Cooking Class: Sicilian Seafood Classics
Experience the flavors of the Ionian Sea in this hands-on Sicilian cooking class with Chef Giuseppe.
You’ll begin by butterflying sardines and stuffing them with breadcrumbs, pine nuts, raisins and oranges for vibrant sarde a beccafico. Next, you’ll elevate classic spaghetti with a rich wild grouper ragù made with cherry tomatoes, olives and capers. You’ll also prepare delicate swordfish topped with a sweet-and-sour Catanese sauce, then finish the experience with a traditional Sicilian cannoli filled with ricotta, candied orange and chocolate chips.
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Sarde a Beccafico
Catanese style sardines stuffed with breadcrumbs, pine nuts and raisins
With fresh sardines, breadcrumbs, pine nuts, raisins, parsley, orange and Pecorino cheese
Spaghetti alla Cernia
Spaghetti with wild grouper ragù, cherry tomatoes and wild fennel
With spaghetti, wild grouper, cherry tomatoes, olives, capers and wild fennel
Pesce Spada alla Ghiotta
Swordfish with sweet-sour Catanese sauce, capers and olives
With swordfish, cherry tomatoes, celery, capers, green olives, onions and vinegar
Cannolo Siciliano
Sicilian cannoli with fresh ricotta and candied orange
With fresh ricotta cheese, sugar, candied orange, chocolate chips and pistachios
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 3 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- LabelsHealthy, Fun, Italian, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Adult
- 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.
Outside Reviews for Chef Giuseppe
Silvia
08 Dec 2025
Chef Giuseppe is an exceptional chef whose deep love for Sicily shines through. His passion for the island’s local and regional ingredients and cuisine is truly inspiring. Get ready for an unforgettable experience.
Event location: Palermo
Chef’s Place
Exact location is provided after booking.
Rooted in the traditions of Sicily, Chef Giuseppe has built his craft in celebrated kitchens throughout Italy, the UK and Australia. His culinary path includes time in a Michelin-level restaurant in Oxford and seasons spent perfecting pasta on the shores of Favignana, experiences that shaped both his precision and his unmistakably Sicilian style. Now cooking from Catania, he invites guests into an immersive culinary world inspired by family-farm ingredients, coastal flavors and generations of local know-how. Those who cook with him are welcomed into an atmosphere filled with regional specialties, engaging stories and the warm, effortless hospitality that defines Sicily.
