Born and raised in Italy, Chef Luana inherited a culinary passion from her grandmother. She has enjoyed entrepreneurial success at a beachside restaurant in Italy mainly due to her mastery with the pizza oven, as she is one of Italy’s few professional female pizza makers working with a wood burning oven. Chef Luana's old world recipes and techniques find new life in her classes with quality ingredients and genuine flavors.
Chef Highlights
50+ years of culinary experience
Graduated from Culinary professionals, chefs and pizzaioli in Italy; restaurants including own restaurant
Specializes in Authentic regional Italian cuisine, handmade pastas, gnocchi, artisanal pizza, traditional baked goods, Central Italy
Press Mentions: Thrillist — pasta-making class / Italian cooking
Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.
Cozymeal Protection®
Verified Chefs
Payment Protection
Concierge
Event location
(Exact location will be provided after booking)
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Be transported to another world entirely as you learn risotto-making techniques from an Italian native.
In this hands-on cooking class, Chef Luana will teach you the art of authentic risotto preparation by providing an introduction to the methodology behind risotto. Once you understand proper procedure, you can make many different variations from the basic concept.
After enjoying an appetizer of creamy, buttery fresh burrata, you can look forward to exploring a variety of velvety risottos, including mushroom and black truffle, as well as shrimp and zucchini. For dessert, create mini Italian hand pies, known as "crostatine," filled with simple and bright homemade preserves.
Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Your Menu
Fresh Burrata
With arugula and shaved Parmigiano Reggiano
Homemade Italian Risotto
Choose one Mushrooms and black truffles Shrimp and zucchini
Classic Crostatine
Mini Italian pies made with homemade preserves
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
No prior cooking experience needed
All ingredients and equipment are provided
Dietary accommodations available upon request
Private classes available for groups and special events
Born and raised in Italy, Chef Luana inherited a culinary passion from her grandmother. She has enjoyed entrepreneurial success at a beachside restaurant in Italy mainly due to her mastery with the pizza oven, as she is one of Italy’s few professional female pizza makers working with a wood burning oven. Chef Luana's old world recipes and techniques find new life in her classes with quality ingredients and genuine flavors.
Chef Highlights
50+ years of culinary experience
Graduated from Culinary professionals, chefs and pizzaioli in Italy; restaurants including own restaurant
Specializes in Authentic regional Italian cuisine, handmade pastas, gnocchi, artisanal pizza, traditional baked goods, Central Italy
Press Mentions: Thrillist — pasta-making class / Italian cooking
We made Risotto and Chef Luana was terrific. She was very knowledgeable and walked us through every aspect and made it easy to understand. She’s very personable, and someone that you would enjoy taking a class with.
Rassul A.
Highly recommend! Such a great experience, the atmosphere was perfect, Luana was very funny and such a great host. We were making Risotto and pie, great way to spend time with your love ones. Next time, we’ll come with more people!!!! Grazie!!!
Jodie B.
Chef Luana was incredible! The food was delicious. She made everything seem easy. And on top of that, she was so lovely and personable. There was even a scheduling issue with Cozymeal that she handled with grace. I would highly recommend doing this class. We'll be back for her pizza class for sure!
Jennifer B.
This review is long overdue. We took a cooking class with Chef Luana and we had the best time! The mushroom risotto was delicious and the instructions were so well given we are able to cook it at home. Chef Luana is fun, informative and welcoming. I highly recommend taking a class with her.
Matthew C.
Chef Luana was awesome. We had a fantastic time with her for the risotto class. She was very accommodating as both participants were gluten free. We were able to make delicious gluten free risotto and a gluten free pie that was to die for. If you are your partner have a gluten allergy this is a great cooking class for you !
Sim C.
Good experience
Kevin D.
Chef Luana is amazing! From the moment she welcomed us into her home to the second she wished us a good evening, I never stopped smiling and laughing. Chef Luana is highly skilled and she’s fantastic to cook with. She gives you the true Italian experience complete with a fantastic view from her home. 10/10 would recommend and I will 1000% be back to cook again with Chef Luana. I’d give her 100 star rating if I could!
Kat I.
