We did a Pasta and Gelato making class through Devour/Walks of Italy. After 7 days in Italy, this was the highlight of our trip! We went as a group of 6, and booked our class a few months prior to arriving. We met the instructor at our designated time, and took a quick 1 minute walk down to a restaurant. The restaurant is rented by Devour to host the class during its non-operating hours.
There were two instructors. One of which was Fernanda (sp?) There were about 16 people total in our class, everyone was broken up into small tables of 4. All the other guests were very friendly.
**The Instructors
They were phenomenal! Ive taken several different cooking class and this was by far the best teachers ive ever had. They were both hilarious and so knowledgable on food! They gave us general cooking tips and what ingredients to look for when recreating dishes at home.
They also taught us so much about food in Italy, such as what ingrediners are best to try in different regions and things to look for/avoid when trying gelato.
They even shared a long categorized list of recommended places after class that was so helpful to us for the rest of the trip.
**The Food
They started the class by providing us glasses of wine and suppli from a local restaurant. We made fresh fettuccine and the instuctor (with the help of some students) made a big pan of Amartiana sauce. They also made fresh cantaloupe gelato for us.
Everything was phenomenal. Even though the pasta was made by us amateurs it was up there in one of the best Amartcianas we had all trip! read more