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Host: Patrizia

Palermo, Italy

USD
$196 per person

Market tour and Sicilian cooking class in Palermo

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

Meet Patrizia

Patrizia was born and raised in Palermo. She has been cooking since a young age and learned to cook from her mother and grandmother. She is also passionate about meeting people, food and wine. In 2009, Patrizia decided to turn her passion into a business - she offers cooking classes in her charming home in Palermo inside an historical noble Palazzo and shares her Sicilian food, culture and history with travelers. Patrizia has also authored a cookbook on traditional Sicilian recipes. Her cuisine is regional and seasonal - typical everyday Sicilian foods, which are simple and cooked with fresh ingredients. You can expect to gain insight into the rich history and traditions of Palermo and Sicily as a whole.

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.

Market visit: (2-30 guests) Meet Patrizia at the entrance of Capo Market to buy fresh, seasonal ingredients for your cooking class. This is a bustling street market that features a wide variety of vendors selling fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood, cheese and household goods. The market is a feast for the senses - sounds of the vendors calling out their wares, aroma of freshly baked bread and the vibrant colors of the produce. Together visit the fruit and vegetable vendors to find out what’s in season and the fishmonger to choose the best fresh catch of the day. Buy a few ingredients while learning about the local in-season products, before you walk back to Patrizia’s apartment for your Palermo cooking class in Sicily. Along the way you will pass through a beautiful historical area, before arriving at Patrizia’s charming apartment inside a 17th century palazzo, just in front of the Cathedral. Here you will cook together using family recipes.

Join Patrizia in her home kitchen for a hands-on cooking class and discover the secrets of traditional Sicilian cuisine. You will learn how to cook four authentic dishes from scratch – appetizer, pasta, beef or fish dish and dessert. A few dishes that you might cook together are eggplant caponata, pasta alla norma or pasta with Sicilian pesto, sarde a beccafico (stuffed sardines) or arancine (fried rice balls) and cannoli or ricotta pie. After cooking, sit down to share the meal you helped prepare which will be served with local Sicilian wine and cheese.

Notes: Patrizia can accommodate lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets, on request. Please let her know in advance if you have any dietary restrictions or allergies, while booking your Sicilian cooking class online.

Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Italian

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.
  • Eggplant caponata
  • Pasta with Sicilian pesto or Pasta alla norma or Zucchini cacio e pepe
  • Sarde a beccafico (stuffed sardines) or Arancine (fried rice balls)
  • Fennel and orange salad
  • Cannoli or Ricotta pie
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Patrizia

$196 USD

per person
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Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ ppl
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $196 $196
Alcohol
 $0 per person
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 people 5+ people
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $196 $196
Alcohol
 $0 per person
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 10:30am-2:30pm

Meet Patrizia

Patrizia was born and raised in Palermo. She has been cooking since a young age and learned to cook from her mother and grandmother. She is also passionate about meeting people, food and wine. In 2009, Patrizia decided to turn her passion into a business - she offers cooking classes in her charming home in Palermo inside an historical noble Palazzo and shares her Sicilian food, culture and history with travelers. Patrizia has also authored a cookbook on traditional Sicilian recipes. Her cuisine is regional and seasonal - typical everyday Sicilian foods, which are simple and cooked with fresh ingredients. You can expect to gain insight into the rich history and traditions of Palermo and Sicily as a whole.

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.

Market visit: (2-30 guests) Meet Patrizia at the entrance of Capo Market to buy fresh, seasonal ingredients for your cooking class. This is a bustling street market that features a wide variety of vendors selling fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood, cheese and household goods. The market is a feast for the senses - sounds of the vendors calling out their wares, aroma of freshly baked bread and the vibrant colors of the produce. Together visit the fruit and vegetable vendors to find out what’s in season and the fishmonger to choose the best fresh catch of the day. Buy a few ingredients while learning about the local in-season products, before you walk back to Patrizia’s apartment for your Palermo cooking class in Sicily. Along the way you will pass through a beautiful historical area, before arriving at Patrizia’s charming apartment inside a 17th century palazzo, just in front of the Cathedral. Here you will cook together using family recipes.

Join Patrizia in her home kitchen for a hands-on cooking class and discover the secrets of traditional Sicilian cuisine. You will learn how to cook four authentic dishes from scratch – appetizer, pasta, beef or fish dish and dessert. A few dishes that you might cook together are eggplant caponata, pasta alla norma or pasta with Sicilian pesto, sarde a beccafico (stuffed sardines) or arancine (fried rice balls) and cannoli or ricotta pie. After cooking, sit down to share the meal you helped prepare which will be served with local Sicilian wine and cheese.

Notes: Patrizia can accommodate lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets, on request. Please let her know in advance if you have any dietary restrictions or allergies, while booking your Sicilian cooking class online.

Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Italian

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.
  • Eggplant caponata
  • Pasta with Sicilian pesto or Pasta alla norma or Zucchini cacio e pepe
  • Sarde a beccafico (stuffed sardines) or Arancine (fried rice balls)
  • Fennel and orange salad
  • Cannoli or Ricotta pie
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ ppl
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $196 $196
Alcohol
 $0 per person
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 people 5+ people
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $196 $196
Alcohol
 $0 per person
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 10:30am-2:30pm
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