BioTigullio5Terre pesto al mortaio masterclass is a cooking class in Centro Storico, Genoa.
Editorially verified September 29, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The shop is about 100 metres from Columbus' house; each guest leaves with a small jar of pesto and a certificate, and no cooking experience is needed.
2h 30m
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Address: Via di Ravecca 51r, 16128 Genova, Genoa
Creattivando teaches pesto in a marble mortar in Palazzo Imperiale, a Rolli palace in Genoa's old town, then serves it on focaccia and trofiette with wine.
TipThe entrance gate faces Via di Scurreria between two olive trees, and the class is on the second piano nobile; canestrelli close the tasting.
ZenAndCook is a Genoa cooking school whose evening courses in 2026 cover focaccia genovese, farinata, pesto al mortaio, cappon magro and pandolce.
TipThe autumn 2026 calendar has a focaccia genovese class on 2 October and cappon magro and pandolce on 10 December; courses run in Italian.
Creattivando teaches pesto in a marble mortar in Palazzo Imperiale, a Rolli palace in Genoa's old town, then serves it on focaccia and trofiette with wine.
TipThe entrance gate faces Via di Scurreria between two olive trees, and the class is on the second piano nobile; canestrelli close the tasting.
