Cooking school “Peccati di Gola” is organizing cultural-gastronomic trips both in Italy and abroad. "Peccati di gola" cooking school is a proposal for English and German speaking foreigners visiting Italy, who wish to take part in our lessons. We offer mostly typical Italian cuisine courses ranging from most traditional dishes (es. pasta, rise ecc.), to seasonal plates (es. pumpkin, carnival dessert, ecc.), children food as well as special events menu (es. Christmas or Easter menu). Obviously we also offer different levels on particular topics like fish and dessert.
One of the main characteristic of “Peccati di Gola” is its culture of hosting cooking classes in kitchens of private homes. Students have the opportunity to learn in a are in a cosy and familiar atmosphere that encourages both learning and friendship, helping them develop both “how to cook” and “how to host” skills. Classes are practical and supported by a dossier that includes all recipes demonstrated during the class as well as other relevant recipes supported by related theory and historical notes.
Students show great interest in classes related to specific regional cuisine, like Umbria, Toscana, Piemontese, Friulana, Veronese, Emiliana ecc. Those lessons are usually held by external teachers coming from the relevant region. We organize courses in Venice for English, French and German-speaking persons or in Ca' Marcello (near Padua) for English-speaking persons. Also, we organize classes for Japanese tourists coming to Venice! Accomodation can be arranged in private homes for the period, if required!
As part of our effort to keep up-to-date and offer further education opportunities to our students, we enrich our proposal yearly in order to respond to all students’ needs and requirements. Peccati di Gola proposes three different ways of approaching Italian cuisine, from real cooking class to tasting encounters. All of them are hosted in a private house in a wonderful ancient Venetian Palace close to Rialto bridge.
Cooking classes
The cooking school “Peccati di Gola” proposes cooking courses for foreign tourists in Venice. Our courses could include one or more cooking class (each is a three hours’ lesson). Each class includes lunch, a dossier with recipes (in Italian and English), and the attendance certificate. Courses could be made up of one to three cooking class. If three, the program is the following:
- First day: Pasta and Riso (Risotto with vegetables, Fish Pasticcio, Gnocchi with blue cheese, and a dessert like the Strawberry Bavarese or another one, according to the season!);
- Second day: Complete Menu with Fish (Sarde in saor, Risotto in Venetian Style, Branzino and potetoes, Peoci gratinati and the Zabaglione Spumone with chocolate and almonds);
- Third day: Complete Menù with Meat (Asparagus and potetoes cake, Home made Tagliolini with zucchini, Duck with artichoke and Chocolat & Coffee e Mousse.
Program:
- 9.00 AM: we meet at the vegetable and fish market in Rialto to buy what we need for the lesson;
- 10.00 AM: the lesson starts after a coffee;
- 11.30 AM: break for the spritz (typical Venetian aperitif);
- 1.00 PM: lunch with the prepared dishes;
- 2.00 PM: we give students the attendee certificates and…goodbye (perhaps to the day after).
Also, before the class we can propose a visit to the Fish & Vegetable market in Rialto where the course teacher buys the ingredients for the cooking class. Price for the market visit is 20 euro per person. The school apron is 5 euro.
Mini Cooking Class includes:
- Two hours cooking class, tasting is included;
- If morning time: we prepare a finger food and a pasta main course. Tasting includes 2 finger food with aperitif and the pasta (or riso) main corse;
- If afternoon time: we prepare a cream dessert with Venetian biscuits. Tasting includes three desserts with tea or chocolate;
- Students are provided with a dossier with the recipes (in Italian and English).
Prices depend on the number of attendees: from 3 to 5 persons - 85 euro per person; from 6 to 10 persons - 85 euro per person; from 11 to 30 persons - 50 euro per person. Children (6 to 14 years old) price for lesson is 30 euro per person.
Aperitif or Tea Tasting includes:
- If morning time: tasting of 3 Venetian “cicchetti” with Spritz or Prosecco (typical Venetian aperitif);
- If afternoon time: tasting of coffee or tea with a large choice of Ventian biscuits;
- 60-90 minutes class.
Prices depend on the number of attendees: from 4 to 10 persons - 35 euro per person, from 11 to 30 persons - 30 euro per person. Children (6 to 14 years old) price for lesson is 15 euro per person.
Faculty Information:
Since 1992, the school owner Roberta Molani shares teaching activities with Adriana Cardin, Vally Gasparini, Gabriella Pecchia, professionals who have years of experience as restaurateurs as well as in teaching the art cookery. Recently, this group of teachers was joined by Sebastiano Molani, the owners’ son, Mariagrazia Andreotta, Marisa Longo, Renata Piai, Federica Spagnoli, Laura Giusti, Giovanna Agazzani, ex students who became teachers after following courses, various stages and professional lessons in order to prepare and bring them up to the high standards of all other school teachers.
Other Activities:
Since the school is in the heart of Venice, students can easily reach the most important Venetian sightseeing (Piazza San Marco, Rialto, Academia Museum, Guggenheim Museum, Frari Basilica,…). Moreover, from Venice it is quite simple to reach other beautiful towns like Treviso, Verona, Vicenza, Udine other more.
Facility Information:
It is available a B&B accommodation in Mariagrazia’s house (double rooms with private bathroom) or other B&B accommodation solutions close to the school. The cost is 100 euro per person per night (Mariagrazia’s house). It also offers a modernly equiped kitchen.
Notes:
Prices for cooking classes depend on the number of attendees:
- For 1 person 250 euro;
- For 2 persons 160 euro per person;
- For 3 to 5 persons 130 euro per person;
- For 6 to 10 persons 100 euro per person;
- For 11 to 30 persons 80 euro per person.
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