Lezioni di Cucina a Sicily

This was so much fun! Accursia and her son Vincensio were welcoming, knowledgeable, and prepared. From start to finish, we were taught about the pasta and how to make it. We created sevveral different pasta shapes (6 total), and learned about a variety of edible flowers and herbs to include. Everything we used was grown on their property and we were also treated to home grown fruits, wine, and breads. The experience was amazing and we really enjoyed it!❤️😊

If you want an experience where they do everything for you this is not the one to choose. This is truly an Italian family home and kitchen where you will make several courses from fresh pasta and veggies to fish and dessert. The hosts are incredibly friendly and clearly passionate about their craft and making a comfortable but authentic atmosphere. When gramma arrives to help it’s the sweetest thing. She doesn’t speak a lick of English but will encourage and help throughout the day. I definitely recommend this over a more commercial larger experience where they want to take you to a tiny market and charging more. We had a very small group of seven people, and it was perfect. The food was outstanding and we left full and satisfied. The location is quite quaint as it’s right on the waterfront overlooking the beach.

Amazing experience with chef Maurizio! He is extremely knowledgeable and passionate. We shopped at the market, which was an amazing experience in itself. We then returned to chef Maurizio’s restaurant and made several dishes, including a simple sauce for pasta, caponata, stuffed sea bass and a delicious salad. One the best experiences we had during our trip to Italy and Sicily. Thank you chef!!

Our cooking class with Mariella was one of the highlights of our trip to Sicily. From the moment we arrived, Mariella welcomed us into her home like family. Her warmth, energy, and passion for Sicilian cuisine made the experience truly special. We loved learning about local dishes, cooking together, and hearing her stories about the region and its traditions. It felt less like a class and more like spending time with a dear friend. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting Catania—it’s an authentic, memorable, and wonderful way to experience Sicilian culture.

What an unforgettable experience! We celebrated my mom’s 70th birthday with Francesca at her beautiful home just outside Palermo, and it was one of the highlights of our trip to Sicily. Francesca welcomed us like family and shared wonderful stories about her life, her family traditions, and the history behind the dishes we prepared together. The experience felt authentic, personal, and filled with warmth from start to finish. We learned how to make three incredible pastas from scratch, each with its own unique flavors and techniques. Francesca was patient, knowledgeable, and made everyone feel involved, whether they were experienced cooks or complete beginners. Sitting down afterward to enjoy the meal we created together was truly special. If you’re looking for more than just a cooking class, this is it. It’s an opportunity to connect with Sicilian culture, hear meaningful family stories, and create lasting memories around a table filled with amazing food. Celebrating my mom’s milestone birthday here made the day even more meaningful. We left with full hearts, full stomachs, and memories our family will cherish forever. Highly recommend!

Welcoming

The food was delicious… Manuela was a wonderful host…. She explained every detail how to prepare each dish. Definitely make an evening feee to spend time with Manuela and her family.

The food was delicious… Manuela was a wonderful host.

Extremely professional and friendly, lot of laughs and love!!

The story of this historically significant property was fascinating, as were the many archeological finds under the overgrowth that had to be cleared away. The result is a lovely place in the country side with a beautiful home and garden where we got to pick and cook and socialize with other like minded people on a beautiful afternoon. We've taken the standard Ortigia cooking class where you go to the market and then cook up the swordfish with local produce but this was orders of magnitude more fun and more interesting to boot. We highly recommend this experience!

Enjoyed making ravioli from home milled flour. Also picking the veggies from their garden for our lunch feast. Local wines were great and the people and their home and farm were lovely

This class i have booked with my family was the best experience I have ever experienced. Chef Antonio opened his house to my family and not only did we cooked but we 1st was greeted with his wife and son with wine and chatted introduced ourselves and he spoke about himself what he does and his cooking technique. We were led to his outdoor kitchen and right away we started to cook with aprons given to us and washing our hands to start. Antonio not only had us help prepare the meals but he talked about the foods we were going to cook, how we would prepare them and demonstrated how the foods would turn out after we cooked them. Antonio made this whole cooking experience so much fun that my whole family truly was having such a fun time that we forgot this was a cooking class. The time went so quick and before we knew it we were all sitting down at his table eating, and great conversations. We had smiles on our faces and we really cant stop talking about this cooking experience. I truly highly recommend taking Domus Kitchen cooking class with Chef Antonio. He is truly a gem and you are guaranteed a great time and delicious food. Thank you Chef Antonio for a wonderful cooking experience!

Everything was well planned and well executed. We were given a tour of the local markets, introductions to local merchants, treated to Sicilian drinks, told about customs and history--and even learned a few phrases in Sicilian. Mariella directed us in the kitchen, and let us do as much as we seemed capable of doing; we used vegetables and fish which we bought together that morning, but of course some of the preparation was already done, so as to save time. The table was beautifully set and decorated (for Easter), and the food was, of course, delicious. The meal was truly fun, with lots of toasts, jokes, and enjoyable conversation. It is hard to imagine a better or more welcoming experience.

Mamma Corleone provides an amazing experience to a traditional Sicilian dinner. So many great laughs and AMAZING food! I cannot say enough good things about her class. If (when) we come back to Palermo, we will definitely be booking another class. This was the highlight of our honeymoon! Riham helped with translating and she was spectacular. It truly felt like cooking with Family!