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Sicilian Vegetarian Cooking Class at a Farmhouse in Noto

What this experience offers

Alcohol included

Family Friendly

Italian, English

Experiences to choose from

Cooking Experience

3 - 4 hours

Min 1, max 12

Start times: 11:00am, 6:00pm

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Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.

Fresh, wild greens salad
Salvia fritta
Roasted pumpkin with fennel and fresh ricotta cheese
Caciocavallo cheese with wild honey
Sundried tomatoes and almonds with bread and extra virgin olive oil (from the farm)
Dessert and limoncello
Pasta al limone

Meet Fabio and Annarella

Fabio and his girlfriend Annarella are passionate farmers who decided to take care of their families' lands 15 years ago. Meeting new people and cooking Sicilian cuisine brings them great joy! They are eager to share their love of Sicilian Mediterranean culture and its culinary traditions and to learn about people from around the world. They pride themselves on using traditional and organic methods to produce everything from extra virgin olive oil, almonds, citrus, breads, and jams from the fruits that they grow on their bio farm. He serves dishes sourced from local ingredients and the meal is served as a "degustazione": a series of small dishes that include antipasti, seasonal vegetables, pasta, and fruits. Slightly different from what people might consider a traditional Italian meal, Sicilian cuisine is influenced by different cultures (French, Middle Eastern, Greek and Spanish, to name a few). Fabio and Annarella are farmers and food lovers who know how to grow and use the ingredients they have. They are excited to share their culture through food and to give you an appreciation of the true cuisine of their region.

Experience notes

If you select alcohol at an additional price, you will be served 1-2 glasses of wine produced by Fabio's father! His family has been making wine for generations. Fabio and Annarella accommodate a vegetarian diet.

What others are saying

September 19, 2020

"Fabio and Danarella were amazing. We did a corporate group of seven and loved every minute. All of us felt like we were whisked away to Sicily over zoom - I got comments that it was the best team event people had ever done. We’ll definitely do this again!!!"

Clint Nelson

September 19, 2020

"Fabio and Annarella are extremely polite and reliable, a lovely couple. Recipes have been described and shown as accurately as possible. I personally recommend cooking lessons with them"

Enrico

September 19, 2020

"Fabio and Anarella were so warm, kind and hospitable and even gave my son a virtual tour of their farm. He is 13 and took the class on his own with them and they were so conversational and engaging."

Sheila Murty

September 19, 2020

"My boss wanted to put together a virtual team building experience for his leadership team. They decided to meet over four different time zones and make pasta together. From the beginning Fabio and Annarella were a fun duo and everyone felt like they were being whisked away to Sicily to hang in their kitchen. We will definitely be signing up for another class this August for another team building event! "

Kendra

September 19, 2020

"Such personality and love of food. We felt like we had a day in Noto Italy where the host shared his cooking expertise and with his farm."

Janice D.

November 21, 2020

"Fabio and Annarella were really lovely hosts and the class was so much fun! They showed me the beautiful surroundings of their house and told me a lot of things about cooking, food and their lives during the class. Very enjoyable and the time flied! And in the end, I could make ravioli which I liked very much! Thank you so much for this nice experience!"

Keiko

January 30, 2021

"The hosts were organised, professional and very friendly. My family and I really enjoyed learning how to make pasta with both Fabio and Anarella, it was a lot of fun!"

Lynsey

January 30, 2021

"Fabio and Anarella had a great set up in their kitchen so we could clearly see them and the food. They did a great job engaging us as if we were there in person. It was a fun experience. My recommendation regarding the ingredients is to use regular flour if you can't find the type in the recipe. I ended up purchasing wheat flour because I thought it was closest to the kind of flour in the ingredient list. But I believe my white flour would have been better."

Molly

January 30, 2021

"Fabio and Annarella were really great hosts and the class easy and fun! They not only taught us how to cook pasta from scratch but also taught us about their lives in Sicily. We have already made the dish again on our own. It was a fun and unique experience! Thank you!!"

Erin

January 30, 2021

"Fabio and Annarella masterfully hosted our 15 person family, signing in from 7 locations. We absolutely loved our session and would 100% recommend them for any fun gathering or event. We have a loud family with varying levels of tech savviness, and Annarella and Fabio were able to seamlessly guide us through the session, accommodating each of our needs. The ravioli was delicious and authentic, with all of us agreeing we had never had Italian food like that before. Their set up and equipment (one screen on them one screen on the food) made it really easy to follow along with the cooking process. 10/10 recommend!"

Aliya

July 12, 2021

"Great cooks! We loved the vibe of Fabio and Annarella, they are super fun, talkative, patient with the recipe and they teach a lot of cool facts while cooking."

Johanna

July 12, 2021

"We had a great time with Fabio and Annarella! They were fantastic hosts and made it really easy to follow along with the recipe."

Olivia

October 05, 2021

"Fabio and Anarella are excellent hosts! They have a beautiful, sustainable farm. Anarella is a exquisite cook and show us a few typical dishes of sizily. She learn us to make pasta really friendly and patiently. At the end it was a perfekt day with good conversation in a friendly atmosphäre! Thank you!"

Sarah_S

February 26, 2024

"Our group of 6 couples from the United States had an amazing evening with Fabio and Annarella at their lovely farmhouse in the country side of Noto. Fabio walked us around the farm among the olive, almond and lemon trees. We made cavatelli in the courtyard while Annarella prepared some traditional dishes for us. Everything was delicious and grown on their farm. We also had wine and lemoncello made by Fabio’s father. We thoroughly enjoyed Fabio and Annarella’s company and the charm of their farmhouse and courtyard. It was the most perfect way to spend our last night in Sicily! We would definitely recommend!"

Flyer186

June 10, 2024

"Fabio & Annarella are wonderful and the location is amazing! We were the first Traveling Spoon guests to visit this new building for hosting their food experiences. We made spiral pasta which was delicious with an incredible sauce. Fabio is growing 20 different species of trees including olive, lemon, orange, carob and more. He is continually grafting all of these trees and showed us his successful results. All of his trees survive on rain and whatever groundwater there is, he doesn’t water or use any fertilizer or insecticide. This location seems to be his lab and the other two locations lower down with more shade have his major crop of olive trees. The food was delicious and his successful growing of fruit trees with only natures available resources is such a great example!"

Peter

October 08, 2024

"Fabio and Annarella gave us an extraordinary afternoon on responsible farming with a tour of one of their farms and a lesson on making pasta that became our lunch along with delicious vegetarian side dishes from their garden. It was a memorable day."

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