Things to do in Salento, Puglia: The Best Cooking Classes

For the last 17 years, The Awaiting Table Cookery school has been the most praised cooking school and wine programme in all Puglia. (And now the oldest too). Located in the historical centre of Lecce, Italy--or during selected weeks throughout the year, in a castle an hour south of Lecce-- students from 59 countries have chosen us as the best way to go deeper into The Mediterranean Diet, and local, world-class wines. Our school has appeared in The London Times, Food & Travel, The LA Times, Bon Appetit, The New York Times, Food and Wine, as well as Chinese, Japanese, British, American and Dutch television. The owner, Silvestro Silvestori, is a nationally-certified sommelier here in Italy, as well as a wine journalist for a major international wine magazine. All classes are hands-on, fun and actively spent in two of the most beautiful kitchens in all of Italy.

We organize: gourmet tours; olive oil tastings; dinners at select restaurants. During the dinner events at select restaurants you will learn where our receipes come from, what the Mediterranean diet really means, and so much about our wines. You will learn so much about our local culture through food. Dinners take place at select restaurants in Lecce, Trani, Ostuni, Monopoli. During our gourmet tours you will visit beautiful gourmet shops with an expert in the ancient Mediterranean Diet and food (you will learn what it really means, how it works and why it is so healthy). You will learn that it is not just about what we eat but also about our lifestyle. You will learn many useful principles and tips that you can apply back home in your daily life to improve your energy and happiness. During the guided olive oil tasting, a certified olive oil taster will teach you about the health benefits of extra virgin olive oil and why we should use it both in our food and as a cosmetic.

Cooking classes on traditional recipes of Salento. Half day cooking classes available on pasta making also

We offer cooking classes and wine tastings in Ostuni, Lecce and Taranto, Italy. Whether you are seeking a day cooking experience in Puglia or a full week cooking holiday in southern Italy, then the Puglia Chef Academy in Ostuni can tailor something for you. Our recreational courses run every day except Sunday and are enduring popularity, inspired by the burgeoning food trend of mediterranean, healthy vegetarian plates. WE ARE ALREADY ATTRACTING PROFESSIONALS AND SKILLED ENTHUSIASTS IN EQUAL MEASURES. OPTIONAL EXTENSION COURSES INCLUDE PASTRY, PHOTOGRAPHY AND ITALIAN LANGUAGE.

Salento Cooking Adventures offers a unique cooking experience where you will get hands on with handmade pasta and pizza, only using the freshest ingredients in season. Rooftop terrace aperitivo and bottomless wine included.

My name is Maria, I am the cook at Masseria Palombara Restaurant. Cooking has always been my passion, I learned to cook my mother and taught myself the secrets of the Apulian tradition. After school I decided to follow the love for cooking, I attended the Med Cooking School with Antonella Ricci (1 Michelin star) and then I started working in the kitchens of restaurants. From 5 years ago I was the manager of the "Apulian Cooking Experience" at Masseria Palombara.

Apulian Experience is a "container" of ideas, experiences and "taylor made" services designed both for travelers who come to discover our fantastic region and for the owners / guest of the villas located in the "Valle d’Itria and Salento.

Terrachevive.com is a website specialized in food and wine tours in Puglia. We guarantee to all our customers typical and high quality experiences, evaluated with the critical eye of local experts who know their territory very well. We offer a tailor made service, multi-lingual interpreting services and our assistance during the tours. So customers will not feel as guests but an authentic local.