Cook with a cookbook author · Sicily
Western Sicily with Jenny Rosenstrach
A May 9-15, 2027 western Sicily week based in Palermo, hosted by Dinner: A Love Story creator Jenny Rosenstrach. Markets, cooking classes, farms and shared meals.
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What you will do
- Historic farm making ricotta and caciocavallo
- Market visit and Palermitan cooking class
- Private Opera dei Pupi performance
- Genovesi baking and couscous demo in Erice
- Lunch at a chef's sea-view home with wood-oven workshop
- Segesta temple and olive oil estate
- Farewell seafood dinner
Before you go
Eat the region first, then cook it. Everything here is free and saves to your trip.
Who leads it
Jenny Rosenstrach
Creator of Dinner: A Love Story and New York Times bestselling author of five cookbooks.
Gianluca
Leads the group for the full week.
Day by day
- Day 1ArrivalWelcome drink and dinner at a historic Palermo palazzo with a private tour.
- Day 2Jato ValleyCheese farm and lunch, passeggiata in Palermo. Evening free.
- Day 3Market and puppetsMarket, cooking class and meal, puppet workshop and show. Dinner on your own.
- Day 4EriceGenovesi pastries, couscous demo, chef's home lunch. Evening free.
- Day 5Segesta and olive oilDoric temple, olive oil estate, long lunch and almond cookies. Dinner on your own.
- Day 6Art and craftsBaroque churches, coffee roaster, coppola maker, majolica museum lunch, final seafood dinner.
- Day 7DepartureCheck out.
Itineraries can shift with weather, season and host availability.
What is included
Included
- Six nights' lodging
- Daily breakfast
- Meals, activities and transportation listed in the itinerary
- Gratuities
Not included
- Flights and other travel to and from Italy
- Transfers to and from the hotel
Practical details
- Where you base
- Palermo, with day trips to the Jato Valley, Erice and Segesta
- Where you stay
- Grand Hotel et des Palmes, a historic 5-star hotel in Palermo recently renovated; six nights.
- Group size
- Limited to 12 participants
- Pace
- Steady. Up to an hour or more of walking a day, at times on hills, uneven ground or stairs, with frequent getting in and out of vehicles. Guests must keep up with the group unassisted. Described as not strenuous.
- Arrival and departure
- Hotel in Palermo on Day 1; no airport meeting point published
- Who it suits
- Home cooks and families-at-heart who want a social, food-and-culture week in Palermo.
Good to know
- Many meals feature fish, meat, cheese and gluten. Vegetarians and guests with lactose or gluten intolerance will be fed but may miss parts of the food culture; flexibility needed.
- Itinerary can shift because the trips rely on small family-run businesses; final itinerary is emailed about 30 days before departure
- Ask Via Rosa for deposit and cancellation terms.
- No meeting point is published; the group gathers at the hotel on Day 1
- Waitlist only when checked
- Several dinners are on your own
Dates and prices
EUR 6,800 per person double; EUR 7,600 single (EUR 800 supplement).
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Trip details are compiled from the published information of Via Rosa, who runs this trip. Dates, prices and availability change; we reconfirm everything with you before you commit.
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