Anna Tasca Lanza
Sicilian Food Culture

We stayed at the cooking school for 2 nights of a 17-day tour of Sicily. We had the loveliest conversations with these very interesting and knowledgeable women managing the school and accommodations. The food and wine were exactly what I had hoped for. Our only regret is that we didn’t stay longer! We will be back!!!

The whole experience, from the accommodations (food, the beautiful location) to all the people we encountered was top notch. The kitchen crew was awesome in every way! I will definitely recommend to friends. David was great, enjoyed his casual style and expertise.

Love the landscape surrounding the school, the visit to the ricotta making place, the discussions on the table, the cooking, and the kitchen.

I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and thought the standard of the course was exceptional. I have taken other cooking classes in other countries, and this course was by far more authentic, serious, in-depth and has inspired me.

The experience at Case Vecchie was magical. Driving away on the day I left I felt as if I was leaving a piece of my heart and soul. As my eyes welled up with tears I felt sadness, but also gratitude for the experience of this beautiful place on earth. I hope to return someday.

Everything about the week was worth the effort to get there and the planning was well worth it. It was a week of gourmet eating. The participants were all enthusiastic about being there and that helped make the overall "experience".

Learned lots of good cooking tips, enjoyed the camaraderie with the instructor and other students, and the meal was fantastic! Also appreciated receiving the recipes. This cooking school was our favorite thing to do and the highlight of our month-long stay in Italy!

I loved everything, beyond beautiful surroundings, fabulous food, wonderful instruction and opportunity to learn about Sicilian cooking, as well as the knowledgeable and very helpful staff. The flowing wine and other guests, who just happened to be amazing also added to my exceptional experience!

It was all wonderful: the staff, the estate, the food & drink, the cooking lessons/experience, interacting with the visitors, the excursions/tours (breakfast with the shepherd) and not to mention the swimming pool...I felt thoroughly pampered: relaxed and rested. It was exactly what I needed. Memories to last a lifetime.

We've been telling everybody what great experience we've had at Case Vecchie: breadmaking, Sicilian cooking lessons, daily walks to the winery, visit to the flour mill and ricotta maker and the sheep, your beautiful grounds filled with fruit trees and vegetable gardens and the chicken coop.

Care to be wined, dined & entertained: this is the place. I had a fabulous fun holiday...the food is scrumptiously good. The staff, I can't say enough wonderful things. They sparkled. You could tell they really loved what they were doing. I found the cooking school experience to be stimulating, exciting and rewarding. Well done Anna Tasca Lanza and thank you.

My stay at Casa Vecchie absolutely confirmed for me that my future is in food, I cannot thank them enough for solidifying that for me. My stay at Casa Vecchie absolutely confirmed for me that my future is in food, I cannot thank them enough for solidifying that for me.

Thank you for an experience of a lifetime! I can’t wait to share my stories of the wonderful work that the team at Anna Tasca Lanza is doing for local artisans, women in art/culinary, history and hospitality, and lovers of Italian culture.

That was such a great experience and it was so much fun to be with all of you during the week. Please extend my thanks to the entire team who made things so fantastic. I can't wait to get started in my own kitchen!

That was such a great experience and it was so much fun to be with all of you during the week. Please extend my thanks to the entire team who made things so fantastic. I can't wait to get started in my own kitchen!

We stayed at the cooking school for 2 nights of a 17-day tour of Sicily. We had the loveliest conversations with these very interesting and knowledgeable women managing the school and accommodations. The food and wine were exactly what I had hoped for. Our only regret is that we didn’t stay longer! We will be back!!!