The Sicilian Pantry is a family run cookery school located in the heart of the Historical centre of Palermo. We offer daily market tours & cookery lessons of traditional Sicilian dishes.
We meet in the morning at one of Palermo’s oldest markets, shop around for any items we will need for the lesson and then stroll to the air-conditioned school kitchen where we prepare a 4 course Sicilian meal, learning the techniques & tricks needed to recreate it when you return home. After the lesson we can sit down together to enjoy our efforts along with a selection of Sicilian wines rounded off with some homemade liqueurs & coffee
We believe that the true expression of Sicilian cuisine comes from the quality of its fresh seasonal produce so we strive to always ensure that we have the best of what Sicily has to offer in order to share this with our guests
This is an entertaining and informative day out, recommended for cooks of all levels
We meet at 10:00 & lessons typically end around 15:00
Posted By : NorthStar30318842570
Our second class with Michael (our first was 5 years ago). This time we brought our adult daughter and their partner. Michael and his wonderful assistant/collaborator were engaging, instructive, thorough and funny. In a class of 6 they were attentive to questions, different skill levels, and different degrees of involvement. For us two dishes were repeats but we still learned more about preparing them, and the attention to detail in teaching us new dishes was terrific. Michael was very accommodating when we had to contact him about two of us arriving quite late due to un unforeseen conflict; he integrated us smoothly into the remaining tasks. The highlight,of course, was sitting down to a leisurely meal together, swapping stories and experiences, and enjoying lovely wines and their homemade mandarin liqueur. Food was amazing, and the entire experience unforgettable (again!). We’ll be back!
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Posted On : 2024-07-08 06:30:28 
Posted By : Betty_F
Michael was exceptional at sharing his love for cooking and using local produce to make traditional Sicilian dishes. We began in the local market and proceeded to his private kitchen to clean, prepare and assemble the ingredients for a delicious meal that we shared with the eight of us. I learned a lot about how to use knives and a scraper tool correctly. A wonderful experience that was made enjoyable for adults as well as my 13 year old great nephew.
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Posted On : 2024-07-07 06:48:44 
Posted By : Christie B
Wonderful experience! Great food, warm hospitality from Chef Michael and assistant, Alicia. Learned some new cooking techniques. Very organized, fresh ingredients from the street market, innovative recipes, comfortable setting; could go on and on! Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 10:17:35
Posted By : 106harveys
If you have interest in food and wish both to learn more about Sicilian cuisine as well as have hands on experience in cooking this is a must. A real addition to our vacation.
Chef is personable, knowledgeable and friendly.
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 14:08:40
Posted By : Ewa_P
The cooking class with Michael and Melissa was an excellent experience, I highly recommend it to everyone who enjoys cooking, learning new skills and trying new dishes
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Posted On : 2024-07-01 03:39:23
Posted By : JBenami
The day flew by! First we went shopping in the market for fresh, seasonal ingredients. Then to the kitchen to prep our panelle, our homemade pasta dough which we turned into cavetelli, a gorgeous broth of tenarumi and cherry tomatoes that our cavetelli went into, tuna meatballs that were divine, and to end class, a melon granita. Perfect day. Chef Michael is extremely knowledgeable. What I liked most was that we cooked like our Nonnas would cook.
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 09:23:49
Posted By : 830daras
This was hands down the best day of our recent holiday in Palermo. If you are keen to shop, cook and learn a bit about Sicilian cuisine this is a fantastic experience. Book it, you won’t regret it!
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 14:58:21
Posted By : Kate_H
Great experience!! We had so much fun with our group and the chefs! The food we learnt to cook was especially delicious!
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Posted On : 2024-06-21 13:38:31
Posted By : FrequentFlier591419
We had a great experience in Michael’s class. It was everything we could have expected and more. Michael is exceptionally passionate and knowledgeable about his craft and really enjoyed sharing this knowledge with the group. The dishes we prepared were not too complex, but delicious and easily repeatable at home, which we most definitively plan to do. His assistant Melissa was charming and a lot of fun, who added greatly to the experience. We highly recommend that you take the class and truly believe that you will learn some new dishes and enjoy the experience from the market to the end of the class. Well done Michael. Thanks.
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Posted On : 2024-06-17 02:13:21
Posted By : Way_too_tame
Had a great day with Chef Micheal at The Sicilian Pantry. The market tour at the start was a great insight to the Palermo fresh food culture and using the products to work with later was fantastic. The space is very professional and clean and the communication with Micheal was excellent as he sent through the details of the menu we were cooking in advance with alot of great suggestions on where to eat in Palermo. I was very keen to learn how to make Pasta and Michael's approach with our group was very informative, patient and, at times, hilarious. If you want an authentic Sicilian cooking class experience, you cannot go past The Sicilian Pantry. Thanks Michael and Melissa.
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Posted On : 2024-06-16 05:42:44
