Capo Market cooking class Palermo: Sicilian dishes & limoncello

Cook three Sicilian dishes in a historic palazzo, starting at the market

A morning cooking class in Palermo where you shop at Capo Market with the chef, then prepare a full Sicilian menu in Palazzo Asmundo, a 17th-century building near the Cathedral. You make an appetizer of local olives, cheese and Monreale bread, a pasta course, and a traditional dessert, choosing fish, meat or vegetarian. The class includes a glass of wine and ends with a certificate and a bottle of homemade limoncello made from the chef's own lemons.

The experience

The morning starts at Porta Carini, the entrance to Capo Market, at 10:30 am. You walk through the market with the chef to select the fresh ingredients for the day's cooking: olives, cheeses, produce and fish or meat depending on what you've chosen. This is not a tour of the market. You are shopping for what you will cook, so you see what goes into the food and understand the seasonal rhythm that shapes the menu.

The cooking happens in Palazzo Asmundo, a 17th-century palazzo across from the Cathedral, where you prepare three dishes: an appetizer of local olives, cheeses and Monreale bread with extra-virgin olive oil, a pasta course (busiate with pesto trapanese is on the seasonal menu), and cassata, the traditional Sicilian pie with ricotta cream. The menu changes with the season, so what you make depends on what is fresh. You also make limoncello during the class, using lemons the chef grows near the Nebrodi park.

At the end you receive a certificate signed by the chef and a small bottle of the homemade limoncello to carry home. A glass of wine is included with the meal.

What’s included

• Pickup at Capo Market.
• fresh ingredients selected at the market.
• instruction in preparing three Sicilian dishes.
• a glass of wine with the meal.
• homemade limoncello made during the class.
• a small bottle of limoncello to take home.
• a certificate signed by the chef.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday and FridayDeparts at 09:30

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (13 to 90 years) · Child (2 to 12 years)

GroupUp to 25

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 4 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 16 days ago

Good to know

Stroller-friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by Siciliandays

Is this one for you?The class is taught in Italian with the chef's own instruction, so comfort with Italian or willingness to follow by watching and doing works best. If you speak no Italian, confirm the chef's English level before booking, as the focus is on hands-on cooking rather than detailed translation.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (2 to 12 years).

What's the difference between the fish, meat and vegetarian menus?

The appetizer and pasta course change based on your choice. The fish menu uses seafood in the pasta, the meat menu uses a meat-based sauce, and the vegetarian menu uses vegetables and herbs. The dessert, cassata, is the same for all three.

Do I need cooking experience to join this class?

No experience is required. The chef teaches you how to prepare each dish from the start, and the class is designed for anyone who wants to learn to cook Sicilian food.

What happens to the limoncello I make?

You make it during the class and take home a small bottle of the homemade limoncello at the end of the day.

How do I get to Porta Carini at Capo Market?

Capo Market is in central Palermo and public transportation options are available nearby. The meeting point is the Porta Carini entrance gate at 10:30 am.