Authentic Italian Cooking Experience with Local Chef

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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 8 guests
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Join Rita and Luisa in Sorrento for a hands-on cooking class, exploring local recipes with garden-fresh ingredients. Relish a full meal, wine, and dessert in a welcoming family home.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Enjoy the authentic chef experience cooking class with Rita and Luisa, two sisters expert in the culinary traditions of their territory preserving and sharing their knowledge of local traditions, recipes and hospitality, opening the doors of their family home.

All classes are hands-on and feature local seasonal ingredients, some from Rita’s garden, most of them from the Sorrento Peninsula.

The class starts with a visit to the vegetable garden and collection of products (depending on seasonality). You will be offered a welcome drink and canapes. Every customer personally prepare the dishes with the supervision of our Chef. Your full course meal includes a half a bottle of local red or white wine, mineral water, dessert, coffee and Limoncello.

The Villa is located in the center of Sorrento.

Sample Menu

STARTER
Eggplants rolls
MAIN
Meat Balls
MAIN
Ravioli pasta caprese style
DESSERT
Chocolate Lava Cake, Caprese Cake or Neapolitan Doughnut

What You Get

Lunch
Lunch or dinner (3-course menu), welcome drink with finger food, 1/2 bottle local wine per person, mineral water, coffee and limoncello.

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Service animals allowed
  • Wheelchair accessible

What You’ll Experience

All classes start with a visit of the garden to pick up local seasonal ingredients that we use to make antipasto, pasta, main course and dessert. Everyone will prepare and create his own dish with the supervision of the Chef. You get the opportunity to step into a home where cooking has been deeply rooted for decades. Learn how to make, hand-made Ravioli, fresh pasta, Gnocchi alla Sorrentina, how to prepare the catch of the day “all’acqua pazza” and many more recipes. Your full course meal includes local red or white wine, mineral water, dessert, coffee and Limoncello. Rita and Luisa create the menus directly from their family cookbook to tell the story of the traditional regional cuisine around the dinner table. Menus may vary according the seasonality to allow the use of the best fresh ingredients. Can be tailored to meet any requirements regarding food allergies/diet. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LESSON WILL BE CONFIRMED AT THE SOLE CONDITION TO REACH THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF GUESTS.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Via Bernardino Rota 29, Via Bernardino Rota, Sorrento Città Metropolitana di Napoli Campania, Italy, IT, 80067

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The gate is located at Via Rota 29, along an antique stone wall, very close to the sport field Campo Italia. Just ring the bell and Rita will open the doors to Italian Cuisine!!
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Wonderful cooking experience in Sorrento
June 14, 2025
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Our chef was amazing. It was a hands on immersive cooking experience of Italian traditional food. We were greeted with salami & cheese and bruschette accompanied by mimosas. The freshly squeezed...read more

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An absolute must while in Sorrento!!!
June 05, 2025
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Do yourself a favor and book this cooking class! It is truly amazing and was the highlight of our trip to beautiful Sorrento. It was well worth the money! Don't get pulled into the other classes cl...read more

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Authentic and Fun!
May 31, 2025
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This class was so much fun! It was laid back, and we made so many great dishes! You truly felt like family in their home and kitchen, evening dining at the family table! Sarah was so patient in her...read more

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Authentic Italian experience!
May 28, 2025
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This is a family owned home for generations that is now a B&B. The aesthetics are very well preserved from the original structure of the home. The instructors are part of the family and were so wel...read more

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Out if this world in beautiful kitchen setting.
May 26, 2025
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Our instructors were excellent in their methods, professionalism and enthusiasm. The food was bellissimo! Would recommend to anyone.

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