Pasta Fresca is one of the Italian masterpieces, get ready to learn to prepare it with a friendly local chef in Genoa. Enter is home located in the historic city center and enjoy the stunning view from the terrace overlooking the city.
You will start the lesson by preparing the most famous Ligurian pasta sauce: pesto. It traditionally consists of crushed garlic, European pine nuts, coarse salt, basil leaves, hard cheese such as Parmigiano-Reggiano all blended with olive oil.
You will prepare the dough of pasta, flavor, water, eggs for a delicious dish. The secret is mixing raw ingredients with passion and grandma recipes is the best way to create delicacies; you will learn to do it with your family and friends.
Get cooking tips while rolling the dough and then shape it.
Once the work is completed, take a seat and enjoy the fruits of your labor in a convivial atmosphere. In addition you will taste an atipasto, a traditional Genoese dessert, while toasting with a local wine and finishing with a typical Genoese liqueur
The apartment is on the 5th floor in a historic palace, it doesn't have elevator!.
Stop At:
• Aquarium of Genoa, Ponte Spinola Porto Antico Area, 16128, Genoa Italy
• Museo di Palazzo Reale, Via Balbi 10, 16126, Genoa Italy
Sample Menu
• Pasta Fresca
• Pesto
• Traditional Genoese dessert
• Genoese focaccia, Focaccette di patate, torte salate
See Availability.
Vico Inferiore Valoria, 1, 16123 Genova GE, Italy
3 hours(approx.)
Returns to original departure point
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Communicate in advance any dietary restriction.
Not recommended for travelers with serious allergies to cats
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Eileen_B
This was a fantastic experience with chef Alberto. He was very informative on the ingredients, where they are procured, and importance of using quality ingredients. We made fresh pasta and pesto, both were far better than we get in America.
Alberto provided delicious appetizers, really nice wine and a wonderful dessert.
I would highly recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-18
Posted By : Departure10958389850
We had an amazing time! Alberto is a pasta/pesto master and we thoroughly enjoyed our experience learning how to make these Genoese classics. Would definitely recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : cynthia_g
Very knowledgeable chef. Welcoming lovely setting. Highly recommend this experience! Chef who taught the class answered all our questions and was very personable.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : Nikki_T
Alberto is very knowledgeable about the history of Genova & the history of pesto. The location for the cooking class was beautiful. We ate on his rooftop in his home.
My friends and I enjoyed his explanations of each step of the pasta & pesto making. He was even kind of enough to send us recipes and recommendations in the area for dinner. We enjoyed our time with Alberto. I recommend his class!
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : Bailey_L
The cooking class was so much fun! My husband and I were in Genoa for the day on our cruise and wanted to take a cooking class while in Italy. Alberto was an awesome host. The food was amazing and we cannot wait to try our new skills at home. Highly recommend to anyone in Genoa!
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Posted On : 2024-05-09
Posted By : Ashley_S
We had the best time at this class! It was one of our favorite parts of our 10 day Euro trip. Alberto was wonderful and provided such a great environment to learn about the history and also try making the food yourself. We thought the food was some of the best, if not the best, we had during our trip.
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Posted On : 2024-05-08
Posted By : Shelley_P
The host Alberto is extremely knowledgeable and is so generous with his experience as a chef and cultural ambassador.
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Posted On : 2024-05-07
Posted By : KatieLouise_S
Me and my sister had an amazing experience at Alberto’s he was very welcoming, the history of all the ingredients was very interesting. The food was delicious! And he gave us local suggestions. Highly recommended thank you for an amazing experience we won't forgot.
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Posted On : 2024-05-05
Posted By : Lisa_M
One of the things we wanted to do was learn how to make pesto while in Italy. We booked this event and would 10/10 recommend. It was so informative and Alberto explained everything so well. I am confident I can make it in the states when I get home. There are several flights of stairs to get to the apartment but the rooftop garden was beautiful.
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Posted On : 2024-04-30
Posted By : JorgeAlberto_N
We have been living in Milan for a while hopping on train from time to time to go somewhere seeking to learn more about the Italian culture .
We booked this pesto class in Genova and it was an amazingly delightful experience thank a to Alberto’s passion and willingness to truly teach us the art of pesto.
We were together for over four hours and it felt like minutes.
Thank you Alberto for gifting us with such a lovely experience.
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Posted On : 2024-04-27
