We hired Renato to host a pasta-making class for the family as a Christmas present and it was an absolute hit! Everyone from Grandpa to the younger cousins were invested and following every word to a T. He made it such a fun environment and everyone left full and wanting to learn more.I cannot recommend Renato enough!! All the food was fantastic, we were shocked that we managed to do so well but his guidance and coaching made it a breeze!
Mallory Saldanha
This was our second time with the cooking class and it was just as great the second time around. Would highly recommend. Much better than the cooking communal cooking classes I’ve done in the past.
Kari McDowell
Such a fun experience! Learned a lot and had a lot of laughs along the way. It was a really nice bonding experience for me and my co-workers. Looking forward to doing another class!Thank you Renato!! You're the best!
Jenna Getchell
My work mates and I took a cooking class from Renato and it was the best!!! I am not a good cook, don't really enjoy cooking, so this event wasn't high on my excitement list, but Renato made the class so enjoyable and fun for everyone involved! We all agreed that we would love to take another class in the future from Renato!
Aaron Rosenbaum
Renato ran a great class - the food was fantastic and he was energetic & engaging.
Mallory K.
This was the best cooking class we've ever taken in Portland! Chef Renato is not just skilled at what he does but he is passionate and a great people person. I would highly recommend this to anyone!
Niangniang N.
I lived in Italy for 18 mos and can attest that the private cooking class with Renato this week in Portland was fantastico! The dishes we made were simple but full of flavors, just like how I remember them in Italy. My son and his gf had a wonderful time and I am so thankful to have things worked out and Renato was available. Renato was fun, knowledgeable and passionate about cooking. He shared with us where to get the freshest and highest quality ingredients. He was so attentive to my son and his gf and engaged them in the process the whole time. With his bubbly personality and in-depth knowledge about cooking Italian food, he kept us entertained the whole time. My sisters are so jealous of me when they saw the pictures I post here. Of course the final dishes were really yummy.
Abigail G.
I had the pleasure to do a dinner and a pizza class with Renato!! My first experience with Renato not only did he make us feel like Family, his fun bubbly energetic personality and his love for cooking and an Amazing cook WOW! For starters he made us zucchini boats, meat and cheese platter. Main dish was carbonara and dessert was tiramisu.. and WOW!!! Let me tell you never buying tiramisu at Costco. All these ingredients from his garden & meat and cheese's from his distributors. During the whole process talked to us the importance of fresh ingredients and of course All of us questioning him about Italy. I had an amazing time that I planned a pizza class. The reason I decided to do a pizza class was for my daughter since the previous time she didn't join us. We did a group of 7.. it was such a blast my daughter enjoyed making her own pizza and loved his personality. Renato made it SOOO fun that I can't wait to see him next summer. He is WORTH THE EXPERIENCE!!!!! When the night was done my daughter tells me ," Mom we have to go to Italy!!!!!! If any of you ever get the opportunity to meet Renato and you have kids do the pizza class!
Darcy K.
I have now had two experiences with these wonderful people and Renato who is an extraordinary chef! First was a private multi course dinner with friends that was so much fun, delicious and exciting. The food was unique, special and included things many of us had not tried. We wanted to be surprised and we were - happily! The 2nd experience was with a online cooking class. This was so much fun and especially in winter of 2020 when we had to stay home. I learned so much from Renato and was able to share the experience with friends from our own houses. Highly recommend either of these experiences!
Ariel E.
Amazing experience and great food! Renato did a great job with instruction, keeping it fun and providing all ingredients to make amazing pizza! He also came prepared with delicious appetizers and made the whole experience a lot of fun for the 8 of us. We definitely plan to have him back to teach us gnocchi and pasta!
Chef Renato provided my partner and me with an amazing experience. He not only taught us the methods for creating an authentic Italian dish, but he also explained why each step was important. Although I cook routinely, this experience provided me with newfound confidence to make homemade fettucini noodles and a delicious tomato sauce from scratch. We will certainly schedule more classes in order to learn additional dishes!
mstockstill09
Renato provided my partner and me with an amazing experience. He not only taught us the methods for creating an authentic Italian dish, but he also explained why each step was important. Although I cook routinely, this experience provided me with newfound confidence to make homemade fettucini noodles and a delicious tomato sauce from scratch. We will certainly schedule more classes in order to learn additional dishes!
Roam539083
We had Chef Renato at our home and he not only made the most amazing food with the best ingredients, but he was incredibly friendly and had a wonderful personality. We loved hearing about Italy through his eyes! ~Kim
Jodenne Scott
It’s been a few years, but it was an amazing dinner that brought friends together! The food was amazing! They are so friendly and funny to work with! Highly recommend! Come to New Hampshire so we can do the same!
