Genuine Cooking Class

Rocco and Carla taught us to cook two dishes, one which involved making homemade pasta by hand, no machine. They were both kind and patient. We did a lunch class with one other couple. The class was authentic, we did all the prep work with instructions from Carla, however she did do everything on the stovetop. We stayed elsewhere on the Amalfi coast so it took us some planning with the bus schedules to arrive in Praiano at the meeting place. They served us wine throughout the class and after eating the two dishes we cooked, we finished with a dessert and liquors.

It was a great experience but the partner of the chef needs to include ALL guests in conversations and not exclude others, it wasn't intentional but it made me not feel very welcome. He also needs to follow through with what he promised with emailing the recipes used on the day, it's been 3 weeks and I've received no correspondence....its a shame.

Love love loved this authentic cooking experience! My husband and I were visiting Amalfi for our our ten year anniversary and I wanted to participate in a true Italian cooking experience - this was it! We first arrived in front of a restaurant in the town where Rocco hailed us from an above bridge where we then followed him up through the town to his serene apartment overlooking the sea. Him and his wife Carla welcomes us into their home like we were friends. We enjoyed a wine tasting on the balcony over looking an incredible view of the water and their below garden ( where the ingredients are from, including tomatoes and I believe they make olive oil). Carla then walked us through a unique eggplant dish and pasta dish. It was so fun making the pasta. Carla is such an expert. She showed us so many shapes and we attempted to recreate them. It wasn’t easy! We laughed a lot! We then enjoyed the delicious meal with more wine and a lovely dessert. I was so impressed with this real authentic experience and lovely young couple. They were so knowledgeable about wine and food and do so friendly. If you are looking for an authentic Italian cooking experience, that’s casual and fun, I definitely recommend this. They also sent us the recipes and a thank you note shortly after. Thank you Rocco and Carla! This was real highlight on our Amalfi trip.