Great private lesson to make arancini! - I had an excellent arancino making class with Chef Luca! I was the only one who signed up for the particular evening, and I appreciate that they still held the class for me and didn't cancel it. I really enjoyed the 1:1 time with Chef Luca - he is knowledgeable, engaging and funny. The arancini he helped me make were terrific! My family is eagerly awaiting my trial runs when I get home. I got to eat the fruits of my labor, and it also came with wine, an apron, a diploma (LOVE IT!) and an apperatif and dessert. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Highlight of our trip to Taormina - It was such an enjoyable and authentic experience to learn to make real Sicilian food in Sicily. Our instructor Luca was very kind and funny. He gave us very good and specific instructions on how to make Arancini. Then we had a dinner eating of our own self-made arancinis and riso al forno. It was such a great and fun evening. Don’t miss out on this experience when you visit Taormina!

LEARN NOW, ENJOY FOREVER - We spent a few weeks in Taormina. We took the pizza making class at the Porta Messina Resturant. It was such a great experience that we booked the arancino class and it did not disappoint. Chef Paolo was great. In fact the whole resturant staff was great. My wife and I learned a great deal about the art of making a good arancino. She made some previously but she learned the secrets to making the best arancino ball or cone. As for me.....even the ones I made tasted great. No small feat. Both these classes were very relaxing. No rush to get you in and out. When we arrived they offered us a choice of beverage and told us whenever we were ready to let them know. Once class started Chef Paolo took his time and explained every detail. Once completed we sat down with a nice glass of wine and ate the finished product. They topped that off with some nice freshly made cannolis. We were welcome to stay as long as we liked. We ended up taking what we could not finish to enjoy later. The food at Porta Messina looked so good we decided to go back there for our last meal in Taormina.

Great experience - Maritzo was so much fun and a great instructor. Met some great people. Was just a fun time and learned a lot

10/10 recommend - Great experience. Chef was kind & friendly. Greta group of people. Not too many, perfect number & food & wine flowing over! 10/10 recommend

So much fun! - We (me and my 19 year old daughter) signed up for the class based on a recommendation by our hotel. It was so much fun! We showed up thinking we had been signed up by the hotel. Apparently there was a miscommunication. But, no worries, they proceeded to ask what we wanted to make, served us some wine, and we watched as the chef set up our cooking station. They were so friendly! As we started to make the Aranchino we were given a bit of history as to how the dish was started. We were given a large selection of ingredients to stuff the Aranchino. There must have been 12 or more different types of filling. We let them know that we don’t eat meat. There were still plenty of ingredients to choose from. But, no, the chef would not have that. He insisted on going to the kitchen and getting us delicious substitutes for the meat he took away. We proceeded to make the most delicious Aranchino! Paolo, our chef, was so gracious and informative! I can’t recommend the cooking class enough! They took my email and then sent me the recipe with details so I can make them at home! I can’t wait to make them with my family.

Amazing hands on experience with so much to eat! - We had the best time with Luca during the class. He was polite, helpful and answered any questions we had. He made it fun to learn and extremely hands on explaining every step in detail. There was only myself and my husband in the class, but that didn't mean it was any quicker either, we got o try Luca's arancino which he makes fresh daily for all customers, we also made a surprise rice dish which we could eat at the end too!. We made so much food, we had 2 nights worth of meals! It was well worth the money and time, we would highly recommend!

Lovely class! - Had a lovely time with Luca learning how to make Arrancino! The amount of food we were left with was also unbelievable and the staff let us take home everything we couldn't eat on the night. Excellent evening all round! Thank you team!

Super fun cooking class! - An amazing experience! The chef was super friendly and was a great teacher. He made sure to closely supervise and help make any improvements to our cooking as the class went on. Would definitely recommend.

Disappointing & due to the hygiene problems encountered- a waste of money - The chef was very informative, welcoming & warm hearted. He was well prepared with all the ingredients ready. There was a major problem though, which I believe can be easily resolved. There was an American family with 3 young children in our group learning to make arrancini. The children had their hands in all the ingredients, moulding & mixing, totally takingt taking over .The chef talked about sitting down afterwards and eating the arrancini we made with a glass of wine. We were definitely not going to do that and we made our excuses & left early. I think everyone should make & eat their own- and there can easily be a way to identify each persons arrancini or at the very least all should wear gloves. And parents, you may be proud of your young children and think it's cute they are learning, But have consideration for other people in the group who have paid good money for the course & don't want 3 pairs of hands all over their food. It felt we were in a playgroup.Hygiene is very important. Let them watch & practise in your own home.