Tagliatelle Masterclass – Fresh Tomato
Hand-rolled tagliatelle with fresh tomato sauce
Spritz lesson Gelato
Pasta cooking class in Como, Lake Como
Cooking class in Como
A hands-on pasta cooking class experience in Como, on Lake Como — roll fresh pasta by hand, with a spritz lesson and dessert. English and French spoken.
Our resident chef trained at the Accademia della Sfoglia of Maestra Rina Poletti — our story.
Via Teresa Ciceri 10A, 22100 Como – Lake Como, Italy
No upfront payment — we confirm your date and arrange payment by email.
Our pasta cooking classes in Como, Lake Como
Our cooking class in Como is a true lesson in sfoglia: you knead your own panetto, roll it with the matterello and cut your pasta, then sit down to eat what you made, with wine. Four masterclasses, one discipline, each including a spritz lesson — you build your own Aperol or Campari spritz and sip it as your aperitivo.
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Spritz lesson Gelato
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Green spinach sfoglia with ricotta ravioloni
Spritz lesson Gelato
Farfalle e Garganelli Masterclass – Ragù
Two shapes from one sfoglia, with ragù
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150 EUR per person · up to 12 guests · larger private groups at a special rate on request
Dates can be selected in the booking form. Availability is limited and every booking is confirmed by email or phone. For practical details, read our FAQ.
Accademia
della Sfoglia · professional training
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Up to 12 guests per session
EN · FR · IT
Hosted in English, French and Italian
The ritual
From the panetto to the table: every course follows the same discipline.
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The panetto
Flour and eggs on the wooden board. You knead your own panetto until it turns smooth, and you understand why every sfoglia begins here.
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The rest, and the balsamico
The dough rests, wrapped and quiet. Meanwhile our resident chef introduces the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena DOP from Acetaia del Cristo: a single ingredient, cooked grape must, aged at least 12 years in a battery of wooden casks. A few drops crown the gelato at the end of the meal.
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Reading the dough, making the sauce
You take the panetto back and learn to read it: what a properly rested dough tells your hands. Meanwhile the sauce takes shape in front of you.
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The spritz lesson
You learn to build your own Aperol or Campari spritz, then sip it as your aperitivo — a ritual you take home.
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The chef’s sfoglia demonstration
Our resident chef rolls the sfoglia with the matterello, the technique learned at the Accademia della Sfoglia. You watch the dough open into a thin, breathing sheet.
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You roll, cut, and eat
Then it is your turn: you roll your own sfoglia, cut your pasta and cook it. We sit down together and eat what you made, with wine.
Hand-rolled sfoglia isn’t learned from a recipe — it’s passed down, from the cooks who have made it for a lifetime to those just starting out.
Rina Poletti, the maestra sfoglina from Finale Emilia known as the queen of sfoglia, led La Bottega della Sfoglia for more than thirty years and in 2018 founded the Accademia della Sfoglia, the first travelling school devoted to the art of the matterello. Our resident chef completed the Accademia’s professional masterclass, and brings that discipline to every class in Como.
Our story
Our story
A pasta cooking class in the heart of Como
Mani in Pasta Lake Como is a cooking class in Como, a short walk from the historic centre and the lake. What we teach is not a show for visitors: it is sfoglia the way the tradition is handed down — the wood of the board, the matterello, the patience of a proper rest.
Our resident chef trained at the Accademia della Sfoglia of Maestra Rina Poletti, and with that training came a responsibility: teaching hand-rolled pasta the way it deserves to be taught.
You go home with technique you can repeat — the panetto, the rolling, the cutting — and with a few rituals beside it: a classic dessert and the spritz you learned to build yourself.
What you take home
- Sfoglia technique, from training at the Accademia della Sfoglia
- Sessions of up to 12 guests, with our resident chef at your side
- A spritz lesson — your own Aperol or Campari spritz, enjoyed as aperitivo — included
- Full support in English, French and Italian
What our guests say
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“I loved the experience! A fun and easy way to learn how to make pasta, the REAL pasta. The chef was super friendly and patient, I really enjoyed the environment she created. I definitely recommend this experience, worth the money and the time.”
Things to do in Como
More than a cooking class — what to see, eat and do around Como and the lake, from our kitchen to the ferries.
Book your cooking class in Como
Click “Book now” to open the booking form. Dates can be selected, but availability is limited: each session hosts up to 12 guests, and larger private groups run at a special rate on request. We confirm every booking by email or phone.
Reserve your spot
Booking request
The form opens as a pop-up — it takes less than a minute.
- No payment online
- Date confirmed by email or phone
- Up to 12 guests · larger groups on request
Weekday evenings · weekend mornings & evenings · about 3 hours
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Location & contact
Mani in Pasta Lake ComoVia Teresa Ciceri 10A
22100 Como – Italy
Email: info@maniinpastalakecomo.com
Phone / WhatsApp: +39 334 176 2053
We are a short walk from Como historic centre and Lake Como. Exact directions are provided after booking.