Home Cooking Class in Lecce: Learn Traditional Pasta Making with Local Chef
4.6
110 Ratings
Lecce

Experience the joy of crafting and tasting fresh pasta according to Salento’s traditional methods, under the supervision of a dedicated local chef. Relish in the results of your hard work by joining your chef in a friendly dinner. Receive the recipes to continue your culinary journey when you return home!

The class requires at least 2 participants!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Lecce - Live an authentic culinary experience in Lecce, the baroque capital of Apulia. Your host will recive you with a welcome aperitizer of Salento typical products, a refreshing Leccese Coffe (In the most ancient Salento tradition, coffee is sweetened with almond milk and refreshed with ice) will accompany you while you enjoy an amazing hands-on cooking, Combine simple ingredients, such as flavor, water, for creating a delicious dish. Mix raw products with passion, and prepare the dough of pasta fresca improving your cooking skills, knead, cut and shape Orecchiette and Maccheroni al Ferretto (ferretto pasta tool). With the guidance of a passionate local chef you will prepare two different sauces to dress your pasta the classic “fresh tomato red sauce” and chickpeas and local vegetables topping
    Enjoy the fruits of your labor with your chef and in a convivial dinner, accompanied by homemade bread, finish with a typical dessert and homemade limoncello . Toast with local red, Rosè and white wine to celebrate this exclusive experience.
    Get the recipes and your ferretto pasta tool to continue your cooking adventure back at home!
What's Included
  • Local wine
  • Hands-on cooking class
  • Dinner
  • Recipes and ferretto pasta tool to surprise guests back home
What's Not Included
  • Anything not mentioned in inclusions
Meal Options
  • Appetizer of Salento typical products
  • Two Pasta Courses
  • Typical Dessert
Additional Information
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Paease communicate in advance any dietary restriction
Location
Porta Napoli
Pick-up and Drop-off under the arch of Porta Napoli, Piazzetta Arco di Trionfo, 73100 Lecce LE, Italia (Lecce)
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
4.6
(110 Ratings)
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Flyer44630953443
May 12, 2024
Memorable night! - Lisa and Fabio were lovely hosts and excellent instructors. They picked us up at the meeting point and welcomed us in their home. Our experience felt like spending time with long-time friends over dinner, despite having just met everyone that day. Throughout the evening they served appetizers, patiently taught us how to make pasta Orechiette and Macheroni al ferro, indulged us with plenty food and engaging conversations. Overall, we had a fantastic and memorable time. We enjoyed a truly authentic Italian dinner experience. I can't wait to try the recipes and impress our friends and families!
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Patty_k
May 1, 2024
Wonderful cooking and conversation in Lecce! - We had a wonderful time with Lisa and Fabio! My husband and I were lucky enough to have the evening to ourselves with our hosts. That made for a lot of good conversation and sharing between the four of us. Our hosts easily conversed in English which made up for our lack of Italian speaking. In addition to teaching us to make the pasta, they hosted a full evening with an apperitivo and appetizers, followed by the two pasta courses, and ending with a delicious dessert. This was a highlight of our visit to Puglia! Highly recommend Lisa and Fabio!
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Bonnie_l
Apr 16, 2024
An evening meeting strangers and ending feeling like family, - Lisa and Fabio were just fabulous! So gracious and welcoming! The pasta making was fun, but the socializing and conversation was what completed the evening. Lisa’s antipasti and sauces were excellent and fine examples of local tastes. An evening we will always remember with new friends. COOKING, DRINKING and LEARNING about people from another part of the world!!
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Tour60126325561
Apr 12, 2024
A taste of Apulia with hosts who go above and beyond - Fabio and Lisa are wonderful hosts, and beautiful people who have gone above and beyond for us on our trip to Lecce. The cookery class was so much fun, good simple quality food. Delicious to eat, and paired with some lovely wines. After the class, Fabio and Lisa gave us some great tips on the local area, and have become friends of ours. Don’t hesitate to book the cookery class!
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Ofir_l
Apr 11, 2024
Amazing Experience - We had amazing time with Fabio and Lisa, The workshop was very interesting and we learned a lot. We enjoyed every moment with them. An unforgettable experience, highly recommend.
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Kathy_b
Oct 19, 2023
Fabulous day with Lisa and Fabio! - Lisa and Fabio were the most special hosts and teachers. We had a wonderful time learning from them and then enjoying the creations we worked on together. Highly recommend taking this class. Enjoy the time with them! Oh and by the way it was all delicious!!
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Marieetmass
Oct 15, 2023
Magnificent Pugliese culinary experience - An extraordinary welcome with extremely kind hosts. A multicolored and local aperitif awaited us. Lisa is a pasta magician. Everything becomes simple with its clear demonstrations. Tasting the pasta accompanied by homemade sauces and an excellent Primitimo delighted our taste buds We recommend 100%
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Andrew_s
Sep 19, 2023
One of the high points of 3 weeks in southern Italy - Lisa and Fabio were wonderful hosts and very patient with those of us not very adept at pasta-making. It was a great atmosphere (cooking indoors and eating outdoors in a nice garden setting) with great appetizers and a variety of Puglian wines served at a generous pace (I've read about other tours that were less bountiful but Fabio topped up our glasses regularly). We also had a tasty dessert served with limoncello, a great way to end the evening. Lisa took care of the pasta sauces but will be sending those recipes and Fabio forwarded a good supply of photos from the evening. We were fortunate to share the experience with 4 others with whom we got along very well and that added to our enjoyment of the evening. Pick up and drop-off points were centrally located and F abio offered to drive us to our hotel if we wished. Would recommend this cooking class/evening very highly.
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Alexandramx9605me
Sep 18, 2023
One of the best experiences of my life! - In my 30+ years of traveling this was one of my favorite experiences in my entire life. Lisa & Fabio were wonderful hosts. We shared many laughs throughout the evening. The pasta was outstanding and very typical of Puglia and the south in general. Lisa’s sauce is amazing and I can’t wait to try the recipes at home. This is a must do experience in Lecce. I miss Lisa and Fabio already! We left the evening with new friends, full bellies, and amazing recipes to try at home.
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Claire_h
Sep 17, 2023
Perfect - Thank you Fabio and Lisa for a fantastic evening, we had so much fun! We can highly recommend this cooking experience.
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