Cookery classes

Rita Monastero

Casa Capena is now offering guests the opportunity to learn the basics of Italian cookery in the congenial surroundings of your holiday home – and at an affordable price. Your mentor will be Rita Monastero, cookery teacher and food writer extraordinaire.

Based in Rome, Rita works regularly for several well-known schools throughout Italy and specialises in team building. She is the author of Lievito e Coccole (‘Yeast and Cuddles’, Felici Editore, 2009), a book on bread and pizza making, and of Biscoccole (Felici Editore, 2011), on biscuits and appetisers. In addition to teaching and writing, Rita works as a home economist for a famous Italian TV show, for which she creates tantalising and mouth-watering dishes. Her love of food reflects a passion for traditions and for the use of the best seasonal produce.

Rita’s Casa Capena classes cost from €35 per participant, including a cookery lesson lasting approximately 2½ hours and all ingredients. After the class you will be able to eat the results. NB wine is not included.

“Our cooking class was super fun and I would recommend it to anyone interested in learning some local cuisine and having some fun.”
Sondra Marcon, review posted on responsibletravel.com

If you’re interested in arranging a lesson with Rita, please let us know when you book your Casa Capena stay. These are the classes from which you can choose:

Basic Italian menu*

€35 per person

See how easy it is to make these three typical Italian recipes: bruschetta, home-made pizza and ricotta cheese mousse.

Pizza party*

€35 per person

Learn how to combine flour and yeast to get amazing results; You’ll make dough from scratch and use different ingredients to make a basic margherita as well as other tantalizing varieties. Enrolling in this class will enable you to organize fun pizza parties at home for your nearest and dearest and you’ll never order a take-away pizza again.

Rita at work on a sauce

Pasta sauces**

€40 per person

Four gorgeous sauces to make your pasta taste different every time. Rita’s options will change according to the season, and could include such delights as: carbonara, tuna, courgettes and cream, and sausage and mushroom sauce.

Risotto making**

€40 per person

Making a risotto is not difficult at all, provided you follow some simple steps. Rita will teach you how to make three dishes, according to the season. Examples? Milanese risotto, smoked risotto with provola cheese, green risotto with spinach and crunchy bacon.