Cooking Class with Seaview with Chef Mimmo
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Cooking Class with Seaview with Chef Mimmo
By Mulinciana Cooking Class - Taormina
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Learn how to cook delicious Sicilian specialties in a family atmosphere, a few steps from the beach and the sea, with a professional Chef.
We will make your holiday in Sicily unforgettable thanks to the flavors and aromas of our splendid land. You will taste a thousand of ingredients wisely mixed together so as to never create monotony and you will discover new flavors through rich dishes with a scent of sea, almond, ricotta or even oil, earth, life, of something good.
Discover Sicily in its unique flavors, from Pachino cherry tomatoes to the pistachio of Bronte, a town located at the base of Etna volcano. I will delight you with the taste of aubergines while you prepare a plate of pasta “alla norma”, and discover the flavors of our sea through fresh fish from the local market, and flavored with spices such as capers from the Aeolian Islands and olives born from the fertile volcanic land.
Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation
Ages 6-100, max of 20 per group
Duration: 4h
Start time: Check availability
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Live guide: English, Italian
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- Coffee Break with coffee and/or tea
- Wine tasting
- Cheese and salami tasting
- Cooking lesson
- Lunch
- Tasting of small traditional Sicilian Cannoli, accompanied by a glass of Limoncello
- Mineral water
- Apron
- Certificate of attendance
- Taxes
What's not included- Extra alcoholic drinks
- Start:
- Lungomare Tysandros, 68, 98035 Giardini-Naxos ME, ItalyMeet the Chef Mimmo directly at the "Ahoy Bistró Siciliano" on the waterfront Lungomare Tysandros nr 68 in Giardini Naxos
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Infant seats available
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Pushchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 280449P4- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 280449P4
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- carad6380 contributionsGreat cooking class sicilyAmazing food. Timed well. Went at our pace. Appetizer served, wine, 2 pasta dishes and fish made as well as appetizer all exceptionalWritten 3 March 2025
- maryq6380 contributionsPasta making fun with great people!A very fun and unforgettable day in Sicily! Wonderful pasta making fun, two delicious sauces & a yummy fish dish. Mimo and his mom are wonderful teachers, who created a meaningful learning experience. Well organized and a great value for everything included. Highly recommend this!Written 2 March 2025
- 857adelas0 contributionsFun and Delicious Sicilian Cooking Experience for the Whole FamilyWe had a wonderful experience at the Sicilian-style cooking class with Chef Mimmo! Our family of five (two adults and three children) truly enjoyed it. My husband is passionate about cooking, and he loved every moment of it. The kids had an amazing time making pasta in so many different shapes. Mimmo has a great way of engaging everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, making the experience fun and interactive for all. And the food—absolutely delicious! We prepared pasta with Sicilian pesto, pasta with tomato sauce, swordfish Involtini, and Caponata. Everything was fresh and full of flavor. A little tip: have a light breakfast before coming, so you can fully enjoy all the dishes you cook. We highly recommend this experience!Written 21 February 2025
- Lillia F0 contributionsDelicious, great atmosphereThe cooking class experience was great. We were on a cruise and it took about an hour on the bus from the port to the meeting spot, so plan ahead if you’re coming from a cruise in Messina. We were in a group of about 24 people total. The pasta was easy to make and turned out divine. The atmosphere was great, an open restaurant with a wide view of the sea and a beach. The staff were very friendly and helpful. My husband and I appreciated that we were able to take breaks, go and sit down by the sea with a glass of wine and return to making the pasta. The whole experience was flexible and fun. And I just can’t emphasize enough how delicious everything turned out!Written 13 February 2025
- Voyage6270620 contributionsFantastic Sicilian experience!The cooking class with Chef Mimmo along with his mom, Francesca, was the highlight of our trip! The food was fantastic and would strongly recommend!Written 17 January 2025
- cazlindam0 contributionsPerfect Sicilian Cooking ExperienceI have taken many cooking classes and this was one of the best for many reasons. The food we made was amazing and it was an opportunity to focus on Sicilian foods. The location of the restaurant by the sea at Giardini-Naxos was so beautiful. The facilities were perfect and the session was highly organized. Perhaps the best part was the people. The family that runs the restaurant is so warm and lovely and it was such a special experience. I cannot rate this any higher.Written 15 January 2025
- KimP5500 contributionsDon’t Miss This Experience!!Absolutely wonderful experience. Loved everything we did and atmosphere and vibe was so fun! Our whole family loved it! Would highly recommend!!Written 12 January 2025
- 486dougd0 contributionsFamily dinner.Truly a great experience. Who knew I could cook so well. Can't recommend this class enough. I will now be making my own pasta + sauce DBDaviedWritten 10 January 2025
