Pesto Experience, Cooking Classes, Wine Tasting in Sestri Levante




Join us in Sestri Levante for a unique culinary adventure. Make authentic Genoese pesto, pasta, focaccia, and explore local wines with professionals for an unforgettable experience.
Experience Details
Each cooking class is private and followed by a PERSONAL Chef, furthermore a glass of Vinaccieri wine is provided at the beginning for motivational purposes!
PESTO EXPERIENCE: Discover its history and anecdotes about it. With the use of a mortar you will produce your Genoese PESTO which you will taste and take away with you in a special container that will be provided to you.
PASTA EXPERIENCE - I Corzetti, ancient Ligurian pasta made with wooden molds and Ligurian potato gnocchi.
FOCACCIA & PANE EXPERIENCE - You will make the REAL Genoese Focaccia and our award-winning Pane Marinaro.
FISH EXPERIENCE - The Chef will guide you in the creation of two fish recipes depending on the daily catch
WINE EXPERIENCE - A Sommelier will guide you in a tasting of five wines from Vinaccieri Ballerini and products from our gastronomy If you wish, at a separate cost, you can create a lunch or dinner with the products you make yourself!
We are in Sestri Levante (Genoa)
Sample Menu
What You Get
Good To Know
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Service animals allowed
What You’ll Experience
Meeting & Pickup
LA SCIAMADDA DEI VINACCIERI BALLERINI, Via XXV Aprile, Sestri Levante Città Metropolitana di Genova Liguria, Italy, IT, 16039
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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.
What an enjoyable evening learning how to make delicious bread! Petey was a great teacher, and we loved tasting the bread we made! Great spot for lunch or dinner, too.
David was an amazing chef and instructor! We had a blast making pesto and pasta and the food was delicious! We would come back to do the other classes. Thanks David.
David was great! Very informative, great with our son and very knowledgeable about pesto and pasta making. Highly recommend.
Nice and funny experience, you will learn somthing about how to make pesto and pasta, make them and in the end also tast them. 😋
We learned how to make traditional pesto from a local cooking teacher (Daniel). In addition to the pesto, we were also allowed to try many other things. We would definitely recommend the course and...read more
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