Sicilian Cooking Class in Taormina: Create a 3-Course Meal with a Professional Chef

Immerse yourself in Sicilian cuisine with a hands-on cooking class in Taormina. Select fresh ingredients at the local market and learn to prepare a 3-course meal with a professional chef. Indulge in the flavors of Sicily and pair your dishes with local wines. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ristorante Pizzeria Porta Messina - Meeting at the Porta Messina Restaurant besides the Porta Messina Arch, the activity starts with a guided tour of the market of Taormina to buy the various fresh ingredients. Back at the restaurant the Chef will explain the recipes in program during a coffee break. The preparation and the cooking of the food…
What's Included
  • Lunch included
  • Complimentary water, wine, tea, and coffee
  • Free apron
  • Cooking certificate of completion
  • Guidance from a local multilingual guide
What's Not Included
  • Extra alcoholic beverage
Meal Options
  • Sicilian Caponata - Mixed sauted vegetables with sweet & sour sauce
  • Hand-made maccheroni with tomato sauce - Maccheroni are freshly hand made by the customers.

Sauce is prepared with fresh tomatoes.

  • Fish “alla ghiotta” style - Fish is cooked with tomatoes, garlic, parsley, capers and olives.
Additional Information

Prepare a traditional Sicilian three-course meal at a centrally located restaurant in Taormina, followed by a tasting session paired with local wines! This 4-hour culinary lesson is conducted by a seasoned local chef and features a trip to Taormina’s open-air market to choose the day’s freshest ingredients. Discover the diverse, aromatic and…

Location
Ristorante Pizzeria Porta Messina
Largo Giove Serapide
The Restaurant Porta Messina is besides the Porta Messina Arch.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Gall
Jul 1, 2025
Sicily at its best - What a great experience, from the local farmers market where we inspected , touched and smelled the ingredients to the beautiful restaurant down the street where we had the full experience of making our own pasta , lasagna , branzino and fish balls . The crew was fun , professional and very accommodating. We enjoyed a very full luncheon with red and white wine 🍷 and much abundance . We highly recommend this experience to anyone who wants to experience local Sicily cuisine to its best .
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Crystal
Jun 4, 2025
A fun experience and definitely worth the time and money. - Fun environment, great host (Paulo), and lots great food and wine. The whole experience was almost four hours long including a trip to the local marking, prepping food and a cooking demonstration.
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Angellaw2025
Apr 20, 2025
Good fun, lovely food, pro chefs! - Went as a family with 2 teenagers who are difficult to please and had an amazing time. Professional chefs, generous hosting with plenty of amazing local food. Good fun and great value. Totally recommend this experience.
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Kristina_h
Apr 19, 2025
Book This Adventure Now! - We echo all the positive comments already left… this is one experience you need to book today! Frederico was an excellent and patient chef. I enjoyed my time at the market place where we got to sample fruits we do not have in the US, including a two pound lemon where you eat the pith. We made so many different kinds of pasta and eggplant parmesan and feasted on an array of cheeses and fruits. We had a group of eight and by the end of four hours we felt like we had six new friends. Truly a “must-do” in Taormina!
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Karen
Mar 4, 2025
Awesome and fun! - This was a fantastic time. I felt like I really got a Sicilian cultural experience. The Chefs were helpful, and warm and my friends and I really enjoyed it. Lots of laughter and great food Worth it!
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Oledamp2025
Jan 6, 2025
Super experience. Incredibly well organized and well done - Super experience. Incredibly well organized and well done. Although the team was relatively large, it was quite intimate as we sat in smaller groups and ate the "home-made" food. Can be highly recommended.
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Judy_s
Sep 12, 2024
Wonderful - Chef was so attentive and fun! Loved the class! Well worth every penny! The town is lovely. The variety of food was very interesting.
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Kaykristiana
Aug 20, 2024
A fantastic Sicilian experience - One of our favorite days on our entire European Summer holiday! Market tour for ingredients and then cooking for a bit and then eating and laughing for more fun! Chef was amazing and gave each and every guest attention, instruction and sheer joy! Highly, highly recommend this Sicilian afternoon!
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Mal00ma
Aug 3, 2024
Pizza in the family - The experience was exciting , our ‘cooking masters’ very kind, welcoming and fun. We took a lot of pictures, socialized with the others in the cooking group and then ... we ate great. Experience to be repeated again and again!
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Rosemarie_r
Sep 26, 2024
Not a good experience - The class consisted of approximately 30 people which is much too large a group. The advertisement described a small group experience so we expected the group size to be 12 people or less. Paolo and staff demonstrated but it was extremely difficult to see and hear instructions. Extremely disappointed with this class
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).