Italian Cooking Classes
Private Cooking Lessons
&
Interactive Tutorial Dinner Parties

with

Roberto Pisano
Authentic Italian Home Cooking
Italian Cooking Classes - - in my kitchen or yours
Serving Seattle and the Greater
Pacific Northwest

Food in Italy is intertwined with almost all aspects of culture, history, and national identity. It's a beautifully complex but totally fluid mix that characterizes a culture driven by esthetics and the quality of daily life.
. . . and here you can begin to learn skills that will translate to a variety of dishes and recipes essential to the home cook.

Private Cooking Lessons: Let’s Have Lunch. 
100.00/person in my kitchen : 125.00/person in your kitchen : plus cost of ingredients: duration up to 4 hours.
Roberto’s Private Cooking Lessons feature a hands-on approach where students are actively involved in the cooking process rather than merely observing in a classroom setting. All lessons and tutorials are customized and tailored to your interests and skill level while demonstrating technique and practices essential to the preparation of classic Italian cuisine. Every course begins with an overview of The Italian Pantry, Basic Cooking and Knife Skills, a summary of Cookware and its best uses, and is then followed by the preparation of an authentic Italian dish from scratch utilizing these concepts and skills.  These “foundation” topics can be abbreviated or expanded depending on the level of expertise or interest shared by the participants.  The lessons are more than mere recipe exchanges, and specific menus are variable and chosen to best illustrate classic Italian cooking techniques - - techniques that go beyond the procedure for a single recipe, albeit demonstrated through the preparation of a dish or dishes conforming to the student’s preferences.
Some popular menu ideas are pictured immediately below, and others can been seen on our gallery page . . . 

Interactive Tutorial Dinner Parties: We Cook Together, We Celebrate Together. 
125.00/person + reimbursent of food and beverage at cost : duration, as necessary.

Roberto creates the type of home cooking environment in your home that he grew up with in his Italian family during festive celebrations.  This is not a catering style dinner party, but rather one where you and any number of guests gather to learn while cooking and dining together.  Roberto offers his expert guidance throughout the entire process, including many of the topics covered in his Private Tutorials such as Basic Kitchen and Knife Skills, Pantry and Cookware recommendations, and the like - - all while planning and preparing a diverse menu with and for you and your guests, including the traditional appetizer course, primo and secondo courses, side dishes and finishing with dessert (See page 4 photo gallery for menu ideas). 

Expect the wine and conversation to flow freely as we enjoy an authentic Italian Family Celebration in your home.

As one recent dinner party tutorial participant wrote:
“Roberto, I had NO idea of your expertise. Your ability to enchant an audience. The depth of your knowledge. Your deep-seated humor that so related to my friends. 

I’m still recovering from the event. Overwhelmingly awesome. In attendance were two experienced cooks, a few wonderful cooks – and me – a novice who needs remedial lessons. And, you know what, your presentation appealed to all! Okay. Not “appealed” to all. That is too mild an adjective. Every single person in attendance has nothing but the highest praise for the 12 hour experience with you.

Robert, I am so proud to have found you and shared your joy of life and food with my friends. Thank you". 

~ V.K., Port Townsend, Washington