About this tour
Spend five hours in Sorrento cooking alongside Barbara, a Neapolitan chef who sources ingredients from her own garden. You'll build gnocchi by hand, prepare a proper tomato sauce, layer eggplant parmigiana, and master tiramisù. The class ends with a shared meal where you taste everything you've made, complete with wine and proper celebration of your work.
Highlights
- Hand-rolled gnocchi from flour and potatoes
- Slow-cooked tomato sauce and eggplant parmigiana
- Tiramisù layered and set while you cook savoury courses
- Barbara shares her family recipes and technique secrets
- Sit down together to eat what you've prepared
- Learn how locals shop seasonally and cook daily
What to expect
You'll work in Barbara's kitchen, starting with the sweet course—tiramisù gets made first so it can chill. Then move to savoury: shaping gnocchi dough, building sauce from tomatoes, assembling the eggplant dish. There's bruschetta and croquettes too, small bites that teach knife skills and flavour balance. Once the cooking settles, you gather at the table with wine, eating your way through each dish. Barbara talks you through why things work, where ingredients matter most, and which shortcuts locals actually use at home. It's unhurried and practical, not performance cooking.
Good to know
Tell Barbara about any dietary restrictions or allergies when you book. The exact address arrives on your confirmation voucher. Public transport links are nearby if you're not driving. Recipes go home with you. Wear something you don't mind getting flour on.
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