Cooking Class and Shopping at Ortigia Market and lunch

About this tour

Shop the morning catch at Ortigia's working market with a Sicilian chef, then cook three courses—antipasto, mains, and contorni—in their restaurant kitchen. You'll taste local wines and producers' samples before preparing lunch, which you'll eat at the chef's table in Syracuse. Three hours covers market navigation, hands-on cooking of regional classics, and a proper sit-down meal with wine.

Highlights

• Select ingredients directly at Ortigia's daily market stalls
• Taste local wines and artisan products with the chef
• Prepare three Sicilian dishes from scratch in the kitchen
• Cook antipasto, main, and salad using market finds
• Eat what you've made, paired with wine

What to expect

You'll start by meeting your chef at the restaurant for a quick rundown. Then it's off to Ortigia market—a working space where fishmongers, greengrocers, and pasta sellers operate daily. The chef points out what's worth buying and why. Back at the restaurant, you'll taste through regional wines and small-batch producers' wares before rolling up your sleeves. Expect to handle pasta, prepare proteins, and build dishes that change seasonally. The work is real but paced for beginners. After cooking, you sit down to eat together with proper wine service.

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