We are all looking for cooking courses. First for the talents and then for the various lockdowns, for passion or necessity, in recent years many of us have approached the world of stovebecoming more and more curious – as well as experts – in terms of preparing traditional dishes, doughs – starting with pizza – ethnic cuisine, without forgetting the sin of gluttony par excellence: desserts.
How to choose among the many cooking courses? Based on your experience, for example, but also based on your desire: it happens, for example, that you want to prepare one impeccable dinner, one of those that you can’t go wrong, and that you want to be sure you can make it happen. Then there are those who are fond of a certain dishor has always dreamed of remaking a cult recipe from one of the many famous chefs of the moment.
The proposals you find in this selection allow you to try these and many other experiences: 10 of the best cooking classes to do in all of Italy (or, if you prefer, also online):
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The Italian Cuisine – Milan
“Italian street food”, “A quick menu”, “A tutto baccalà ”, and then “wok”, “gyoza”, as well as more technical courses dedicated, for example, to doughs and cooking: they are among the next courses de The School of Italian Cuisine, to participate in face to face but also online. There are also language courses, and lots of ideas for children to get their hands on.
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Il Gambero Rosso – Rome, Naples, Lecce, Palermo and Turin
There Gambero Rosso Academy, in all its offices in Italy, namely Rome, Naples, Lecce, Palermo and Turin, offers cooking courses to enthusiasts, as well as professionals, who want to learn while having fun. You can, for example, go to the stove to prepare the great tavern appetizers, or macarons, but also the basics of vegan cuisine or dare with a “sophisticated vegetarian”. The courses last at least three hours, and some are held simultaneously in the various locations.
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Do you want to learn how to make pizza like a true professional? One of the funniest and most interesting ways to do this is the workshop “Neapolitan pizza chef for a day” organized by the True Neapolitan Pizza Association. It begins with a coffee during which the history of the most famous dish in the world is illustrated, then continues with a demonstration before the preparation and the pizza and tasting.
www.pizzanapoletana.org
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Eataly – Milan, Rome, Bologna, Pinerolo and Trieste
TO Milan (in the photo), but also in Rome, Bologna, Pinerolo, Trieste: in every Eataly, in addition to buying and eating good things, you also learn how to prepare them. There are cooking, pastry and tasting courses of all kinds and throughout the year. Examples? Among the next scheduled in Milan, one dedicated to the cuisine of legumes, another to Roman cuisine, shortcrust pastry, food and beer pairing.
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Lorenzo De ‘Medici Cooking School – Central Market – Florence
Inside the Central Market of Florence there is one of the most beautiful cooking schools in the city: the Lorenzo De ‘Medici Cooking School, specialized in lessons in contact with the artisans of taste, that is, creators of great Italian excellence. They are lessons with many moments of enogastronomic study to understand where food comes from, how they are produced and what makes them unique, obviously interspersed with preparations. They range from classic courses dedicated to meat, fish, to those dedicated to specific preparations concerning, for example, regional cuisine, or leavened products.
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One Day Chef – Rome
A course dedicated to the first Romans, another entirely dedicated to the preparation of the perfect brunch, and then – if you are a fan – you can spendn entire weekend learning the secrets of jams and marmalades, or single portions of pastry: these are some of the One Day Chef courses, a different idea to try even during a holiday in Rome. If you prefer, they also offer online video courses.
www.onedaychef.it
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TuChef – Rome
If you are in Rome, there is one of the reference points (also) for amateur courses TuChefwhich he proposes itineraries dedicated to cooking, pizza and bread and to pastry chefsa for first and second level beginners and others in which to devote oneself to individual menus, whether they are fish, meat or thematic for a single dish such as paella. Also special are the courses for children and the «wellness» courses: vegetarian, vegan and intolerant cuisine.
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Acà demia.tv – online
Iginio Massari, Alessandro Borghese, Gabriele Boncand many other big names in Italian cuisine – but also ethnic ones, such as Chef Hiro – are among the teachers of the Acà demia.tv courses. They are for everyone, from beginners to professionals to those who want to become one (now with a special path), and divided by type – for example high pastry, leavening, basic techniques – as well as by recipes. The contents are constantly updated, and you can try them out by buying a single lesson (€ 49) or by making an annual subscription (€ 99)
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Bruno Barbieri – online
Bruno Barbierimulti-starred adored chef judge of MasterChef, and not only, has seen fit to create his own “Netflix of cooking classes”: it’s called Barbieri Plus and it is a constantly updated platform with easy recipes for enthusiasts, demonstrations of techniques – and explanations of theory – to try by comparing with the community, useful ideas also for those who have restaurant businesses. In addition to video-recipes and video-pills, chef Barbieri also offers handouts and cards. The annual subscription costs 129 euros.
www.brunobarbieri.blog
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Congusto Gourmet Institute – Milan
“Summer dessert”, “Quick but good (summer menu)” or the “Sea on the plate”: difficult to choose even among the many amateur and super seasonal courses of Congusto Gourmet Institute, the first food and wine Campus in Milan founded by Federico Lorefice and directed by chef and business consultant Roberto Carcangiu who, in addition to professionals, offers ideas for learning to enthusiasts. You can choose between single lessons or real courses of several appointments, at convenient hours for work, always with established chefs. In the end, the “result” is tasted together.
www.congusto.com
Source: Vanity Fair