Private Cooking Class in Wonderful Villa With Lunch or Dinner (Parma)

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
4 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 12 guests
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Language
English, Italian
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Join a local cook in a charming Parma villa for an authentic cooking class. Learn traditional recipes, cook each course together, and savor your handmade meal with local wine.

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

Experience Details

In Italy, sitting at a table is a ritual, a pleasure and a moment to treasure.

This convinced a local cook to open the doors of her beautiful Villa to anyone who wishes to truly enjoy the art of good food.

She will cook each course with you step by step and share the secrets of Parma most traditional recipes, accumulated after years of cooking experience. You cannot but round off your cooking class around the table, enjoying your own meal with a glass of local wine!

Sample Menu

STARTER
Aperitif with Prosciutto di Parma, salame, parmigiano reggiano and local wine
In a gorgeous Italian country villa garden, partake in a traditional aperitif with mouth-watering starters with your hostess, the lady of the house.
MAIN
Tortelli d’erbetta and tagliatelle al pomodoro
With your hostess, you will prepare tagliatelle with tomato and basil and tortelli with filling of ricotta, Parmigiano Reggiano and local chards
DESSERT
Sbrisolona
To finish off your experience, you will try a regional favorite, a crumbly almond cookie-style dessert and end with a coffee

What You Get

Alcoholic beverages
(Local wine)
Local English-speaking cook
Recipes
Gratuities

Good To Know

  • Should you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies, please inform us at the time of booking and an alternative menu will be suggested.
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

What You’ll Experience

Every successful cooking class must start with a nice aperitivo! Meet the local cook at her own villa at 10:30 am (lunch option) or at 4:30 pm (dinner option) and before getting your hands dirty sit in a gorgeous garden of the villa and enjoy some finger-food with a glass of wine while chit-chatting with your hostess. COOKING CLASS Observe the cook at work and learn how to prepare fresh egg pasta from the scratch. During the cooking class you will prepare two types of pasta - classical tagliatelle with tomato and basil and tortelli d’erbetta, traditional pasta with a filling of ricotta cheese, spinach and Parmigiano Reggiano, a must-try in Parma. You will be hands-on for the entire cooking class. Listen to the cook’s secrets and have fun learning all the secrets of Parma cuisine! LUNCH/DINNER In a nice setting of the villa, sit at a table together with your cook and savor your meal matched with some excellent local wine. Round off the experience with a local crunchy almond cake sbrisolona and a good coffee. END OF THE EXPERIENCE Your cooking class ends at 2:30 pm (lunch option) or 8:30 pm (dinner option)

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Via Mantova 23, Via Mantova, Parma Provincia di Parma Emilia-Romagna, Italy, IT, 43123

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The villa is located just outside the city centre of Parma. The ride by car or taxi will take about 10 mins from the city centre. You can also reach the Villa by a 35 minutes walk. If you arrive from other cities, please contact us to receive our best quote for a private trasfer.
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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Not to be missed! An authentic down-to-earth pasta experience with Momma & 🐈‍⬛
September 14, 2024
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We opted for the pick up in Parma because we trained in for the class from Bologna. We enjoyed the :45 ride into the beautiful countryside. During which, we asked our teacher, Virginia all sort...read more

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A wonderful Italian morning of fun and learning
October 19, 2023
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Mother and son attended the private cookery lesson at Antonia's villa. I was a contented observer, happy in the knowledge that I would be included in lunch. A very warm welcome was provided by Ant...read more

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Perfect night in Parma!
July 05, 2023
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Could not have asked for a better evening!! It was our favorite night in Parma!! Antonia was the perfect host & her home is beautiful!! We felt at home from the second we walked in!! Everyone loved...read more

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An incredible afternoon cooking and eating !
March 27, 2023
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The cooking class was so much fun! We all had a blast. Our teacher , Antonia was incredible. She not only taught us so much but the conversation and atmosphere made for a spectacular afternoon. We...read more

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An Experience You Won't Forget
September 28, 2022
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Everything about this experience was special. The location, the ambiance, the host and the food = all great! Antonia is very welcoming (so is the most well-behaved canine, Miss Cookie, who greete...read more

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