Cooking Class on Amalfi Coast: Make Pasta & Lemon Ice Cream

Make three dishes with your hands in a kitchen overlooking the sea

A cooking class on the Amalfi Coast where you learn to prepare ravioli, scialatielli and lemon ice cream from a professional chef in a villa kitchen with sea views. The class begins in the garden, where you pick seasonal tomatoes, zucchini and peppers, then move to the outdoor kitchen to shape pasta dough and prepare sauces by hand. Includes private transportation, wine, coffee and all equipment. Suitable for families with children and first-time cooks.

The experience

You arrive at Villa Nina in Amalfi and start in the garden, where the chef walks you through what grows seasonally and why it matters to the food you'll cook. You pick tomatoes, zucchini, peppers and eggplants straight from the plants: the same ones going into lunch. This isn't a lecture. It's the premise that makes the rest of the class work, because you'll taste the difference when you're shaping ravioli filled with fresh buffalo ricotta or cutting San Marzano tomatoes for the sauce.

The kitchen is set up outdoors on a terrace overlooking the coast. You wash your hands and begin with the dough: rolling, shaping and filling ravioli, then moving to scialatielli, the thin ribbon pasta that takes practice to get right. The chef demonstrates, then you do it, your hands learning the pressure and the rhythm. While the dough rests in the refrigerator, you prepare the sauce: the cherry tomatoes you picked minutes ago, reduced to concentrate the flavor. Then you move to emulsifying the ingredients for Amalfi lemon ice cream, which requires precision and timing. By the time your ravioli hits the water, you've made three dishes from the ground up.

You eat what you've cooked: bruschetta made with homemade bread and garden tomatoes, ravioli and scialatielli with your own sauce, and the lemon ice cream you churned. Local red or white wine comes with the meal. If you're traveling with children under 21, they get non-alcoholic drinks. Coffee or tea closes the class. Private transportation to and from your hotel is included, so you don't arrange the logistics.

What’s included

• Private transportation from your hotel.
• garden tour and the vegetables you pick.
• professional cooking equipment.
• three dishes you make by hand (ravioli, scialatielli and lemon ice cream).
• bruschetta with homemade bread.
• local red or white wine, or non-alcoholic drinks if you're under 21.
• coffee and tea.
• live guide in English, Spanish or French.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 10:00

AgesAdult (8 to 85 years) · Under 8: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 6

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and French

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 43 pickup points.Operator's directions: “Take the "Pogerola" bus from the center of Amalfi and get off at the penultimate stop.”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Amalfi Pizza Class

Is this one for you?Three hours is long enough to move from garden to kitchen to table without rushing, but short enough to fit into an afternoon or morning free from other plans. Families with children work well here because the chef teaches seasonality and technique in a way kids understand, and everyone eats together at the end.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and French.

How long is the cooking class and what time does it start?

The class runs three hours. Specific start times depend on your hotel location and the day you book. Confirm the pickup time when you reserve.

What if I've never cooked before? Is this class still for me?

Yes. The class is designed for everyone, including families with children and people with no cooking experience. The chef demonstrates each step, then guides you through it with your hands doing the work.

Do I pick the vegetables myself, or does the chef do that?

You walk through the garden with the chef and pick the seasonal products yourself (tomatoes, zucchini, peppers and eggplants), then carry them to the kitchen to use in the dishes you're making.

What dishes do I actually make during the class?

You make ravioli filled with fresh buffalo ricotta, scialatielli pasta with San Marzano tomato sauce, and Amalfi lemon ice cream. You also prepare bruschetta with homemade bread and garden tomatoes, which you eat at the end.

Is wine included, and can children participate?

Local red or white wine is included with the meal for travelers 21 and older. Younger travelers receive non-alcoholic drinks. The class is suitable for children, and the chef teaches the importance of seasonal cooking in a way families can understand together.

What's included in the price besides the class itself?

Private transportation to and from your hotel, all professional cooking equipment, the meal you prepare, local wine or non-alcoholic drinks, coffee and tea, and a live guide in English, Spanish or French are all included.