Workshops
Themed and guest-led culinary experiences
WHEN
June 3-8, 2024
PRICE
Single Room: €3,550 Double Room: €6,390
Costs include accommodation at Case Vecchie or one of the nearby cottages, shuttle from/to Roccapalumba train station, indicated lessons, meals, wine and excursions. Lunch and dinner are served with wines from the Tasca d’Almerita estate. Typical meals and cooking lessons include three or four courses.
info
Airfare and private transportation to and from Case Vecchie are not included in the cost. At the time of booking, please let us know if you would like to book a ride to and from the estate. Planned activities and schedules may change at short notice due to seasonal rhythms of life in Sicily.
Arty Parties: A Vegetal Carnevale
with Julia Sherman
Join Julia Sherman and dive into the enticing world of Sicilian vegetables, bringing salad goggles to the island revered the world-over for its terroir. We will even do a little bit of foraging on the Case Vecchie property itself, picking grape leaves to make dolma, drying wild fennel blossoms in the sun to make fennel pollen seasoning. It’s not only vegetables: we will include sustainably sourced seafood and sheep cheese from our neighborhood shepherd.
Sherman will bring the spirit of her Arty Parties (the title of her latest cookbook), to the itinerary, leading the group in off-site dining, from picnics amongst the vines, to a luncheon at local artisanʼs studio. Our time in the kitchen will be a raucous celebration of Sicilian produce in all its forms, from the well trodden tomato to the rarified cardoon, a prickly plant in the artichoke family, harvested for its meaty stalks. One part grassroots exploration of the native Sicilian food and culture, and one part California cuisine, all prepared with an artistʼs vision.
Julia Sherman
runs Salad for President, an evolving publishing project that draws a
meaningful connection between food, art and everyday obsessions. Julia is bewitched by vegetables, in all their forms. For her, every seed, plant, and fruiting body is an invitation for invention, and storytelling. The Salad for President platform is not dogmatic, but instead, living proof that eating your vegetables will expand your consciousness.
Sherman, and her writing, recipes, and photography have been featured in Vogue, Departures, The New York Times, T Mag, Domino, Art in America, Food & Wine, and Bon Appétit, amongst others. Shermanʼs Salad for President: A Cookbook Inspired by Artists was published by Abrams Books in the Spring of 2017, and her second cookbook, Arty Parties: An Entertaining Cookbook, was published by Abrams in Fall 2021. Sherman is also the founder and creator of Jus Jus Verjus, an all natural, low ABV sparkling wine. She lives in Los Angeles with her family where she grows over thirty varieties of rare fruit, and hundreds of unusual herbs and veggies.
Example Program
Monday, June 3
3:00 to 5:00 pm | Check-in
7:30 pm | Welcome aperitivo and Sicilian style dinner
Tuesday, June 4
9:00 am | Bountiful breakfast with seasonal fruit and homemade jams
10:30 am | Introductory Sicilian lunchtime cooking lesson
2:30 pm | Afternoon to rest and relax
4:00 pm | Wine tasting and tour of the Tasca DʼAlmerita cantina followed by dinner al fresco at Case Vecchie
Wednesday, June 5
7:45am | On the road to see a local shepherd and cheese-maker perform his daily ritual of ricotta making. A picnic breakfast with tea and hot coffee included
12:00 pm | Sicilian cheese tasting followed by a light lunch
5:30 pm | Cooking Class: Presentation is Everything, prepare a dinner that tastes as good as it looks
Thursday, June 6
9:00 am | Leisurely breakfast
10:30 am | Morning visit to a local Sicilian artisan where Julia will lead a lesson on throwing an off-site arty party for lunch
3:00 pm | Return to Case Vecchie
7:30 pm | Aperitivo and Dinner at Case Vecchie
Friday, June 7
9:00 am | Bountiful breakfast with seasonal fruits and homemade jams
10:30 am | Salad Party 101: Harvest the garden to improvise a decadent salad spread followed by lunch
2:30 pm | Free afternoon to relax by the pool and enjoy surroundings
7:30 pm | Aperitivo and dinner
Saturday, June 8
9:00 am | Breakfast followed by goodbyes
10:00 am | Check out
Booking requests
The whole experience, from the accommodations (food, the beautiful location) to all the people we encountered was top notch. The kitchen crew was awesome in every way! I will definitely recommend to friends. David was great, enjoyed his casual style and expertise.
J.N.
David Tanis Workshop
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and thought the standard of the course was exceptional. I have taken other cooking classes in other countries, and this course was by far more authentic, serious, in-depth and has inspired me.
J.S.
David Tanis Workshop
Everything about the week was worth the effort to get there and the planning was well worth it. It was a week of gourmet eating. The participants were all enthusiastic about being there and that helped make the overall "experience".
S.M
David Tanis Workshop
I loved everything, beyond beautiful surroundings, fabulous food, wonderful instruction and opportunity to learn about Sicilian cooking, as well as the knowledgeable and very helpful staff. The flowing wine and other guests, who just happened to be amazing also added to my exceptional experience!
B.W
Tomato Paste Workshop
We've been telling everybody what great experience we've had at Case Vecchie: breadmaking, Sicilian cooking lessons, daily walks to the winery, visit to the flour mill and ricotta maker and the sheep, your beautiful grounds filled with fruit trees and vegetable gardens and the chicken coop.
Y.W.
Breadcamp
My stay at Casa Vecchie absolutely confirmed for me that my future is in food, I cannot thank them enough for solidifying that for me. My stay at Casa Vecchie absolutely confirmed for me that my future is in food, I cannot thank them enough for solidifying that for me.
J.C.
Pasta Workshop
That was such a great experience and it was so much fun to be with all of you during the week. Please extend my thanks to the entire team who made things so fantastic. I can't wait to get started in my own kitchen!
C.H.
Pasta Workshop
That was such a great experience and it was so much fun to be with all of you during the week. Please extend my thanks to the entire team who made things so fantastic. I can't wait to get started in my own kitchen!
C.H.
Pasta Workshop
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