Cook with a cookbook author · Sicily
Sweet Lemons, Bitter Honey with Letitia Clark
A five-night cooking week with Letitia Clark centred on the island food of her native Sardinia, set against the Sicilian countryside. Expect Sardinian pasta, cheese-and-honey sweets and seasonal vegetable starters, plus Sicilian cheese and bee-keeping detours.
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What you will do
- Sardinian classics such as culurgiones (potato-and-pecorino filled pasta) and seadas (fried cheese pastry with honey)
- Dawn visit to a shepherd making ricotta, with picnic breakfast
- Sicilian cheese tasting
- Beekeeping class and honey tasting
- Tasca d'Almerita winery visit and vineyard walk
- Lesson on salads, starters and fruit desserts
- Pool aperitivo evening
Before you go
Eat the region first, then cook it. Everything here is free and saves to your trip.
Who leads it
Letitia Clark
Cook and cookbook author from Sardinia whose work explores Italian island cooking; the school's page gives only a short description of her.
Day by day
- Day 1 (Mon Apr 26)ArrivalCheck-in from 3 pm, then a welcome aperitivo and Sicilian-style dinner at 7:30 pm.
- Day 2Tale of Two IslandsMorning lesson on Sardinian classics, lunch, then the Tasca d'Almerita winery and a vineyard walk.
- Day 3Cheese DayEarly trip to watch a local shepherd make ricotta over a picnic breakfast, cheese tasting, and an afternoon honey-themed dessert lesson.
- Day 4Sardinian PastaLesson on Sardinian pasta shapes, then a beekeeping class and honey tasting.
- Day 5Seasonal BountySalads and starters lesson, free afternoon by the pool, poolside aperitivo and dinner.
- Day 6 (Sat May 1)GoodbyesBreakfast, farewells and 10 am check-out.
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 Apr 26 from 3 pm (welcome dinner 7:30 pm); depart Saturday May 1 after 9 am breakfast, check-out 10 am. Nearest station Roccapalumba (shuttle on request).
- Who it suits
- Cooks who love Mediterranean island food, honey, cheese and pasta and want a relaxed hands-on week.
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.
- Mostly Sardinian recipes with a Sicilian setting. Dates run Apr 26 - May 1
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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