Day 6, Part 1/2– Cooking class AKA Darty

This morning we woke up, and you guessed it— had breakfast at the hotel! I can’t stress how beautiful the hotel grounds are. Terraces of perfectly manicured flora and fauna everywhere you turn. I’ll post pictures, but they won’t do it justice. At 9am, we left the hotel for a cooking class at La Tagliata in Positano. https://www.latagliata.com/cooking-class Little did we know, it was going to be a wine-fueled festa! The class is held at a family owned restaurant and working farm. They have multiple gardens full of eggplant, tomatoes, herbs, onions, peppers… everything you’d need for an Italian restaurant menu! But it doesn’t end with the vegetables. They also have chickens for fresh eggs, rabbits (some are pets, some… aren’t), Guinea pigs (all pets!), hunting dogs, pheasants and other birds, cows, goats and sheep for cheese, a donkey, emu… the list goes on. All well-kept and healthy. Not one unpleasant aroma detected. After picking our own veggies including digging up potatoes which I’ve never done and saying hi to all the animal friends,, we headed back to the class area where we were greeted by the sounds of “Gasolina”, and a ceremonial dance (lol). A lot of gasolina, aka Falanghina, made on site, was served throughout the morning. It was so crisp and delicious— we’re bringing a bottle home. Wish we could bring more! We were then served an assortment of snacks made from the garden, including a delicious olive and hot pepper goats milk cheese. The class started out with dessert— two types of tiramisu. Traditional coffee and a limoncello/orange flavor. Next we moved onto two types of bruschetta, potatoes and zucchini flowers, eggplant Parmesan, gnocchi pomodoro and potato croquettes. In between each project, we’d sit down to eat what we made, or another snack they’d give us, including a house made ricotta ravioli with sauce genovese, which is a pork ragu. Matt and I actually couldn’t even eat the gnocchi and eggplant, so they packed it up for us (I’m not writing this entry in real time— we tried it this morning and it was FANTASTIC. Will be making at home!!). The party— I mean class— lasted until about 3:00… or maybe later! We had to leave because our driver was waiting. Everything here takes a long time, which is just a fact, not a complaint. Anyway, I would HIGHLY recommend this class. It was super fun and super delicious. Go hungry!!! And thirsty 😜.Read more