Lezione di cucina familiare

It's not easy to find a cooking class that a 3 yr old can participate in - this one was perfect for our family! We learned to make several types of pasta from scratch (+ tiramisu for dessert), and my toddler was able to understand and perform each step along with us. Chef Alina has a young daughter who helped with the class as well. We ate the finished products in her garden and it was such a pleasant meal. Alina offered a very warm welcome into her home, kept the class moving at a good pace, and made everyone feel very comfortable. Note that they do have a dog! As a bonus, we enjoyed touring her lovely vegetable garden, the olive tree grove, the olive oil press and process, and tasting some of her homemade honey wine. Showing and telling the story of a product is a good way to sell it - all of us ended up purchasing some olive oil and beauty cream!

So far our best experience in Italy. The Food, Wine, Pasta, Olive Oil, Music, Dogs. Children, Mountains, and of course the warm hospitality of Alina and her friends and family. Perfetto!

Our group of 9 booked a cooking class/lunch with Alina and had a blast. We learned how to make different pastas--stuffed and plain--using different methods. We also made a tiramisu’ that we can’t wait to re-create. Amazing setting on a family farm - and a delicious experience overall!

Learning to make pasta was such a wonderful experience. The pasta was delicious yet simple to make. We will continue to use the skills we learned at home!

This class was a blast. Alina is a wonderful hostess and instructor. Her introduction to olive oils and how to read labels was very instructive. We made at least 4 pastas and several sauces and tiramisu. After a lovely lunch with nice wine we got a quick tour of the olive oil plant. Alina is a wonderful resource for local activities and is a true missionary for this area of Umbria. My group all agreed it was a real highlight of our trip. Do this if you can!

Without question, our day with Alina at her family's beautiful olive grove, was the highlight of our week in Umbria! Driving up to the property, the views are amazing. After being greeted by Alina, we had a few minutes to take in the magnificence of the property. We started with an olive oil tasting and then got started with making several types of pasta dough; we rolled out dough to make different types of pasta; and then moved into the other side of the kitchen to make sauce and the Tiramisu. What a feast we made! It was so much fun to work together and see the simplicity of using basic all natural ingredients to create masterful Bolognese sauce with Tagliatelle pasta; Gnocchi made with Ricotta cheese rather than potatoes; Ravioli made with mozzarella and zucchini; wine pasta made with tomato sauce; and of course Tiramisu for dessert. All fresh ingredients and all so easy to make. Alina is a great cook and kept our group moving so no one was ever bored ! We were all busy doing our part to bring the meal together. It was an incredible experience that was enjoyed more richly by the environment. Its hard to beat!! We can't recommend it highly enough!! The drive there is beautiful as well. We toured the oil mill on their property which was also so very interesting. We purchased oil to bring home too. It was an amazing day and the memories are some that we will always treasure! Thank you Alina!