Summer is an ongoing celebration in Italy

If there is one season Italians love more than any other, it's summer - and they'll start practicing in the spring as things start to warm up. 

Think alfresco dining, fresh milk cheese, plump red tomatoes, fragrant basil, olives and their oil, cured meats and melon, seafood, brinjals, baked pasta and simple salads.

At the course we don't just make pasta. We teach you some key preparations you need to know to master excellent (and truly authentic) Italian food at home.

We will make fresh egg pasta to toss in a pan, as well as bake in the oven. A special feature of this Spring/Summer course is the inclusion of perfect pillowy potato gnocchi. Some of Italy's most iconic dishes are only possible with dry pasta, and we'll do that too.

Most of our courses run a full day from 9:30am to 4:30pm.

Participants are invited to meet for a coffee at our Motherdough store in Franschhoek anytime from 8:30am, and we will move down to the training venue together.

Lunch is included and is usually suitable for vegetarians.

We require booking and payment via our online system to confirm your registration. Bookings on this page are for Franschhoek ONLY.

Courses are intended for amateur and domestic bakers cooking for friends & family - not for commercial applications of any size. We reserve the right to cancel a booking should this not be the case.

Course bookings are not refundable in cash; we will offer a date change or a voucher to use for course at a later date for changes made more than 7 days before the course date. For date changes within 7-14 days of the course start, a rebooking fee of R500 per space will be charged to change your date. Rebooking of a course must take place within 12 months of the original course date, after which the credit will expire. Should the price of the course increase before rebooking, the difference in price will also need to be paid.

We will accommodate participant name changes up to the day of the course free of charge.

No shows and cancellations on the day of the course are charged 100% cancellation fee. Booking conditions apply for bookings made in error.

We reserve the right to reschedule a course should we not reach a minimum quota of 4 participants.