Discovery Italy

Our cooking classes in Venice are an extraordinary experience, developed and managed by our gastronomic tour specialists of the area.

The tours includes cooking classes and gourmet personalized services.
The cooking lessons are taught in an apartment in Venice or in the suggestive and charming setting of a Liberty Villa at Lido Beach Resort, a beautiful Venetian Island (min 2 - max 18 pax).

You will learn to cook basic “primi piatti” first dishes such as "spaghetti with clams" or with black sepia, the famous "risi e bisi", risotto with peas that in Venice represent a piece of history of the Venetian Republic or "pasta and beans" which is a popular dish that is served by important restaurants as well as by taverns and food inns.
You also will be taught to cook “secondi piatti” main courses (mostly based on seafood) of the Venetian cuisine: " scampi alla busara ", scampi stew seasoned with a healthy dose of red pepper and tomatoes, “anguille e seppie in umido”, eels and cuttlefish invariably accompanied by polenta, "fried moeche ", small crabs caught in spring and autumn, ”fegato alla veneziana" consisting of veal liver stew, accompanied by a large amount of onion or "castraure", artichokes cultivated only in the islands of the lagoon.
You will also have the opportunity to taste some excellent wines and learn how to combine them to different dishes ... White Custoza Amarone, Prosecco di Conegliano il Valpolicella, Grappa di Bassano, or a "sgroppino", a lemon sorbet with prosecco.
There is also a wide variety of desserts...”Tiramisu´alla frutta”, “Caramei col stecco” o “Castagnole”...are just some of the recipes that venetian cuisine offers.

The menu can also be based on seasonal ingredients that you choose yourself at Rialto market.
The cooking course is tought in English and lasts 1 morning or 1 afternoon and the chef also provides you with a booklet with the recipes that you cooked during the day.

Price: € 100 per person for a min. of 3 participants.

For more information contact us info@discoveritalynow.com