12 Catania Cooking Classes to Book First

1.Catania: Pistachio Ravioli, Pasta Home Cooking Class w/ Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 204 reviews · 3 hours · from $100Our pick

Join Angela in her Catania apartment for a three-hour, small-group pasta class. You’ll make dough, pistachio filling, and ravioli by hand, then sit down to bruschetta, wine, your pasta, dessert, coffee, and Sicilian conversation.

“It was an amazing experience with Angela, she is so loving and caring. We had a birthday and she made us a tiramisu cake and opened a champagne for us. We loved her home and hospitality. The food turned out delicious too, every thing went as planned. 100% recommended”

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2.Cooking lesson in Catania with lunch or dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 154 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $119Top rated

Spend about three hours in Catania’s professional cooking laboratory with chefs such as Agata or Simona. Prepare caponata, fresh pasta alla Norma, bruschetta, and cannoli, then sit down to eat with Sicilian wine. The class is in English and limited to 14 people.

“Simona was wonderful. We had a great time and learned a lot. The camponata we made is the best I’ve ever had!!”

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3.Catania: Market Tour and Cooking Class with Chef Riccardo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $169

Meet Chef Riccardo and Sally at Sikelia coffee shop for a market visit, wine tasting, and hands-on cooking class. Choose seasonal ingredients, prepare three Sicilian courses, then eat by the pool with sea views. Groups are limited to eight, with English, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese available.

“This was an amazingggggg day with Ricardo and his wife! They treated us like family and we really felt like we had an authentic Sicilian experience. Hands down the best experience we had in Catania. Cannot recommend enough!”

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4.Catania: Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 39 reviews · from $112

Spend three hours in a Catania home with a Cesarine host such as Graziella, Maurizio, Angela, or Laura. Learn to roll sfoglia, prepare two pasta dishes and tiramisu, then eat everything with prosecco, wine, coffee, and local hospitality. Some hosts offer Etna views from a roof terrace.

“Angela welcomed us into her beautiful home like we were family. She was warm, welcoming, friendly and an exceptional cook. She had so much patience with us and a big passion for cooking. I don’t normally write reviews but felt so happy with this experience that I thought I would. I cant rate this highly enough, it was a fantastic morning! Keeley”

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5.Cooking Class Arancini in Catania

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 20 reviews

In a professional Catania kitchen, an English or Italian-speaking chef shows you how to cook arancini rice, prepare several fillings, fry the crisp coating, and make Sicilian almond paste. The three-hour class serves wine, water, and coffee, with a recipe booklet to take home.

“There were just two us in the class, so it was small and personal. Our chef was charming and a lot of fun.”

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6.Catania: Pizza Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 18 reviews · from $101

Spend three hours with a pizzaiolo in Catania making your own pizza and scacciata catanese, then watch a Sicilian cannolo demonstration. The class is limited to eight people, taught in Italian and English, and may be led by Simona, praised for clear explanations and patient instruction.

“Simona was a great teacher. Showed us everything we need to know about pizza. We are ready to return home and enjoy our memories of Sicily one slice of pizza at a time. I would definitely recommend this cooking class. Thank you Julie and Pat”

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7.Cooking class fresh pasta

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 17 reviews · from $112

Spend three hours in a professional Sicilian cooking laboratory with Chef Simona and her mother. Make egg pasta and durum wheat dough, shape tagliatelle, stuffed pasta, and maltagliati, prepare three sauces, then sit down to taste your work with Sicilian wine.

“We had a wonderful time learning traditional Sicilian recipes with Simona! The food was wonderful and our hosts very friendly and kind.”

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8.Catania: Private Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9 reviews · from $164

Spend three hours in a Catania family home with a certified Cesarina, learning three Sicilian recipes from family cookbooks. You will cook at your own station, eat what you prepare, and enjoy local red and white wines, water, and coffee. Maurizio is one host praised for patient, friendly teaching.

“Amazing host. for food enthusiasts it is good to do. over all experience is nice.”

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9.Cooking class, visit to the Catania market and light lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $94Best value

Start with Alexandria or another English or Italian-speaking guide at Catania’s historic market, where you taste and choose local products. Then make fresh pasta and traditional sauces with an expert chef before sitting down to appetizers, dessert, and water. Groups are limited to 10.

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10.Cooking Class with lunch or dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 7 reviews · from $107

Spend three hours in a Catania cooking laboratory with Simona and prepare an approachable Sicilian meal. You will make bruschetta, caponata or eggplant parmigiana, pasta, and cannoli, then sit down to eat with a bottle of Sicilian wine.

“The course was amazing and very informative, the instructor was friendly and helpful and food turned out great. Make sure you come hungry!”

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11.Catania: Cooking class set in a sea front historic villa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $130

Spend three hours at a historic villa by Catania’s Gulf of Ognina, where an English- or Italian-speaking chef and a Sicilian grandmother teach you Cavateddi alla Norma, ricotta cream, and cannolo techniques. You will enjoy sea-view tastings, prepare dinner, and take home a recipe booklet.

“It was like a dream coming true. The villa was excellent, views were breathtaking, the chef was so kind, professional and helpful. We learned a lot, the food was super tasty and the atmosphere was really warm. We highly recommend for anyone visiting Catania. That is a must activity.”

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12.Join us for a Sicilian cooking class in a professional kitchen on Etna, using fresh ingredients from our organic garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 4 reviews · 2 hours · from $94

At Favazza Etna Winery on Mount Etna, you’ll make fresh pasta with seasonal ingredients from the organic garden, guided in Italian or English by a chef. Expect a small-group class for up to eight people, followed by your dish and a glass of Favazza wine.

“Het waren hele aardige mensen, op een mooie locatie met producten uit de eigen moestuin. Overall was het een leuke kookworkshop, maar de prijs-kwaliteit verhouding is niet in balans. Voor dit bedrag had ik er meer van verwacht eerlijk gezegd. Er staat dat de activiteit 3 uur zou duren. We begonnen al wat later, hebben een klein rondje door de moestuin gedaan om de producten te verzamelen. We hebben zelf verse pasta gemaakt wat leuk was om te doen. Het maken van de pastasaus was voornamelijk uitleg en iedereen mocht bij een stapje helpen. De kok maakte verder het gerecht af en na een uur gingen we aan tafel. We…”

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