Cooking Class: Make Venetian Classics With Chef Barbara in Venice

If upscale Italian cuisine is your style, learn to craft your favorite dishes at home in this exquisite Venetian cooking class. 


Chef Barbara will guide you on a culinary adventure through the heart of Italian food, teaching you timeless traditions and helpful tips that make cooking at home faster and easier. Handpick fresh produce and fragrant herbs on an immersive market tour, and then learn to prepare crispy fried artichokes, ravioli filled with creamy ricotta and seasonal vegetables and unique and flavorful squid ink risotto. For dessert, craft a silky panna cotta with market fresh, sweet and refreshing fruit or a heavenly tiramisù enhanced with the flavor of coffee. This experience teaches you knife skills and other essential culinary tips. 


Experience the benefits of learning from a regional chef with expertise in Italian cooking. Book your memorable cooking class in Venice today!


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Antipasti

Fondi di Carciofi Alla Veneta

With Venetian-style artichokes


Fresh Pasta

Choice of 1

Ravioli

With ricotta and seasonal vegetables

Risotto

With fish (e.g. squid ink risotto) or seasonal vegetables (e.g. asparagus risotto)


Dessert

Choice of 1

Panna Cotta

With seasonal fruit

Tiramisù

With espresso soaked ladyfinger biscuits, mascarpone and cacao


Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

  • Minimum Guests 2
  • Maximum Guests 6
  • Event Duration 3 hours
  • Activity Level
    Activity Level
  • LabelsGroup, Pasta Making, Fun, Italian, Market Tour

Outside Reviews for Chef Barbara

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Silvia

05 Feb 2025

Chef Barbara is a force of nature. She is an incredibly passionate chef with a vast knowledge of traditional Venetian and Italian cuisine. Her sociable and kind personality as well as her love for food and flavors will win you over and make you fall in love with cooking and eating!

139 Per person

all-inclusive: 3-hour class, meal and taxes.


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With over two decades immersed in Venetian cuisine, Chef Barbara brings deep expertise in wine, classic Italian cooking and cicchetti, Venetian small bites, to every experience. Her cooking classes, food tours and private dinners offer an authentic taste of the region. Whether guiding amateur cooks, crafting personalized menus or leading visitors through Venice’s culinary scene, Chef Barbara combines hospitality with expert knowledge for a truly memorable experience.

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