Recently Viewed
Sicilian Cooking Class: Traditional Menu Experience
5.0
19 Ratings
Messina
Join Chef Loredana for a hands-on Sicilian cooking class and explore Messina’s iconic bell tower. Savor tradition and create unforgettable memories.
Join Chef Loredana for a hands-on Sicilian cooking class and explore Messina’s iconic bell tower. Savor tradition and create unforgettable memories.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- La Tovaglia Volante - The workshop begins at 9:30 AM. Participants will prepare an authentic Sicilian menu under the guidance of Chef Loredana. At 11:30 AM, they have the opportunity to visit the nearby cathedral to view the bell tower and then return to savor the lunch they have prepared.
- La Tovaglia Volante - The workshop begins at 9:30 AM. Participants will prepare an authentic Sicilian menu under the guidance of Chef Loredana. At 11:30 AM, they have the opportunity to visit the nearby cathedral to view the bell tower and then return to savor the lunch they have prepared.
What's Included
- Meals
- Carbonated beverages
- Meals
- Carbonated beverages
Meal Options
- CAPONATA OF EGGPLANTS - Caponata is one of the most iconic Sicilian dishes. This is a sweet and sour vegetarian appetizer.
- MACRONI UNDERWIRE TO STANDARD - Homemade pasta with fresh tomato and eggplant sauce. One of the most famous dishes of Sicilian cuisine
- MESSINESE MEAT CHOPS - Meat rolls stuffed with flavored bread. Messina cuisine expresses the best of itself in this dish
- CAPONATA OF EGGPLANTS - Caponata is one of the most iconic Sicilian dishes. This is a sweet and sour vegetarian appetizer.
- MACRONI UNDERWIRE TO STANDARD - Homemade pasta with fresh tomato and eggplant sauce. One of the most famous dishes of Sicilian cuisine
- MESSINESE MEAT CHOPS - Meat rolls stuffed with flavored bread. Messina cuisine expresses the best of itself in this dish
Additional Information
Join Chef Loredana for a delightful experience where you can personally craft an authentic Sicilian menu in a warm and friendly setting. Discover unique techniques and stories steeped in tradition. The session lasts approximately 2 hours, with a break at 11:30 am to explore the nearby Messina bell tower, just a 7-minute stroll away. Upon returning,…
Join Chef Loredana for a delightful experience where you can personally craft an authentic Sicilian menu in a warm and friendly setting. Discover unique techniques and stories steeped in tradition. The session lasts approximately 2 hours, with a break at 11:30 am to explore the nearby Messina bell tower, just a 7-minute stroll away. Upon returning, participants will enjoy a lunch featuring the dishes they have prepared.
Location
La Tovaglia Volante
Via Mario Giurba
The restaurant is located behind the Messina Courthouse, just a 10-minute walk from the port and a 5-minute walk from Messina's Cathedral Square. You can easily recognize it by the sign and by the courtyard at the entrance where there are tables, chairs and many plants
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(19 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
V7037cskeithc
Dec 30, 2025
A perfect morning in Messina! - Chef Loredana and her assistant, Lora (not sure if I spelled that correctly...) were absolutely wonderful. We prepared pasta alla Norma ( we are told that is the most famous dish in Sicily), eggplant parmesan, handmade macaroni and red sauce. Our daughter in law even figured out how to make two macaronis and one time! Chef Lore also made a surprise dessert for us - homemade tiramisu. Moto delizioso!
After about 3 hours in the kitchen, Chef Lore told us to visit the astronomical clock in Messina Cathedral. We got there exactly at noon time, there was a crowd of about 100 people to watch the clock perform its' "adoration of the shepherds" schedule. When we returned to the restaurant our lunch was ready to eat. Everything we made, plus a bottle of Sicilian wine (we recommend the Syrah!), tiramisu and espresso.
My wife is a trained chef herself, and she even learned a few things!
Messina is only 45 minutes away from Taormina, where we were staying. If you are in the area I would highly recommend spending the morning/lunch with Chef Lore and her staff.
Grazie mille a tutti!!!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Pioneer32512113445
Nov 7, 2025
Super recommended experience! - It is a pleasure to see Loredana at work, a great chef, as well as a great teacher who transmits to her students all the passion she has for cooking. Super organized, friendly and helpful, cooking with her is a fun and formative experience that ends with tasting delicious dishes. A real pleasure for the palate!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Connector245739
Nov 1, 2025
Private cooking experience & clocktower - This experience was the highlight of our Mediterranean trip! Chef was so kind and sweet and we learned so much from her. Our meal was absolutely sensational, as well as the visit to the Clocktower at 12 o’clock noon. Would highly recommend this experience to anyone.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
I2858lytinad
Oct 22, 2025
An amazing, authentic cooking experience - This cooking class was excellent! My friend and I came off a cruise ship for a day and couldn’t have chosen better for our Sicilian experience. Loredana was so gracious - the meal we made was so delicious and plentiful. The atmosphere is cozy and authentic, filled with original art. After cooking together in the kitchen and a tour of the clock tower, we shared our meal family style for great conversation, laughs and wonderful memories made. I’ll be back again with my husband next year, and will be highly recommending this experience to all my friends and family back home!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Danielle_e
Oct 13, 2025
Friends become our Family! (Gli amici diventano la nostra familia!) - They are so friendly and well-knowledgeable! Took us step by step through traditional Sicilian cuisine art! We felt like family to them! We learned, we laughed, we feasted!
Looking forward to taking all that we learned back home to surprise the rest of our family. Would definitely come back and bring others!
If you’re in Messina, you must stop by even for a meal at Loredana’s restaurant!
Review provided by Viator
F4228nrjeffm
Oct 10, 2025
Amazing hospitality and cooking experience - We had a lovely half day at the restaurant and not only learned a lot about Sicilian cooking, but were warmed by the hospitality of our hosts. Not a huge group thing so we were able to talk about culture, share stories and ask questions through our time together. Bring an appetite as well, between the snacks, meal and wine we were stuffed.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Dimas
Oct 8, 2025
An amazing class and lunch in Messina! - This was easily the best and most memorable activity of our 10 day cruise across Greece and Italy. Loredana and her staff are incredibly nice, welcoming, and talented. If you do not like to cook you MUST come visit and have a meal at the restaurant! The food and ambience are exactly what you would be looking for in a local Messina (sicily) experience.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Mirellaf907
Sep 26, 2025
Outstanding Sicilian cooking class - We attended Loredana’ s cooking class few weeks ago. We loved it. She speaks very good English and she explained very carefully how to do some of the most famous Sicilian dishes . It was everything very clean and she was very careful to separate the tools for vegetarian people. We had lunch after that and the food was just outstanding. Fresh , simple, flavourful. We loved the experience!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Rebecca
Sep 17, 2025
Highlight of the whole trip! - We had the absolute best time with loredana and Laura! We only had a day to spend in the area and decided to book this class last minute and it’s been the highlight of the whole trip! She taught us some incredibly delicious but simple to make meals that we’ll definitely be making again when we get home. It was a small intimate class which was so much nicer than the usual overcrowded tourist traps. We’ll 100% be doing it again if we’re ever back in the area and highly recommend it for anyone looking for something to do in Messina.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
D281uoronnied
Sep 17, 2025
Great food friendly people good vibes - The chef and sous were awesome guided us to making good dishes and we had a great intimate experience! The husband was a great artist and his art displayed through the restaurant was a nice treat as well.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
More activities from this operator
