Cooking Class: Make Tomato Basil Gnocchi

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Learn to make a classic Italian gnocchi from scratch in this hands-on cooking class with chef Ny.

Led by Chef Ny, you'll learn the techniques to make homemade gnocchi and tomato sauce. To begin the class, you'll mash potatoes and combine them with flour, salt and egg to make a fresh gnocchi dough. Then, learn the technique to knead, cut and shape the pasta into pillowy perfection. You'll also make a homemade tomato sauce flavored with basil, olive oil and garlic. Combine the sauce with the gnocchi, add a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese and enjoy your feast.

What’s Included

A fun, hands-on cooking class led by Chef Ny
An authentic pasta-making experience hosted at a local public venue in Orlando (venue varies by date)
All fresh ingredients and professional cooking tools provided
Expert techniques, tips and chef insights you can use long after class
A complete meal you’ll cook and enjoy yourself

What to Expect

Step-by-step guidance from Chef Ny, who makes every technique approachable
A welcoming, beginner-friendly pasta-making class in Orlando, with zero pressure on skill level
Plenty of tasting, laughter and learning as you grow your kitchen confidence

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Fresh Gnocchi

With potatoes, flour, salt and egg

Tomato Sauce With Basil

With olive oil, butter, garlic, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, mozzarella cheese and basil

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

Minimum Guests 4
Maximum Guests 25
Event Duration 2 hours
Activity Level
Activity Level
Restrictions Must be 21 years of age or older to attend.
Labels Pasta Making, Italian, Vegetarian, Beginner, Fun
This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.

Reviews Guests Left For This Experience

Susan

28 Aug 2026

Really great class. Chef Ny is very nice and very good at teaching. The pasta turned out great and her sauce was delicious.

Doris

05 Sep 2025

Love the hands on experience, my husband and I had a great time. Gnocchi was delicious.

Jessica

30 May 2024

Chef nylah was passionate and super knowledgeable and clearly loves her job. Which always makes everything better. My mom and I had an amazing time and the food was delicious.

Chris

21 May 2024

We had a great time learning from Chef Nylah!!

John

22 Mar 2026

Such a fun night with friends. After reading some of the reviews we were not sure what we had gotten ourselves into. Chef Ny kept it short and simple and we sat in a bar with friends and made gnocci! Simple recipe, freedom to try different shapes, a little boiled water and a dinner of gnocchi (dough balls) with a little tomato sauce. Met new people and had a great night. If you are looking for a culinary school this isn’t it, but if you want to make gnocchi with friends it is a great time!

David

30 Aug 2024

Did a great job with all she had to work with. Explained details of the process

Erik

07 Feb 2026

This was highway robbery. It was $120 for my wife and I to make gnocchi. It consisted of flour, oil, egg , salt and 1/2 cup of cooked potatoes. The chef began the evening by telling us she was going to get us out of there as quickly as possible. This was a date night... the goal was not to rush through! The class was advertised as not only making gnocchi, but also making tomato basil sauce. The chef said there was no time to make the sauce and not enough pots. So she was serving us Prego from the jar. We ate our cooked gnocchi with the Prego sauce in Styrofoam bowls. There wasn't even a water bottle offered. You could buy a drink. No salad, no bread... nothing other than the gnocchi you made and the jarred sauce ladled on top with processed parmesan cheese. We enjoyed the people we sat next to and we learned how to make this pasta. But don't waste your money.

Tonya

23 Aug 2026

This had all the makings to be an immersive experience. Unfortunately, it wasn’t and certainly not worth $65 and really set up for kids.

Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences

Jennifer

13 Sep 2026

Chef Ny was wonderful. Started the class on time and made sure everyone was successful in making pasta worthy of being enjoyed. She has a great attitude and made the class fun!

Hope

11 Aug 2026

I had a great experience at the Introduction to Pasta Making class! Chef Ny was warm, friendly, and very engaging, making the class both fun and interactive. Her instructions were clear, and each step was easy to follow, even for someone with little pasta-making experience. The pasta sauce she made was absolutely delicious and paired perfectly with the fresh pasta. I learned a lot and would definitely recommend this class to anyone interested in learning how to make homemade pasta!

Rachel

08 Aug 2026

Such a fun class with Chef Ny! Would definitely sign up for another class!

JULIA

28 Mar 2026

It was fun and tasty. Ny was very informative.

Suzanne

08 Nov 2025

Chef Ny was very friendly. The class was great and she had some great tips we can use at home.

Maria Teresa

11 Oct 2025

She was very professional, and went around the table making sure everyone did the beast sushi

Jacqueline

21 Sep 2025

so fun perfect teaching so we can use what we learned at home!

Gary

10 May 2025

We enjoyed a very pleasant experience with Chef Nyla.

Mylon

30 Mar 2025

We have no experience with food or cooking and I bought this as a Christmas present for my bf who loves food. Our group has been fantastic- a lot of great relationships made business and double date wise- but the chef was wonderful. A true expert of her craft! Great date night gift where you learn how to cook!

Heather

20 Jan 2026

It was cool you I thought we would have our own burners at least but it was a good experience

Karren

14 Nov 2025

It was ok.

ALFREDO

10 Jul 2025

Chef was excellent, location not so much.

Annette

19 Aug 2025

This was the biggest joke of a class that I have ever seen. There are NO TOOLS, they don't teach you to weight ingredients, the "chef" pours a scoop of All Purpose Flour on a table, no instructions on how to knead the dough, or what we need to look for. I was expecting to learn something! They put me on a table with a stranger to knead the dough, I don't know the habits of this person. It is disgusting to me to see my food being handled my a non professional and then I have to eat it....hell no! Then they don't supply rollers, the pictures of the class show a Kitchen Aid attachment cutting the pasta....well guess what? You need to do this by hand! She said, please make sure your dough is thin enough because if not it will be raw...yack!!!! and the sauce was from a freaking jar! This is a waste of money and time.

Craig

17 Aug 2025

Took the “class” on basic pasta making with pasta sauce. Location: Sitting at a pub table in a bar. (the on tap beer I had was the highlight of the evening) Cooking utensils: Plastic cutting board and plastic knife. Recipe: some flour. An egg or two. Some oil. (was supposed to be salt too, but the instructor forgot that) Instructions: Make a well in the flour and mix in the egg and oil as needed. Flatten it out and make whatever shape you want. Whoops: just revealed all the secrets and techniques of the class. Of the dozen or so people there, not sure anyone made anything remotely edible. Half the people didn’t even attempt to boil their lumps of flattened flour. But if they did, there was some jarred sauce and kraft shredded cheese to have with it. (Ad mentioned making a sauce. I didn’t even get to open the jar!) I really just don’t even know what to make of this “class.” I put class in quotes as it was held in a bar with no cooking utensils, no recipe, no real instruction. I guess think of it as a spam phone call. Sure, when you get that call you can buy an extended warranty, but would you? There are some good cooking classes available in Orlando. This is not one of them.

Outside Reviews for Chef Ny

Melissa & Mike Rondon

11 Apr 2026

Chef Ny was the best. She was personable, knowledgeable and attentive. You can tell she has lots of experience and is tremendously professional. She walked us through each step and never made us feel bad at all if we made a mistake she would show us again with such patience and even helped us out. I truly will never forget this experience. She made this the best cooking class experience and I honestly only want to come back because of her. It’s great to see professionals that love what they do and now we love Chef Ny too!! Great experience- I will also be referring family and friends because of her.

Stephanie L

02 Apr 2024

Great class with Chef Nylah!

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