4 Pasta Making Classes in Sicily Worth Booking

1.Palermo: Pasta and Tiramisu Small Group Cooking Class with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 348 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $83Our pick

Meet at Carlo V in Piazza Bologni for a three-hour English-language class capped at 12 people. You’ll make tiramisu, fresh fettuccine, and ricotta-spinach ravioli, then sit down with wine to eat what you prepared. Simone may lead the kitchen session, and recipes are provided.

“It was amazing and also entertaining. It was so much fun to learn how make pasta and tiramisu and then eat what we made.”

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2.Palermo: Pasta & Gelato Cooking Class in Palermo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 131 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $60Best value

Spend three hours at Towns of Italy’s Palermo cooking school making egg pasta in two shapes, pairing it with seasonal sauces, and watching a gelato demonstration. Chef Marcello, also listed as Marcelo, shares practical tips, then serves your meal with wine. Vegetarian options are available.

“My husband was hesitant at first, but enjoyed every minute of it! Learning how to prepare the Sicilian dishes and then getting to enjoy them was so much fun and delicious!”

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3.Sea Villa Cefalù: Hands-on 4-Course Pasta Cooking Class & Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $144

At Villa Palamara near Cefalù, chef Antonio guides you through fresh pasta alla Norma, pork braciole, stuffed zucchini, salad, and lemon cream. You cook seven preparations, then eat a four-course meal with Sicilian wine, sparkling wine, coffee, and sea views. Vegetarian and gluten-free options require advance notice.

“Sicilian Food Lovers was a fantastic experience for our family! We absolutely loved the menu and can’t wait to replicate the braciole, pasta, and salad at home. Antonio was a great teacher, explaining not only how to do things but why you do them that way. We would take the other classes for the arancini and caponata in a heartbeat. We cannot recommend this experience enough.”

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4.Fresh local pasta lesson in the garden

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $132

At Teresa Zimmitti’s home near Arenella, about 15 minutes from Syracuse, you’ll make four forms of fresh Sicilian pasta, sauces, and seasonal dishes in a small group of up to eight. Teresa can adapt recipes, and the lesson includes wine, coffee, parking, and take-home sauce ideas.

“Teresa did an amazing cooking experience for our family with 2 types of pasta, delicious caponata and absolutely fantastic tiramisu!!! So close from Ortega, wonderful hospitality, and relaxing afternoon in her backyard.”

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