Cooking Class and Ortigia Market: Make Three Sicilian Courses

Market shopping, a wine tasting, and three dishes you cook yourself

A cooking class in Ortigia where you shop the market with the chef, taste local products and wine, then return to the restaurant to make a pasta course, a second dish and a salad from what you've chosen. The chef guides the whole sequence, and you eat what you've cooked with wine. Conducted in English or Italian.

The experience

You start at the restaurant where the chef outlines the day, then walk to the Ortigia market together. There the chef points out the best raw materials for the three courses you'll cook. He's selecting what you'll work with, not just showing you around. After you've picked what you need, you return to taste a selection of typical Sicilian products paired with wine before moving into the kitchen.

The cooking itself covers three courses: a pasta dish, a second course and a salad, all typical of Sicilian cuisine. You make them, not watch a demonstration. At the end you sit down to eat what you've prepared, accompanied by wine. Bottled water is included throughout. The whole experience runs three hours.

What’s included

• Market shopping with the chef to select ingredients.
• a tasting of typical Sicilian products paired with wine.
• instruction in making three courses: pasta, a second dish and a salad.
• lunch of the dishes you've cooked, served with wine.
• bottled water throughout.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day except Wednesday and SundayDeparts at 10:30Last departure this season: 31 Oct

Book up to2d before

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

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 13 days ago

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Sicily in Travel

Is this one for you?Three hours is enough to shop, taste and cook three courses without rushing, but leaves the rest of your day free for other sites in Ortigia or elsewhere in Sicily.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

What happens at the Ortigia market during this class?

The chef takes you to the market to choose the raw materials for the three courses you'll cook later. He guides you to the best products rather than letting you browse alone, so the shopping is part of the instruction.

How many dishes do I actually cook in the restaurant kitchen?

You make three courses: a pasta dish, a second course and a salad. These are all typical Sicilian recipes, and you prepare them yourself under the chef's guidance.

Is lunch included, or do I pay separately?

Lunch is included. You eat the three dishes you've cooked, served with wine.

How long does the whole class take?

The experience runs three hours from start to finish, including the market visit, the tasting, the cooking and the meal.