The Tropea Cooking Experience is a fun, informal, and interactive cooking class, where you will learn how to prepare delicious recipes typical of a local cook. An authentic local hands-on experience, discovering and tasting together, around a convivial table, traditional and seasonal dishes.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 6.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Tropea Cooking Experience with Nonna lasts about 4 hours.
Prices start at $124 per person for this Tropea experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs on Mondays and Fridays, starting at 6:00 PM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is The meeting point of the experience is Chiesa del Carmine, where we will meet up before to get to Aether Suites Hotel, the location that hosts the cooking experience. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN, IT, ES.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 10 participants.
Confirmation is sent by the operator within 24 hours of booking.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 36 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Visit Mediterraneo.
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Beautiful evening. Enzo and Nanna were wonderful hosts. So much fun making 2 pasta dishes and fritters and interacting with the other attendees. Highly recommend it
Many thanks! We had a great time together. I hope to see you soon in Tropea. Best regards Enzo
A very fun evening. Nonna was fabulous, Enzo does a great job organizing everyone. Nice group of people. Food and wine were good and now I can make pasta!
Grazie Mille, Lynn! It was a pleasure. Best regards. Enzo
The class was excellent. We had so much fun and I would definitely do it again. Enzo was great and Mimi has excellent skills. I learned so much and can’t wait to put into practice what I learned. I highly recommend this class
Grazie mille. Can't wait to see the photos of your pasta :-) All the best. Enzo
I participated alone during the summer vacation in August. We were in a group of six and had a great time. They took us to the farm together and the view from the farm was amazing and they took us for a walk. Then I made my own pasta. You will become better and better while being taught. (It's uneventful, but 😅) The farm cheese, salami, olives, etc. are all delicious, and I will be there with wine when the pasta is coming 🍷 The fresh pasta was excellent 😍 They even took the rest of it home. Enzo, the host, was always attentive and entertaining to us all, whether we were cooking pasta or eating! Thank you so much, Enzo! I definitely recommend it.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share such a wonderful and detailed review! I am so happy to hear that you had a great time with the group, enjoyed the scenic views, the farm walk, the fresh appetizers, and making pasta from scratch together. Just to clarify for future guests reading, the experience you participated in was our Farm-to-Table Experience (rather than the Tropea Cooking Experience). Thank you again for recommending us, and I hope to welcome you back again in the future! Warm regards, Enzo
Enzo and Nonna provided a fantastic cooking experience with locally sourced organic ingredients and wine. Enzo was extremely personable and knowledgeable of Calabria, being from the area originally. His English was excellent having lived in Australia for a period of time. We were taught how to prepare a simple but extremely tasty Italian meal starting with zucchini flower zeppole. We then made two kinds of pasta, cavatelli and fileja, by hand by mixing flour (00 and semolina) with only water. The cavatelli was served with an onion sauce made from Tropea onions, olive oil, and a pinch of salt. The fileja was served with a sauce of Tropea onions, tomatoes, olive oil, salt, and zucchini. Dessert was a homemade tiramisu made from espresso, cookies, and a fresh whipped cream with marscapone. The food was delicious and the company delightful. My wife and I highly recommend this cooking class if you are visiting Tropea!
Grazie mille for such a beautiful and detailed review! It was an absolute pleasure hosting you and your wife here in Tropea. Nonna and I are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed making the cavatelli and fileja by hand: you both did a fantastic job with the pasta! I hope the cooking skills you learned bring a little piece of Italy into your kitchen back home. You are welcome back anytime! Warm regards, Enzo
Thank you for this lovely evening, the host Enzo and Nonna were great, We made to kinds of fresh pasta by ourself and Nonna showed us how to do. We’ve learned a lot new things.
Grazie Mille! It was a lovely night. Warm regards, Enzo
This was our second excursion with Enzo. If you are ever in Tropea, I highly encourage you to book an excursion whether it be wine tasting with gelato or cooking with Nonna, both excursions were excellent and Enzo does a fantastic job.
Grazie mille! It was a pleasure to host you in two different food experiences in Tropea. Warm regards. Enzo
Great experience, Enzo is a super kind host. The experience is also a social one, you can spend a nice evening with strangers connected by the passion for goos Calabrian food. Nonna Minna was very authentic!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I'm truly delighted to hear that you felt the evening was such a great experience. We absolutely aim to offer more than just a culinary lesson; we want to create a genuinely social experience where guests can connect over a shared passion for great Calabrian food. It’s wonderful that you felt that sense of community and enjoyed spending a nice evening with fellow food lovers! All the best. Enzo
We loved this expereince so much! Mima and Enzo were both so helpful and informative. We had always wanted to make our own pasta and were so glad to be able to do it for the first time in Italy. I would recommend this tour to anyone looking for an authentic cooking experience in Tropea. Just make sure you come hungry!
Grazie, Gina! I hope to see you again in Tropea. Kind Regards, Enzo
A good fun night in a small group. Enzo and Mimma were great. Pick and drop was really appreciated. Can't wait to get home and try what we learnt.
Thank you so much! We can't wait to see the photos of your homemade pasta! Best regards. Enzo
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