Praiano: Italian Cooking Class with Family Meal & Wine

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 10

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Praiano home cooking class fresh pasta wine family recipes

You’ll join a Praiano family in their own kitchen, learn hands-on how to make fresh pasta and local starters with produce from their garden, sip homemade wine, and share stories around the table. Expect laughter, honest flavors, and a sense that you’ve really been welcomed in—even if your pasta comes out crooked.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cooking and dining with local family

Meet near La Praia beach
Enjoy welcome wine and aperitif
Prepare starter dish
Make two types of homemade pasta
Prepare dessert with family recipes
Dine on prepared meal together
Finish with handcrafted digestives

The Experience

You walk up the narrow lane just above La Praia beach and there’s this faint smell—like tomatoes simmering and something a little sweet, maybe basil. Rocco is already at the gate, waving, and honestly I was nervous but he just grinned and handed me a glass of their own wine right away. Carla had Alessandro on her hip, and Mamma Annamaria was already bustling around in the kitchen. There’s laughter bouncing off the tiled walls and someone’s radio playing softly from next door. It felt like stepping into a real home, not just a class.

After a quick toast (I tried to say “cin cin” but probably butchered it—Carla laughed), we started chopping eggplants from their garden for the starter. The knife wasn’t as sharp as mine at home but somehow that made it better? Rocco showed us how to roll pasta dough by hand—my first one looked like a lopsided shoelace but he said it was “full of character.” The sauces bubbled away while we talked about Praiano life and how Papa Beniamino used to cook for travelers back in the ‘60s. I kept sneaking tastes when no one was looking.

The meal itself happened around their big wooden table, windows open to the sea breeze. We passed plates of pasta “Praiano style,” whatever was freshest from their garden that morning. Dessert was Mamma Annamaria’s trifle—light, citrusy, not too sweet—and then came this strong herbal digestive they call “Bè.” I can still taste it if I think hard enough. The whole thing lasted hours but felt like no time at all. When we finally left (a little tipsy), Rocco pressed leftover cake into my hand for later.

What’s included

Your day includes all ingredients for hands-on cooking in a Praiano family home, welcome drink with homemade wine and aperitif, full meal featuring traditional starter, two types of fresh pasta using seasonal produce or daily catch when available, dessert crafted by Mamma Annamaria herself, water throughout the meal, and their special house digestive to finish—plus plenty of conversation along the way.

Good to know

Pets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditionsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Bè Genuine Home Experience