Amalfi Cooking Class: Make Pasta & Sauce from Garden Ingredients

Pick vegetables from the garden, make pasta by hand, cook lunch together

A four-hour cooking class at Agriturismo Il Tintore in Tramonti on the Amalfi Coast where you gather seasonal produce from the garden, learn to roll pasta by hand (gnocchi or tagliatelle), prepare a sauce, and eat the meal you made. Chef Raffaella leads the class in English, Italian, French, German or another language, and lunch is included.

The experience

The class starts at 11 am with a welcome drink and a walk through the garden with Aniello, who shows you which vegetables are ready to pick. You gather what you need in baskets (tomatoes, herbs, whatever is in season), then carry it all to the kitchen. This is not a demonstration you watch from a counter. You are making the lunch that will sit on your table an hour later.

Chef Raffaella teaches you how to make pasta from scratch, walking through the proportions of flour and eggs and the feel of the dough as you knead it. You roll gnocchi or tagliatelle with your own hands, then move on to the sauce. Using what you picked in the garden, you prepare the second course. The whole sequence (garden to dough to sauce to table) takes about four hours and ends with everyone eating together, the wine poured and the food still warm.

The Agriturismo sits in the Tramonti valley with a view across the hillside. The class is small enough that Chef Raffaella can watch what you are doing and correct your technique. Wheelchair access is available, and the site can accommodate infants and service animals. Public transport stops nearby if you are not driving.

What’s included

• Four-hour class with Chef Raffaella.
• garden walk and seasonal vegetable collection.
• instruction in hand-rolled pasta (gnocchi or tagliatelle).
• sauce preparation using what you picked.
• lunch with wine.
• welcome drink.

Information

Lasts 4h, runs every day at 11:00, from € 210 per person, with live guides in 5 languages, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 11:00Another time? ›

GroupPrivate6 group tours ›

Live guideEnglish, French, German, Italian and RussianOther languages ›

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.1 with pickup ›

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

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Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Unique Experience Tour Operator

Is this one for you?Book this class if you want to learn a skill you can use at home, not just taste food someone else cooked. The garden-to-table sequence (picking the vegetables yourself, making the pasta by hand, cooking the sauce) is what makes the meal stick with you after you leave.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, French, German, Italian and Russian.

What do I actually make in this cooking class?

You make fresh pasta by hand (either gnocchi or tagliatelle), and prepare a sauce using vegetables you picked from the garden that morning. Both dishes become the lunch you eat at the end of the class.

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

The class runs four hours and begins at 11 am with a welcome drink. You finish in time for a leisurely lunch before the afternoon.

Do I need cooking experience to join this class?

No experience is required. Chef Raffaella teaches you how to make the pasta and sauce step by step, and you work through each one with her guidance.

Is lunch included in the price?

Yes, lunch is included. You eat the pasta and sauce you made, accompanied by wine, at the Agriturismo table.

How do I get to Agriturismo Il Tintore?

The Agriturismo is in Tramonti in the Amalfi Coast hills. Public transportation options are available nearby, or you can drive and park on site.