Description
This pesto cooking class in Genoa takes place in an authentic historic house at the centre of town, where a passionate local chef shares grandmother's recipes in an intimate setting. The apartment is on the top floor and has a panoramic rooftop above the old town.
You start by working eggs, flour and water into a fresh pasta dough, then learn to roll it. After that comes the real Ligurian pesto, made as tradition asks, with fresh basil, garlic, Parmigiano-Reggiano and European pine nuts pounded together and finished with olive oil. The group is small, so the chef can give each person attention.
When the work is done, everyone sits down to a convivial meal.
- A traditional antipasto
- The pasta you prepared yourself
- A typical Genoese dessert
- Local wine and a typical Genoese liqueur
If the weather allows, you dine on the rooftop. In autumn, winter or on rainy days the meal moves to the warm indoor dining room. Expect to be there for about three hours. Note that the apartment is on the fifth floor with no lift, so be ready for the climb, and the class is not suitable for wheelchair users or people with mobility impairments. It runs in English and Italian.