Cooking Course in Italy

If you are a foreigner and want to learn how to cook delicious Italian cuisine, Cucina di Classe offers the complete package for you! Accademia Leonardo has launched a project called Cucina di Classe. The project includes a course with Italian lessons held in the morning, followed by cooking classes taught by chefs who have national and international experience. Here, you will have the opportunity to learn the basic technique of Italian cuisine and taste your own dishes.

Highlights

Cooking class in Cucina di Classe
Italian course at Accademia Leonardo
Learn the basic techniques of Italian cuisine
Led by chefs with national and international experience
Prepare delicious land and seafood starters
Lesson on hand-made pasta and pizza
6 nights of accommodation

Styles

Italian

5 days with instruction in English

The organizer also speaks: Italian

Airport transfer available:
Naples International Airport (US$107 per person)

Accommodation

Facilities

Dining area
Kitchen
Lounge

Accommodation will be in a host family, studio, shared apartment or bed and breakfast provided by Cucina di Classe, located in the historic center and very close to the school at 10 to 30-minute walking distance. Accommodation in host family will include breakfast.

Program

The course takes place from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 13:30 and is divided into two parts. From 09:00 to 11:00, the Italian course at the Accademia Leonardo will focus on professional vocabulary useful in the kitchen. Then, the cooking class will be held from 11:15 to 13:15 at the Accademia Leonardo’s kitchen. During the cooking course, students will have the opportunity to learn the basic techniques of Italian cuisine. At the end of each lesson follows the tasting.

Example

I Lesson

Italian course: Italian language used in the kitchen (verbs, adjectives, and substantives used in the kitchen) and tools used in the kitchen
Jobs and professions: The chef
Cooking lesson: Land and seafood starters

II Lesson

Italian course: The history of pasta and pizza, the different types of pasta, pizza, and festivities
Cooking lesson: Hand-made pasta and pizza

III Lesson

Italian course: Read recipes, give instructions, describe ingredients, as well as read and understand a menu (the most important Italian restaurants and bars)
Cooking lesson: Rice and risotto

IV Lesson

Italian course: Express quantity, types of fish, and the Mediterranean diet
Cooking lesson: Fish

V Lesson

Italian course: Culture and taste
Cooking lesson: Meat

Schedule

The course runs from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 13:15.

09:00-11:00 Italian course at Accademia Leonardo
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-13:15 Cooking class in Cucina di Classe
13:15 Tasting

How to get there

Recommended Airports

NAP

Naples International Airport

45 km

Transfer available for additional US$107 per person

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Naples International Airport (NAP). Transfer from and to this airport is available upon request. The cost for one trip transfer is 95 EUR and for round trip transfer is 160 EUR. There will be a 20 EUR surcharge from 22:00 to 06:00.

Airport: Naples International Airport Airport transfer available: Naples International Airport (US$107 per person) Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

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