Cooking Class: Cook Catanian Favorites in Sicily
Explore the flavors of the Italian coast in this hands-on Sicilian cooking class with Chef Giuseppe!
You’ll prepare spaghetti alla Carrettiera with garlic, capers, Pecorino and toasted breadcrumbs, then make tender meatballs finished in a sweet-and-sour agrodolce sauce. Next, craft a classic eggplant parmigiana layered with tomato, basil and mozzarella before ending with a Sicilian-style tiramisù made with mascarpone, Marsala and cocoa. A true taste of Catania, all made in a local chef’s kitchen.
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Spaghetti alla Carrettiera
Pasta with garlic, capers, parsley and toasted breadcrumbs
With spaghetti, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, capers, parsley, Pecorino cheese and toasted breadcrumbs
Polpette di Manzo in Agrodolce
Beef meatballs with Sicilian sweet-and-sour onion sauce
With minced beef, onions, sugar, Pecorino cheese and vinegar
Parmigiana di Melanzane
Sicilian eggplant parmigiana with tomato sauce and basil
With eggplants, tomato sauce, Pecorino cheese, mozzarella and basil
Tiramisù alla Siciliana
Sicilian style tiramisù with mascarpone and Marsala
With Savoyardi biscuits, mascarpone cheese, Marsala wine, cocoa powder and espresso
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
- Labels Couples, Italian, Beginner, Date Night, Fun, Adult
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.
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.
