In The Province Of Palermo Sicilian Cooking Class Near Cefalu

We absolutely loved our cooking class with Graziella! She is amazing, and hearing her life stories made the experience even more special. She also shared wonderful recommendations. My husband loves to cook and is picky about cooking classes, but he was over the moon with hers! We truly feel like we made a friend, and we’re heading home with new recipes and fun traditions to share with our family. Such a memorable experience!

We had the most wonderful cooking class with Graziella! From the moment we arrived at her home, she made us feel incredibly welcome and completely at ease. The whole experience was warm, relaxed, personal, and so much fun. Graziella is a phenomenal teacher — knowledgeable, patient, and passionate about Sicilian cooking. We learned so much from her, not just about the recipes themselves, but about the ingredients, techniques, and traditions behind the food. Everything felt very hands-on and authentic, and never rushed. And the food was absolutely amazing! It was incredibly rewarding to sit down together at the end and enjoy everything we had prepared. What made the experience especially memorable was Graziella herself. Being welcomed into her home made this feel like so much more than a cooking class — it felt like spending time with a wonderful local friend who genuinely wanted to share her love of Sicilian food and culture with us. This was truly one of the highlights of our time in Sicily. If you are looking for an authentic, relaxed, and unforgettable Sicilian cooking experience, book a class with Graziella. We cannot recommend her highly enough!

Graziella is the sweetest, most kind person in the world. She opens up her beautiful house for you and takes you right in and makes you feel welcomed. She helped us through making our pasta dish, and everything was so delicious. Such an authentic cooking experience. I am recommending this to everyone who travels to Sicily!

We were made to feel part of Graziella’s family as she guided us through making homemade ravioli pasta from scratch including the filling of ricotta and lemon that was cooked in a delicious butter and sage sauce. We also made a strawberry tiramisu that was also delicious. Graziella was an excellent cook and very patient and encouraging. With the cooking, conversation and a glass of wine the time just flew by. This was the highlight of our holiday and will inspire us to get our pasta machine out as soon as we are home. We 100% recommend this experience, you will not be disappointed.

This is a great personal experience and perfect if you love cooking! Graziella is a great cook and she taught us how to make pasta for the first time! Every dish we made with her tasted delicious and we really appreciated her hospitality while being so far away from home. She met us outside and was very easy to communicate with. If you’re looking to learn from an experienced Sicilian nonna, she’s got you covered.

Graciella waited for us, literally on the sidewalk since we were having a hard time finding her location. Upon our arrival her smile immediately made us feel right at home. The evening was filled with so much fun we danced we cooked we drank we joked and it will forever be cherished. Thank you Graciella for hosting us and being part of our special memories in Palermo.

It was a pleasure to cook with Graziella and I am forever thankful for that experience. Her garden is also wooow.

A warm and heartfelt welcome from Graziella, who greeted us with water and wine to begin our cooking experience. Together, we prepared almond cake, delicious meatballs, and fresh pasta. Graziella is a wonderful teacher who shares her love for cooking with so much passion and care. We learned a lot, laughed even more, and felt truly at home from the very first moment. Thank you so much for your time, your warmth, the joy you shared with us, and of course the incredible food and authentic Italian atmosphere. It was a truly unforgettable experience.

Wonderful experience! Graziella is a very welcoming and warm host and teacher. The food was wonderful! Highly recommended!

I highly recommend. We had an awesome time.

We had the most amazing time and Graziella is a wonderful woman! Thank you so so much for everything.

My husband and four adult children were welcomed into Graziella’s lovely home. The set up was perfect. She was friendly, funny, patient with us, and paced everything perfectly. I’d recommend this class to anyone trying to make family memories and immerse themselves in Sicilian food and hospitality. It was very easy to get to Graziella’s home both by car and train from Cefalu.

What an amazing experience! We made a 4 course meal from scratch and drank wine and listened to Italian music. What made the night so special was the beautiful host, who opened her home and her heart to us!!

Graziella was so welcoming and charming! She welcomed us into her home with open arms, taught us how to make tiramisu, pasta, and meatballs! We are so excited to go home and make our own using Graziella’s recipe. Such a special experience!

Graziella is a lovely local Nonna who will carefully help you make pasta and sauces. Great class in only two hours. It was delicious with her white wine too!

We learned so much and can't wait to make authentic Italian food for our family! Graziella is patient , kind and personable, not to mention a great teacher . This lesson was one of the highlights of our trip. Highly recommend this experience to everyone!

