Sfiziosa Tasting
Starts at 29€
Welcome to Sfizi di Calabria, where every product tells a story of passion and place. In this delicious experience, you’ll be guided through a tasting that's true to the Calabrian cuisine, featuring cured meats, local cheeses, and the richness of local wine. Along the way, you’ll discover curiosities and traditional methods behind each product — and if you fall in love with a flavour, you can take it home with you.
Location: Santa Maria del Cedro, Calabria (6.9 km from Scalea ~ 10 minutes)
Highlights:
Guided tasting of local cheeses, cured meats, and wine.
Explanation of each product + insights into traditional production methods.
Option to purchase your favourite products.
Fusilli of the Past
Starts at 57€
Learn how to prepare traditional Calabrian fusilli using the "ferretto" (traditional metal rod), following a recipe passed down through generations. Together with Gianluca, you will also make a sauce to accompany the fresh pasta that carries all the aromas of home — the kind that smells like a traditional Italian Sunday. After the lesson, we’ll sit down to enjoy the fruits of our work, paired with a lovely glass of Verbicaro wine.
Location: Santa Maria del Cedro, Calabria (6.9 km from Scalea ~ 10 minutes)
Highlights:
Hands-on lesson in making traditional Calabrian fusilli with the ferretto (wire).
Preparation of a homemade sauce.
Shared dinner with local Verbicaro wine.
Take-home package: ferretto, pre-made fusilli, and two bottled sauces.
Rascatielli ~ Calabrian Pasta
Starts at 57€
Rascatielli are a traditional Calabrian pasta, similar to small gnocchi, shaped by hand with your fingers and perfect to accompany the rich sauces of the region's cuisine. In this experience with Gianluca, you'll get hands-on with the dough and learn every step, just as it was once made. After preparing this traditional recipe, you'll enjoy the dish at the table, with a good glass of Verbicaro wine. To continue the magic at home, you'll be gifted a packet of traditional fusilli and two sauces.
Location: Santa Maria del Cedro, Calabria (6.9km from Scalea ~10 minutes)
Highlights:
Hands-on lesson in making typical Calabrian fresh pasta.
Sauce preparation.
Convivial dinner with local Verbicaro wine.
Take-home package: pre-made fusilli and two packaged sauces.
Ricotta at Home
Starts at 29€
Discover the tradition of homemade ricotta — a simple, delicious delicacy.
In this experience you’ll learn a recipe you can easily recreate at home. Together, we’ll taste ricotta in different variations, paired with a selection of traditional treats. To conclude our time together, you'll take home a "ricotta salata" (salted ricotta) to enjoy. An authentic and genuine experience, starting with the milk and going straight to the heart.
Location: Santa Maria del Cedro, Calabria (6.9km from Scalea ~10 minutes)
Highlights:
Demonstration of how to make fresh ricotta.
Learn the easy recipe to replicate at home.
Fresh Ricotta tasting with a selection of local treats.
Ricotta salata (salted ricotta) to take home.
"La Scampagnata" (Picnic for Groups)
Starts at 63€
A true Calabrian-style picnic by the Argentino River. Prepare your sense of adventure and join Gianluca for a wild and unforgettable outdoor feast in the cool, lush forest that runs alongside the river. Together you’ll prepare a full Calabrian meal — from appetisers to homemade fresh pasta and dessert — cooked and enjoyed right by the river, paired with Verbicaro wine and fresh spring water. A return to simplicity, where nature and flavour meet. Please Note: There are no facilities (bathrooms, etc.) — just pure authenticity and natural beauty.
Location: Santa Maria del Cedro, Calabria (6.9km from Scalea ~ 10 minutes)
Highlights:
An authentic outdoor experience immersed in wild nature (no facilities: no bathrooms or modern conveniences—just nature!).
Traditional Calabrian Picnic.
Preparation and complete lunch menu prepared by the river: appetizer, fresh pasta, main course, fruit, and dessert.
Local Verbicaro wine and fresh spring water.
Collective Spaghettata
Starts at 40€
Imagine a long table set beneath the walnut trees, the aroma of simmering sauce drifting through the air, and laughter weaving its way between glasses of wine. In this Collective Spaghettata, "spaghetti party" gather with Gianluca to share a simple meal filled with flavour, warmth, and togetherness: a homemade pasta dish followed by a selection of local cured meats and cheeses. Nothing fancy, just good food, good wine, and an evening that feels like home… full of tradition, stories, and smiles. Come with a light heart and a fork ready to go. See you under the walnut tree!
Location: Santa Maria del Cedro, Calabria (6.9 km from Scalea ~ 10 minutes)
Highlights:
Outdoor communal dinner: homemade spaghetti dish.
Tasting of local “sfizi” (specialties): cured meats and cheeses.
Local Calabrian wine.
Authentic, family-style atmosphere.
The Story of the Fork
Starts at 35€
A mystery to savour! It all began in the fields, with hands dirty from the earth and hearts full of ingenuity. In this mysterious and delicious experience, together with Gianluca, you will discover the peasant origins of the fork! As we unravel this legend, we'll prepare a traditional farmer's salad that's rich, authentic, and made with simple yet delicious ingredients. Before we say goodbye, you'll take home a jar of typical products to continue the story at home.
Location: Santa Maria del Cedro, Calabria (6.9km from Scalea ~ 10 minutes)
Highlights:
Discover the history of the fork and its peasant origins.
Traditional farmer's salad accompanied by fresh homemade bread and local wine.
A jar of traditional products to take home.
Panda Pizza Experience
Starts at 46€
Yes, you read that right: a FIAT Panda transformed into a pizzeria and bar on wheels. In this one-of-a-kind experience, you’ll join Gianluca from Sfizi di Calabria to make pizza like you’ve never seen before — baked in a wood-fired oven installed on an actual Panda! Once the pizzas are ready, you'll all sit down to enjoy them together, paired with an ice-cold beer directly from the Panda's beer tap. To finish, you’ll savour a selection of traditional Calabrian products.
Location: Santa Maria del Cedro, Calabria (6.9km from Scalea ~10 minutes)
Highlights:
Preparation of pizza dough and toppings.
Cooked pizza in the wood-fired oven mounted on the iconic FIAT Panda.
Cold beer served directly from the Panda's beer tap.
Tasting of typical local products.
Panda Pasta Experience
Starts at 35€
Pasta al Forno (oven-baked pasta) that arrives on four wheels! Have you ever enjoyed a pasta al forno cooked by...a Fiat Panda? In this one-of-a-kind experience, we begin with a delicious antipasto featuring local specialties, while our iconic little Panda — complete with its built-in oven — gets to work baking a dreamy, golden pasta al forno. Together with Gianluca from Sfizi di Calabria, come together to enjoy this specialty dish family-style, accompanied by an ice-cold beer poured straight from the Panda’s own tap — or a glass of local wine, if you prefer. An experience you won't forget, served with love and four wheels!
Location: Santa Maria del Cedro, Calabria (6.9 km from Scalea ~ 10 minutes)
Highlights:
Antipasto with local Calabrian products.
Pasta al Forno (oven-baked pasta) dish prepared in the legendary Panda.
Shared outdoor lunch.
Beer on tap from the Panda’s mini-bar or local wine.
