Cooking Class: Gnocchi and Sauces
A unique Italian favorite and a collection of sauces that will top it to perfection!
In this hands-on cooking class with Chef Landi, you’ll learn the technique for making gnocchi from scratch and prepare a trio of delicious sauces in the culinary tradition of sun-soaked southern Italy.
You’ll make a perfect potato dough before learning the proper way to cut and cook it into authentic gnocchi. Then, you’ll create a fresh caprese salad and sauces to top your gnocchi. You’ll make a rose sauce with marinara and heavy cream, an intriguing blue cheese sauce with cinnamon and a classic marinara sauce with basil. Your lesson finishes up with a silky vanilla crème brûlée.
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Caprese Salad
With fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and sweet basil
Homemade Potato Gnocchi
Gnocchi Sauces
Rose sauce with marinara, heavy cream and butter
Blue cheese with heavy cream and cinnamon
Marinara basil
Vanilla Crème Brûlée
With heavy cream, egg yolk and sugar
- Minimum Guests 2
- Maximum Guests 6
- Event Duration 2.5 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- LabelsCouples, Pasta Making, Vegetarian, Italian, Holiday, French
- 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 other experiences with Chef Landi
Allie
28 Feb 2021
This class was great! Chef Landi showed us some great preparation and cooking techniques that we will use in the future. His menu that he created and the flavors he added were amazing. One of the best meals I have had with great company from Chef Landi who shared with us his many life experiences that has made him a great chef. Can’t wait to go back!
Marianne
27 Jan 2020
Chef landi was great!! He made everyone feel included and was very informative! You can tell he truly loves what he does. The food was great and I would totally do it again. Great for families or a girls night. Thank you chef landi for making the class fun and teaching my friend how to make spaghetti carbonara :)!!
Maria
06 Jan 2020
This was a fun event! We went with my parents and thoroughly enjoyed Chef Landi and learning to make the pasta! It was a fun and relaxed atmosphere. There was only one thing (hence the minus one star). We were hoping to learn more about making the sauce as well but while we were cutting the pasta Chef was making the sauce himself so we weren’t able to learn much for the and for the price I would think that would be included. Otherwise, so much fun and a good time had by all!
Event location: Philadelphia
Chef’s Place
Exact location is provided after booking.
Meet your chef

Chef Landi began his culinary career many decades ago as a restaurant server in Italy. His passion for food led to a career with rapid growth as he quickly became confident in the kitchen, learning classical Italian culinary training. Upon relocating to the U.S. in 2001, Chef Landi channeled his culinary passions and valuable skills into a profession of culinary instruction. A highly-respected chef and instructor, Chef Landi is certainly someone to learn from.
