Palermo Pasta & Gelato or Sicilian Cooking & Market

About This Experience

This is one product with two separate cooking class options, and the option you book decides the menu, the duration and what is included. They are not cumulative, so you do not get the market visit and the pasta class in one booking. Read the option name carefully before you pay, because the two are quite different days. Both options sit under one listing, so pick the right one when you choose a date.

The Pasta & Gelato option is a hands-on class led by local chefs. You make pasta dough from scratch, knead and roll it, and shape two traditional pasta types to go with two seasonal sauces. While the dough rests, the chef gives a gelato demonstration covering the ingredients and techniques behind Italian gelato. You then sit down and eat the pasta you made.

The Sicilian Cooking & Market option is longer. You visit Mercato del Capo with your chef, look at the stalls and seasonal produce and taste local products, then go on to the cooking school. Depending on the menu, you may prepare arancine, Pasta alla Norma and cannoli, and finish with the three-course meal you cooked. If the market is closed, the visit is replaced by an introduction and extra tastings at the school.

Both options include the ingredients, an apron and utensils, a digital recipe booklet and a Graduation Certificate. Wine is served to adults and soft drinks to children, which suits families and mixed groups. Vegetarian guests are welcome if they give notice in advance, but the class is not suitable for celiac guests. Pets are not allowed, and the listing advises comfortable clothing and shoes suited to cooking.

Highlights

• Two options in one listing: a pasta and gelato class, or a market visit with a Sicilian cook
• Shape two traditional pasta types and pair them with two seasonal sauces
• Watch a chef-led gelato demonstration while the pasta dough rests
• Walk Mercato del Capo with your chef and taste local products (market option)
• Cook arancine, Pasta alla Norma and cannoli, depending on the menu (market option)
• Sit down together to eat what you prepared, with wine or soft drinks

What's Included

• ✓ Hands-on class with professional local chefs
• ✓ Fresh ingredients, an apron and cooking utensils
• ✓ A meal made from the dishes you prepare
• ✓ Wine for adults and soft drinks for children
• ✓ Digital recipe booklet
• ✓ Graduation Certificate

Not Included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Gratuities
• Extra food and drinks beyond the meal and drinks served in class

What to Bring

• Comfortable shoes
• Hat
• Sunscreen
• Water

Good to Know & Caveats

• The option you select sets the menu, the duration and whether a market visit is included, so check it before booking.
• If Mercato del Capo is closed, the market visit is replaced by an introduction and extra tastings at the cooking school.
• Vegetarian options are available on request. Tell the organiser about any allergies or dietary restrictions in advance.
• Wear comfortable clothing and shoes that suit cooking.
• Pets are not allowed.

Meeting Point

Towns of Italy Tourist Hub & Cooking School, Via Volturno 44, 90138 Palermo. The listing says the starting location depends on the option you book, so check the point in your confirmation.