Market Tour and Cooking Class with a Local Venetian Chef
Description
We will discover the historic Rialto market in a small group of people. We will choose the best seasonal ingredients to prepare an authentic 3-course meal (2 course for the evening class) in a fully equipped kitchen of a typical Venetian house. You will taste an original aperitif and an excellent local wine.
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Itinerary
Let's start the day by meeting at the historic Rialto Market* where local people from all Venice still buy fresh produce every day. We´ll start talking about the history of the market and choosing the best seasonal ingredients for the class, so get involved and feel the vibe. There are stalls selling fresh vegetables from the green gardens of Venice and spices from the Middle East. There is also a large Fish Market inside, the Pescheria** where the local fisherman brings fresh fish just after fishing in the local Laguna and the Adriatic Sea. * Rialto Market is closed on national holidays. ** The Fish Market is closed on Mondays so we’ll focus more on meat and vegetables.
In my kitchen we'll have a lovely time cooking together the authentic recipes of Venetian and Italian cuisine, sharing laughs and cookings tips while we taste a local wine. There is a lovely private courtyard where we can enjoy the meal on a sunny days. You'll learn the recipes to prepare and cook homemade pasta or gnocchi with a delicious sauce made from scratch. A traditional Venetian starter or second course based on fish, meat or vegetables and my recipe for Tiramisù, the most famous Venetian dessert in the world. Vegetarian options available.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
Reviews(350)
A lot of walking is involved. The market is amazing and our Chef was very knowledgeable and friendly. Our particular pasta dish was a pesto dish and we are not fond of pesto. So, may be better to tell your chef in advance if you do not like a certain flavor. Additionally, I believe there should be an adults only version of this excursion. When there are children present, the entire event tends to morph into catering to their particular whims.
Thank you so much for your review and for sharing your experience! The walk to the market takes about ten minutes. Of course, in the August heat, it can feel like an eternity! 😊 As for the rest, the experience is designed both for families with children and for people without children, and it is open to everyone. So it really depends on the day: there may be children on some days, while on others there may not be any.
Filippo our host and chef was amazing. He took us to the market to buy fresh ingredients. We then went back to his kitchen and learned to cook fresh fish, how to make pasta and tiramisu. Filippo was extremely knowledgeable and personable. Amazing experience.
The cooking class was great!!! Very knowledgeable chef. I highly recommend this tour to everyone. Best calls ever.
This experience was lovely highly recommend. Shopping in the market was wonderful and then getting to cook what we found was awesome
Loved this tour and cooking class! My daughter and I did this together and had a lot of fun. Chef Filippo was fun and an amazing teacher. We made scallops, homemade pasta carbonara and tiramisu. Everything was delicious. Our group of 8 was fun and everyone enjoyed getting to know each other and have a meal together. The fish/produce market was fun. Learned some interesting history and cultural info.
Chef Filippo was amazing! It was an inclusive hands on experience, and he made it accessible both for adults and kids to participate. And the food was excellent!
Far outweighed our expectations! We met two other families and our chef at the outdoor market. The small, intimate group allowed for better interaction than we’d had in a prior course. We walked the fresh fish and vegetables market with him - telling us about the variety of fish, what was local, how it could be cooked, what fresh looked like - prior to our selections. He answered questions, demonstrated, and had us each participate. He used local spices and shared local beverages. The food was wonderful and the chef even better! Highly recommend!!
In the end, a fabulous experience. Stephania was an excellent chef and teacher and we had a very enjoyable experience. I took off stars because the experience was overbooked, so we had two more than the cap (cramped in the kitchen), and maybe because of that, we did not get to go on the market tour, which I had really looked forward to. But we made pasta from scratch and a beautiful tiramisu, so it was an overall lovely outing. I would just confirm the number of people booked and that the market tour will happen. Then it will be a five star experience.
Thank you for your feedback. This is Atelier Cuisine, where the classes are led only by Filippo and Vanessa there is no chef named Stephania. The market tour is included only in the morning class. Would you mind checking your booking and removing this review? I would really appreciate it, as it appears to have been posted for the wrong experience. Thank you very much for your understanding.
Prior to this class we had taken a cooking class in Rome and it was night and day. We had no idea what we were missing (we gave the last class decent review). The last class was 18 people and felt rushed and commercial. In contrast, this class with Vanessa was just 8 seated around a kitchen in the cooking’s school. She took her time and explained the process as we all took part in cooking. The quality of the ingredients and her explanations made all the difference and it was an amazing experience for someone who loves to cook. Would highly recommend this class!
Wonderful blended tour - from shopping with the Chef at the local outdoor markets and shops for the classroom ingredients, to preparing a fabulous three-course meal. The Chef was very engaging and clearly explained the preparation and cooking steps. Recipes for all dishes plus many more were provided after the class. A must tour to schedule! You will not be disappointed.
