Venice: Hands-On Pasta & Gelato Class with Wine by St Mark's
Description
- Learn how to make pasta from scratch with the help of a professional chef - Discover the secrets of authentic Italian sauce-making - Sample Tuscan wines - Continue your culinary adventure with an educational gelato-making class. Watch the process unfold and taste! - Enjoy a convivial Italian atmosphere as you share stories and laughter - A recipe booklet in English is available upon request, so you can recreate both the pasta and the gelato at home.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not accessible to people with limited mobility (e.g. crutches).
- No smoking
- Alcohol will be served; only participants of legal drinking age will be served wine
- Times may vary — please check your messages for any updates
- To ensure the best experience for everyone, we require a minimum number of guests. Should we not reach this minimum, we'll contact you promptly to offer alternative times, dates, or a full refund
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Reviews(95)
We met at the meeting place, and we had to walk several blocks to the place where we were going to cook the pasta. We had to walk up a flight of stairs to get to the area where we were going to prepare the pasta dough. There is no seating for when you prepare the dough. My husband has knee issues and cannot stand for long periods of time, so a chair was brought in for him to so he could do prep while sitting down. Dario, our guest chef, was very good about going from person to person to check on the status of the pasta dough and helping to roll it out or fix holes. He was very personable and energetic. We prepared 3 types of pastas: 2 raviolis and 1 fettuccine. Based on the plates, the raviolis were the clear winner. Although we prepared everything individually, the pastas were combined to be cooked and were served by Dario. The description said there would be wine. We assumed that meant wine would be served throughout our experience. That was not the case. We got served wine only when we were eating the pasta, and it was not flowing freely. The same goes for water: we had to request additional water, which was served in a carafe. Nothing is served with the pasta, meaning no salad, vegetables, etc.. The gelato was prepared in a machine. Dario explained the process, then he let it go or about 1 hour. When we finished eating the pastas, he served us the gelato and provided us with some syrups and cocoa powder to enhance the gelato. At the end of the experience we were given QR codes to download the recipes and to provide feedback.
Nina was very friendly and it was a great class! We made fettuccini noodles and 3 types of ravioli. The meeting spot was easy to find as well!
Very skimpy on the wine. They oversold the group. I sat on an uncomfortable chair on the corner of a table. The host made it sound like she would bring out extra wine to make up for it. There were five adult/bottle. When we asked for another she said she couldn’t. We could buy it. The class was already the most expensive in the area. The second bottle came at dinner almost two hours later. My two glasses hardly equaled one normal glass of wine. The food was so so, I did learn a few things.
Riccardo was wonderful! Walked us through the experience from beginning to end. Worth every penny!
Thank you to Alex who made us feel like we coming to her home for a family dinner. She was very friendly, social and guided us step by step making delicious fettuccine , ravioli and gelato. The perfect way to end our Italian Holiday..
A great class! All three of my adult sons loved it! Very organized. Had the best time at this class! 1000/10 recommend!
Great class! The host was great and the food was excellent. Everything was clear from the beginning and everyone seemed to have a good time.
My hope for this experience was to genuinely learn a few things and to get to eat good food. I did not get either of those at this class. I felt the class was grossly over priced. This class wasn't the worst thing, but it was not high quality. The pasta making was enjoyable due to the company and overall excitement everyone had to be there, but many of us struggled to actually make proper pasta as we weren't given real instructions, I could've learned more by following a youtube video. We then put all of our pasta in a big bin where the chef over-cooked the pasta to soggy. The ravioli completely fell apart, so idk why we spent so much time trying to stick them together. We weren't taught how to make sauces of any kind, we simply watched a jar be poured into the pan. The 'ice cream' was again just watching the chef pour cream into an ice cream machine and waiting and hour for icy ice cream (it was not good, and i looove ice cream). Wine was very cheap, no good. Was very disappointed in the experience, especially for the price.
Such a wonderful family experience. The chef was amazing and patient and wonderful with the group. And the food we made was delicious!!! Highly recommend.
Wonderful for family! Alex was great and so knowledgeable. Loved the hands on and that the kids could participate fully!
