Private Cooking Class in Wonderful Villa With Lunch or Dinner (Parma)
Overview
This convinced a local cook to open the doors of her beautiful Villa to anyone who wishes to truly enjoy the art of good food.
She will cook each course with you step by step and share the secrets of Parma most traditional recipes, accumulated after years of cooking experience. You cannot but round off your cooking class around the table, enjoying your own meal with a glass of local wine!
Inclusions
- Cooking tools
- Ingredients
- Complimentary apron
- Recipes
- Alcoholic Beverages - (Local wine)
- Lunch/Dinner (depending on the starting time selected)
- Local English-speaking cook
What to expect
COOKING CLASS
Observe the cook at work and learn how to prepare fresh egg pasta from the scratch.
During the cooking class you will prepare two types of pasta - classical tagliatelle with tomato and basil and tortelli d’erbetta, traditional pasta with a filling of ricotta cheese, spinach and Parmigiano Reggiano, a must-try in Parma. You will be hands-on for the entire cooking class.
Listen to the cook’s secrets and have fun learning all the secrets of Parma cuisine!
LUNCH/DINNER
In a nice setting of the villa, sit at a table together with your cook and savor your meal matched with some excellent local wine.
Round off the experience with a local crunchy almond cake sbrisolona and a good coffee.
END OF THE EXPERIENCE
Your cooking class ends at 2:30 pm (lunch option) or 8:30 pm (dinner option)
Sample Menu
• Aperitif with Prosciutto di Parma, salame, parmigiano reggiano and local wine - In a gorgeous Italian country villa garden, partake in a traditional aperitif with mouth-watering starters with your hostess, the lady of the house.
• Tortelli d’erbetta and tagliatelle al pomodoro - With your hostess, you will prepare tagliatelle with tomato and basil and tortelli with filling of ricotta, Parmigiano Reggiano and local chards
• Sbrisolona - To finish off your experience, you will try a regional favorite, a crumbly almond cookie-style dessert and end with a coffee
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Should you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies, please inform us at the time of booking and an alternative menu will be suggested.
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Mother and son attended the private cookery lesson at Antonia's villa. I was a contented observer, happy in the knowledge that I would be included in lunch. A very warm welcome was provided by Antonia and her sense of humour quickly became evident. A get to know you snack was indulged in before ...
Mother and son attended the private cookery lesson at Antonia's villa. I was a contented observer, happy in the knowledge that I would be included in lunch. A very warm welcome was provided by Antonia and her sense of humour quickly became evident. A get to know you snack was indulged in before class. The students were then taught the making of fresh pasta, through to all of the stages of tortelli d'erbetta which then became our lunch. Although not one of the students, I was very impressed with the final dish, with Antonia providing the vino, dessert and coffee. I had intended spending the lesson time doing some reading but became caught up in observing the techniques, tips and laughs provided by Antonia. All in all a most enjoyable morning and lunch was had by students and observer. Highly recommended.Could not have asked for a better evening!! It was our favorite night in Parma!! Antonia was the perfect host & her home is beautiful!! We felt at home from the second we walked in!! Everyone loved learning Antonia’s family recipe for pasta & we had a ball making it together & then eating what we...
Could not have asked for a better evening!! It was our favorite night in Parma!! Antonia was the perfect host & her home is beautiful!! We felt at home from the second we walked in!! Everyone loved learning Antonia’s family recipe for pasta & we had a ball making it together & then eating what we made outside under the twinkly lights!! We were able to walk to & from her home & again…can not say enough about this amazing night!!! Highly recommend!!!!!!!!!!The cooking class was so much fun! We all had a blast. Our teacher , Antonia was incredible. She not only taught us so much but the conversation and atmosphere made for a spectacular afternoon. We are what we prepared in addition to an incredible spread of other foods she had prepared. Wine was ...
The cooking class was so much fun! We all had a blast. Our teacher , Antonia was incredible. She not only taught us so much but the conversation and atmosphere made for a spectacular afternoon. We are what we prepared in addition to an incredible spread of other foods she had prepared. Wine was enjoyed too!Everything about this experience was special. The location, the ambiance, the host and the food = all great! Antonia is very welcoming (so is the most well-behaved canine, Miss Cookie, who greeted us and walked us to the entrance). We immediately got down to business and began to learn the art ...
Everything about this experience was special. The location, the ambiance, the host and the food = all great! Antonia is very welcoming (so is the most well-behaved canine, Miss Cookie, who greeted us and walked us to the entrance). We immediately got down to business and began to learn the art of pasta. We learned to prepare our toretlli from scratch and enjoyed eating it in Antonia's beautiful garden. Aside from learning how to make pasta, you will spend the evening with a very charming hostess who will make you feel part of the family. Grazie mille!Antonia spoke Italian a great deal which was wonderful. We learned to make two pastas with many tips for success. We also enjoyed learning about Antonia’s family and life in Parma. Finally, the beautiful setting in an elegant villa and the large garden were extraordinary.
Antonia spoke Italian a great deal which was wonderful. We learned to make two pastas with many tips for success. We also enjoyed learning about Antonia’s family and life in Parma. Finally, the beautiful setting in an elegant villa and the large garden were extraordinary.This is a MUST do if in Parma. We arrived at an elegant and classic Villa, held in the family for generations, and was greeted by our host. After a quick tour around, we got down to making the pasta and learning about the rich history of the township. A few glasses of wine and finishing the pa...
This is a MUST do if in Parma. We arrived at an elegant and classic Villa, held in the family for generations, and was greeted by our host. After a quick tour around, we got down to making the pasta and learning about the rich history of the township. A few glasses of wine and finishing the pasta, we sat down to enjoy the fruits of our labor. The event itself was much like a combination of arts and crafts meets under the Tuscan sun (yes I know we were not in Tuscany). If you are looking for the real Italy and its lovely people, this is magical.