Cooking Class: Handmade Italian Pasta With Chef Janet

Learn to make handcrafted Italian pasta in this interactive cooking class with Chef Janet. 


With Chef Janet's guidance and support, you'll learn fundamental techniques for preparing flavorsome pasta dishes like gnocchi and tagliatelle. The session starts with a tasty bruschetta appetizer featuring tomatoes, basil and olive oil on crispy bread. You'll then move on to the main course, choosing between tagliatelle or soft gnocchi made from scratch and paired with a rich tomato basil sauce. The session ends with a rich, decadent tiramisù for a satisfying conclusion to what promises to be a delightful culinary journey.


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Starter

Bruschetta

With tomato and basil


Main Course

Fresh Pasta (Tagliatelle or Gnocchi)

With tomato-basil sauce


Dessert

Tiramisù

With mascarpone, cacao and espresso-soaked ladyfinger biscuits


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 2
  • Maximum Guests 24
  • Event Duration 3 hours
  • Activity Level
    Activity Level
  • LabelsPasta Making, Vegetarian, Italian, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Holiday

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Michelle

13 Oct 2025

Thank you Chef Janet chocolate class was fun and delicious!!! Thank you for the tricks of your trade. 👩🏼‍🍳👩🏻‍🎓 Michelle V

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Jeff

10 Oct 2025

This was such a great experience, and Chef Janet was AMAZING!!!

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romero

22 Aug 2025

A wonderful experience—both technically and socially. I really enjoyed our host chef’s knowledge, and to top off a great evening, the food was absolutely delicious. Definitely a unique date night experience—I highly recommend it!”

$ 133.99 Per person

all-inclusive: 3-hour class, meal and taxes.


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Chef Janet has been cooking for as long as she can remember and she loves sharing that joy with others. Her passion is helping people feel confident, creative and at ease in the kitchen. After attending culinary school in the 1980s, Chef Janet deepened her culinary journey while living in Taiwan and Hong Kong, where she also began her career as a high school teacher. For decades, she’s been teaching a wide range of cooking classes, on and off, always with the same goal: to empower others through food. Nothing makes her happier than seeing the spark of joy and pride when someone masters a new skill.

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