Genoa Pesto, Focaccia & Canestrelli Cooking Class

Learn Genoese recipes in a traditional hands-on cooking class with a professional chef, then walk to the city center for artisan gelato.

Getting started

Arrive at the cooking venue and meet your professional chef for your traditional Genoese cooking class. After a brief introduction to the session, you will move to your workstation where all equipment and utensils for cooking are already set up. Once everyone is ready, the chef explains the menu, and you begin working with the ingredients to prepare each dish step by step.

What to expect

Genoese cooking class

This experience centers on Genoese cuisine from Liguria, with a complete hands-on class guided by a professional chef. You will prepare a full selection of dishes, then enjoy what you have cooked before heading out together toward the city center.

Features

• A traditional Genoese cooking class with a professional chef anchors the experience, giving you access to local culinary secrets and traditional recipes from Genoa and the Ligurian region. The chef guides you through each stage so you can confidently recreate the dishes at home.
• Hands-on preparation of gnocchi, focaccia, and Canestrelli biscuits forms the core of the menu, including classic gnocchi paired with homemade Genoese pesto, Recco-style cheese focaccia, and traditional Canestrelli biscuits from the Genoese hills.
• Equipment and utensils for cooking are provided at your station, along with all ingredients to prepare all dishes, so you can focus fully on technique and participation rather than sourcing or measuring.
• Tasting of the prepared dishes follows the cooking, giving you time to sit down and enjoy the various products you created, accompanied by drinks that include water, local brews, or craft beverages.
• A walk to the city center and artisan gelato in a historic ice cream shop concludes the class, linking the kitchen session with the streets of Genoa and rounding off the culinary experience with crafted gelato.