Sicilian Cooking Class: Market to Table Experience

Immerse yourself in the vibrant Ortigia Market and discover the unique flavors of Sicilian cuisine. Join a local cook as you explore the colorful stalls and learn to prepare traditional dishes.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mercato Di Siracusa - If, for reasons not attributable to SiciLife, the Ortigia Market could not be visited, our Chef will guide you through the streets of the island for the purchase of local products at our partner shops
  • Ortigia - In the chef’s kitchen you can learn all the secrets of Sicilian cuisine.
What's Included
  • Lunch prepared with the Chef
  • Cooking Class
  • Guided tour of the Ancient Market
What's Not Included
  • Transfers from/to hotels
  • Food and drinks not on the Chef’s menu
  • Everything that is not included in “Inclusions”
Additional Information

Exploring the culinary gems in Sicily? This endeavor will allow you to relish the distinct tastes of our land, immersing you in the core of our food culture through the enticing fragrances of the local marketplace, all while equipping you with the necessary knowledge to cook Sicilian recipes.
Accompanied by our regional cook, you’ll weave your way…

Location
Bar Del Ponte
Piazza Emanuele Pancali
Meet the chef in Piazza Emanuele Pancali, 24 at the Bar Cristina
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(62 Ratings)
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Heimathafen
Oct 4, 2025
Absolutely recommended if you want to experience a happy day! - Ettore is a wonderful entertainer who has given our international group (USA, UK, D) an unforgettable day. Walking through the market, which lasted almost 2 hours, was an experience! We not only learned a lot about the different typical Sicilian foods and were able to taste them, but also had fun or interesting conversations with different stall owners. After the market visit, we took a taxi to a garden restaurant, where we prepared the ingredients for three different pasta sauces (with fish, with salsiccia and vegetarian) together at an outdoor kitchen after the aperitif. After a meal together with wine, water, a final digistif and caffè we were taken back to Ortigia by taxi. Thank you, Ettore for this beautiful day!
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Fairey65
Jun 17, 2025
Great Market and Cooking Experience - Ettore was amazing, he grew up here and was a fountain of knowledge about the local places and food. His passion for food and teaching others about it was brilliant. He made as all feel like family. We chose the ingredients at the market and helped to prepare the dishes, then sat down together to eat. It was an amazing experience. I would definitely recommend this.
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Mariorq418cb
Jun 7, 2025
Great experience in Siracusa - A great experience! Everything was perfect down to choosing the meals and cooking together. I would 100% recommend it. We felt appreciated and seen and it was so funny getting to cook together
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Yuriy956
Apr 12, 2025
Superb! - This was an amazing experience for us (we had two 14 year old girls with us). Make sure you go hungry and plan for this to be your main eating activity for the day. Highly recommend!
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Dchoate99
Feb 20, 2025
Excellent day with Mariarita! - We had chef Mariarita and had a great time cooking in her beautiful home overlooking the Neapolis Archeological Park. We made homemade cavatelli, swordfish, salad, and tiramisu. Everything was perfect - highly recommended.
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859annebels
Oct 24, 2024
Great food, super experience! - Ettore has shared his passion for cooking and eating with us in a super accessible way. The location where we cooked was beautiful and unique. The dishes were typically Italian: simple recipe, but ingredients of a super quality and therefore delicious. Thank you Ettore!
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Livintotravel
Oct 18, 2024
Best afternoon experience (especially if foul weather) - This trip was SPECTACULAR from start to finish. ETTORE, our chef and guide escorted us on a leisurely stroll through the market educating us on the importance of fresh and local ingredients for our subsequent meal. We tasted fresh oyster, capers, prickly fruit, limoncello, virtually anything we wanted, purchasing all the ingredients for our meal as we moved along. As a group of 8, we settled on a meal of caponata with both fish and meatballs. At Ettore’s suggestion, we also chose pistachio pesto with spaghetti. The cooking demonstration took place at an exquisite Oceanside restaurant where we soaked in the expertise of an experienced and local chef, juxtaposed with city and ocean views. The meal was replete with Prosecco and bountiful local vino rosso. Plan on a 5 hour experience but every minute full of a multi-sensory experience. Bravo!
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Lynncb8762ct
Oct 14, 2024
Fabulous visit to market & cooking class with Ettore. We had a blast & l learned so much from this warm, friendly chef! - We shopped at the market and then were taxi to the restaurant where we prepared the recipes, enjoyed local wines, and ate together. Very memorable time!
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Simonr2276
May 22, 2024
5 Star - Amazing from start to end. Learnt a great deal and a wonderful immersion in to Syracuse and Sicilian cooking. Recommend wholeheartedly
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Wanderer47401208510
Jul 16, 2024
Put the menu with price list would be appreciated - You put the menu vcil price several friends me the year requested thanks It would be a nice thing for other large families even for small events
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From $139
up to 8 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).