Photos - Cooking in Paradise on the Amalfi Coast

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Claudia setting up the villa for our cooking class starting on Sunday morning in Amalfi. After our visit to Postiano we get back on board our private boats. We will stop at Sunset for Prosecco toast Pasta is very important in all Italian cuisine. We teach our guests how to make a lot of different types of local pasta. At the beginning of each one of our vacations, we always have a very special welcome dinner for our guests. So much fun going by private boats to the seaside town of Positano, Italy. A cute town with great shopping, cafes, bars. Weekly Market is a very common tradition in just about every town in Italy. Shopping for clothes, bags, food, and goods We love joking around and playing, but we also love cooking and eating on the Amalfi Coast. Make your own fresh, traditional Neapolitan pizza in the wood-burning oven on our Amalfi Vacation Weeks! Amalfi was once home to over 20 water-driven paper mills.  We visit one of the last remaining mills in Amalfi, Italy A lovely Welcome Party awaits you when you arrive at the Villa Eremo during our Amalfi Vacation Week. Villa Rufalo is a magnificent  home in Ravello, Italy. Its origins are from the 1200's as it was home to nobility. Another one of our favorite alumni guests, Sue is making her personal version of Pizza Napoletana in Amalfi. Anthony is always a gracious host and offers a helpful and refreshing beverage.  You can see the spectacular view. Fresh Shrimp at our villa dinner on the Amalfi  Coast after a fun day at sea. Cooking Vacation on Amalfi Coast includes a lot of local recipes to prepare and always a stunning view Fresh and Hand-Made, Traditional Neapolitan Pizza out of the wood-oven in Amalfi, Italy We make fresh mozzarella on the Amalfi Coast. Much different than Blue Grotto of Capri, the Emerald Grotto in Amalfi is a wonderful experience all on its own. Everyone lets loose and has a great time.  Wine flows freely and the food is plentiful in Amalfi. Our friend, Carlo, teaches us his "secret" method to make the best limoncello during our Limoncello class. Live like a local and experience the coastal life-style in Amalfi, Italy. Relaxing and taking in the scenic views on the private boat ride to Positano on the Amalfi Coast. Everyone is always happy and ready to learn to cook some great Italian recipes at our cooking classes here in Amalfi. Fresh local ingredients set up for a farm to table cooking class on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. We make fresh mozzarella by hand with Biaggio at the villa in Amalfi. Mozzarella is a famous cheese from Naples. Welcome to the Amalfi Coast!  Our guests in front of the Duomo in the main piazza of Amalfi. Our guests smiling and learning about the wines of the Amalfi Coast. Guests smiling and having a good time during a hands on cooking classes on the Amalfi coast When we visit this family-run winery in Tramonti, it's easy to see the passion they have for their culture and wine Learning to cook some amazing Italian food during cooking class at the villa in Amalfi, Italy Lara and Claudia serve up some delicious Italian food they cooked at the Amalfi Villa. Once in a lifetime experiences on a private boat on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. We never take ourselves seriously. We are always playing around and laughing. Let loose and have some fun on the private boats on the Amalfi Coast. Relax while cruising the Mediterranean Sea on the way to Capri Island, Italy Cooking with fresh local ingredients and making traditional recipes on the Amalfi Coast. Our pizza party nights on the Amalfi Coast are so much fun. We learn to make Authentic Pizza Napoletana from scratch. Once in a lifetime experiences drinking and boating around Amalfi with friends. Smiling and soaking up the sun during a hands on cooking class on the Amalfi coast. About to head into the Blue Grotto off the coast of Capri Island.  It's a wonder of the world. Guests enjoying the scenic views from the Villa in Amalfi during a break from cooking outdoors. Our private boats take us for a sunset prosecco toast off the coast of Positano