Cooking course · Puglia
Summer course: the seasonal canning project
The school's summer weeks in Lecce include a canning project; the calendar singles out Sep 6-10, 2027 as the week the year's tomato sauce is made and bottled. The school's Salsa Week page describes that format: one countryside morning of sauce-making, with the rest of the week in the usual Lecce routine.
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What you will do
- Countryside morning making and bottling the year's tomato sauce, lunch included
- Cooking, market visits and wine-paired feasts in Lecce
- About 8 fresh pasta shapes and ~50 side dishes (per Salsa Week page)
- 16-17 local wines and an amari tasting
- Taught in English by the owner, a sommelier
Before you go
Eat the region first, then cook it. Everything here is free and saves to your trip.
Who leads it
Silvestro Silvestori
Has taught Puglian food, wine and olive oil for about 22 years to students from dozens of countries. Holds sommelier credentials for wine (AIS) and extra virgin olive oil (FIS) and writes professionally about wine.
Day by day
- Monday-FridayTwo sessions a dayLate-morning (about 10:00-15:00) and evening (about 18:00-23:00) sessions from Piazza Sant'Oronzo.
- One morningTomato sauce in the countrysideThe group is driven out for about six hours of sauce-making with big pots, crates of tomatoes and basil, eats lunch there, and returns to Lecce.
Itineraries can shift with weather, season and host availability.
What is included
Included
- Transport to the countryside and lunch there (Salsa Week format)
- About 10 wine-focused meals
- Wine, olive oil and amari tastings
- Recipes and online student content
Not included
- Accommodation (suggestions given after booking)
- Travel to Lecce
- Travel insurance
- Optional staff tips
Practical details
- Where you base
- Lecce
- Where you stay
- Not included. Accommodation suggestions, arrival and departure help are given through a student services area after booking.
- Pace
- The school's standard week is about 4,000 steps a day.
- Arrival and departure
- Lecce; Monday 10:00 under the column in Piazza Sant'Oronzo. Course finishes late Friday night.
- Who it suits
- Cooks who like preserving and want a summer week in Lecce.
Good to know
- 2027 summer calendar dates: Jun 7-11, Jun 21-25, Jul 5-9, Sep 6-10 (tomato sauce week) and Sep 20-24
- Only Sep 6-10 is explicitly tied to bottling tomato sauce; the other summer weeks have no dedicated page, so confirm the canning content with the school
- Gluten-free pasta is not made in class
- Taught in English; reservations by email, wait for confirmation before booking travel
Dates and prices
EUR 2,295 per person at the 2025 price (EUR 1,995 in 2024); ask the school for 2027 pricing. A non-participating spouse pays half.
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Trip details are compiled from the published information of The Awaiting Table Cookery School, who runs this trip. Dates, prices and availability change; we reconfirm everything with you before you commit.
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