Cooking Class: Sardinian Pasta Making

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In this hands-on cooking class, Chef James shares his training in Sardinian pasta-making technique. The chef will guide you step by step through the process of preparing handmade pasta for ravioli and a savory tomato sauce. Learn to make a classic ricotta filling for your ravioli to pair with your tangy tomato basil sauce.

Cooking classes on Classpop! are designed to be social events that do not require any previous experience. Guests are welcome to purchase beer to enjoy during the class.

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Ravioli

With semolina flour, eggs, ricotta, sugar and lemons

Marinara Sauce

With crushed tomatoes, basil, onion and garlic

Minimum Guests 4
Maximum Guests 25
Event Duration 2 hours
Activity Level
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Restrictions Must be 21 years of age or older to attend.
LabelsPasta Making, Fun, Italian, Mediterranean, Date Night
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.

Classpop! Guest Reviews for this experience

Laura

19 Jan 2023

We were a group of 6 ladies celebrating a birthday and had a wonderful time! Chef James was wonderful!! The ravioli were delish ! We left Chef James a cash tip :) Will be back

Emily

07 Jan 2023

I wasn’t as happy with the Sardinian Pasta class compared to other Classpop cooking classes. For one, James spent a great deal of time talking about his girlfriend and the cooking/dancing classes he is trying to form. I feel the time could have been better spent teaching us more cooking tips. For example, we learned only one type of pasta and I would have liked to learn a few. Other cooking classes have a few different recipes so I feel I learn more in other classes. And most of the class was spent waiting for other people’s pasta to cook because he only brought one pot. 🤷🏻‍♀️ All of us were eating at separate times instead of in a group like other classes. Also, James didn’t give us any actual recipes to take home. So it will be easy to forget what he taught us. And last, I felt the setup wasn’t the best. We were kneading dough on tables I wasn’t sure were clean (?), he didn’t push people to wash their hands, and nobody received aprons to protect their clothing. As much as I enjoyed learning to make that “one” type of pasta, I don’t feel it has as much value as other cooking classes I have taken in Sacramento.

Justin

05 Nov 2022

Amazing class!

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Kshitiz

02 Feb 2023

Great class, fun and good venue.

Chelsea

29 Jan 2023

The chefs did not show up to the venue after one hour had passed. The venue was attempting to reach him and finally made contact after 40 minutes saying they were on their way. We decided to leave after an hour waiting, and I hope the company gives a refund.

Renata

29 Jan 2023

Teacher did not show up.

Lauren

29 Jan 2023

Instructor never showed up for the class. We waited 1hr.

Yesenia

28 Jan 2023

It was a great experience! James was super nice and super helpful! Sadly we did not get to make ravioli due to Classpop overbooking them, but I enjoyed the pasta we made either way.

Andrea

09 Jan 2023

Didn’t show up and left people hanging outside. Sent a message 20 min after class started to say it was cancelled

Morgan

16 Nov 2022

Had such a lovely time

Michelle

01 Nov 2022

It was very fun making pasta and the food was good.

Whitney

23 Oct 2022

So much fun!

Jenine

23 Oct 2022

James and Claudia were the nicest people, 10/10 would recommend their class. Was really pleased to see a fairly large group, it was a fun social class. We made Gnocchi and they made it seem easy!

Paige

19 Oct 2022

James and Claudia’s class was so fun! They were great teachers and shared helpful tips along the way.

Vanessa

19 Oct 2022

Such a fun class! Will definitely do one again.

Hannah

18 Oct 2022

Oversold and under prepared. Or fake it till you make it? This class opened by the head chef saying he was not excited to be there and said multiple times that he never guessed he would be at a brewery on a Tuesday teaching pasta making. But he was here nonetheless. After demonstrating kneading dough the “couple” stated they were not sure if the dough was enough to go around for all attendees. The main chef said he had brought his fiancé from Italy to teach everyone how to make gnocchi. (This is actually not gnocchi, but Gnocchetti, which is made out of flour, not potato.) I am glad I do not have a gluten allergy… When talking to the fiancé during dinner preparation, she is not actually engaged to the chef as was stated. She has been here since 10/07/2022 (11 days) on a 90 day visa and is planning to go back to Italy without marrying the main chef. I do not actually care about the status of their “relationship,” however, it was an awkward and an artificial made up story to make the gnocchi/gnochetti class more authentic. The beef tomato sauce that was described in the class description turned into a delicious onion and mushroom sauce with no protein. This was tasty, however, several people in our group do not like mushrooms and did not enjoy the meal. I do not blame them in their disappointment as they signed up for a beef tomato sauce. Also, we had no protein for the evening and received only about a 1/4 of cup pasta, because the class was “larger than expected.” In the end, no full meal was offered, the venue shorted out their electric outlets with simple hot plates of boiling water. The most in-depth instruction we received for the evening was that the head chef was needing the dough according to “personal chef experience” and he would normally hand out sections of the dough for student to study however too many were enrolled. So just watch him, or “go to the bathroom and wash your hands.” Most people at my table left early to go to Taco Bell for food prior to the end of the evening as they were famished. A less than authentic Italian experience.

Darby

18 Oct 2022

Great cooking class!! Enjoyed learning about Sardinian customs, learning how to use a pasta roller, and making our very own ravioli. We got noticeably better by the second round. The venue was also great (Speakeasy Ales & Lagers) -- great vibes and very affordable beers.

Kalena

15 Jul 2022

I had a great time taking class with James! Would definitely take another!

Victoria

13 Jul 2022

He was very resourceful for the amount of space and people he had. Engaged the entire class and knew the mechanics of why we kneaded the dough.

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Alejandro

29 Apr 2022

Delicious food and a great time with Chef James!! 5 stars!!

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Chef James and Claudia

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Chef James and Chef Claudia are a culinary couple who combine their individual strengths and experiences for cooking classes of the highest caliber. Chef James gained much of his culinary experience through his private lessons with a world-class chef in the heart of Sardinia, Italy. After years of learning alongside Italy's top chefs and restaurant owners, Chef James now teaches traditional Sardinian pasta-making techniques and other Sardinian dishes to eager learners with a taste for the classics. Raised in Sardinia herself, Chef Claudia harbors a wealth of native knowledge that has helped her culinary skills flourish across the globe. A former restaurant owner, she is passionate about combining traditional techniques and authentic flavors from around the world to bring happiness to fellow food lovers.