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(Option: Day Cooking Classes, Wine Tours, Italian Lessons)
Sorrento, Italy - 3 nights
Available April to November 

 

Take cooking classes at a cooking school located within a 4 star holiday complex, located in a residential area of Sorrento close to the sea and city center. The cooking school offers a unique way to experience Sorrento and its famous surroundings through personal interaction with local food and wines.

 


Guests can participate in a half-day hands-on cooking classs or a 4-day package available April to November. The lessons offer you the opportunity to learn a complete seasonal menu with particular focus on local specialties, from appetizers to desserts.

 

 



One-day program -
“Cook for Fun in Sorrento”
An unforgettable half-day preparing a typical Neapolitan menu
(10am-2pm)
*Afternoon lessons are available upon request




Join us for Italian hands-on cooking classes in Sorrento which are offered daily and are taught in English by a talented chef. You will learn how to prepare dishes such as pasta, pizza, fish and local typical desserts and have the pleasure of eating what  you have prepared during the meal.

 

Lessons are taught in English by our master Chef Rosaria, who is helped by her mother-tongue assistant who translates the lesson simultaneously.

 

Most of the dishes chosen can be easily made at home and the ingredients can generally be found in your country of origin. They are surprisingly simple to prepare yet are unforgettably flavourful and will have a profound effect on your future guests.

 

Your program will give a balanced knowledge to acquire the principal techniques for dressing the plates, making the fresh dough for pasta, pizza and bread, learn about fish, vegetables meat and legumes, ending by creating fresh and delicate pastry.

 

 

 

 

Sample Day Cooking Class Itinerary

 

9:30AM:  Guests are picked up from Sorrento central Hotels (see below for fees)

 

10:00AM:  The interpreter will provide a brief overview of the lesson explaing the menu of the day and giving each participant a book of recipes, the school’s apron and the shopping bag where to put everything at the end (even your doggy bag !)

 

 

 

11:00AM:  First tasting of the appetizer prepared (generally fritters !) with a flute of prosecco wine

 

1:00PM:  The lesson has come to an end and finally everyone can sit at the big dining room table to eat what has been prepared and enjoy local wine and limoncello liqueur as a digestive

 

2:00PM: Return to the Hotel

 

 



THREE NIGHT PROGRAM/SAMPLE ITINERARY

 

The ideal program for food and wine lovers who want to have a unique Italian short break in Sorrento.


 

Day One

 

Transfer from Naples airport or train station.

 

Day Two

 

Breakfast at the Resort. First hands-on cooking lesson and lunch. Dinner on your own at the Pizzeria Aurora with pizza making demonstration.

 

After dinner we suggest you to “Sorrento Musical “, a  typical local Musical, at Teatro Tasso (walking distance from pizzeria).

 

Overnight at Resort. 

 

Day Three

 

Breakfast at the Resort.

 

Second hands-on cooking lesson and lunch.

 

Dinner on your own at 1-star Michelin “ Il Buco “ Restaurant.

 

Overnight at Resort.

 

Day Four

 

Breakfast at the Resort.

 

Transfer to Naples airport or train station

 

 

 

GROUP SIZE

 

A minimum of 5 participants is required to run this tour and the tour is limited to a maximum of 13 participants.

 

(The number of participants refers to how many persons are required to run the tour, not to how many persons you must have in your party. Please inquire.)

 

 

 

HOW TO ARRIVE

 

By taxi or if not using a private transfer, please use : line bus C from Sorrento Port and Piazza Tasso to Viale dei pini (cooking school) or Circumvesuviana train – stop Sant’Agnello – walk for 300 meters to reach the school

 

*These details are provided as additional information. Please check below to see if transfers are included in this tour.

 

 

 

2012 Fees Per Person

 

THREE NIGHT PROGRAM
Double Occupancy/US$850

 

Non Residential Day Cooking Class/Please inquire  

 

*Pricing may vary depending on market fluctuation

 

Deposit

After availability is confirmed, a deposit of 30% and the completed and submitted registration form will secure your reservation. Final payment is due in full 45 days before your arrival date.

 

2012 Dates

 

*Dates are flexible, please inquire. School is closed from November 16 to March 31.

Included

 

THREE NIGHT PROGRAM

 

*Three (3) nights' accommodations in a Junior Suite
*Daily Continental breakfasts
*Two (2) hands-on cooking lessons 
*Two (2) meals on the school's premises (beverages included)
*Recipes and school’s kit
*Certification of participation
*Transfers in/out Naples airport or train station

 

DAY COOKING CLASS (begins at 10am and ends at about 2pm)

 

*Three (3) hour hands-on cooking class in English
*School's apron
*Recipes
*Lunch on the school premises with beverage included  (water, wine, limoncello, prosecco)
*(From centrally located hotels only, a transfer to the school is 5€ per person each way)



Airfare, dinners on your own and personal expenses are not included.


 


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CANCELLATION POLICY

 

Please contact us for cancellation policy information. Travel insurance is highly recommended.

 

 

CLIENT REMARKS

"We had a great time.  The whole family had a lot of fun and it was a perfect way to learn about the food we were enjoying on our Italian vacation."  

"The class was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed it"

"Dear Jo-Ann - The Sorrento class was terrific! The facilities were great, the instructors were interesting and clear, and the content was actually much more informative than I expected. I learned a number of useful hints which I know I will apply in the future. Thanks again for arranging it so quickly! It was one of the highlights of my trip! I will certainly consider other classes in our future travels!"

"Thank you, JoAnn!  Everything was great!  The driver was right on time to take us to the class and the class was wonderful!!  It was really the highlight of my trip!  I attached some pictures of the class. Thanks again for your help!"

 

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