- 734navdeepb0 contributionsSicilianoBest cooking class I have taken. Definitely worth the price. Very thorough and informative. Made multiple dishes!!!!Written 2 January 2025
- leggoe0 contributionsA delightful class in a restaurant by the sea.A delightful class. With easy to follow recipes and instructions, and after we had finished cooking so much food we couldn’t finish it all.Written 12 December 2024
- January R0 contributionsFamily tradition come to lifeAmazing , Welcoming , personable . A traditional family feel . Coming from a family with many Sicilian traditions , I felt at home like in my own mamma's kitchen . I can not say enough . We felt at home . So much education on pizza making we were desperate to learn ,as we had a personal interest in making the perfect wood burning oven pizza . Im a sucker for family and tradition and you will definitely find that here . Best cooking class I've been to yet .Written 18 October 2024
- davidrK6602PG0 contributionsGreat experience, Fun, lightWonderful experience. Family business. Class is organized and simple. We have pizza oven at home (Brickwood ovens Mattone Braille) and learned more in one day than 2 summers of experimentation. Dough from scratch. Camille from scratch. Mamma was wonderful touch. Our family loves cooking classes. Highly recommend this class.Written 16 October 2024
- U8958GIritab0 contributionsCelebrating my 60th Birthday with ChefThis class was outstanding. It was one of the most memorable events of trip to Sicily. My family truly enjoyed our time with Chef Mimmo and his mama.Written 15 October 2024
- melaniegriffiths440 contributionsThe taste of Sicily demonstrated by passionate SiciliansFabulous 4 hours with chef Mimmo and his mamma learning how to make pasta by hand and the most delicious sauces and Italian dishes. Such a great location by the sea. Food prep and cooking interspersed with eating the food we have prepared & sampling the local wine. All whilst chatting with fascinating folk on the course with us. Would highly recommend.Written 15 October 2024
- paul h0 contributionsGreat Sicilian cooking experienceCooking extravaganza! Cooking experience in a small group, first visited market to select ingredients too cook. Transfer to restaurant where everything was load out and prepared for cooking experience and met Mimmi’s enthusiastic and loveable Mother Francesca. Who was there to assist, correct and encourage the group. We made pasta the southern Italian way just semolina flour and water, making several different types of pasta. No eggs! We also made Pesto with almonds and another pesto without nuts. The main dish was Pasta Alla Norma, we made the passatta from scratch and we made a caponata. We had a little break in between to snack and refresh, with food and wine. Francesca was quick to make sure we were back on track after the break. We had a great group and a very enjoyable experience, would definitely recommend. I will definitely be trying to recreate the recipes at home!Written 6 October 2024
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Andrew
3 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
The entire day from start to finish was fantastic. Chef Mimmo met us, and brought us to the market to purchase our ingredients, before a very comfortable (and quick) journey to his amazing family restaurant, open since the 1980s! We met his entire family and a special shoutout to his mother who helped me making my pasta!
The dishes were a joy to make and really made us understand how some of the best food is made with some simple, fresh ingredients. Learning about where these traditional dishes come from and how they are put together was amazing.
Overall, this cooking class was a great learning experience, with a small interactive group that made the entire day such a joy, we even had a chance to have lunch and wine together during the day!
We cannot recommend this enough to any couple, family or individual who want to do something special during their trip!
Thank You Very Much Mimmo!
Andrew & Seafra
The dishes were a joy to make and really made us understand how some of the best food is made with some simple, fresh ingredients. Learning about where these traditional dishes come from and how they are put together was amazing.
Overall, this cooking class was a great learning experience, with a small interactive group that made the entire day such a joy, we even had a chance to have lunch and wine together during the day!
We cannot recommend this enough to any couple, family or individual who want to do something special during their trip!
Thank You Very Much Mimmo!
Andrew & Seafra
Written 17 June 2024
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Joanne M
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Dec 2024 • Couples
Chef Mimmo was truly amazing!! We went shopping at the local market for the food items, had a private Mercedes take us to his restaurant where we did the cooking class. The restaurant was not open for business during the class. The restaurant was very nicely decorated, spacious and very clean and organized for our class. We were with one another couple that day and we all agreed this was a truly epic experience. The food items we prepared with the instructions of Chef Mimmo were truly the best meal we had in Taormina. He was so funny, kind, relatable and gracious. He emailed all the recipes to us so we could make at home.My husband and I look forward to taking another cooking class from Chef Mimmo when we visit Taormina again. I highly recommend beyond a shadow of a doubt this cooking class with Chef Mimmo!! Thanks Chef Mimmo for a truly unforgettable experience!!
