SICILY
58 Tours Reviewed
A cooking class in Taormina can be surprisingly practical. I love how hands-on it is (you work with dough and vegetables, not just watch), and I also love that you leave with printed recipes you can use later. One thing…
Handmade pasta in Palermo feels like family dinner. At Mamma Corleone, you work at the stove with Chef Maria and English translation support from Lorenzo, turning classic Sicilian dishes like Alla Norma into lunch or dinner you actually eat. I…
Sicily tastes better when you buy it first. In Palermo, a small group cooks with chef Patrizia, starting at Porta Carini and the Capo Market area, then returning to a local apartment kitchen to cook and eat. I love the…
Ortigia food in four hours is a win. You start at the Mercato di Ortigia and turn that market energy into ingredients you’ll actually use, with tastings along the way. Then you head into the chef’s kitchen to learn how…
Fresh pasta in a real Sicilian villa setting. This hands-on class at Villa Palamara puts you in a 15th-century former Benedictine monastery turned seaside villa, with olive, orange, and lemon trees plus Mediterranean views while you cook. I especially like…
Market-to-table in Palermo, taught by local chefs. You start with shopping and end up cooking in a historic home kitchen near the Palazzo Asmundo area, with wine pairings showing up at key moments during the session. I love the way…
Fresh pasta starts at a kitchen table. In Palermo, you learn to roll sfoglia by hand and make two classic pastas plus tiramisu in a local Cesarine cook’s home. I love the hands-on teaching style, and I love that the…
Fresh pasta in the sunshine beats a museum day. This Taormina cooking class pairs a real market stop with hands-on cooking led by locals, so you go home with skills, not just photos. I especially love the market ingredient hunt…
Sicily tastes better with your hands in it. In Taormina, this half-day market and cooking class is a fun mix of market-first ingredient picking and hands-on Sicilian cooking with Chef Massimo. I love how you learn what to buy in…
Market first, then Sicilian cooking at home. This is a market-to-table food lesson in Sicily that starts at the Temple of Apollo area, where you meet the host and begin with seasonal ingredients. From there, you’ll shop, learn what to…
Turning dough into dinner is a small thrill. This Palermo class teaches you how to make egg pasta dough from scratch, then shape it into two traditional pasta types with two fresh, seasonal sauces. The chef also explains gelato technique…
Cannoli class beats any pastry stop. In Taormina, you learn the real steps behind Sicilian cannoli—dough, ricotta filling, frying, and assembling—with a professional chef guiding the whole show. It’s a fun way to do something more hands-on than a café…
A Sicilian lunch lesson beats another museum day. In Catania, this hands-on class has you cooking classic dishes with guidance in a professional kitchen setup, then sitting down to eat what you made with a bottle of Sicilian wine. I…
Pasta comes with Palermo views. This cooking class in a villa above Palermo focuses on real Sicilian food—fresh tagliatelle with pesto (or alla norma) and homemade cannoli—with a garden tour and stories from Carlo and his family. I especially like…
Cooking with the sea nearby changes everything. I loved doing hands-on Sicilian pasta with Chef Mimmo’s family at Ahoy Bistrò Siciliano, looking out at the Bay of Naxos and Taormina while the day turned into a relaxed lunch. It’s not…
