Cooking Classes
“Owners Don and Kitty Speranza bring a touch of Old World hospitality to their inn in a lush valley near the Columbia River, where they teach cooking classes with a Mediterranean vibe. Learn to make focaccia, antipasti, sauces, even ice cream, often with ingredients plucked right from the garden. While everything’s cooking, you can play a round of bocce at the court down by the creek.”
Imagine producing artisan breads in your own oven, such as Focaccia, Pizza, Ciabatta, Pain au Levain and French Baguettes.
Experience Italy without the airfare as we teach you classic Italian dishes from Antipasto to Zabaglione. Learn classic sauces from a simple but sublime Aglio e Olio to a classic Ragu Bolognese. We’ll share our secrets for perfecting Tiramisu and teach you how to make the best Cannoli this side of Palermo.
Have a special request? Put your own group together and we will collaborate on a theme and a date.
Class Registration and Policies
A check or cash for the full amount of the class is needed to complete your registration and reserve your spot in the class. Space is limited. A 7-day cancellation notice is required for a full refund.
If classes are cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, you will have the choice of receiving credit for another class or a full refund.
Suggested Cooking Class Themes
Be sure to check our EVENTS page for cooking class dates and times. If you don’t see one scheduled at a time that works for you feel free to contact us with a suggested date and theme and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Focaccia and Pizza Master Dough
This introductory class is geared to the novice baker with little or no experience in bread baking. Prepare to amaze and delight your family and friends with the skills that you will learn in this class. Flatbreads are among the easiest breads to learn as well as being among the most delicious. In this class you will learn how to make a master dough for fabulous focaccia and pizza. We will have some dough already prepared to bake up in class but you will take home dough to practice with as well as some fully baked focaccia. At the end of class we will all sit down to enjoy the focaccia and pizza we created in class. $95 per person.
Class size is a minimum of 4 and maximum of 6. Ask about group discounts when you form your own group.
Sicilian SHEET PAN Pizza
Pasta Perfection
In this class we will show you how to make fresh egg pasta and then transform it into a variety of classic shapes such as fettuccine, tagliatelle and ravioli. At the end of class we will sit down and enjoy a generous tasting of two different pasta shapes with their own sauce. You will take home fresh pasta dough so that you can practice your new skills for your family. Allow 4 hours for this class. $140 per person.
Class size is a minimum of 4 and maximum of 6. Ask about group discounts when you form your own group.
FRESH EGG PASTA
“The fun historical facts about pasta made it much more interesting than I’d have imagined.”
“This has been an absolute pleasure.”
“It was great to see how fun and easy it is to make.”
“This course was the perfect balance of patience and mastery.”