Charity McCallum
Today was amazing! Both the food and the education were exceptional!
We hired Renato to host a pasta-making class for the family as a Christmas present and it was an absolute hit! Everyone from Grandpa to the younger cousins were invested and following every word to a T. He made it such a fun environment and everyone left full and wanting to learn more.I cannot recommend Renato enough!! All the food was fantastic, we were shocked that we managed to do so well but his guidance and coaching made it a breeze!
This was our second time with the cooking class and it was just as great the second time around. Would highly recommend. Much better than the cooking communal cooking classes I’ve done in the past.
Such a fun experience! Learned a lot and had a lot of laughs along the way. It was a really nice bonding experience for me and my co-workers. Looking forward to doing another class!Thank you Renato!! You're the best!
My work mates and I took a cooking class from Renato and it was the best!!! I am not a good cook, don't really enjoy cooking, so this event wasn't high on my excitement list, but Renato made the class so enjoyable and fun for everyone involved! We all agreed that we would love to take another class in the future from Renato!
Renato ran a great class - the food was fantastic and he was energetic & engaging.
This was the best cooking class we've ever taken in Portland! Chef Renato is not just skilled at what he does but he is passionate and a great people person. I would highly recommend this to anyone!
I lived in Italy for 18 mos and can attest that the private cooking class with Renato this week in Portland was fantastico! The dishes we made were simple but full of flavors, just like how I remember them in Italy. My son and his gf had a wonderful time and I am so thankful to have things worked out and Renato was available. Renato was fun, knowledgeable and passionate about cooking. He shared with us where to get the freshest and highest quality ingredients. He was so attentive to my son and his gf and engaged them in the process the whole time. With his bubbly personality and in-depth knowledge about cooking Italian food, he kept us entertained the whole time. My sisters are so jealous of me when they saw the pictures I post here. Of course the final dishes were really yummy.
I had the pleasure to do a dinner and a pizza class with Renato!! My first experience with Renato not only did he make us feel like Family, his fun bubbly energetic personality and his love for cooking and an Amazing cook WOW! For starters he made us zucchini boats, meat and cheese platter. Main dish was carbonara and dessert was tiramisu.. and WOW!!! Let me tell you never buying tiramisu at Costco. All these ingredients from his garden & meat and cheese's from his distributors. During the whole process talked to us the importance of fresh ingredients and of course All of us questioning him about Italy. I had an amazing time that I planned a pizza class. The reason I decided to do a pizza class was for my daughter since the previous time she didn't join us. We did a group of 7.. it was such a blast my daughter enjoyed making her own pizza and loved his personality. Renato made it SOOO fun that I can't wait to see him next summer. He is WORTH THE EXPERIENCE!!!!! When the night was done my daughter tells me ," Mom we have to go to Italy!!!!!! If any of you ever get the opportunity to meet Renato and you have kids do the pizza class!
I have now had two experiences with these wonderful people and Renato who is an extraordinary chef! First was a private multi course dinner with friends that was so much fun, delicious and exciting. The food was unique, special and included things many of us had not tried. We wanted to be surprised and we were - happily! The 2nd experience was with a online cooking class. This was so much fun and especially in winter of 2020 when we had to stay home. I learned so much from Renato and was able to share the experience with friends from our own houses. Highly recommend either of these experiences!
Amazing experience and great food! Renato did a great job with instruction, keeping it fun and providing all ingredients to make amazing pizza! He also came prepared with delicious appetizers and made the whole experience a lot of fun for the 8 of us. We definitely plan to have him back to teach us gnocchi and pasta!
Restaurantji Recommends
Chef Renato provided my partner and me with an amazing experience. He not only taught us the methods for creating an authentic Italian dish, but he also explained why each step was important. Although I cook routinely, this experience provided me with newfound confidence to make homemade fettucini noodles and a delicious tomato sauce from scratch. We will certainly schedule more classes in order to learn additional dishes!
Renato provided my partner and me with an amazing experience. He not only taught us the methods for creating an authentic Italian dish, but he also explained why each step was important. Although I cook routinely, this experience provided me with newfound confidence to make homemade fettucini noodles and a delicious tomato sauce from scratch. We will certainly schedule more classes in order to learn additional dishes!
We had Chef Renato at our home and he not only made the most amazing food with the best ingredients, but he was incredibly friendly and had a wonderful personality. We loved hearing about Italy through his eyes! ~Kim
It’s been a few years, but it was an amazing dinner that brought friends together! The food was amazing! They are so friendly and funny to work with! Highly recommend! Come to New Hampshire so we can do the same!
Today was amazing! Both the food and the education were exceptional!