At Casa Di Cilla
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At Casa Di Cilla
By Marco Cillari
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We will begin our experience early in the morning by meeting at "Porta Carini" entrance door to one of the most famous markets in the city, the Cape. We will enter the market alleys, full of merchandise, and here we will buy everything needed to make the menu you choose together. Among the stalls full of goods, between colors and voices you will have the impression of being in one of the souks of any Muslim city. Visiting a market in Palermo is a multicultural experience, they fully express the multifaceted and cosmopolitan culture of the Palermo area. After our purchases, we will head towards my house, which is just a few minutes from Piazza Politeama. Here our experience will continue with the preparation of the dishes. Under my supervision, my kitchen will become the setting for your culinary creations.
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Ages 0-100, max of 10 per group
Duration: 5h
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Live guide: English, Italian
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- Complete menu from appetizer to dessert cooked together with wine and water at the meal
- Start:
- Via Volturno, 78, 90138 Palermo PA, Italy
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
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- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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- jfiego0 contributionsSharing Sicilian cooking is Marco!As all other reviewers have raved about Marco, so do I. Marco was gracious to book me on a quiet Monday, despite being a sola student. Because I have some experience in the kitchen, I felt more like an assistant than an observer of his techniques; I learned so many “tricks” from Chef. Marco is skilled (of course!), warm, humorous, clear in his instructions, and very encouraging. Sharing our delicious meal together was the “sugar on top of the cannolo” (“icing on the cake”). Using Marco’s recipes and the videos and fotos I took as reminding guides, I’m planning to bring a few friends into my kitchen to see what we can do with some Sicilian dishes (with some Sicilian wine). “Good wine for drinking, and good wine for cooking!” ;-)Written 22 December 2022
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TravelbugVi
Singapore, Singapore4 contributions
Jan 2022 • Solo
A worthwhile experience for those needing a break from all the beautiful churches of Palermo and want to get into all the flavours the city offers. Marco was warm, friendly and accommodating, sharing stories of his life as he shared his recipes and techniques. Needless to say the food was delicious and I enjoyed these Sicilian dishes and the stories behind them as much as I enjoyed the laughter and taking a moment to just be in the kitchen. As Marco says “Relax, you’re in Sicily!”
Tip: do this at the beginning of your trip, so that you know all the best places to eat!
Tip: do this at the beginning of your trip, so that you know all the best places to eat!
Written 27 January 2022
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grazie
giornata molto piacevole anche per me
mi sono divertito molto
Written 31 January 2022
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Lee H
Edinburgh, UK13 contributions
A fantastic experience in Palermo. We booked with Marco shortly before visiting and he made sure we had a great time. He communicated exact time and location to meet. He spent time to ensure we got everything we wanted to make and eat that day and also made sure to check for any dietary requirements and allergies & intolerances. Everybody in the group was catered for by making several authentic dishes. I would highly recommend a cooking class with Marco to anybody that visits Palermo
Written 26 March 2022
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Giornata molto divertente e creativa
Grazie ragazze
Buona vita
Written 27 March 2022
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Karen E
San Antonio, TX55 contributions
Jun 2023 • Friends
Everything was fabulous! Marco was quickly responsive with emails ahead of event, met us at market and immediately made us feel like family. He has such a warm, humorous, knowledgeable, and flexible manner with all the people we had for the class. Watching him interact at the market - and being encouraged to interact - was fun! Our menu changed by the minute based on each person’s input, so everyone had opportunities to pick what they wanted. When we arrived at his incredible home, the table was beautifully set and he showed us family pictures before we went into his kitchen to cook. All concepts were made fun and to teach us correct technique, and everyone could participate with many things. Wine was shared, conversations flowed, and beautiful lasagna, caponata, and swordfish with orange was created! Then we all sat together to share the meal and give thanks to our gracious host, teacher, and new family friend. Grazie Marco!
Written 12 June 2023
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Camper314907
2 contributions
Feb 2023
This was one of the highlights of our weekend in Palermo. Marco is a very engaging , knowledgeable, funny, warm and entertaining chef and his easy nature and light banter is infectious in the market and also in the kitchen. We were a group of 8 with four from Ireland and four from the America and it was very relaxing and enjoyable, It was very comfortable and great to sit down at the end of the work in the kitchen and enjoy the fruits of our labour. I would highly recommend it for all levels of cooks, and a brilliant way to see the activity of the market, eat and prepare traditional Italian/Sicilian food and relax and enjoy Marco's professionalism in a very chilled relaxed and thoroughly enjoyable 4/5 hours.
Written 27 February 2023
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Kevin J
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Oct 2023 • Couples
My wife and I booked this cooking class as just something fun to do in Palermo on our Honeymoon to Sicily, but it ended up being our favorite activity of the whole trip! We would recommend this to anyone that is spending even just one day in Palermo! It was an absolute pleasure getting to learn from and spend time with Marco. He took time to show us around the market in the city, had us try some of the best and most authentic street food, and then walked us through the ingredients we collected for the meal we all cooked together in his home. When we were cooking together at his apartment, he really made us feel like family, even though we had only met just an hour prior. He was so welcoming, funny and gracious with us as he taught us how to cook this dish. And as for the food- the best eggplant parmigiana my wife and I have EVER tasted, and we got to cook it! We will definitely be booking another cooking class with Marco if we ever return to Sicily, and we will be recommending this to any friends or family that visit as well.
