Detailed course itinerary

Love pizza? Want to learn to ‘throw’ pizza bases just like you’ve seen the Italians do using a wood pizza oven? Then this fun, hands-on pizza making course in Italy is the holiday course for you.

Taught by a professional chef with many years of experience making pizza, you’ll learn to make pizza using a traditional wood oven at this informal and relaxed Italian cooking school in Sorrento, Italy – the home of the famous Neapolitan pizza.

During this 5 day pizza course you’ll learn the techniques to make the perfect pizza using a wood pizza oven including how to prepare the pizza oven, the dough, making perfect pizza crust as well as preparing a host of different toppings. Using the wood oven is an art in itself and you'll find that you need the full week course in order to get to grips with making Italian pizza with the best results.

Progressing quickly, you’ll find yourself making up to 10 pizzas an hour – enough for even the most dedicated pizza lover.

 
Suitability
- Suitable for all levels from beginner cooks to advanced pizza chefs
- Please note that using the wood oven is an art in itself and as such this pizza course can only run for a minimun of a week, if you are looking to run your own pizza place, we suggest booking a longer pizza course, email us on hello@golearnto.com for details
- Minimum age 18
- All classes are taught in both Italian and English


Pizza Making Class Start Days and Schedule
- Pizza making courses run on selected dates from July 2009 onwards throughout the year
- Pizza courses run for 5 days and you’ll have around 3 hours of tuition per day
- Courses run from Monday – Friday

Class Start Day Not Suitable?
- Pizza classes can start on any day of the week with the exception of Saturday or Sunday when classes do not run but if you wanted to start on a Thursday for instance, you could take classes Thursday and Friday and again Monday to Friday

Minimum Numbers & Availability
- This course is on request and is for a minimum of 4 people but there are less than 4 in your party, you may join an existing group, to check availability, call us on 08445020445 or email us on hello@golearnto.com with your requirements as well as any accommodation needs you have and someone will get back to you very quickly.

About Your Chefs
- Head chef Biagio worked in a number of different Italian restaurants worldwide before setting up this cooking school in the early 1990's
- This is a truly family business and Biagio's son Agostino also teaches guests how to cook with his own sense of fun and charm as he teaches you how to practically recreate the dishes once you head home
- Depending on the size of the group, you'll be taught by either Biagio or Agostino or if you are lucky, both of them!
- Palmeira may also be on hand to assist in the kitchen and to guide you through each lesson

What Will I Learn?
- To start with, you’ll learn all about the wood pizza oven, it's function, how to prepare the pizza oven and obtain the correct temperature for cooking
- Then its onto making the pizza dough where you’ll learn how to prepare the dough and how to manipulate it to make the perfect pizza shape and crust, right from the start you’ll find yourself making up to 10 pizzas an hour
- Toppings will start with the famous Margherita pizza using freshly made tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil
- Throughout the five days you’ll perfect how to transfer the pizza to the oven, using the different sized pala as well as how to transport several pizzas at once as well as how to cook the pizza to perfection
- Using the wood oven is an art in itself and the week will focus on using the oven to perfect your pizzas
- You’ll also learn to make many of the different toppings as well as how to combine new flavours and ingredients for great pizza

Other Italian Cooking Courses
- If this pizza making course whets your appetite for learning to cook, Italian cooking courses and ice cream making courses are also on offer, please click on the ‘view other courses at this school’ link or email hello@golearnto.com for more information

On Site Optional Accommodation
- This cooking school also boasts a comfortable, family run bed and breakfast in the grounds of the cooking school where you can stay for any length of time during your holiday to fully immerse yourself in Italian culture and cooking
- Rooms are very affordable and range from dorm beds to private single, double, triple or quad rooms on either a room only or bed and breakfast
- You can also enjoy an optional dinner served at the cooking school daily if you wish
- Stay for as many nights as you wish in the on-site accommodation to enjoy a holiday on the Amalfi coast
- To see more details, click on the 'course overview' tab to read more
- To book accommodation to go with your pizza cooking course, call us on 08445 020 445 or email hello@golearnto.com with your preferred room type and dates, you'll be assured of a very quick reply

Go learn to cook Italian pizza in Italy the authentic way for a learning holiday with a difference.