Written 12 January 2025
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renee66
nyc25 contributions
This was an amazing class. The chef is not only talented but a fabulous teacher!!! He opened his restaurant to 8 of us to teach us how to make a variety of pastas and sauces and much more. If you are looking for a fabulous experience this is the one you should not miss!!! Chef Mimmo thank you! You made my vacation special
Written 25 November 2024
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Daniela P
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Jul 2024 • Couples
We attended this cooking class with Mimmo in July. There was a big group of people wanting to learn how to cook that day and we got to sit with another beautiful couple. We had so much fun socializing and talking with the couple and to be honest, this was the highlight. Chef Mimmo has a very friendly and warm vibe and so does his mother but to be honest, we never cooked in the entire day. We learnt how to roll pasta, yes. But other than that we only prepared the food. Chopping and putting into bowls. Then the food was taken to the back to be cooked. I think we had imagined a station were we could have actually cooked the food and learnt about the heat and the seasoning. Now everytime the food was going to be cooked we were seated in the restaurant with a bottle of wine and snacks while we waited for them to cook; not exactly what what you imagine when you pay for a cooking class. Also this meant that the pasta we made didn’t end up on our table in the end since it was sent into one big pot with everyone elses! This meant we didn’t get a chance to taste how our pasta techniques had worked. The couple definitely made our day and without them and the socialization we definitely would have felt a bit disappointed..
Written 5 August 2024
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Dear Daniela,
your review surprises me because that day I explained why I avoided at my guests wait for the pasta to cook in front of the fire. Due to the excessive heat it has been these days, and especially the day you were there, I had decided that it would be better for my guests to wait for the pasta to cook while sitting in front of the sea with a glass of wine and with a taste of typical Sicilian products. Apart from this detail, I am pleased that you still enjoyed the experience and the good company, and I hope that my culinary experience will make you remember Sicily with pleasure.
Kind regards
Mimmo Siciliano
Written 6 August 2024
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Beth W
New Haven, United States2 contributions
Oct 2024 • Friends
The class and menu was exactly what I had hoped for! Chef guided us throughout the class and we rotated the tasks of chopping vegetables. We all formed all the pasta shapes, we each sautéed vegetables and added ingredients to the pans.
Written 7 November 2024
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JanineGriffiths
London48 contributions
Sept 2024 • Family
My mum and I attended this class and we can’t recommend it enough. It was extremely well organised. Chef Mimmo, was so enthusiastic and informative about Sicilian cuisine. Made our own pasta was taught how to turn it into at least five different shapes. Made a ragu, pesto and stuffed swordfish. Whilst waiting for it to cook we sat down to snack on cheese, tomatoes, olives and a lovely wine which was all included in ticket price. Really great experience and lovely people running this. Thank you
Written 19 September 2024
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Sally D
Sydney, Australia139 contributions
This was one of my favourite days in Sicily!
We had a great experience going to the market for ingredients and then back to Mimmo’s lovely restaurant by the sea to learn how to make pasta and two sauces and also a delicious fish dish. All done with a lot of fun, laughter and wine. His wonderful mumma was there to assist and keep us all in line! All in all a really wonderful fun experience, highly recommend.
We had a great experience going to the market for ingredients and then back to Mimmo’s lovely restaurant by the sea to learn how to make pasta and two sauces and also a delicious fish dish. All done with a lot of fun, laughter and wine. His wonderful mumma was there to assist and keep us all in line! All in all a really wonderful fun experience, highly recommend.
Written 8 October 2024
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Margarita
Rochester, NY14 contributions
Sept 2023 • Family
The class was amazing so much fun and we learned a lot chef. Mima gave us all the recipes. Chef Mimmo and his family was so accommodating and treated us like family. My niece has a nut allergy and he made sure that he made a special plate for her. The view was spectacular. We ate a lot and we drink a lot and we danced a lot.
If you are considering taking a cooking class, I would highly recommend this one thank you Chef Mimmo and family.
If you are considering taking a cooking class, I would highly recommend this one thank you Chef Mimmo and family.
Written 23 September 2023
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Julie J
2 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
Highly recommend. We had a really fun day with Chef Mimmo and other guests learning to make pasta and other dishes which we then enjoyed eating. We started at the market in Taormina and then we were transported by private taxi to the family restaurant by the beach where the class began. Chef Mimmo is a great character as is his wonderful Mum who helped with our food preparation. We are looking forward to making the dishes when we get home.
Written 28 June 2024
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Allan S
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This class was a highlight of our trip to Sicily. We left the class feeling like we were part of a family cooking dinner together. The class was seamless: making the pasta and sauces was amazing, the sea views from the restaurant are stunning and the lunch we prepared was a standout meal of our trip. The host was very friendly and did a fantastic job teaching us how to cook Sicilian dishes.
Written 6 October 2024
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we are on the Sea Dream yacht in Taoromina. Can we be picked up at the dock or is there a taxi to the location?
Written 11 July 2023
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