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- Italian
The only cooking class in which a world champion, Camilla Pizzorno, winner of the World Mortar Pesto Championship, reveals her recipe and its secrets;
Prepare your pesto and taste it with a typical menu of the Ligurian tradition;
Use a vintage mortar and pestle with more than 100 years;
Taste the freshly prepared pesto with the typical Genoese focaccia, a handmade pasta of the Ligurian tradition such as trofie or gnocchi and a traditional dessert: the Genoese pandolce;
The dishes will be accompanied DA a wine from the Ligurian Riviera and DA Italian liqueurs and grappas such as limoncello, myrtle and Camatti bitter;
Authentic location surrounded by greenery: garden in the summer months and heated outdoors in the winter months.
Example Menu
Starter
Genoese focaccia with fresh pesto
We will start with the queen of Ligurian street food: the Genoese focaccia, warm and tasty, combined with freshly prepared pesto.
Main
Typical pasta with pesto
you will taste a typical Ligurian pasta, such as trofie or homemade gnocchi, seasoned with freshly made pesto.
Dessert
Dessert of the Ligurian tradition
We will conclude with a typical dessert, the Genoese Pandolce. All served together with a local wine from the Riviera and Italian liqueurs and grappa.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We are waiting for you 5 minutes before the start at the meeting point. For any problem, call us or write us: we are at your disposal! To make your experience even more comfortable, we are available to arrange transportation service: please contact us.
What to expect
1. You will be welcomed in a typical Ligurian garden surrounded by greenery during the summer, or in a heated outdoor area in winter.
We will discover together all the ingredients of real pesto and their role.
2. Using a Carrara marble mortar and an olive wood pestle, Camilla will guide you in the preparation of your pesto with a mortar. You will crush and mix the ingredients by hand, to create the right color and texture.
3. We will taste the freshly prepared pesto with Genoese focaccia and trofie, Genoese pandolce dessert, with local wine and Italian spirits.
4. You will receive the recipe of the Champion, photos and videos of the lesson and a small gift to remember Liguria.
Important note
If you have allergies/intolerances, please report this at the time of Reservation. At the beginning of the workshop you will need to sign a responsibility form : we will guarantee that the reported ingredient will not be used, but we cannot guarantee the absolute absence of contamination.
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- In case of allergies or intolerances, we ask you to report them at the time of Reservation. Before the start of the laboratory you will need to sign a liability form : while we guarantee that the reported food will not be used, we cannot guarantee the total absence of contamination due to packaged products or industrial processes.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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