4 Home Cooking Classes in Sicily to Build a Day Around

1.Cesarine: Home Cooking Class & Meal with a Local in Palermo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $174Our pick

Spend about three hours in a private Palermo home cooking Sicilian food with hosts such as Rosa Maria, Pina, or Alice and Francesco. You may prepare fresh pasta, Pasta alla Norma, arancine, or seasonal dishes, then eat together with local wine. Menus vary, so message ahead with dietary needs or requests.

“We had the most wonderful experience with Rosa Maria making arancine. We were a group of 7 all family traveling together in Sicily. We make “arancinis” at home and had so much fun learning more about the culinary tradition as it is done here in Palermo. Rosa Maria and her helper was gracious and friendly. I would absolutely take another class with them.”

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2.Catania Home Cooking: Pistachio Ravioli, Sicilian Pasta & Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 11 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $106

Spend about three hours in a Catania home kitchen making pistachio-filled ravioli, caserecce, gnocchetti, Sicilian sauces, bruschette, and a ricotta-based dessert. Hosts have included Angela, Anna, Daniela, Francesco, Barbi, Silvia, and Antonio. The class is in English, limited to six people, and ends with a shared meal and local wine.

“This is highly recommended activity in Catania. Our host Miss Daniela and Mr Francesco gave us a wonderful night that you won't forget!! Homemade dishes are very tasty. We enjoy a lot!!”

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3.Dining Experience at a local’s Home in Campofelice di Roccella with Show Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $100Best value

Meet your host in Campofelice di Roccella for a private two-and-a-half-hour meal at a local home. Watch fresh pasta and traditional dishes prepared before you, then enjoy a seasonal starter, second course with side dish, and typical dessert. The experience is offered in English and ends where it begins.

“Rosa Maria in Cefalu was awesome and excellent. She was well prepared and very kind and pleasant. The food experience was excellent also!”

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4.Cesarine: Small Group Market Tour & Cooking Class in Messina

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $176

Start in Messina with a local market visit, then join an English-language cooking class limited to 12 people. You will prepare two traditional Sicilian dishes, including pasta and tiramisu, before sitting down to eat with wine and coffee. The class lasts about five hours and returns to its starting point.

“They cancelled on us twice. The 2nd time was the night before we arrived so I had no way to rebook. Everything was sold out. So disappointing. My kids were so sad. Really looking forward to this.”

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