Cookery Courses in Italy:

NORTH ITALY

Lingua IT (Verona)

Cultura Italiana : Bologna Cooking School (Bologna)

This school offer cookery classes at many different levels; seminars, amateur, semi-professional, professional and one to one. You can choose how many weeks you wish to stay, and depending on which course you are doing, they organise activities such as e.g. trips to the local markets to choose and buy food and trips to the kitchens of local well known restaurants. One of the regions in Italy you should really succeed in learning how to make the perfect Spaghetti Bolognese! Prices vary depending which course you choose and how many weeks you stay, but start at 60Euros per week (seminars).

Centro Giacomo Puccini ( Viareggio, Tuscany)

Learn Italian in Tuscany, at the seaside, while learning
the Italian culture.

Cultura Italiana : Tuscany Cooking School (Arezzo & Manciano-Maremma)

This school offer cookery classes at many different levels; seminars, amateur, semi-professional, professional and one to one. You can choose how many weeks you wish to stay, and depending on which course you are doing, they organise activities such as e.g. trips to the local markets to choose and buy food and trips to the kitchens of local well known restaurants. Prices vary depending which course you choose and how many weeks you stay, but start at 60Euros per week (seminars).

Torre di Babele (Rome)

This school, based in one of Italy's most beautiful cities, Rome, offers many courses that can also be combined as part of a language course. They teach from Basic to Advanced, and also offer courses for aspiring 'pastry chefs' and 'pizza makers'. The 'non-professionals' will learn to make traditional dishes in 3 hour lessons in which a complete menu is prepared and then eaten afterwards for lunch or dinner.

Sorrento Cooking School (Sorrento)

This school is situated near to both the sea and to the city centre. There are many different courses available, (with groups of 2 upto 15), including tailor made packages, wine tasting and pizza making. The emphasis is on Neapolitan cuisine.

Centro Italiano (Naples, Ischia, Capri)

This school also offers language courses. Lessons are conducted in a typical Neapolitan family household, where you will learn secrets and techniques of the renowned Neapolitan Cuisine! After the cooking experience, you will then all sit together to eat what you have made. Such dishes that you may learn to cook, are Pasta Genovese (pasta with meat and onion sauce), Melanzane Ripene (stuffed aubergines), Nocillo ( liquor made of nuts), and Torta Caprese (famous chocolate and almond cake named after the island of Capri).

Cucina del Sole (Catania)

The cookery lessons are held in an original 18th century Sicilian house. Taught by gastronomical journalist Eleonora Consoli, there are a range of courses to choose from, all learning how to cook traditional Sicilian recipes. This area of Sicily is renowned for it's olive oil, lemon and orange groves and pistachios. Lessons are held in Italian, French or English.

Babilonia (Taormina)

Located in Taormina near Giardini di Naxos, this school also offers language courses, as well as cultural, sports and art courses, so you could combine some courses and have the ultimate learning experience holiday. They offer a couple of different cookery courses, one called 'Vera Mamma', which is taught by a real Sicilian Mamma in her own home! Prices start at around 200 Euros per week. There is also a registration fee (50 euros) but you only pay this one time for however many courses you do.

Pintadera (Alghero)

Cristiano Andeini, a renowned young chef from Alghero, teaches classes in the restaurant below the school, Trattoria Al Refettorio. Classes of upto 6. Traditional and typical dishes are taught such as the classic mouthwatering dessert Tiramisu. After you have cooked, you all sit down to eat together in the Trattoria.

www.porta-doriente.com   Italian language and culture courses at any levels in one of the most beautiful seaside and historic resorts of Italy. The school is officially recognized by the University for foreigners of Siena and Perugia for Cils and Celi certificates (official diploma of Italian). We offer also cooking courses, art and literature courses, courses for teachers of Italian, Italian language courses for children, business Italian courses and historic and artistic trips program see more on our 'courses' page

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savvyclub.co.uk

Learn Secrets of an Italian Kitchen in association with Italian Secrets. Sat 4 Feb 10am - 2pm.

You will prepare a full menu at the central London location, including dishes such as Homemade Ravioli with Brown Butter and Sage and Classic Chicken Involtini. Prosecco and canape`s included in the price. Visit site for further information.

www.savvyclub.co.uk

enricarocca.co.uk

From Venice, the daughter of Count Carlo Mario Rocca, Enrica Rocca opened this cookery school in London's fashionable Notting Hill area, and has experienced phenomenal success since opening last year. She offers day, evening and Saturday courses. The all day Saturday class starts at Borough Market early in the morning to select the ingredients, and then continues through the afternoon in her studio kitchen to cook the dishes. She also offers classes for kids, 'men-only' classes, and corporate events for tem building. Visit site for further info.

www.enricarocca.co.uk/