Villa Romana: An Intensive Cooking 'Stage' - NEW
Minori, Amalfi Coast

About the location: The town of Minori has been well renowned for pasta making since medieval times and since the 17th-century invention of the ‘ngegni, a device which made mass pasta production possible. This turned every available public and private space in Minori, even the sea-front promenades, into an outdoor display of fresh-made pasta drying in the sun: macaroni, ‘ndunderi, cocce, cannarocini, vermicelli, and tagliarelli. This gastronomically oriented town, set in a beautiful inlet, is the perfect place to learn about traditional Italian cuisine. It is also the perfect place for an Amalfi culinary vacation.

The Hotel Villa Romana, named after the ancient ruins, is a modest, unassuming hotel, which will accommodate you in comfort while delighting your palate with masterfully concocted Mediterranean cuisine. This cuisine will also be the subject of your Amalfi cooking classes. The Hotel is surrounded by a lemon garden and terraces with a sunny pool overlooking the tiered hills of the Amalfi coastline.

About the cooking lessons: You will be immersed in Minori and Amalfi gastronomy during a full week of cooking at Villa Romana. Your Amalfi cooking classes will be led and taught by the hotel’s chefs, including Chef Cioffi, who will initiate you in the Mediterranean cooking style as well as in Minori’s pasta tradition. The chefs have worked at a number of the best hotels and restaurants throughout the Amalfi Coast and specialize in Mediterranean cuisine and Neapolitan gastronomy.