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Host: Alessandro

Catania, Italy

USD
$82-$112 per person

Sicilian pizza making class in Catania with locals

Host offerings
  • House
  • Home cook
  • Pets
  • Vegetarian
  • Alcohol
  • Transportation
  • Cooking class
  • Market visit
  • Food tour

Meet Alessandro

Alessandro is a civil lawyer by profession and a contemporary pizza maker by passion. During his free time, you will find Alessandro creating the perfect pizza for his family and friends. He has attended several courses on how to prepare Neapolitan-style pizza and now he would like to introduce this wonderful art to everyone. He is excited to share his love for cooking with travelers and teach them his process of creating a contemporary pizza. Alessandro lives in Catania, Sicily with his wife Matilde, who teaches foreign students Italian, son Lorenzo and dog Lilli.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (4-8 guests) Join Alessandro in his beautiful home to share a pizza accompanied by a glass of locally brewed beer and a traditional Sicilian entrée.

Cooking experience: (4-8 guests) In your contemporary pizza making class in Catania, join Alessandro in his kitchen to learn to knead the flour, roll out the dough, choose fresh ingredients, bake your pizza and finally relish the fruit of your labor. Alessandro is a connoisseur of modern-day pizza and in your pizza making class he will teach you to make the perfect contemporary pizza. First prepare the dough, then after rolling out the dough, you can choose your toppings: fresh ingredients that are in season and of the highest quality. Then bake your pizza in the oven and later join Alessandro at the table to share the pizza you cooked accompanied by a glass of excellent locally brewed beer and a traditional Sicilian entrée.

Notes: Alessandro can offer a lactose free, vegetarian and vegan meal, on request. So please inform him in advance while booking your Sicilian cooking class in Catania online. Please note that 1 local beer per person is included in the price, if you would like additional beer please select the alcohol option and pay additionally.

Languages spoken: Italian, English and Spanish

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Please choose one pizza (menu may change based on the season and the availability of the ingredients)
  • Margherita Verace: San Marzano tomato sauce and buffalo mozzarella
  • Norma: San Marzano tomato sauce, Mozzarella fior di latte, fried eggplants and salted ricotta cheese
  • Estiva: Mozzarella di bufala, zucchini chips di zucchine salted ricotta cheese
  • Piccante: Mozzarella fior di latte, spicy salame, onions from Calabria, black olive and peperoncino
  • Genovese: Buffalo mozzarella, smoked mozzarella from Agerola, speck from Valtellina, and basil pesto
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Alessandro

$82-$112 USD

per person
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  • Private experience
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ ppl
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $82 $82
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $112 $112
Alcohol
 $8 per person
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 people 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $82 $82
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $112 $112
Alcohol
 $8 per person
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 6:00pm-9:00pm

Meet Alessandro

Alessandro is a civil lawyer by profession and a contemporary pizza maker by passion. During his free time, you will find Alessandro creating the perfect pizza for his family and friends. He has attended several courses on how to prepare Neapolitan-style pizza and now he would like to introduce this wonderful art to everyone. He is excited to share his love for cooking with travelers and teach them his process of creating a contemporary pizza. Alessandro lives in Catania, Sicily with his wife Matilde, who teaches foreign students Italian, son Lorenzo and dog Lilli.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (4-8 guests) Join Alessandro in his beautiful home to share a pizza accompanied by a glass of locally brewed beer and a traditional Sicilian entrée.

Cooking experience: (4-8 guests) In your contemporary pizza making class in Catania, join Alessandro in his kitchen to learn to knead the flour, roll out the dough, choose fresh ingredients, bake your pizza and finally relish the fruit of your labor. Alessandro is a connoisseur of modern-day pizza and in your pizza making class he will teach you to make the perfect contemporary pizza. First prepare the dough, then after rolling out the dough, you can choose your toppings: fresh ingredients that are in season and of the highest quality. Then bake your pizza in the oven and later join Alessandro at the table to share the pizza you cooked accompanied by a glass of excellent locally brewed beer and a traditional Sicilian entrée.

Notes: Alessandro can offer a lactose free, vegetarian and vegan meal, on request. So please inform him in advance while booking your Sicilian cooking class in Catania online. Please note that 1 local beer per person is included in the price, if you would like additional beer please select the alcohol option and pay additionally.

Languages spoken: Italian, English and Spanish

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Please choose one pizza (menu may change based on the season and the availability of the ingredients)
  • Margherita Verace: San Marzano tomato sauce and buffalo mozzarella
  • Norma: San Marzano tomato sauce, Mozzarella fior di latte, fried eggplants and salted ricotta cheese
  • Estiva: Mozzarella di bufala, zucchini chips di zucchine salted ricotta cheese
  • Piccante: Mozzarella fior di latte, spicy salame, onions from Calabria, black olive and peperoncino
  • Genovese: Buffalo mozzarella, smoked mozzarella from Agerola, speck from Valtellina, and basil pesto
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ ppl
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $82 $82
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $112 $112
Alcohol
 $8 per person
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 people 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $82 $82
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $112 $112
Alcohol
 $8 per person
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 6:00pm-9:00pm
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