This was the most amazing class. Graziella was so patient and accommodating Her personality is so warm and inviting We made a new friend!!!! Best class

One of the highlights of our trip to Sicily was a cooking class with Graziella. She was charming, funny and very skillful. We cooked in her outdoor kitchen with seafood being our choice of dishes. We made pasta from scratch and two dishes, one based on swordfish and one based on sardines. She used only organic vegetables and the eggplant component was especially delicious. It was a great local experience featuring down to earth techniques the freshest of ingredients and Graziella’s patient tutoring. Gracie, Graziella!

We had such a fantastic time! Graziella warmly welcomed us into her home, introduced people and made us feel relaxed from the start. We were welcomed with the most delicious biscuits and told the plan for the cooking class. I still can’t stop thinking about those biscuits. We were making tiramisu, 2 types of meatballs and pasta, I couldn’t wait! Graziella talked us through the ingredients and what we needed to do as a team to start making the tiramisu followed by the meatballs as a group. We all got plenty of chance to join in the group cooking followed by us individually making our own pasta. Graziella was fantastic at talking us all through what to do and showing us. We paused part way through to clean down from one cooking part to another where we were provided with more snacks of cheeses, olives, salami, bread/ crackers and a tomato and caper dip. We also got to taste our meatballs me made with some being precooked so we could taste our work on its own. At the end we got to eat what we had made. Graziella started us off with a fried chickpea Sicilian dish in a bread roll for a starter that she had made. We then got to taste our 2 different types of meatballs and pasta we had made as a group which was delicious!!! We then topped it off with our tiramisu which was so good. Graziella provided us with a photo from the day then it was time to say goodbye. We have since been sent the photos taken which provides great memories. The food was incredible. We had such a fantastic time. I would highly recommend her classes to anyone. Wish we didn’t have to leave, with the food and hospitality I could have stayed forever.

Such a good idea for a cooking experience. We did this as a group of friends and enjoyed every moment of it. Thank you Graziella.

If you don't book this experience there is something wrong with you! Fantastic evening in a lovely atmosphere....made to feel part of the family and no question was too much. Im going home to start making my own pasta!!!

This class was the highlight of our trip to Sicily, and for me, it was so much more. We were visiting my father's hometown of Campofelice di Roccella, and Graziella's class felt like a true homecoming. She welcomed us with the warmth of a beloved family member, and her kitchen was filled with laughter, incredible stories, and the amazing aromas of Sicily. It was fun, kind, and deeply personal. Eating the magnificent meal we created together felt like a family dinner I will cherish forever. Grazie mille, Graziella, for this unforgettable experience!

My family was in Sicily to find out roots. We came to learn some cooking skills and ended up finding new friends that we now consider family. We were welcomed in with open arms and felt right at home. It was a casual fun atmosphere and the recipes were simple and amazing!!!! Such a wonderful night. We highly recommend coming and taking a class and maybe you too will find some forever friends in Cefalu. Love you Grazy!

We had a wonderful evening learning to make pasta & tiramisu with Graziella - would thoroughly recommend this experience!

We had an amazing time! Music, wine, cooking, and dancing. The food was delicious and we really enjoyed learning the recipes in to comfort of Graziellas home. 10/10 would recommend. Thank you from Canada 🇨🇦 ❤️🤌🤌

Highlight of our trip. Welcomed to a true Italian home to cook a delicious meal. We made delicious food and had great laughs and made memories to keep forever.

Graziella is absolutely amazing at what she does! She is more than generous, kind and welcomed us into her beautiful home. The food was delicious and definitely made with love! We loved getting to have this experience! Graziella is an amazing woman, I wish her all the best of luck with her passion! 🩷 If you’re thinking about doing this experience, take this as a sign to do it!!!!!!! It’s not like anything else in the absolute best way!

More than learning a technique from a chef, taking one of Grazy’s classes feels like being welcomed into a dear friend’s house and she shares her culinary “secrets”. She is a kind and warm host focused on providing a great experience to all in attendance.

Grazziela was very accommodating to me and my partner's request that we cook vegetarian food, including using grana padano cheese instead of parmesan. Grazziela is a delight to cook with, she makes very authentic Sicilian food by hand and is such a warm and caring person. As she says so herself, any guests that cook in her house are her friends and family for the night. We certainly felt that way! Highly recommend

If you’re lucky enough to get time with Graziella while in Sicily I could not encourage you do it more. She’s simply the best.

We had such a wonderful time being welcomed into Graziella’s kitchen with Rosa. It is in the perfect setting; a garden kitchen across from the station so very easy to get to. We learned how to make our own pasta, a beautiful accompanying sauce, an aubergine starter and patisserie dessert. Gazelle was the perfect teacher, giving us tips on how to create the recipes at home without the Sicilian produce. I can’t wait to pass on her skills to my own children. Thank you Graziella!

