We just finished Chef In a day's market visit and cooking class. What an amazing experience. We…read moremade beautiful Italian food from scratch. Chef Federico and his staff made it fun, entertaining, and left us confident that we could make these recipes at home. Chef Federico is the real deal. he is professionally trained, he went to culinary school, and he is a real working Chef. Warning, don't be fooled by imposters. Make sure you choose a school taught by real culinary professionals like Chef Federico. We had the best time, Enjoy. Your new friends Tom & Sandy Ps, our adult Culinary School joined us for the class and loved it.

Amazing and unique experience! Strongly recommending this to anyone visiting Italy. My husband and…read moreI thoroughly enjoyed it - from the market tour to cooking and eating all the meals we helped prepare. Chef Alessandri is very professional and entertaining. We learned a lot from ingredients selection to cooking techniques plus making pasta and mother sauce from scratch. Kudos to his sous chefs as well who were efficiently working alongside us all. Don't miss this experience. You won't regret it. Definitely one of the highlights of our trip. Thank you, Chef!

This was probably the highlight of our dining experiences in Rome. We had made arrangements thru…read moreBonAppetour. BonAppetour lets you discover amazing food experiences and events. They offer everything from food tours, cooking classes, bar crawls, dinner parties, and much more. This was our first time using BonAppetour, and we were so pleased. We will definitely try them again in other cities around the world. We read thru the listings on their website for Rome and chose Alessandro, who was offering a truly Roman feast overlooking the Vatican City. Alessandro is a personal chef and sommelier. It was very easy to make these arrangements with him online. He was extremely responsive to our every question. We knew we were in for a real treat, and he did not disappoint us. He really paid attention to our requests and prepared a dinner for us that perfectly suited our tastes. He gave us wonderful directions to his home. (We were able to take a bus from our apartment to his home.) We were warmly greeted by Alessandro, who we will now call Tony, because we are friends forever. It was a lovely evening so we dined al fresco on a delightful, covered patio. He even had a heater in the event it got cold. Since it was just the two of us and Tony, we sat for a while and got to know each other. We were thrilled to learn how he became a chef and sommelier. He offered us a white wine called Trebbiano from the Sant'Andreas Winery (about 1-1/2 hours south of Rome), which he explained was one of his favorites and he was so surprised to learn that we had visited that same winery three days previously. Tony is the consummate chef - he is really into making his guests have a wonderful food experience. He makes everything and uses the freshest, local, seasonal ingredients available. Our dinner started with bruschetta (a crunchy bread with tomatoes) - a perfect start. This was followed by a delicious risotto with artichokes. Artichokes were in season, and this risotto was light and full of flavor. What made this dinner even more special was that Tony dined with us. We were delighted when Tony's girlfriend joined us - we really enjoyed the stimulating conversations. Our main course was delicately prepared chicken slices in an orange sauce accompanied by a fennel salad with oranges. The dessert for us was a banana cake with strawberries - a terrific finish to a perfect meal. Everything was beautifully prepared and presented. Ah, but we were not finished. Their final act of kindness was to present us with Limoncello made from the lemon trees growing right next to where we were seated. If you come to Rome and want to have a unique dining experience, book an evening with Alessandro. You will not be disappointed. We had a great time!

This was a really great experience, meal and conversation. I really recommend this experience to…read moreothers. It's a great way to experience a meal authentic to the area in a unique & memorable way. Do not leave Rome before you try this!

This was just the best experience. I was SO blown away! We signed up for the pasta and tiramisu…read moreclass. It was a little complicated signing up. You have to email and there was a lot of back and forth, pay with PayPal and such but it was absolutely worth it! We were a group of nine and all contributed in making such an amazing meal! First, Monika explained to us we would be making ravioli and cavatelli pasta. We started by chopping zucchini and shallots and de-seeding tomatoes (the seeds make it too acidic.) Everyone took turns separating the egg yokes for the tiramisu and then it was time to make the pasta dough! Everyone had the chance to make either the egg or flour dough for the two pastas. My absolute FAVORITE part was making the cavatelli. You use a tiny ridged board and roll the dough down the board. SO FUN AND CUTE! We worked together in stretching the dough (with the help of the pasta wheel maker) as we all circled around the room! Truly a wonderful experience and team effort! I don't know how chefs do it everyday! In the end, we all sat down together and enjoyed our DELICIOUS food. Extra bonus points for keeping everyone's wine glasses full and taking pictures of all the precious moments! Thank you so much for a truly unforgettable experience!

