Cucina Siciliana

La Cucina Siciliana

Weeklong program

In a beautifully restored family home, right in the historical city centre of Modica, Katia Amore welcomes travelers and guides them through the wonderful and varied Sicilian cuisine with hands-on, relaxed courses, continuing her gourmet family tradition that spans generations.
We offer week-long cooking classes on set-dates. These cooking vacations include visits to local producers, nearby towns and nature locations and three hands-on cooking classes in our school. We can also arrange culinary vacations for groups on dates of your choosing.

Typical Itinerary

Day One – Welcome

Arrival at Catania airport and transfer to the accommodation. A welcome dinner in the evening provides the first taste of Sicilian food and wine.

Day Two – Intro to Sicilian Cooking and Modica

After breakfast, straight into the kitchen of the Love Sicily Cookery School for our first lesson. In the afternoon, we tour the beautiful city of Modica – our base for the entire week. This is a walking tour since the cookery school is right in the heart of the historical city centre. We show you the main points of interest, but also some of the lesser known back streets of Modica that offer wonderful views of the city and its life.
You are free in the evening to dine in Modica.

Day Three – The seaside

After breakfast, we go to the kitchen for our second lesson.
In the afternoon, we take off for an exploration of the coast starting from a lovely winery close to the sea and moving on for a walk at the Vendicari Nature Reserve visiting the newly restored Tonnara. Then we move to Noto, which beyond the magnificent architecture, hides many culinary specialties such as wonderful honey, sweet wines and almond-based sweets.
In the evening we can enjoy some of Modica’s rustic delicacies such as scacci and arancini as well as a variety of cheese accompanied by some of our favourite wines.

Day Four – Siracusa Market and Old Town

After breakfast we head off to the beautiful historical city centre of Siracusa, Ortygia for a walk around the Market.
You will then be free to wonder around and explore the city centre where you can see the Temple of Apollo, the Duomo with its magnificent Baroque facade and Doric temple columns, the legendary Arethusa Fountain and the Norman Maniace Castle. Ortygia is also a great place to go shopping. After lunch we return to Modica. Free time for dinner not included in the program tonight.

Day Five – Modica Chocolate and Countryside

This is the last day in the kitchen for our third lesson.
Today we pay tribute to one of the most important products of Southeast Sicily, chocolate! Modica is famous for its chocolate and chocolate-based sweets, whose roots can be traced back to Mexican traditions brought to Sicily via the Spaniards. We visit the world-famous chocolate lab of Bonajuto, for a private tour and a chance to taste their latest creations.
In the afternoon we go visit Mulino Cavallo, where the current owners have maintained the traditional water mill and the old dwellings still used by their family until the beginning of the nineteenth century.  We can see how they still use the mill to produce excellent whole grain durum wheat flour.
For dinner we go to the seaside village of Pozzallo.

Day Six – Winery Visit

We dedicate this day to visit a biodynamic winery near Acate to understand their winemaking process and their choice of producing organic wines in terracotta jars. After lunch we go to Ragusa Ibla to visit the old Baroque town. At night we all sit around the table for a farewell dinner!

Day Seven – Arrivederci!

Transfer back to Catania airport for those heading back home and transfer and pointers for those staying on for more holidays!

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• • Transfer fron/to Catania airport at set time
• 6 nights accommodations
• Breakfast daily
• 4 lunches
• 4 dinners
• 3 cooking sessions
• Winery visit and tasting
• Outdoor market visit
• Transportation throughout the tour

2010 Availability CALENDAR and PACKAGE price

• 11 April 2010 €1950, per person, based on double occupancy. Single room €1770.
• 2 May 2010 €1950, per person, based on double occupancy. Single room €1770.
• 16 May 2010 €1950, per person, based on double occupancy. Single room €1770.
• 30 May 2010 €1950, per person, based on double occupancy. Single room €1770.
• 12 September €1950, per person, based on double occupancy. Single room €1770.
• 26 September €1950, per person, based on double occupancy. Single room €1770.
• 17 October €1950, per person, based on double occupancy. Single room €1770.

Max 8 participants per class

* Seasonal air and land supplements apply. Please, feel free to ask for details at time of booking. Additional supplements and restrictions may apply over local holidays. Package prices are subject to change without notice. Please, request airfare updated price before making the final payment. Prices are per person, sharing a room. Package booking code: CKA/01

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: 1-507/287-8733
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