About this tour
Spend three hours in Francesco's seaside villa learning to shape Sicilian pasta by hand and prepare traditional sauces and cannoli fillings in an authentic home kitchen. Start with a welcome drink and villa tour overlooking the Gulf of Ognina, then cook alongside your host before sitting down to eat what you've made, paired with local wine. An optional market visit to La Pescheria lets you source ingredients alongside a local guide and sample street food.
Highlights
- Hand-roll pasta using heritage grains in a villa kitchen
- Prepare tomato sauce and cannoli filling from scratch
- Eat your cooked meal with Sicilian wine by the sea
- Tour a historic seaside home with hand-painted ceilings
- Optional: Navigate La Pescheria fish market with a local
- Welcome aperitif in the villa's garden overlooking Gulf of Ognina
What to expect
After arriving at the villa perched above the gulf, you'll receive an aperitif and walk through the historic rooms—note the ornate hand-painted ceilings. Then move into the kitchen where Francesco guides you through rolling pasta sheets, crafting filled shapes, and building a proper tomato sauce. Expect flour on your hands, real instruction (not performance), and honest talk about ingredient quality. You'll cook for roughly 90 minutes, then sit to the table and eat together with wine. The market extension (if chosen) involves walking through Catania's seafood stalls, asking vendors questions, tasting street snacks.
Good to know
The villa has no air conditioning, typical for older Sicilian homes. Public transport is nearby if you prefer not to drive. Francesco handles dietary needs—lactose-free, gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan—with advance notice. Children and infants are welcome; strollers work fine.
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