La Spezia: Pesto Making Class with Focaccia and Drink

Learn to make traditional pesto alla genovese in a small-group class in La Spezia. Enjoy a welcome drink, focaccia, and a tasting of your homemade pesto with fresh trofie pasta.

Begin your experience with a welcome aperitif featuring stuffed focaccia, a triangle of focaccia with pesto, and a gin-based welcome drink (also available in a non-alcoholic version) with basil and lemon. Next, use a mortar and pestle to learn the classic recipe for Genoese pesto. As you work, listen to the story of this ancient recipe, its evolution over time and some tips to make it at home. Finish your class by tasting the pesto you’ve made with a portion of freshly cooked trofie pasta, served in the mortar.