Flavours guest Heather travelled from Australia this summer to get a taste of Sicily on our week long Sicilian cooking course. She’s shared with us why it was the perfect holiday for a solo traveller:
I have been a solo traveller for several decades, so booking into Flavours cooking course in Sicily was an absolute first for me i.e. being in a group. And I can tell you I had a great time! Firstly the accommodation was excellent – I had my own room with en suite bathroom including walk-in shower. And there was no single supplement! That is an absolute first. Thank you Flavours.
Scacce modicane, a Sicilian speciality
Secondly, and most importantly, the cooking week was excellent and a lot of fun. There were four of us doing the course – three from the UK and me from Australia. We all got on extremely well and had a lot of laughs. Our cooking instructor Carmela was Italian and spoke no English and we spoke no Italian but we all learnt a great deal from her – she cooked by example. And then there was the wonderful Claudia who was our host and interpreter. She was a bundle of energy and good humour. An absolute gem.
The lovely Claudia and Carmela
The cooking team cooked lunch for ourselves and the painting students. We quickly learnt that lunch was the main meal of the day eaten at around 1.30 – 2.00pm and washed down with lashings of wine. Dinner was late – around 8.30pm and a much lighter meal cooked by Carmela. Again no shortage of Prosecco and wine! All very Italian.
Cassatine Ricotta and Camilla’s limoncello
I can highly recommend the Flavours week in Sicily. I not only had a great holiday but I learnt a lot about how to cook Sicilian food. Viva Italia!
Pop down to the Flavours Holidays HQ in Edinburgh, or give us a call to look into buying your cooking holiday to Sicily or another beautiful city in Italy this year!
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