Workshops
Themed and guest-led culinary experiences
WHEN
September 1-6, 2025
PRICE
Single Room: €3,730 Double Room: €6,710
info
Planned activities and schedules may change at short notice due to seasonal rhythms of life in Sicily.
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.
Unfortunately we cannot host people with celiac disease or a vegan diet. This is due to the lack of availability of special ingredients in our rural and isolated location.
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.
Sweet Lemons, Bitter Honey
with Letitia Clark
Join Letitia Clark for an exclusive five day full immersion into Italian island cooking. Exploring the rugged heart of Italy’s lesser-known outposts, with a specific focus on her native Sardinia, Letitia will prepare and teach classics such as Culurgiones (a beautiful Sardinian ravioli of aged sheep’s cheese, potato and mint) and Seadas (deep dried sweet cheese ravioli with honey), alongside beautiful fresh fruit desserts, abundant vegetable-based antipasti, and satisfyingly salty appetizers.
Learn unique and intricate pastas, taste ancient specialities and discover the extraordinary and diverse produce that Sardinia (and Sicily) have to offer in this one-off workshop in early September, the perfect time of year to savor the last of the summer wine.
Letitia Clark
is a classically trained chef with a love of home cooking. After following her heart (and stomach) to Sardinia in 2016 after a career in some of London’s top restaurants, she began writing about the food she loved: the simple, seasonal food of Sardinia. Her first book, Bitter Honey, was published in 2020 to wide critical acclaim; her second book (La Vita e Dolce) dealt with Dolci of all varieties, and her latest book, Wild Figs and Fennel (published in April 2024) is an ode to simple, seasonal cooking. Her next book, all about Lemons, will be published in Summer 2025. She has acted as Stanley Tucci’s guide to Sardinia in his Searching for Italy series, and teaches cooking workshops all over Europe as well as in her own home in Sardinia. Her books and writing have appeared in the Corriere della Sera, The Times and The New York Times.
Example Program
Monday, September 1: Arrival
3:00 - 5:00 pm | Check-in
7:30 pm | Welcome aperitivo & Sicilian style dinner
Tuesday, September 2: Tale of Two Islands
9:00 am | Bountiful breakfast with seasonal fruits and homemade jams
10:00 am | Sicilian Cooking Lesson with Kyle
12:30 pm | Aperitivo and lunch
4:00 pm | Visit the winery Tasca d’Almerita followed by a countryside walk through the vineyards
7:30 pm | Aperitivo & dinner at Case Vecchie
Wednesday September 3: Cheese Day!
7:45 | 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
12:30 | Sicilian cheese tasting followed by a light lunch
5:00 pm | Cooking Lesson with Letitia: Sweet Honey- An Introduction to Sardinian desserts
7:30 pm | Aperitivo & dinner at Case Vecchie
Thursday September 4: Sardinian Pasta
9:00 am | Leisurely breakfast
10:30 am | Cooking Lesson with Letitia: Saludi e Trigu - An Introduction to Sardinian Pasta Shapes
12:30 pm | Enjoy the lunch we prepared together in the lesson!
5:30 pm | free afternoon to relax by the pool and enjoy the surroundings
7:30 pm | Aperitivo at the pool followed by dinner
Friday September 5: Celebrating Seasonal Bounty
9:00 am | Breakfast
10:30 am | Cooking Lesson with Letitia: Salads and Starters - How to make vegetables sing
12:30 pm | Aperitivo and lunch
5:30pm | Departure to go visit the local tomato sauce cooperative
7:30 pm | Final dinner at Case Vecchie
Saturday September 6: Goodbyes
9:00 am | Breakfast followed by goodbyes
10:00 am | Check-out
Booking
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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