Written 16 October 2023
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Helli01
London63 contributions
Marco is simply superb! We had a fantastic time with him and Georgio - a delightful Italian/English student - in the market buying the freshest produce, then learning how to cook traditional Sicilian cooking like Marco’s grandmother taught him! Marco has created a bespoke cookery school in his traditional Palermo apartment and used all his professional chef skills to teach us not just great Sicilian recipes but also lots of tips and tricks to make all our cooking better. We have attended cookery classes all over the world and this was one of the best. Georgio provided not only perfect translations from Marco’s Italian to English (although his English is actually very good!) but encouragement and support as we cooked. We thoroughly enjoyed our cooking with Marco and Georgio - and also our lunch and conversation.
Written 12 May 2022
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j_fried_5
Philadelphia, PA14 contributions
This was the highlight of our trip in Palermo! Marco did an amazing job. The tour started in Capo Market, where we learned some history about the three markets in Palermo and picked out our fresh ingredients for lunch. Our 5 year old participated in learning how to cook lunch, while our 3 year old mostly watched. Marco was phenomenal with both kids and even made a separate pasta dish for them! That lunch was our best meal in Palermo! Marco also have recommendations for places to eat and visit around Palermo and was available to help with any questions you had, whether it was about the food, city, or his background in learning to cook in Rome.
Written 19 December 2021
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Grazie
È stato divertente anche per me
Ed è stato un vero piacere cucinare un piatto per i vostri bambini
Impossibile non amarli
Written 20 December 2021
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Joel Z
4 contributions
Dec 2021
We had a great time with Marco. He is passionate about food and a skilled chef. It was amazing to shop with him and watch him prepare, and then have him teach us now to make pasta, sauce and vegetables from scratch, , and then eat it! And, we learned some techniques about chopping, sautéing, and preparing pasta that we will use in the future.
Written 1 January 2022
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grazie a voi
ho passato del bel tempo
Written 21 January 2022
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Inga B
2 contributions
Marco is the best! An amazing chef, fun person, and entertaining host and teacher. Marco lives in a traditional style beautiful apartment where we were cooking our meal: aranchina, swordfish, cannoli, orange fennel salad. We cooked, learned tips and tricks and washed down our food with a wonderful local wine. Prior to that we’ve met at the market, decided upon the menu (Marco is open to all kinds of dishes) and Marco got all the ingredients at the same time giving us a market tour and advices.
Good times! Don’t even hesitate.
Good times! Don’t even hesitate.
Written 14 January 2023
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Mollie B
Kailua, HI38 contributions
Jul 2022 • Family
This was our best day of vacation! We were in Venice, Rome, Greece, France, and England. We weren’t sure what to do in Sicily off our cruise ship but I would book this again and again.
Marco is sincere, kind, fun, funny, an amazing chef and so engaging. He even got my picky child to eat a green! He taught my dad some new tricks and we had so much fun. Our meal was amazing and we cannot wait to make it again back home.
This day is as described, we met Marco at the market and we quickly discussed the meal. Once we got to the fish and we saw the swordfish we easily switched to that. Marco is so charismatic.
Our two best and now often said quotes are “Is mistake” and “cook with love, if you’re angry, go to restaurant!”
Marco is sincere, kind, fun, funny, an amazing chef and so engaging. He even got my picky child to eat a green! He taught my dad some new tricks and we had so much fun. Our meal was amazing and we cannot wait to make it again back home.
This day is as described, we met Marco at the market and we quickly discussed the meal. Once we got to the fish and we saw the swordfish we easily switched to that. Marco is so charismatic.
Our two best and now often said quotes are “Is mistake” and “cook with love, if you’re angry, go to restaurant!”
Written 24 July 2022
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I don't believe there is a pickup. We met at the Capo Market. I'd suggest sending a message and see if you get a response.
Written 7 August 2023
In meinem Text hat es leider 2Fehler, kann man das korrigieren? 1.Einen Menü: sollte heissen: ein Menü. 2. Eikauf: sollte heissen: Einkauf!! Danke für Ihre Hilfe! katharina b
Written 3 June 2023
In meinem Text hat es leider 2Fehler, kann man das korrigieren? 1.Einen Menü: sollte heissen: ein Menü. 2. Eikauf: sollte heissen: Einkauf!! Danke für Ihre Hilfe! katharina b
Written 3 June 2023
Yes. We did. Capanata, pesto, stuffed artichoke, homemade pasta and canolli. Had fun and learned important techniques.
Written 4 June 2023
Hi! We are interesed to come to you i the beginning of October. But we are 8 girls. Is that possible? When does it start in the morgning? Best regards Tina
Written 6 September 2022
Hello, I'm trying to make a reservation, but the page shows an error. Is there a telephone number for contact in Italy?
Written 16 May 2022
You might contact Chef Marco directly at +39 388 698 8124
Written 13 June 2022
Our cruise ship does not arrive until 10:00. We may not be able to depart until 10:30 or so. If we arrived later, would be still be able to participate in your cooking class?
Written 6 April 2022
Roseneagle
Roskilde, Denmark
Is i okay for children? - two girls at 10 and 12 years Old.
Written 20 March 2022
They may not be able to partake in the wine but assuming Maestro is willing kids would definitely enjoy the experience!
Written 7 January 2023
Roseneagle
Roskilde, Denmark
Is it okay for chilierne - two girls at 10 and 12 years Old?
Written 20 March 2022
Hi! There are two options available at checkout...Acasadilla - £59 or Service" - £50 what is the difference?
Written 13 March 2022
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