The Bellini Cooking School was an amazing discovery. Run by Angelo and Gina, a husband and wife team, I have always been warmly welcomed and have learnt so much! I first came using a Groupon voucher for a fresh pasta-making class. Angelo is from the Western side of Italy and was trained at one of the top cooking school. He used to own and cook for the Bellini restaurant in Edinburgh and has run cooking classes for 14 years. He has now turned to focusing on teaching everyday cooking. Angelo and Gina have had the Bellini Cooking School, their new modest abode on Dalkeith Road, for just over a year.
The three-hour pasta class was fantastic. Angelo modelled how to make the dough and then we each had a go at it. While the dough was resting, we learned really useful and practical chopping skills and made a homemade pasta sauce that was amazingly easy and delicious, too! Next, we returned to the pasta and using the pasta machines to make tagliatelle, spaghetti, and fusilli bow-tie pasta. We then used the main sauce as a base for two other sauces and cooked up some of the pasta. We sat down to feast on the fruits of our labour - delicious homemade pasta with the three sauces. Unexpectedly, we also got to take home a box of our own homemade pasta and a cup of sauce! This kept me fed well for days. Yum!
Angelo and Gina are down to earth and are all about teaching everyday people great cooking skills for everyday cooking that is stunning. They are also all about small classes with only eight people per class so it's all hands on and you have plenty of time to ask Angelo any questions you may have. They are also all about community and held a great open house feast in which people who have enjoyed various classes with them could come together and meet whilst bonding over great Italian food.
Although cooking class prices seem expensive online (£85), they have loyalty cards which are free and enable you to get classes for £32 each, and the sixth class free. This is really reasonable for all the knowledge - and food! - that you receive
during this great cooking experience. Highly recommended! read more