Chef Luana is the best! We had a great time making risotto with her. You can tell she is exceptionally passionate and knowledgeable, and she really wants to share her expertise with others. We made 2 types of risotto: mushroom + shrimp and zucchini. I rarely eat seafood, but WOW - that shrimp risotto was excellent! She also helped us make beautiful pastries with homemade jam, and even prepared extras for us to take home; it was such a nice touch to a great evening! In addition, Chef Luana prepared a delicious salad and authentic, homemade bread for us to enjoy alongside our risotto dinner - we could not have asked for more. Go take her class, make some new friends and eat some amazing food! We'll be back to do it again!
Codie C.
we had a fun time making risotto with chef luana! she clearly knows a lot about italian cooking and explains recipes thoroughly so you can recreate the dish at home - we already bought most of the ingredients for when we are craving risotto again :)
Hillary H.
We had such a great time with Chef Luana in her Risotto class. Everything was hands on and the food was amazing! Even better, my husband and I both feel like we could recreate the risotto and crostatina dessert at home. We can't wait to sign up for another class!
Matthew M.
The Rich Tradition of Risotto with Chef Luana was exceptional and would highly recommend it to anyone. Hands on and super fun.
It can be hard to cook a good risotto while also cooking something else at the same time, but Chef Luana helped guide and instill in us with confidence!
Thank you again, chef and we'll see you soon for another class.
Francesca C.
Chef Luana is fantastic! Our food was so delicious and she took us through every part of the process step by step. Would happily take another class with her!
Emma Conway .
I bought the class as a Christmas Gift for a close friend and we had such a great time! It was fun, relaxed, informative and absolutely delicious. If you are looking for a fun experience to gift someone or just for yourself I would recommend it. I am a risotto convert.
Rosanna B.
What a wonderful night ! Chef Luana made us feel at home and we had such a phenomenal meal.
ronni M.
Luana was amazing! I loved that she brought her family tradition to the ambiance of the class. My girlfriend took me to her class for my birthday ! And she couldn’t be sweeter . She put a big sign of 'Happy Birthday' in her living room just for me. Very generous with the food and her knowledge.
Definitely an experience I’ll recommend!.
Hayley M.
This was our first time doing a cooking class, and it was such an amazing and enjoyable experience! Chef Luana was very warm, welcoming and informative. We had a great time learning how to make authentic risotto while chatting with her and the other people taking the class with us. The end result was absolutely delicious and I'm hoping to bring my sister to one of her other classes. It's a wonderful experience and makes for a great gift! Highly recommend this class, as well as Chef Luana - she's incredible!
David R.
This was my first Cozymeal experience so I wasn't sure what to expect, but it was fun. I recommend it to anyone interested in cooking Italian cuisine. I did the risotto menu with Chef Luana and would certainly feel comfortable cooking this on my own now. She really spoiled us with extras like truffles and different kinds of cheese to go with our main dish. Her apartment is nice and it was a pleasure getting to know the other guests as well.
Yvonne G.
Chef Luana was a fantastic host. She was so warm and welcoming. We had the best time learning from her and hearing all of her great stories.
All of the food was amazing, even though the appetizer and dessert were different than what was on the menu we booked. We were able to overlook that because she was so great.
I’m sure we’ll be back for another class soon.
William F.
Chef Luana introduced us to the wonderful world of Italy. She was very good at giving tips and instruction on secrets to Italian cooking. The mushroom risotto is underrated and a great dish to learn! We meticulously went through all the steps to cook it al dente and I loved her story behind her opening of her restaurant in Italy. She is a very knowledgable chef that I can see myself continuing to learn from!
Srivatsav N.
It is my second course with her. She is nice and her recipes are delicious. would definitely come back again to learn more about Italian food!
Travelling to guests in Hollywood Area, Culver City, Mid-City Area, Pasadena, CA, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica, South Bay Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks, West Los Angeles
At the chef's place
Chef Francesca
5.0(364)
TEAM COOKING CLASS$143.99/personAll fees included
Taste of Teamwork With Italian Kitchen Fun
Thu, Oct 15 • 11:00 AM+More Dates
10 to 25 guests
3-course meal • Great for groups
Los Angeles (South Los Angeles)
At your place
Chef Rick
4.3(18)
PASTA MAKING CLASS$89.99/personAll fees included
Italian Home Cooking
Thu, Oct 15 • 6:00 PM+More Dates
2 to 8 guests
5-course meal • Date night favorite
Travelling to guests in Los Angeles, Culver City, Hollywood Area, Mid-City Area, Pasadena, CA, San Fernando Valley, Santa Monica, South Bay Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks, West Los Angeles