Highlights
- Prepare seven components of a traditional four-course Sicilian meal
- Make fresh pasta by hand and savor your meal with Sicilian wines
- Learn practical techniques and receive a PDF cookbook after the class
- Cook at Villa Palamara, a historic mansion and former 15th-century monastery
- Admire Mediterranean views from the villa as you cook
Description
This experience is about cooking, sharing time at the table and understanding the true flavors of Sicily, in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
What you’ll do
You’ll prepare a full meal of 4-course, step by step with the chef, in seven preparation: appetizer, fresh pasta, fresh tomato sauce, fried eggplant, meat dish with salad and dessert at the end. The focus is on ingredients and technique you can replicate at home, with clear explanations and time to ask questions.
Menu example
• Veggie appetizer
• Fresh pasta alla Norma
• Sicilian braciole (pork rolls)
• Orange and fennel salad
• “Bianco mangiare” lemon cream with fruit
Dietary needs
Please inform us in advance of any dietary preferences, intolerances or allergies. When possible, we can adapt the menu for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free or lactose-free guests.
What’s included
All ingredients and equipment, aperitif with Sicilian sparkling wine and bites. The meal is accompanied by a selection of Sicilian white and/or red wines I have personally chosen for you. My hospitality ensures that water, juice, and Italian coffee are available throughout the day. Plus a PDF cookbook so you can recreate the recipes at home. With your consent, photos from the day may be shared on our social media.
About Your Chef
Antonio Sireci is a chef and sommelier with international experience. He shares family traditions, local stories and practical techniques that make Sicilian cuisine accessible to everyone.
His passion for cooking began at the kitchen table, watching and helping his mother and grandmother, and was then refined with Maestro Salvatore Cascino (born 1929), one of the great traditional Sicilian Chefs of his time. He has worked in Sicily and abroad, including the USA and Germany. In 2012, he founded Sicilian Food Lovers to share, through hands-on experiences, real Sicilian home-style cuisine in an intimate setting.
Includes
Hands-on cooking class to prepare seven preparations for a traditional four-course Sicilian meal
Fresh pasta made from scratch by the participants
Break with an aperitif featuring three dishes prepared by the chef, accompanied by a quality Sicilian sparkling wine
Tasting of the meal prepared by the participants, served with Sicilian wines
Use of fresh and local ingredients for all preparations
Availability of water, juices, coffee, and other beverages throughout the course
Welcoming environment in a historic Sicilian villa with views of the Mediterranean Sea
We take photos during the course (with participants’ consent) to share on our social media channels
Recipe book in PDF format, sent to participants after the experience
Menu options customized for vegetarians, celiacs, and lactose-intolerant individuals
Excludes
Transportation to and from the location (Villa Palamara)
Extra alcoholic beverages, beyond the wines included during the meal
Ingredients or specific requests not included in the set menu and not agreed upon in advance
Personal expenses, such as souvenirs or extras purchased during the course
Requests for private or customized lessons not previously arranged
Photography services (including professional ones), other than souvenir photos to be published on our social media channels
Anything not explicitly listed as included in the price
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
