Cooking Class with Seaview & Taormina's Market with Chef Mimmo
Overview
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4 hours
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Learn how to cook delicious Sicilian specialties in a family atmosphere, a few steps from the beach and the sea, with a professional Chef.
We will make your holiday in Sicily unforgettable thanks to the flavors and aromas of our splendid land. You will taste a thousand of ingredients wisely mixed together so as to never create monotony and you will discover new flavors through rich dishes with a scent of sea, almond, ricotta or even oil, earth, life, of something good.
Discover Sicily in its unique flavors, from Pachino cherry tomatoes to the pistachio of Bronte, a town located at the base of Etna volcano. I will delight you with the taste of aubergines while you prepare a plate of pasta “alla norma”, and discover the flavors of our sea through fresh fish from the local market, and flavored with spices such as capers from the Aeolian Islands and olives born from the fertile volcanic land.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Tasting of small traditional Sicilian Cannoli, accompanied by a glass of Limoncello
Multilingual guided tour to the local market
Wine tasting
Lunch
Cheese and salami tasting in the restaurant
Private Transfer Service from Taormina Local Market to "Ahoy Bistró Siciliano" Seaside Restaurant
Mineral water
Apron
Certificate of attendance
Taxes
Cooking lesson
Coffee Break with coffee and/or tea
Extra alcoholic drinks
What To Expect
Meet up with the Chef Mimmo Siciliano in the historical center of Taormina and visit the local market. Taste various fresh vegetable products, cheese sold by local sellers. Choose the dishes you would like to cook with the Chef, based on the fresh and seasonal ingredients you will find at the market. Transfer to the Restaurant "Ahoy Bistrò Siciliano" in Giardini Naxos (included in the price), 15 minutes from the market, facing the sea and the Bay of Naxos and Taormina. Start your experience with a wine tasting with focaccia, cold cuts, and local Sicilian cheese. After wearing the apron, you will prepare 3 traditional Sicilian dishes: an appetizer, a fish dish and six different types of fresh pasta homemade by you. And then you will sit at the table to enjoy a real typical Sicilian lunch, a few meters from the beach and the sea, with a final tasting of small traditional Sicilian Cannoli accompanied by a glass of Limoncello. At the end of the experience, customers will be taken back to the meeting point.
Sample Menu
starter
Caponata Siciliana
Typical product of Sicilian cuisine with eggplants seasoned with tomato sauce, celery, onion, olives and capers, in sweet and sour sauce;
main
Fresh pasta made with your hands
Preparation of six different types of fresh pasta handmade by customers, under the supervision of the Chef, and seasoned with fresh tomato sauce;
main
Fish alla "ghiotta", or fish rolls alla Messinese
Second course of fresh fish, cooked in the sauce of tomatoes, capers and olives, to absorb all the scents and flavors;
dessert
Small Sicilian Cannoli and Limoncello
Tasting of small Sicilian Cannoli accompanied by a glass of Limoncello.
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Sicilian Cooking Class in Taormina with Chef Mimmo Siciliano
Reviews
599 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Good experience
sarah f,
Aug 7, 2025
- Viator
3.00It was enjoyable but we have done simikar and been allowed to do more cooking whwre here we only chopped & shaped the pasta
Amazing experience
Nick W,
Aug 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00Amazing experience. Chef Mimmo and Mama Francesca were terrific teachers. Very humorous and food was delicious. Strongly recommend this experience. There were 7 of us and everyone had a blast despite very different personalities.
Great experience
suzanne f,
Jul 31, 2025
- Viator
5.00The cooking class was amazing. Interactive, fun, engaging ; an all around great experience. The items we prepared were outstanding. Highly recommend this excursion.
Must go meet chef Mimmo .
LINDA K,
Jul 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00Mimmo , mamma and family. Such a fun experience. Very welcoming and engaging.You can be solo or with a group you will enjoy.And educational too! This was one of the best times I had in Italy.🇮🇹
A great food adventure!
Rachel L,
Jul 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00A fun cooking experience! Making Sicilian pasta dishes was really fun and informative. Highly recommend!
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