Graziella was an amazing host who welcomed us into her home and demonstrated how simple ingredients can be transformed into amazing food. Graziella expertly guided us through making each of the 3 courses which turned out far better than we imagined. Graziella’s hospitality was touching and added to an authentic experience that will never be forgotten. Will report on our future results.

This was a highlight of our honeymoon! We felt so welcomed into her home and learned so much about Italian cooking. All 3 dishes were fresh and amazing. We appreciated our dietary restrictions being considered and included. This is a must when visiting, thank you!

we had an incredible time at our cooking class with Graziella. She is so kind and welcoming. Just a quick train ride from cefalu. You get a real feel of what a home cooked italian meal is like. She has an amazing garden where we picked our ingredients for the pesto, we made pasta from scratch. One of my favorite activities during our trip to Sicily. Cannot thank Graziella for letting us into her home and showing us how to make pasta and pesto from scratch!

I had the best experience with Graziella! We made aranchini, polpette and fettuccine! With lots of beautiful Sicilian wine of course! Gorgeous family and experience! Can’t wait to bring my family back!

If you’re looking for the proper Sicilian home cooking experience then this is the place to come! Gisella, invites you into her family home which has a ready made back kitchen and garden patio area for camping cooking. Everyone is made to feel welcome and contribute to making the final meal. Throughout the c3hr experience there is plenty water, tapas and local white wine to keep you going, and rounded off with the final meal at the table. Gisella is such a welcoming host and has a wonderful family around her on hand to help and support.

We took a cooking class with Gabriela today, which I highly recommend. We received a very warm welcome from Gabriela and her family; we were truly pampered during this wonderful experience. We also learned to make two types of fresh pasta and tiramisu. Don't hesitate if you're in Cefalù, just do it. Joost, Chantal, and Olivier

This was easily one of mine and my girlfriend's favourite moments from our trip! We got to make pasta from scratch, fry aubergines and make tiramisu cups for our own 3 course meal, which was delicious. We were given snacks while we prepared the food and the owner was very accommodating and polite. I would totally recommend it to anyone whether they are good at cooking or not - we definitely want to go back!

My family travels all the time and we do a lot of tours and experiences. This was, by far, our favorite. Graziella made us feel so comfortable in her beautiful home. The views were wonderful but the food was even better. We travel to Italy often but this was the most authentic Sicilian experience we have ever had. We learned about more than just food but also heritage and culture. She incorporated every family member of mine into this magical experience. I will never come to Cefalu and not visit Graziella. Trust me, you will never forget having this experience. Amazing! Grazie Graziella!

This was such a beautiful and authentic experience! Graziella was so welcoming and kind, she made us feel like part of her family. The food was amazing and the process of cooking together was so much fun. It is clear that opening her home to new friends is something Graziella is extremely passionate about. She not only provided us with food, wine and music, but with love and a genuine feeling of connecting with a lost family member. If you don’t have a nonna to visit in Sicily, don’t worry you have one in Graziella!

Unbelievable. For someone who cannot cook, Grazi made it so simple and relaxing. We had fun, in the garden of her home and she was also the perfect hostess. Will definitely be back !!

My daughter who lives here in Sicily decided to book this experience for us during our visit. We had a such a wonderful time learning how to make delicious homemade pasta and Tiramisu. It was the family bonding experience I was hoping for plus so much more! Graziella was so sweet and fun! She created such a welcoming atmosphere which made unforgettable memories for us all! We hope to visit again soon and learn more!

we had the best time with our wonderful friend Graziella! she showed us how to cook traditional and local pasta and tiramisu and it was more than delicious! we felt like home in her beautiful garden kitchen. Thank you for inviting us and giving us so much knowledge about italian cuisine. We‘ll remember this class forever! See you again!

Graziella was precious! She was so fun and accommodating with our very large group of 15. What I'm sure was a difficult task, she handled with ease and confidence. We made some wonderful memories and she will forever be in our hearts as a friend!

Graziella welcomed us into her home with love and patience. We cooked a delicious meal and wonderful company. Highly recommend this class if you are in the area!

Fantastic experience! Extremely patient with those in our family who are culinary idiots😉. Lots of fun and the resulting food was phenomenal!

Amazing experience with Grazy! We ate the freshest and best pasta of of our entire trip in Italy! I would warmly recommend this cooking class to anyone.

Grazie mille for the wonderful experience and for welcoming us into your home. We can’t wait to make the arancine balls when we return to Philadelphia! - Olivia & Janine

Can’t recommend this cooking class experience enough! Grazy was warm, kind, knowledgeable, and patient. Felt like someone’s nana was teaching us how to make pasta in her own kitchen:-) The raviolis we made were divine!! Thank you Grazy!!