Cooking class in Sorrento: Learn gnocchi and eggplant parmigiana

You pick the vegetables from the garden and cook them into the dishes locals eat every day.

A hands-on cooking class in Sorrento where you learn to prepare gnocchi alla sorrentina, eggplant parmigiana and tiramisù using fresh ingredients from the instructor's garden. Over four hours, you'll work through each dish under guidance in English or Italian, then eat what you've made. A vegetarian menu is available.

The experience

The class starts in a garden where you'll pick the fresh vegetables and herbs you'll use to cook. Your instructor shares the techniques that define Sorrento cuisine: how to shape gnocchi, layer eggplant parmigiana, and build the layers of tiramisù. You're not watching a demonstration. You're doing the work yourself, learning the timing and the small adjustments that turn raw ingredients into the dishes locals cook at home.

Coffee, water, wine and limoncello are included, so you taste what you've made with the drinks that go with it. The guide speaks English or Italian, whichever suits you. If you eat vegetarian, the menu adapts to that. Children under 18 can attend the class but won't drink the wine. Infants can come if they sit on an adult's lap.

What’s included

• Guide speaking English or Italian.
• coffee, water, wine and limoncello.
• access to the garden to pick fresh ingredients.
• instruction in preparing all three dishes.

Before you book

Days and timesNext departure: 1 Mar 2027

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (17 to 64 years) · Senior (65 and older) · Youth (6 to 16 years) · Child (2 to 5 years) · Infant (under 2): free

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.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Stroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Sorrento Garden and Kitchen

Is this one for you?You do the cooking yourself under instruction, so you leave knowing how to make these dishes at home, not just having watched someone else make them. This suits anyone who wants to learn a skill, not just taste the food.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (6 to 16 years); Child (2 to 5 years); Infant (under 2): free.

What dishes do I actually make during the four hours?

You prepare gnocchi alla sorrentina, eggplant parmigiana and tiramisù. Each one teaches you a different technique: rolling and shaping the gnocchi, layering and baking the eggplant, and building the no-bake dessert.

Do I pick the ingredients myself or does the instructor provide them?

You pick the fresh vegetables and herbs directly from the instructor's garden, then use them in the cooking. That's part of the class itself: learning what grows there and how to choose what's ready.

Is this class private or do I cook with other people?

The class is shared, so you'll cook alongside other travelers. The instructor guides the whole group through each dish at the same pace.

What happens after I finish cooking? Do I eat what I made?

Yes. You eat the dishes you've prepared, paired with wine, limoncello and coffee included in the class. It's the natural end to learning how to cook them.