Spring Flavours of Italy – May 2025
May 8, 2025 - Full Day
£145.00
Learn how to cook all things Italy in this authentic Italian cooking class. Passionate Chef Sara will teach you how to make your way around an Italian kitchen. You will learn traditional techniques, taste authentic flavours and create delicious hearty Italian dishes perfect for everyone.
We may not be in Italy, but we can bring Italy to you…..
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Meet The Tutor
Sara Guidi
During Sara’s courses not only will you learn how to make pasta, but you’ll also have a full genuine Italian experience. While kneading the dough you will appreciate the history and the traditions that have made Italian food so popular.
See more courses from Sara GuidiDuring this spring Italian cookery class, you will be immersed within our Italian kitchen. You will explore traditional recipes to create a classic three-course Italian meal.
You’ll also use traditional methods to create your dishes, for example, to make your tagliolini using a pasta chitarra. As well as these delicious dishes, a flavourful bruschetta and strawberry tiramisù are also on the menu!
This hands-on course will give you all the know-how, so you can confidently host an Italian dinner party at home.
Join us on this Italian cookery Experience, to be engrossed in Italian culture and cuisine; bringing Italy to your doorstep.
Bruschetta with goat cheese, roasted peppers and mint (demonstration/tasting)
Tagliolini, shaped using the “chitarra”
Agnolotti with potato filling
Orecchiette (demonstration)
Parmesan creamy sauce (demonstration)
Tuscan beef and pork ragù
Strawberry tiramisù
Please note, we reserve the right to alter the dishes covered in the course.
You will learn how to:
Use of different flours to make pasta
Make pasta dough
Use the traditional Chitarra to cut your Tagliolini
Make filled potatoe pasta
Prepare two delicious recipes to make complimentary sauces for your pasta
Make short pasta
Make the tastiest bruschetta
Layer the perfect Tiramisù
The skills you’ll acquire with this course will allow you to confidently make a lot more Italian dishes at home
This cookery course takes place in the historic town of Eccleshall, in the heart of rural Staffordshire. Easily accessed from Derbyshire, Shropshire and Cheshire, we are only minutes from the M6, A51, A50 and the A34. We have free on-site parking.
Our “kitchen angels” will support you on the day and ensure you have everything you need. We’ll provide an apron, and all the equipment and ingredients you need. We’ll even do the washing up!
This course runs from 9.30 am to 3.00 pm and you can join us from 15 minutes before the course begins for freshly brewed tea, coffee.
You’ll be sitting down to lunch with the rest of the course participants to enjoy the food you’ve been preparing. It’s a great chance to share your cooking experiences, not to mention some great food.
We make a conscious effort to reduce waste and encourage you to bring your own containers to transport your goodies home.
More specific information will be sent to you by email when you book your course.
Sara has over 20 years’ experience cooking and making fresh pasta, learnt at home from her mum and grandmother, also from a small hotel in the heart of Tuscany where they still make traditional Tuscan dishes read more…Sara Guidi
It will be a wonderful experience and you will learn from Sara who is passionate about creating beautiful food from quality ingredients. You’ll meet new people and enjoy the hospitality of the Perrys Field to Fork team.
No prior experience is necessary for this course and the day will appeal to keen bread making enthusiasts. The day will be a fabulous culinary experience and you will learn from Sara who is truly passionate about creating delicious food of known provenance. You’ll meet new people and enjoy the hospitality of the Perrys Field to Fork team.
To ensure we can accommodate your dietary needs, please inform us of any allergies or specific requirements at the time of booking before your experience.
While we strive to cater to various dietary preferences, our kitchen handles all 14 regulated allergens and other known allergens. Despite taking appropriate steps to manage cross-contamination, we cannot guarantee that our dishes are free from trace amounts of these allergens.
If you have severe allergies, please contact us directly to discuss how we can best assist you.
Book online or call us on 01785 851911 if you have any questions.
Please advise us of any dietary requirements or allergens prior to your visit.