The highlight of an already incredible trip to Italy, Fabulous Cooking Day was indeed fabulous in…read moreevery single way! If you are considering taking a cooking class, don't go with those cheap classes where you watch someone prepare pizza. In this class, you are 100% participating in the preparation of what turned out to be a delectable 5 course meal that I'd pay good money for at a restaurant. We started by stopping at several small local markets where Chef Fabio would select vegetables, meat, cheese and other ingredients based on what was fresh and looked good. As we navigated the streets, I took in the incredible grandeur of Roman Architecture along the way with our final stop the Jewish Ghetto. Chef Fabio filled us in in the important historical aspects of this area. He also shared info on current events, like how covid affected the markets and restaurants. When our shopping was complete, we continued our walk over the bridge of the River Tiber to a small island in the Jewish Ghetto where his apartment is located. We actually cooked in his kitchen!! It was set up perfectly for a class. But the apartment itself, a stunning mix of super modern decor in an old apartment built in and incorporating ancient ruins was another surprise treat! Curves and arches everywhere with a window looking out onto the courtyard and another to the arched bridge and flowing Tiber River. Stunning in every way! This environment, the fact that we were cooking in this setting most definitely added to the uniqueness and fabulousness of the experience. He even took us to the rooms below the kitchen and dining area which are literally built in the ancient caves. Mind blown! We made several courses and were all prepping and making various components. Although we each made the three types of pasta. Like a maestro conducting a symphony, Chef Fabio directed us flawlessly and we sat down to enjoy the meal. First with a toast to the chefs! Us! For our meal we made and enjoyed: - Cavatelli pasta with a radicchio, blue cheese and walnut sauce. Such unique flavors coming together with the perfect balance. - Potato gnocchi with creamed artichoke sauce and crispy guanciale - Spinach and ricotta ravioli with a sauce made from parmigiana reggiano and pasta water. So creamy and absolutely divine. - Veal Saltimboca with a side of potato fried in freshly seasoned breadcrumbs and pecorino Romano - Strawberries with balsamic vinegar Everything was delectable, the perfect balance of flavors made with fresh, quality ingredients. While Chef Fabio didn't hand out recipes, I learned the techniques and feel confident that I can make everything. I can't wait to make the cavatelli shaped pasta, which is my favorite pasta shape and one my Nana made fresh on Sundays. So many memories and for mastering the roll and shape of cavatelli, it alone was worth the $130 euros! The gnocchi was surprisingly simple and fast to make and unlike the heavy gnocchi often served in restaurants, these were light pillows of Heaven. I'll probably make with a Sorrento sauce of tomatoes, basic and mozzarella. While I came to the class on my own, the two other couples also attending were just lovely. We all got along and had fun while we cooked and then shared stories and conversations as we ate our meal. Isn't that what food does? Connect and bind people? Chef Fabio was beyond fabulous! He runs the class like a well oiled machine. Giving clear directions. Showing techniques. Cleaning boards and tools along the way. Plus he also shares stories and conversations so it feels like an intimate experience. I must also give a shout out to Pablo who was busy cleaning and serving, keeping the kitchen clean which kept us on schedule. This class was a highlight of my fantastic trip and I am so happy I chose the five hour Fabulous Cooking Day Class out of the dozens of options online. A friend recommended it and now I'm recommending it to you. Mangia!

I lived just a few steps away for a couple weeks and found 90% of what I needed here to cook meals…read moreat home. As with most Coops in Rome, it's deceptively large.

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