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

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!
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.
