A Cooking Class in Como as a Christmas Gift

Why an experience beats an object

Objects age; experiences stay. A jumper is forgotten by February, but an evening spent rolling out sfoglia with a wooden pin gets retold for years. Giving a class means giving time together, a real skill to take home, and a story to share at the table. It’s also a gift that adds no clutter: no parcel to return, no wrong size. Just three hours with your hands in the dough, laughter, and the smell of ragù.

Who it suits

We work with small groups of up to 12 people, so the class fits a wide range of gifting occasions:

• Couples — an alternative to the usual dinner out, one of the romantic things to do in Como, lived side by side rather than seated across a table.
• Foodies and home cooks — anyone who loves to eat well and wants to learn the real technique behind fresh egg sfoglia.
• Families — parents and children aged 14 and up, rolling sfoglia together.
• Lake visitors — an authentic experience for anyone coming to Como who wants something beyond the tourist trail.

Our resident chef trained at Rina Poletti’s Accademia della Sfoglia, so even a confident cook finds something to learn: the right gesture, the right thickness, the right cut.

How the gift voucher works

The gift voucher is built to be simple to give and even simpler to use. You buy it, receive a voucher to print or send by email, and the recipient picks their date when they’re ready. In practice:

• Choose the class and the number of seats (€150 per person).
• Receive an elegant digital voucher, ready to slip under the tree or into a card.
• No upfront payment for a date — the recipient books whenever they like.
• The voucher stays valid for a long window — no rush, no fixed date imposed.

If you prefer, we can also personalise the message. For the practical details, everything is on the gift voucher page and in our frequently asked questions.

Flexible dates: no holiday stress

The beauty of gifting an experience at Christmas is that it doesn’t have to be used right away. We run classes on weekday evenings and on weekends, morning and evening, so the recipient easily finds a slot that works — in January, in spring, for a birthday or an anniversary. Want to know exactly how the evening runs? We lay it out step by step in how it works.

What the evening includes

Every class is a full experience, not just a lesson. It starts with a spritz lesson — you build your own Aperol or Campari spritz and sip it as your aperitivo — moves on to rolling sfoglia by hand, cooking and dining on what you’ve made, and closes with gelato served with Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP. Three hours, a real menu, a skill that stays. It’s the kind of gift remembered not for what it cost, but for how it made someone feel.

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Choose the class to give

Every one of our classes can be gifted. Pick the one that suits the recipient best: the Tagliatelle Masterclass – Fresh Tomato for a light start, the Tagliatelle Masterclass – Ragù Bolognese for traditionalists, the Ravioloni Verdi Masterclass – Ricotta for lovers of filled pasta, or the Farfalle e Garganelli Masterclass – Ragù for two shapes in one evening. This year, put something under the tree that gets remembered.