Cook with a cookbook author · Sicily
Fava Feast!
A spring workshop built around the fava bean: harvesting, shelling and cooking it the Sicilian way, and understanding its place in farming and soil renewal. The week includes an outdoor fava lunch, a cheesemaker visit and a wood-fired pizza party.
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What you will do
- Fava harvest in the estate garden
- Cooking frittedda and an outdoor fava feast
- Curtigghiu, the communal shelling gathering, and making macco
- Early visit to a cheesemaker with pecorino-and-fava picnic breakfast
- Cooking lesson with the resident chef on spring classics
- Beekeeping class and honey tasting
- Sourdough pizza party in the wood-fired oven
- Tasca d'Almerita winery visit and vineyard walk
Before you go
Eat the region first, then cook it. Everything here is free and saves to your trip.
Who leads it
Chef Leah
Leads the spring cooking lesson; no biography is published.
Arcangelo and Giovanni
Guide the fava harvest in the garden; Giovanni also teaches the beekeeping class.
Day by day
- Day 1 (Mon May 10)ArrivalSettle in, welcome aperitivo and dinner at 7:30 pm.
- Day 2Harvest and feastPick favas in the garden, pod them and cook frittedda for an outdoor lunch, then visit the winery and walk back through the vineyards.
- Day 3Cheese and curtigghiuDawn trip to the cheesemaker with picnic breakfast, cheese tasting lunch, and an afternoon courtyard shelling session to make macco.
- Day 4Spring cookingLesson with chef Leah on fava-based spring dishes, beekeeping class and honey tasting, then a wood-fired pizza party.
- Day 5 (Fri May 14)DepartureBreakfast and goodbyes at 10 am.
Itineraries can shift with weather, season and host availability.
What is included
Included
- Accommodation at Case Vecchie or a nearby cottage
- All meals, with Tasca d'Almerita estate wines at lunch and dinner
- All cooking classes and scheduled activities
- Guided visits and excursions in the program
- Group shuttle from Roccapalumba train station on request
Not included
- Private transport to and from Case Vecchie
- Airfare
- Travel insurance
Practical details
- Where you base
- Case Vecchie on the Regaleali estate, Vallelunga Pratameno (Caltanissetta province), central Sicily; visits to the Tasca d'Almerita winery and nearby farms
- Where you stay
- Stay in the farmhouse Case Vecchie or one of the nearby estate cottages; the grounds have gardens, a pool and a chicken coop. Room types are single or double occupancy; no further room detail published.
- Pace
- Easy to moderate: hands-on classes, short walks through vineyards and early-morning farm outings, with free time or pool time on some afternoons.
- Arrival and departure
- Arrive Monday May 10 (welcome dinner 7:30 pm); depart Friday May 14 after breakfast, goodbyes 10 am. Roccapalumba station shuttle on request.
- Who it suits
- Seasonal-food fans and gardeners curious about legumes, farm traditions and sociable cooking.
Good to know
- Celiac and vegan guests cannot be accommodated (limited ingredients at the rural site)
- Remote rural estate; the schedule can change at short notice with seasonal farm rhythms
- Booking is through the school's Youli booking link
- See the school's Terms and Conditions for cancellation terms.
- No named guest chef; led by the estate team
Dates and prices
€4,400 single room / €7,800 double room Ask the school whether the double price is per person or per room. Covers lodging, all meals with estate wines, classes and excursions listed; flights, private transfers and insurance are extra.
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Trip details are compiled from the published information of Anna Tasca Lanza (Anna Tasca Lanza School, Case Vecchie), who runs this trip. Dates, prices and availability change; we reconfirm everything with you before you commit.
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