Learn to make Vegetarian or Vegan Pesto Pasta in a private online class!

5.0 (12 Reviews)

Approximately 2 hours

English or Italian

Your host Fabio and Annarella

Fabio and his girlfriend Annarella are passionate farmers who decided to take care of their families' lands 15 years ago. Meeting new people and cooking Sicilian cuisine brings them great joy! They are eager to share their love of Sicilian Mediterranean culture and its culinary traditions and to learn about people from around the world. They pride themselves on using traditional and organic methods to produce everything from extra virgin olive oil, almonds, citrus, breads, and jams from the fruits that they grow on their bio farm. Fabio shares with Corrado Assenzo (Caffe Sicilia's famed chef) a similar philosophy of farming. He serves dishes sourced from local ingredients and the meal is served as a "degustazione": a series of small dishes that include antipasti, seasonal vegetables, pasta, and fruits. Slightly different from what people might consider a traditional Italian meal, Sicilian cuisine is influenced by different cultures (French, Middle Eastern, Greek and Spanish, to name a few). Fabio and Annarella are farmers and food lovers who know how to grow and use the ingredients they have. They are excited to share their culture through food and offer the best Italian online cooking class experience.

Highlights

In your online Italian cooking class, learn to make fresh handmade cavatelli pasta and a homemade seasonal pesto sauce from scratch
Learn Italian cooking online with a Sicilian native, in a private one-on-one class
Scheduled mutually at your convenience (host lives in Noto, Italy (GMT+2))
Customization available for dietary restrictions or preferences
Recipes and ingredients list will be emailed in advance of class
Italian cooking classes online from Italy, that you can now enjoy from home!
Fabio and Annarella's online cooking class is suitable for groups, couples, family and beginners

What will you cook together

Menu for your authentic online Italian cooking class:
Cavatelli Pasta (small pasta shells from semolina dough)
Fresh Pesto (can be made vegan or vegetarian)

Ingredients

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Ingredients for your Italian online cooking class:
2 cups durum wheat flour
1/2 cup water (use as needed, you may need slightly less or more)
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup (300 g) fresh chopped tomatoes (any kind or a good Roma)
2 1/2 cup (50 g) basil leaves
1 garlic clove
1/3 cup (50 g) whole almonds
1/2 cup (100 g) pecorino cheese or vegan cheese
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
A pinch of red pepper flakes (dried chili)
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

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Online Class Reviews

5.0 (12 Reviews)

Olivia 18 April 2021

"We had a great time with Fabio and Annarella! They were fantastic hosts and made it really easy to follow along with the recipe."

Johanna 31 March 2021

"Great cooks! We loved the vibe of Fabio and Annarella, they are super fun, talkative, patient with the recipe and they teach a lot of cool facts while cooking."

Aliya 23 January 2021

"Fabio and Annarella masterfully hosted our 15 person family, signing in from 7 locations. We absolutely loved our session and would 100% recommend them for any fun gathering or event. We have a loud family with varying levels of tech savviness, and Annarella and Fabio were able to seamlessly guide us through the session, accommodating each of our needs. The ravioli was delicious and authentic, with all of us agreeing we had never had Italian food like that before. Their set up and equipment (one screen on them one screen on the food) made it really easy to follow along with the cooking process. 10/10 recommend!"

Erin 20 January 2021

"Fabio and Annarella were really great hosts and the class easy and fun! They not only taught us how to cook pasta from scratch but also taught us about their lives in Sicily. We have already made the dish again on our own. It was a fun and unique experience! Thank you!!"

Molly 3 January 2021

"Fabio and Anarella had a great set up in their kitchen so we could clearly see them and the food. They did a great job engaging us as if we were there in person. It was a fun experience. My recommendation regarding the ingredients is to use regular flour if you can't find the type in the recipe. I ended up purchasing wheat flour because I thought it was closest to the kind of flour in the ingredient list. But I believe my white flour would have been better."

Lynsey 23 November 2020

"The hosts were organised, professional and very friendly. My family and I really enjoyed learning how to make pasta with both Fabio and Anarella, it was a lot of fun!"

Keiko 16 November 2020

"Fabio and Annarella were really lovely hosts and the class was so much fun! They showed me the beautiful surroundings of their house and told me a lot of things about cooking, food and their lives during the class. Very enjoyable and the time flied! And in the end, I could make ravioli which I liked very much! Thank you so much for this nice experience!"

Janice D. 27 August 2020

"Such personality and love of food. We felt like we had a day in Noto Italy where the host shared his cooking expertise and with his farm."

Kendra 6 July 2020

"My boss wanted to put together a virtual team building experience for his leadership team. They decided to meet over four different time zones and make pasta together. From the beginning Fabio and Annarella were a fun duo and everyone felt like they were being whisked away to Sicily to hang in their kitchen. We will definitely be signing up for another class this August for another team building event! "

Sheila Murty 29 June 2020

"Fabio and Anarella were so warm, kind and hospitable and even gave my son a virtual tour of their farm. He is 13 and took the class on his own with them and they were so conversational and engaging."

Enrico 18 June 2020

"Fabio and Annarella are extremely polite and reliable, a lovely couple. Recipes have been described and shown as accurately as possible. I personally recommend cooking lessons with them"

Clint Nelson 3 June 2020

"Fabio and Danarella were amazing. We did a corporate group of seven and loved every minute. All of us felt like we were whisked away to Sicily over zoom - I got comments that it was the best team event people had ever done. We’ll definitely do this again!!!"