I had the most delicious 4 course dinner prepared by Alice with a little help from me and husband Francesco. It was true Silician Style food cooked to perfection. The hosts made me feel very welcome in their home and we had a delightful night of chit chat, nice wine and even a tasting of Francesco’s Cherry liquor! Can highly recommend this adventure. Thank you Alice.

Alice was a wonderful hostess! She and her husband shared many wonderful cooking tips and Sicilian facts. Her home was warm and welcoming- it was so fun to stand around her table and prepare appetizers! Our meal on the beautiful terrace will always be a great memory of delicious food and wonderful company!

We learnt how to make fresh pasta and Tiramisu from scratch expertly instructed by the beautiful Rosa! Later enjoying the food with two wonderful fellow travellers and Rosa. We had so much fun and a very enjoyable experience. We highly recommend the Pasta & Tiramisu cooking lesson with Rosa.

We attended the evening "The art of the Italian Aperitivo with a local: Learn & Enjoy in Palermo" with Signora Pina - who has several other classes but this was her first for this one. Just saying the food we prepared with Pina was outstanding is an understatement - and writing this review is making me hungry for them again! The dishes included a yeasted vegetarian rolls with cheese and rocket, a ground pork with other cheeses, speck ham wrapped around prunes, a gorgonzola walnut dip and more. My description does not do justice to the finished items and there were other ingredients, so take notes. Every item was flavorful and well-balanced, and served with Italian wine. Frankly, I had no idea it was going to be as good as this. The setting - in Pina's aristocratic apartment with a balcony view of Mount Pellegrino where we ate - was never expected and the most memorable of anything we ever did in Sicily, and clearly the best cooking experience - and we have gone to quite a few! Bravo Pina!

I completely enjoyed my cannoli making class with Alice. Both she and her partner, Francesco, are so knowledgeable about the science behind the cooking and could not have been lovelier to be around. Making a recipe passed down from Alice's nonna in the very apartment where she grew up made it even more special. She patiently showed me the MANY steps required for making the shells and, in the end, the cannoli were DELICIOUS! The conversation was great and Alice even made me a little package to take home with leftover shells, a small piping bag with the cream and bit of the orange peel and pistachios. In fact, I just ate two of them (the day after the class). I would highly recommend this experience!

While my family stayed on Ustica (an island 20 ish miles away) my son and I took the ferry to Palermo to learn how to make Sicilian pasta and cannoli. Rosa Maria is clearly an accomplished cook, which we learned runs in her family. She is also a talented teacher. When we couldn't quite the the hang of shaping the pasta without crushing it, she was patient but clear in her instructions so I know what to practice when I get home. Sitting down to lunch was lovely. We got to know her husband and Ate Sally. We were sent home with leftovers which was a saving grace when we arrived at the port and learned all ferries had been cancelled till the next morning, standing us in Palermo for the night. In all the chaos that followed, we at least had good food to eat. The next morning as we rode the ferry back to Ustica, I had no regrets. Grazie mille Rosa Maria. And salamat po Ate Sally

The cooking course with Rosaria was great! I felt very comfortable with her right from the start and was well instructed. Rosaria was very respectful, friendly and open and I can recommend the cooking course with her 100%!

We celebrated my husband’s 50th birthday in Sicily and the pasta and tiramisu cooking course was a special birthday experience for my sister’s and my family together. It was a fantastic and unique experience. It completely surpassed our expectations. We learnt a lot and had lots of fun. We had 3 teenagers in the group and four adults, we all really enjoyed it. Rosa Maria was so friendly and welcoming and her Sicilian cookery knowledge made special memories for us. Highly recommend and thank you!

What I thought would be a small group cooking class, turned out to be a one on one class with myself and wonderful hostess, Agata! She was so welcoming, kind and patient with me...I felt right at home and thoroughly enjoyed making my pasta dishes and tiramisu! This was the most heartwarming experience of my trip and I am SO glad I did it. I was able to meet some of her family and witnessing their Sicilian love and appreciation for one another was truly a blessing! 10/10!

We did the three pasta class. The class was one of our whole trip highlights. Alice and Francesco were so kind and generous. Their breadth of knowledge was amazing. We had a wonderful time and strongly recommend this experience to anyone who has fun cooking. We will be taking some new approaches home with us to change our cooking at home.

We were paired with Francesca, who is such a lovely and warm person. We made our own pasta and tasted the delicious food at Francesca’s lovely home. We loved our experience and I would definitely recommend this to everyone!

My family had a cooking class with Alice and it was one of the highlights of our trip to Sicily! We made ravioli, busiate and cavatelli and three different sauces to go with them and all were delicious! Alice and Francesco were delightful! They even accommodated our fish/shellfish/tree nut allergies. Alice was a great instructor, the conversation was wonderful, their home was cute, comfortable, and easy to get to. It is in a great location, close enough to the city center that we were able to visit the Quattro Canti and the Capo Market before our class and easily walk to their home for the class. If we are ever in Palermo again, we will definitely do another class with Alice! Highly recommend, you won't regret it!

Had an incredible morning and lunch with Rosa Maria and her husband. Rosa Maria was very welcoming, we had a great time, learned a lot and the food that we made was delicious! We left feeling full and super satisfied, would recommend to anyone

We enjoyed this cooking experience so much! Alice welcomed us into her house with open arms and made us feel like old friends. My teenagers loved this as well. We made two different pastas from scratch as well as homemade tiramisu. We then sat down and all ate together and had great conversations. This is a must do!!

Alice was a fantastic host and teacher! We had so much fun learning how to make busiate, ravioli and tiramisu. We had a thoughfully arranged apperitiv before dinner where we ate our delicious creations. I would highly recommend taking a class with Alice to have an enjoyable yet educational night :)