Cookery School & Retreats
Cookery School & Retreats
Sicilian Cookery School in London alongside our Food & Wine Retreats in Sicily.
Strazzanti in Sicily – April 2020
If you, your friends and your family share a passion for the culinary arts, a penchant for gastronomic adventures and a predilection for luxury living, we have an irresistible proposal for you!
We’ve teamed up with The Thinking Traveller for an exclusive, week-long culinary experience at Angheli, one of The Thinking Travellers Think Exquisite villas in southwestern Sicily.
Dates: Saturday 18th – Saturday 25th April 2020
Your group: the experience is designed for a closed group of family and/or friends (maximum 12 guests in total).
The programme in detail*
*this is an example programme that is subject to small changes
Day 1 – Saturday
- from 4:00pm – check-in and welcome aperitivo created by Emilia
Day 2 – Sunday
- 9:00am – welcome breakfast
- 11:00am – an introduction to Sicilian food and its key ingredients followed by a tour of the house by the owner
- 1:00pm – light lunch cooked by Angheli’s in-villa chef
- 3:00pm – hands-on cooking class focusing on home-made busiata pasta, pesto alla Trapanese (a tomato and almond-based pesto), and a ragù-making master class (for tomorrow’s arancini)
- 8:00pm – dinner at Angheli
Day 3 – Monday
- 8:00am – breakfast
- 10:00am – cooking class focusing on arancini, a Sicilian street food classic
- 2:30pm – lunch of Sicilian street food prepared earlier
- 4:30pm – an optional private tour of Selinunte archaeological site followed by dinner in a local restaurant*
*Dinner at a local restaurant still included if the optional tour is not taken
Day 4 – Tuesday
- 8:00am – breakfast
- 10:00am – hands-on cooking class and demo to prepare a dinner of pasta con ricotta, basilico, gamberi e pesto di pistacchi (pasta with ricotta cheese, basil, prawns and pistachio pesto)
- 1:30pm – lunch at a local restaurant by the beach
- 3:30pm – Visit Sciacca. Watch the fishermen arrive at the port and spend the afternoon exploring the town to see the ceramics.
- 8:00pm – dinner at Angheli with the pasta prepared in the morning’s class
Day 5 – Wednesday
- 8:00am – breakfast
- 10:30am – guided Marsala wine tour
- 12:30pm – lunch in a winery in Marsala
- 3:00pm – hands-on cooking class and demo focusing on Marsala-based desserts, pastries and a cocktail
- 8:00pm – a light dinner at Angheli prepared by Emilia, including the desserts made earlier
Day 6 – Thursday
- a free day to enjoy Angheli or try out one of our Think Experiences
- 1:oopm – light lunch prepared by Angheli’s in-villa cook
- 8:00pm – barbecue dinner at Angheli
Day 7 – Friday
- 8:00am – breakfast
- 10:00am – Visit a caseficio in Sambuca di Sicilia to see how the local cheese is produced.
- 2:00pm – light lunch at Angheli
- 4:00pm – cooking class, including involtini di melanzane (aubergine roulades)
- 8:00pm – dinner at Angheli – a special final feast prepared by Emilia
Day 8 – Saturday
- Departure day
- breakfast and check-out by 10:00am
Price
€27,000 (for a closed group of up to 12 guests)
Price includes:
- 7 nights’ accommodation at Angheli for up to 12 guests
- 5 cookery classes at Angheli led by Emilia Strazzanti
- all meals: 7 dinners (6 at the villa, 1 in a local restaurant), 6 lunches (4 at the villa, 2 out) and 7 breakfasts (at the villa)
- private transfers to and from Trapani or Palermo airports and for the excursions
Please note that the above programme is subject to small changes
Price excludes
- wines and other alcoholic beverages (why not try our in-villa wine delivery service)
- the private tour of Selinunte archaeological site
- airfares
- insurance
- gratuities and tips
- anything not specified in the “Price includes” section
Exclusively bookable from The Thinking Traveller
