Make pasta, drink wine. Cooking class with transported included!

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
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Language
English, Italian
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Dive into Lecce's culture with a hands-on fresh pasta class. Relish this fun, intimate experience, learning to craft authentic pasta while engaging with local traditions and stories.

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

Experience Details

What you will do will be an authentic sensory and cultural experience. Making fresh pasta by hand is a tradition deeply rooted in Salento culture and this course offers you a practical immersion in local life and customs, going beyond traditional tourist experiences. Learning will be practical and fun and the course will allow you to gain a skill that you can take home and replicate with friends and family. The course is aimed at small groups and therefore encourages direct interaction with hosts. While making the pasta with their own hands, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions, hear stories and receive personalized attention; for this, a human bond will be created that enriches the experience. The course is perfect for those traveling as a couple, family or small groups, allowing an intimate and fun sharing of the culinary experience.



Sample Menu

STARTER
"Triumph of Flavours of Salento: Peppers, Eggplant, Pecorino and Traditions"
Sauteed peppers and tomatoes, grilled eggplant, fresh cheese, olives, homemade bread, taralli, friselline seasoned with cherry tomatoes.
MAIN
"Duet of Artisan Pasta: Orecchiette with Tomato and Maccheroncini with Chickpeas"
Orecchiette with fresh tomato sauce with basil and ricotta cheese, wired macaroni with chickpea sauce, vegetables and pepper.
DESSERT
"Sweet Simplicity."
Delight of Panna Cotta with Topping of Choice.

What You Get

Private transportation
Carbonated beverages
Children under 18 and guests who do not like wine will be offered soft drinks
Bottled water

Good To Know

  • Alcoholic beverages will not be served to children under 18
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

It is a journey to discover authentic traditional flavors, the link between cuisine, territory and local wine traditions. The experience begins at 18:15 at a pretty villa with garden on the outskirts of Lecce, lasts about 3 and a half hours and opens with a typical Lecce drink. Each of the participants will produce their own amount of dough needed to shape two types of fresh pasta, orecchiette and macaroni wire. After the first type of pasta will be offered an aperitif based on local products at Km.0 and typical wines. During the aperitif, the cooking of the sauces for pasta dressing will be started and all the preparation phases will be illustrated. Then we will continue with the second type of pasta, macaroni wire, silhouettes made with a typical tool called "Caturu" that will be given as a gift to participants. After transforming the flour into unique and delicate shapes, we will dedicate ourselves to the pleasure of the table, tasting the small works of art made and indulging in friendly conversations. The event will end with the dessert while the glasses fill with “Limoncello”.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Porta Napoli, Piazzetta Arco di Trionfo, Lecce Provincia di Lecce Puglia, Italy, IT, 73100

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Travel to Porta Napoli, and watch out under the arch, it will be the hosts' responsibility to show up at you.
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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A 10 star experience
June 14, 2025
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Lisa and Fabio were the absolute best hosts. They were charming and made us feel very welcome. The aperitivos were plentiful and delicious. The class was definitely hands on with all 4 of us mak...read more

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Outstanding
June 14, 2025
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Highlight of our trip!!! Not only did we have a wonderful time learning from Lisa some great techniques, the evening was fun and more like going to a friends for a fabulous evening. Highly recomme...read more

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An amazing experience worth 10 stars
June 13, 2025
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The good: Everything. Lisa and Fabio were the absolute best hosts. They met us on time and hosted us in their own lovely house. They were charming and made us feel very welcome. The aperitivos w...read more

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Great experience!
June 11, 2025
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Fun pasta experience with Fabio and Lisa, who welcomed us in their beautiful home and taught us how two make two, traditional pasta's, typical for the Apulian region. Lisa shared her recipes, and a...read more

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Highly recommend this class!!
June 10, 2025
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We've taken several Cooking classes in Italy and most of them don't eat the meal with you. You just make pasta and you just eat with others in the class. This class is so wonderful because Lisa and...read more

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