Sicilian Cooking Class in Palermo with Francesco

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Location

Palermo

Duration

3 hours

Group size

Max 4 guests

Language

English, Italian

Location

Palermo

Duration

3 hours

Group size

Max 4 guests

Language

English, Italian

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US$139.31 per guest

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Step into the heart of Palermo and dive into the rich culinary traditions of Sicily with Francesco, a local chef with a passion for sharing flavors and stories. In his welcoming home, you’ll learn to craft iconic dishes like caponata, anelletti alla Norma, and veggie eggplant meatballs. Get hands-on as you chop, fry, and blend sweet and sour elements to create your own caponata, master the secrets of baked pasta alla Norma, and whip up delightful veggie meatballs. After the cooking session, savor your delicious creations like a true Sicilian, surrounded by laughter and warmth.

Alcoholic beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

Lunch

Tea and coffee

Coffee and/or Tea

You will cook every dish with your own hands and learn how to recreate Sicilian flavors when you go back home. This is not a demonstration — you will cook everything yourself. It’s a small journey into Sicilian food, traditions and my family recipes. When you go back home, you won’t just remember Sicily — you’ll be able to cook it.

STARTER

Traditional Sicilian Caponata

My family’s traditional caponata: eggplant, tomato sauce, celery, olives and capers in sweet and sour sauce. Vegan and served with Sicilian bread.

MAIN

Anelletti pasta alla Norma

Authentic Sicilian anelletti pasta alla Norma with tomato sauce, fried eggplant, cheese and basil, baked in the oven until golden and full of flavor.

MAIN

Sicilian Eggplant Meatballs

Traditional Sicilian eggplant meatballs, soft inside and full of flavor, served with tomato sauce and fresh mint.

Meeting Point

V. XX Settembre 64, Via XX Settembre, Palermo Città metropolitana di Palermo Sicilia, Italy, IT, 90141

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Go to Via XX Settembre 64. We’ll meet at my place on the 5th floor.

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This experience ends at the meeting point.

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G1769UCmarcgMay 2026 • TripAdvisor

One of the best experiences of my trip to Sicily!

Francesco’s cooking class in Palermo was completely hands-on and made me feel like a true local from the very first minute. We learned how to make authentic Caponata, Pasta alla Norma, and delicious eggplant meatballs using secret family recipes and traditional techniques passed down through generations. I tasted delicious local ingredients during the class that we used in our recipes and Francesco explained me how to choose the best ones. Simply yummy! The atmosphere was warm, fun, and welcomi...read more

Maurine_NApril 2026 • Viator

Interesting and tasty cooking experience in a spectacular Palermo home

This was a fantastic day. Francesco and Roberta hold this "class" in Roberta's family apartment. It is spectacular and the kitchen is perfect for both observing and participating. Francesco is clearly an accomplished, experienced chef with high end restaurant experience who is eager to share the cooking style and recipes of his nonna. Everything about the day was wonderful, and it was lovely being invited into a home setting. I'm an accomplished home cook and I learned something!

robertamR6605BCApril 2026 • TripAdvisor

Authentic, tasty and fun sicilian cooking experience!

Francesco is so experienced and very attentive to every details. I really enjoyed his class, with all the anecdotes about the sicilian cuisine and the recipes’ origins. The class is super fun, I learned a lot, laughed and had great time. The food? Authentic and simply amazing!!!🤩