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Cooking Class with Seaview: Learn Sicilian Specialties with Chef Mimmo
4.9
34 Ratings
Giardini Naxos
Immerse yourself in the flavors and aromas of Sicily with a cooking class by Chef Mimmo. Learn to create delicious Sicilian specialties in a family atmosphere, just steps from the beach and sea.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Lungomare Tysandros, 68 - Join chef Mimmo at “Ahoy Bistrò Siciliano” in Giardini Naxos, which boasts a view of the ocean and the Bay of Naxos and Taormina. Enjoy a Coffee Break and sample wines accompanied by a selection of appetizers including focaccia, cured meats, and regional Sicilian cheeses. Don the apron and embark on the creation of three classic Sicilian culinary delights: a starter, a seafood main course, and a variety of fresh pastas crafted by hand by the participants.
Experience the authentic taste of Sicily, from the sweet Pachino cherry tomatoes to the renowned Bronte pistachios at the foot of Mount Etna. Inhale the aroma of eggplants as you whip up a traditional pasta alla norma, and savor the essence of the local waters with freshly caught fish seasoned with regional spices like Aeolian Island capers and olives from the nutrient-rich volcanic soil. Then, gather around the table for a typical celebratory lunch just steps away from the sandy shore and the waves. To cap off this memorable day, participants will receive certificates and a signed apron as mementos.
What's Included
- Taxes
- Wine tasting
- Lunch
- Mineral water
- Autographed apron
- Cheese and salami tasting in the restaurant
- Certificate of participation
- Cooking lesson
- Coffee Break with coffee and/or tea
What's Not Included
- Extra alcoholic drinks
Meal Options
- Caponata Siciliana - Typical product of Sicilian cuisine with aubergines seasoned with tomato sauce, celery, onion, olives and capers, in a sweet and sour sauce.
- Fresh pasta made with your hands - Preparation of different types of fresh pasta handmade by the customers, under the supervision of the Chef, and served with fresh tomato sauce.
- “Greedy” fish - Second course of fish found fresh with customers at the local market, cooked in tomato sauce, capers and olives, to absorb all the aromas and flavors
Additional Information
Discover how to whip up delightful Sicilian dishes in a homelike setting, a stone’s throw away from the beach and sea, under the guidance of a professional chef. We’ll enhance your Sicilian vacation through the enchanting tastes and scents of our beautiful land. You’ll sample a plethora of ingredients skillfully combined to fend off repetition and unveil new taste experiences via sumptuous meals carrying the essences of sea, mountain, almond, ricotta, or perhaps even oil, soil, life, and all things wholesome.
Location
Lungomare Tysandros, 68
Lungomare Tysandros
Meet the Chef Mimmo directly at the "Ahoy Bistró Siciliano" on the waterfront Lungomare Tysandros nr 68 a Giardini Naxos
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(34 Ratings)
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Ctheworld21
Jun 11, 2024
Recommended! You won't be disappointed with the food and experience. - We had a great time with Mimmo and his team. We made multiple types of pasta with sauces, vegetable caponata, and an amazing rolled swordfish that somehow was the start of the show.
It was a little difficult to find the restaurant among the several right next to each other at the similar address. They could do a better job at directing people where to go.
Also a van shuttle was provided back to Taormina town center which was greatly appreciated and not expected.
Overall amazing food -- better than some of the restaurants we tried locally -- and well worth the money. Can't beat the sea views either! Come HUNGRY. Plenty of food and wine to go around.
Thankful for Mimmo and his team for welcoming us into their restaurant.
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Jonesy5650
Jun 11, 2024
Chef Mimmo has a wonderful personality! All the food preparation was organized! Excellent! - Well organized fun class! Chef Mimmo has a great personality! All ages participated and became friends! Would recommend!
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Cathy_f
Jun 1, 2024
Amazing Wonderful Yummy Educational - More the we expected!!! We learned to make simple dough for 5 different pasta noodles, tomato sauce caponata , pesto !!! We also made a fish dish!!!! Expert instructions in a fun fun way!! I would say one of the best experiences we have had in Italy!!! Thank you so very much . I recommend this class with this chef to everyone 😀
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Gary_t
May 22, 2024
Fantastic time had by all! - Highly recommend this 3 hour Italian cooking class. We made a variety of pastas and sauces and got to eat what we made! It was a lot of fun and tasty too!
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Lauren_o
May 11, 2024
Fantastic - One of the best parts of our vacation in Sicily. Chef Mimmo was wonderful and we were inspired to make our own pasta at home. Highly recommended. If you are staying in Tauramina leave extra time after the class to walk around Naxes. It’s beautiful
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Hansnk1977yc
May 6, 2024
An absolute must do to do together. - Very nice to get acquainted with the authentic cuisine of Sicily. Well cared for, sincere attention and we enjoyed the delicious food with a beautiful view of the sea. Because in our opinion it is highly recommended to experience it.
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Kai_von_berlin
May 4, 2024
A highlight of our trip to Sicily - Mr. Mimmo is very competent, charming and generous. The cooking class (together with friendly participants from New Jersey, USA) was a lot of fun and the food was very tasty. An absolute tip. Irina and Kai from Berlin, Germany (04/25/2024)
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Melissasr7847um
Apr 30, 2024
A MUST DO! - AMAZING!!!! We took a 2 week honeymoon all around Italy and this.. this is our favorite activity we did. So cool learning and the atmosphere is breathtaking. One of our favorite meals of our whole honeymoon... and cool to say we cooked it. 10/10 recommend.
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Margaret_f
Apr 27, 2024
It's a family affair - The cooking class was great fun. Chef Mimmo's mother helped us out when our pasta making skills were a little clumsy. The food turned out to be delicious.
Our only criticisms were that we were sent an email confirmation with an incorrect starting time, and we were never offered an autographed apron.
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Teejaypee12
Apr 23, 2024
Perfect experience and great fun - Such a great experience. So much fun and delicious food. Mimmo was the perfect host and teacher. We’ve even cooked it all again a week after we got home!
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