Salerno: Private Cooking Class at a Local's Home

Antonia is a wonderful and fascinating host! Our group of six squeezed into her cozy apartment, but she orchestrated the chaos with ease—guiding us through making fresh dough and shaping pasta. She also demonstrated a flourless Caprese cake and had prepared a unique pumpkin-based sauce in advance. She shared all the recipes via WhatsApp. After the prep work, we gathered around the table for a family-style feast of our creations. Between the pasta, cake, and Antonia’s selection of local wines, it felt like a genuine Italian dinner party. That said, two downsides: -GYG customer service is… not good. We had questions before the class, but the only option was messaging through the app, and replies didn’t come until after the experience was over. -The price tag. I’ve booked several cooking classes in Italy through GYG and other apps, and this was the priciest—without necessarily giving more in return. To be fair, many Italian cooking classes prices have risen beyond inflation lately.