Puglia Cooking class "Le orecchiette, che pasta!"

We had a wonderful time in this workshop! Simona was fun, energetic and very informative about pasta regional traditions. Very hands on guidance on pasta technique as we made orecchiette. We also made, with her guidance a traditional Puglian Sunday lunch. It was a full meal with lovely company. She also showed us her trulli house and taught the history behind it. I highly recommend this workshop and would attend any other classes she offered.

This was genuinely one of the best experiance in my life. Simona’s passion and knowledge of Italian cuisine is impressive. As a host she is warm, funny and makes you feel at home. The pasta and food we made was traditional, simple, and absolutely delicious. I could happily have stayed for days to try and absorb more of her food things and tips. There is no way you could go to this class and not come away a better cook. PS - don’t cook Carbonara with spaghetti or you will be chastised.

It was an authentic experience with Simona; we learned a lot about Apulia and prepared a delicious meal.

Can highly recommend this. Simona, as well as showing us how to make lots of different pasta shapes, advised on what pasta you should use with different meat, fish, sauces etc. She also gave us a history lesson on Puglia/southern Italy which was interesting. Plus as she lives in a Trullo, she showed us around it, told us why and how it was built, lived in by previous owners over the last few hundred years. And then we got to eat the pasta and sauces we made, with wine and other dishes provided. A great way to spend 4-5 hours in a group with 12 people max, and excellent value for money.

Simona made us feel very relaxed and shared her passion for cooking and taught us the difference between regions in Italy. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and would highly recommend.

It was great, Simona was lovely, welcomed us into her home, taught us about this history and culture of puglian food and gave us a tour of her Trullo.

A lovely evening learning all about the food in Puglia and how to cook it. Simona was great! We learned how to make different pasta shapes and another traditional dish, cooked and ate it - delicious! We were also given a tour of a Trullo and told its history. I would recommend this experience

Simona was so knowledgeable and passionate about Puglia /southern italys cooking. She shared her passion and enthusiasm with us all and helped us create an amazing experience /meal. So much I learnt and that I can use again when I go home! Woukd definitely recommend. She even took time to explain the Trulli house history.

A very nice day with people from all over the world. Learned a lot about Italy and Italian cuisine and had a nice lunch.

This was an amazing cooking class. It was very rustic in a traditional style home with trulli. Simona was so welcoming and generous. We learned so much during the class about the history of Italian food in Puglia and other regions. Simona is so knowledgeable! She even gave us a tour and history of the trulli home. We walked around her garden too and learned more about the herbs, fruits and nuts growing. We made fresh pasta and learned different shapes and varieties. We also learned to make the traditional Apulgian meat roll. The food was so delicious and plentiful. We would definitely recommend this experience to anyone who would like to learn more about Puglia and Italian food. It was simply incredible, Simona is amazing! This was a real highlight of our holiday and one of the best cooking classes we have done. Don’t forget buy Simona’s book too. It’s great reading and has great recipes too.