Cooking Class: Sorrento Culinary Experience

Immerse yourself in the authentic Italian culinary traditions at Bella Sorrento Cooking School. Learn from expert chefs, explore the vegetable garden, and enjoy a full course meal in the heart of Sorrento.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Via Bernardino Rota, 29 - All classes start with a visit of the garden to pick up local seasonal ingredients that we use to make antipasto, pasta, main course and dessert.
    Everyone will prepare and create his own dish with the supervision of the Chef. You get the opportunity to step into a home where cooking has been deeply rooted for decades….
What's Included
  • Lunch included
Meal Options
  • Eggplants rolls
  • Meat Balls
  • Ravioli pasta caprese style
  • Chocolate Lava Cake, Caprese Cake or Neapolitan Doughnut
Additional Information

Join the authentic chef experience cooking class with Rita and Luisa, two sisters who are experts in the culinary traditions of their region. They are dedicated to preserving and sharing their knowledge of local traditions, recipes, and hospitality by welcoming guests into their family home.
All classes are interactive and utilize local seasonal…

Location
Via Bernardino Rota, 29
Via Bernardino Rota
The gate is located at Via Rota 29, along an antique stone wall, very close to the sport field Campo Italia. Just ring the bell and Rita will open the doors to Italian Cuisine!!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Voyage739096
Sep 25, 2025
Italian cooking class - This was the highlight of our trip! The food was awesome they taught us well by showing and then we did it. Made 4 dishes and a dessert. Wine was great and the location is better, family run!!!!! Ten out of ten. Plus we get all the recipes.
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Susan_l
Sep 22, 2025
Inspirational cooking class! - This was a truly authentic Italian cooking class. Many of the ingredients were grown right on their property like tomatoes, basil, eggplant. Sarah and Rafaela are excellent teachers and even though I already am someone that enjoys cooking I learned so much from them. They even explained why things had to be done a certain way. This class was really a highlight in our trip to Italy.
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Susan
Sep 22, 2025
Inspirational cooking class! - This was a truly authentic Italian cooking class. Many of the ingredients were grown right on their property like tomatoes, basil, eggplant. Sarah and Rafaela are excellent teachers and even though I already am someone that enjoys cooking I learned so much from them. They even explained why things had to be done a certain way. This class was really a highlight in our trip to Italy.
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Ann_f
Sep 18, 2025
We highly recommend this cooking experience - This was such a fun hands on experience! Two very experienced Italian chefs guided us in making a traditional chocolate orange cake, calzone, ravioli, eggplant parmesan and meat balls, and each course was paired with wine. There was so much food!!! The B&B kitchen facility was the perfect blend of charming traditional architecture and modern cooking equipment.
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Susan_c
Sep 17, 2025
Loved it! - This was such a highlight of our trip! We lucked out and ended up having a private class. We loved learning new techniques and the results were delicious. We are excited to try the recipes back home!
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E_m
Sep 10, 2025
One of a kind cooking class, hands on experience, delicious! - Such an amazing and enjoyable evening spent cooking in a beautiful and homey Italian kitchen! From the start, we were welcomed with kind and warm energy as well as some nice drinks and and an appetizer. We learned how to make many delicious dishes and had so much fun along the way. We received personal 1:1 feedback, and never felt judged for our cooking/cutting/rolling pin skills. This experience stood out from the other options listed online due to the intimate cooking setting and less commercial feel. This held true while we were learning to make all the dishes, and after when we sat down to enjoy them together. We shared the class with one other couple, and it was the perfect size. This is a must-do in Sorrento, and be sure to arrive hungry! I am walking away feeling empowered to make some delicious meals back home. Grazie!!
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Ronald_b
Sep 1, 2025
Fabulous experience!! - I booked the cooking experience with Rita at the Bella Sorrento in Sorrento after reviewing numerous other top rated classes and venue’s which were in scenic areas of Sorrento and expensive taxi fares to get there. I also chose Rita because of the reviews which described the personal touch and approach which were not very good reviews of the other venues as this was very important to me and we were delighted with the experience!! Sarah (Rita’s cousin) and Rafaella were our hosts and they were most gracious and welcomed us like family. We learned step by step how to prepare Caprese cake (a Sorrento tradition), calzone, chips, eggplant parmesan, meatballs, and ravioli all from scratch and gluten free to accommodate my wife (even though I forgot to mention her allergy in advance). All of which we ate for lunch, in addition to the wine, cheese, and salami they had prepared for our arrival. The kitchen is in the basement of the BnB and is a well-appointed professional chefs kitchen and an amazing family dining area used by Rita’s family. It was nice that we were the only two at the 10am class and well worth getting our day started with the class. It appears that the maximum is 8 people which is a good size as other reviews I read had upwards of 40 people and no a great hands on experience. I highly recommend the class. We also enjoyed seeing Giuseppe, Rita’s 3 year old son who loves meatballs and was excited to have the leftovers. Enjoy!! Chow!!
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Chrsite_l
Aug 31, 2025
The hosts were great. ... - The hosts were great. So kind and patient with us. Very friendly and explained everything to make a great Italian meal for our friends and family. My favorite part was the meatballs and the eggplant Parmesan.
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Sandla_s
Aug 25, 2025
Fabulous Hands-On Cooking Class - This was truly a hands-on cooking class with four courses plus dessert. The chefs shared tips as we prepared authentic Italian dishes in a sparkling clean commercial kitchen. Then we dined with our class in the adjacent family dining room to enjoy everything we cooked. Chef Rita sent the recipes we prepared and many others to try. This was a highlight if our trip to Sorrento.
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Loretta_l
Sep 16, 2025
Starting off with... - Starting off with appetizers and cocktails was nice. We didn't really cook everything. We just helped cook some of the items. I wish we had each been cooking our own dishes. But the most disappointing part was that we cooked a lot of food but were not offered the option to take the leftovers with us. There was more than we could eat and we wanted to take the uneaten dishes.
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From $188
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).