Italian cooking lesson in the hills of Verona

About this tour

Spend five hours in the Veronese hills learning to shape pasta by hand and master tiramisu-making from a local cook. You'll prepare two pasta styles, select your own sauce, then gather on the terrace to eat what you've made as the sun drops. Aperitifs arrive as water boils; dinner follows with the dessert you've built. It's equal parts cooking class and sitting-down meal with other learners.

Highlights

• Hand-roll two different pasta varieties from scratch
• Pick your own sauce pairing with the group
• Golden-hour aperitif on the terrace
• Cook and eat your own dinner same evening
• Learn proper tiramisu technique and taste it
• Hillside setting with views across the landscape

What to expect

You'll arrive at a kitchen in the hills outside Verona and jump straight into pasta-making—expect flour under your fingernails and the rhythm of kneading. A local instructor walks you through technique for two shapes, then you choose seasonings as a group and watch your sauces come together. Mid-afternoon, you'll move to the terrace for an aperitif while the pasta water heats. You'll cook your pasta, plate it, and sit down to dinner with the other participants. After eating, you'll learn tiramisu assembly—layering, soaking, dusting cocoa—before tasting the final result.

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