Cooking Class: Make Creamy Pesto-Topped Gnocchi

Learn how to make gnocchi from scratch in this fun, hands-on cooking class with Chef Legina. 


Chef Legina is ready and waiting to share her secrets for creating this delicious alternative to traditional pasta. You'll use a blend of potatoes, flour and eggs to create homestyle dough and turn it into a batch of the freshest gnocchi in town. Then, turn your attention to the topping, a blend of earthy pesto with the goodness of fresh basil and silky cream sauce featuring tender mushrooms. Book your spot today!


What’s Included 

  • A fun, hands-on cooking class led by Chef Legina
  • An authentic pasta-making experience hosted at a local public venue in St. Louis (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 Legina, who makes every technique approachable
  • A welcoming, beginner-friendly pasta-making class in St. Louis with zero pressure on skill level
  • Plenty of tasting, laughter and learning as you grow your kitchen confidence


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Gnocchi

With potato, flour, egg and salt


Basil Pesto and Mushroom Cream

With basil, olive oil, pine nuts, salt, mushrooms and heavy cream


Cooking classes on Classpop! are designed to be fun, social events. Feel free to purchase wine or beer at the venue to enjoy during the class.

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.
  • LabelsPasta Making, Vegetarian, Beginner, Date Night, Italian

Reviews Guests Left For This Experience

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Karen

28 Jun 2026

Class was great. The food was yummy. And the chefs are friendly, knowledgeable and talented.

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Ann

23 Apr 2025

This was a fun date night and highly recommend for any fun night to go out on. We learned to make gnocchi. Chef Legina was very insightful and showed us how easy it was to make meals like this.

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John

03 Mar 2024

Chef was entertaining and engaging! We had an absolute blast!

$99 $ 59.99 Per person

all-inclusive: 2-hour class, meal and taxes.


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Event location: 4071 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63110

Venue Type: coffee shop

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Meet your chef

Chef Legina
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With a pastry chef degree from the prestigious culinary arts school Le Cordon Bleu, Chef Legina has amassed over a decade of experience as a chef instructor and private chef. She's adept at curating fun cooking classes for date nights, teaching expert bread-making skills, curating menus for corporate parties, cooking classic Creole cuisine and more. Aside from her impressive expertise, Chef Legina is known for her ability to motivate and inspire whoever she works with!

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