Cooking Class: Traditional Italian Cooking
In this hands-on cooking class with Chef Rebecca, you'll learn traditional Italian cooking techniques to prepare a spread of authentic Italian dishes. Your class will begin with an appetizer of Tuscan bruschetta featuring fresh heirloom cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Next, Chef Rebecca will show you the best technique for rolling dough to prepare a traditional Roman flatbread pizza topped with fresh basil pesto, creamy white sauce and other ingredients of your choosing. You'll also whip up a zesty lemon arugula salad to enjoy on the side. Lastly, you'll end on a sweet note with mini olive oil lemon cakes for dessert.
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Tuscan Bruschetta With Aged Balsamic Vinegar
With heirloom cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and brown butter
Handmade Roman Style Flatbread
With white sauce, pesto and assorted toppings
Preserved Lemon Arugula Salad
With olive oil and shallots
Mini Olive Oil Cakes
With sugar and lemon zest
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 4
- Event Duration 2.5 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- LabelsCouples, Pizza Making, Vegetarian, Date Night, Italian, Holiday, Mother's Day
- 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
Ana Luca
27 Jan 2023
The best experience ever!!! Chef Rebecca is so talented. Definitely coming back.
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Julia
28 Dec 2025
My husband and I just took a private cooking class with Chef Rebecca and made a four course French fare. First off, it was way too expensive for what it was. We merely went to her private house, cooked in her kitchen with her, and ate the meal. I was disappointed that it wasn't in a professional kitchen with other students. We were the only students tonight which was kind of nice, but also not so, because after we ate, we felt rushed to leave the house. The food we made was good though for the most part. The appetizer was okay, but not something I would make on my own as it consisted of baking a whole wheel of camembert cheese and topping it with apples sauteed in butter and sugar. It was good though, but not something we would make. Also, the dessert was not something we would make on our own either. We peeled two pears and soaked them in a whole bottle of red wine. My husband and I both felt that it was a waste of a bottle of wine as when you finish cooking it, you just throw away the rest of the wine. The main meal was chicken sauteed in butter and olive oil first then baked in a caste iron skillet. The chicken could have been cooked longer as it wasn't well cooked and kind of raw in my opinion. My husband who is a very picky eater actually liked it and said it was good, but I didn't think it was cooked well enough for my tastes. The leek sauce was nice and the ratatouille was okay, but we used half a bottle of Chardonnay, which we felt was overdoing it, but I also felt the eggplant could have been cooked longer. Again, this was a very expensive experience for what it was and impractical. EVen though I have to write to her to ask her for the recipe, which I do want, I don't think I'll make it like this again. I think I paid about $270 for the both of us together, almost $300. We've been wanting to take a cooking class together for a while, so we have that checked off our list. I just would not do this again with this company.
Xochitl
14 Dec 2025
Rebecca made this experience very pleasant and remarkable and very fun, we highly recommend her and plan to book another class in the near future!
Event location: Los Angeles
Chef’s Place
Exact location is provided after booking.
Meet your chef
Born and raised on the island of Maui, Hawaii, Chef Rebecca’s culinary tastes are influenced by the mix of cultures on the island and her own Hispanic roots. She’s traveled the world preparing meals in destitute communities and has also spent time in five-star kitchens. Chef Rebecca now uses skills learned from women around the globe to cook delicious and nutritious meals, infusing aloha (love) into every aspect of her menus.
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