Private Gnocchi Cooking Class: Learn to Prepare Italian Gnocchi with Professional Chef in Padova
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Padova
Join a private gnocchi cooking class in Padova and learn to prepare authentic Italian gnocchi with a professional chef. Enjoy a hands-on experience and indulge in a delicious meal.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Italian Food Lab - Ciao! We will introduce each other and you will be given a white apron and be assigned to a working station.

First of all, you will make the sauce for your Gnocchi, tomato & basil with top-quality ingredients. While the sauce is simmering you will start “getting dirty” and make the dough with flours, eggs, and potatoes. When the dough is ready we will start to create our Gnocchi by creating long and thin “sausages” of pasta and cutting them into small cylinders. After that, we will start shaping our gnocchi with the “rigapasta”, an essential tool to get the lines on the gnocchi so that the sauce will get stuck on them.

Finally, we will cook Gnocchi, mix them with the tomato & basil sauce and we will sit together and enjoy our home-made Italian Gnocchi.

Along with the experience you will be offered unlimited wine and drinks so that you won’t be thirsty.

What's Included
  • Instruments and tools
  • Uniform
  • Professional Kitchen
  • Lunch
  • Tea and coffee
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Meal Options
  • Home-made Gnocchi with tomato and basil sauce
Additional Information

You will have the opportunity to learn the art of creating authentic Italian gnocchi while enjoying an amusing experience at a prime location in the heart of Padova, led by a charming Italian chef.

Your initial role will be the creation of the classic Italian tomato and basil sauce. Following this, you’ll peel and mash boiled potatoes, and incorporate flour, eggs, and some additional spices to finalize our mixture. The chef will guide you through the correct technique to knead the gnocchi dough and employ different tools to curate impeccably shaped gnocchi.

To conclude, you’ll cook the gnocchi you’ve made, blend it with the tomato sauce, and sprinkle it with some Parmesan cheese to finish off the plate. You will then seat yourself at the table to savor the fruits of your labor, complimented by local beverages.

Location
Italian Food Lab
Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi
From train station follow the sign for the Giotto Chapel, our school it is right behind it. From train/bus station it is 10 minutes walk. If you come by car you can park close in "Padova city centre parking".
Cancellation Policy

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

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Seeker4fun
Jun 26, 2023
Fun way to spend a half day and learn - Friendly chef works closely with each guest. Patient and personable. Excellent teacher. Shared our creations over lunch. Good fun.
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Johndonaldfaflunky
Jun 24, 2023
Terrific experience - Chef was friendly and on top of things. Showed us step-by-step technique for making proper Venetian gnocchi, which we intend to replicate. Shared food from other couple who were making lasagne. Had plenty left over for a dinner a few days later.
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Axel
May 31, 2023
Great experience - We loved the cooking lesson. Francesco has great energy and knowledge. We would recommend this to anyone visiting Padua.
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I3418qwjohno
Apr 26, 2023
Money Well Spent - Chef Francisco is highly motivated and well versed in his craft. He has an easy going yet no nonsense approach with an excellent comprehension of English. His explanations of Italian food regulatory controls and standards were both nuanced and well presented. I certainly learned a significant amount in just two hours. Now, I can make gnocchi almost as good as my mother made. Gracie Francesco. John Ottulich Queens, New York
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Vickie
Apr 22, 2023
A Truly Amazing Experience - This was truly an exceptional experience. The knowledge and technique Francesco shared took cooking to a higher level of understanding. He explained everything clearly and was a joy to be in the kitchen with. He enjoys getting to know people and conversation was quite pleasant. I have to say, other than getting to eat the final product, my favorite part of the class was explaining the ingredients chemistry. It helped make sense why things react the way they do. I would recommend any of his classes. His knowledge and expertise is not arrogant but humble and polite. The location is in the heart of all the action and was very easy to find.
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Gabrielle_f
Mar 26, 2023
Great fun in Padova - We had an amazing time with Chef Francesco - he is knowledgeable, friendly and passionate and we had a lot of fun. Great way to spend a morning in Padova and would highly recommend to all.
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Gregoryc_b
Sep 15, 2022
Super culinary experience ! - Francesco is a super friendly guy who offers much more than a simple cooking class, but a complete immersion in Italian gastronomy. He really knows his stuff and is passionate about sharing what he knows. Highly recommended !
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Emi7ykelly
Aug 27, 2022
MUST DO experience in Italy!!! - This was an AMAZING experience! MUST DO experience in the Veneto region of Italy. Francesco is so knowledgeable, a great teacher, and a wonderful host. My husband and I did that class together— we have different experience levels with making fresh pasta. I make fresh pasta quite frequently and my husband does not. Neither of us have ever made gnocchi. We both learned a lot and made delicious gnocchi with white sauce. This class is great for all experience levels. Francesco walked us through every step of preparing the fresh dough, shaping the gnocchi, and making a delicious white sauce. The class is very hands on and you will do all of the work so when you go home you are confident you can make gnocchi on your own. Francesco served us Italian wine with our lunch. The location is very picturesque right in downtown padova. We had lots of leftover gnocchi to take home for dinner. We will definitely be doing more classes with Francesco. I highly recommend this class.
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Ricardo
Aug 11, 2022
1000% recommended!! - Francesco is an amazing cook! We had so much fun with him! and the gnocchi was incredible. 1000% recommended!!
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