i.e. 18, will not be served alcoholic beverages.
Location
Vico Palla, 3
Vico Palla
Vico Palla 3 Apartament 5a Buzz Mari Tavella
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gabriella_p
Apr 14, 2024
Genoa Cooking Class - We truly enjoyed a beautiful evening on the terrace and Alberto’s gracious hospitality. The food and instruction were excellent and were a wonderful final chapter to our vacation
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Lily_g
Mar 23, 2024
Alberto’s cooking class... - Alberto’s cooking class was a highlight of our trip to Genoa. He’s very kind and instructive. In addition to making pesto and pasta we were also served some Genovese pies, focaccia and wine. A delicious experience!
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Jeff_k
Oct 12, 2023
Excellent experience and... - Excellent experience and a lot of fun cooking in a local flat. Gave us a true home cooking feeling. Definitely recommend. Food was great too.
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Dominick_p
Aug 31, 2023
10/10 class! - The class was amazing. Alberto was a great teacher and was so welcoming. We cooked, laughed, talked history and culture, drank wine, and learned a lot. Not to mention, the food was delicious. One of the best experiences of our trip, highly recommend!
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Amelie_s
Aug 8, 2023
Was so so nice!!! Best... - Was so so nice!!! Best experience ever! The pasta was so good and we felt so welcomed! The atmosphere was also fantastic! Just such an enjoyable evening, really recommend it to everyone!
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Cyrill_s
Aug 1, 2023
We really enjoyed the... - We really enjoyed the course. Alberto is an excellent host and the location on the rooftop is just stunning. The pasta and pesto that we cooked was very delicious!
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Keatjess21
Jul 31, 2023
Amazing pesto and pasta class with super friendly chef on his rooftop - Awesome experience learning to cook Genoese pesto and pasta with a small group. Chef Alberto had a wealth of experience and knowledge, he was such a great teacher! He welcomed us into his home and was so generous with snacks and drinks. He shared his expert knowledge about pesto and was so helpful with local recommendations too.
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Jennifer_r
Dec 16, 2021
Magic - Host was very very nice! We’ll prepared. Lovely setting. Friendly and considerate. Simple ingredients turned into a magic sauce.
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316lilyj
Jul 19, 2022
Waste of time and money - Booked for 11am, was told to change to 18:00 the following day then to cancel then it was reconfirmed then cancelled again then confirmed. Turned up for the event and told to go away - still no refund from the company - appalling communication and customer service
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Nikkibr5726zx
Jul 18, 2022
friendly but disappointing - Lovely welcoming lady, however the booking was changed 3 times (what is the point of checking availability?) Once there the class was disappointingly more appropriate for small children, (we were given turns to stir the mixture etc.) No recipes were given and we only made half of what was promised. Location was also not as advertised. Tripadvisors complaints procedure also shockingly well hidden!
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