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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Fantastic Cooking Class
June 30, 2025
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The ladies were amazing and the location was wonderful. The kitchen is so professional, the food and wine were delicious and they made us feel so welcome. We laughed all night and had a blast! Thi...read more

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Fabulous Cooking Class
June 30, 2025
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Oh my goodness was this awesome! The ladies here were fantastic, the space was beautiful and the kitchen & dining area was SPOTLESS clean! The space was cool and comfortable. The wine and food was ...read more

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Wonderful Introduction to Italian Cooking
June 27, 2025
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A great introduction to Italian baking and cooking for all ages. Beautiful location. Delicious meal. Charming instructor. Described by my granddaughter (14) as "really fun!"

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Awesome class!
June 24, 2025
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This cooking class was awesome! Gennaro and Raphaela were such great teachers and went step by step into how to make ravioli, calzone, meatballs, eggplant parm, and chocolate cake. And after, they ...read more

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Definitely worthwhile!
June 23, 2025
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Wonderful cooking class! Rita was great at providing step by step instructions for our recipes. Made calzones, ravioli, eggplant parmesean, and meatballs. Plus, we made a chocolate cake topped with...read more

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