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Madonna del piatto history

Hello, I am Letizia!

I’m the owner, recipe developer and passionate home cook behind Madonna del Piatto Cooking Classes in Rome.

I offer small group cooking classes in my apartment in Appio Latino, a lively neighborhood just South of Rome's historic center.

I believe that cooking and the respect for food are deeply connected to culture, identity, community and tradition.

I have dedicated the last 20 years of my life to the study of Italy's culinary heritage and to sharing the true craft of cooking with people who has visited our home from all over the world.

My wish is to share with you the simple joys of Italian cuisine. Let’s cook a beautiful meal together. Let's tell stories. Let's make a feast of every meal.

The Seattle Times: Italy | Taking a break from churches and museums to bike, drink and cook in three cities.

Carol Pucci

2003

Food and Wine magazine: Italy's top cooking schools| America's elite travel advisers reveal the Italian cooking schools where they send their fussiest food-obsessed clients.

Jen Murphy

2007 updated 2017

The New York Times: Umbria, Italy’s Best-Kept Culinary Secret, Is Budding.

Julia Moskin

2016

Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe.

The National Geographic Society

2009

Rome's classic dishes

Amatriciana my way

About a year ago, in an evening like tonight, I was painstakingly working on...

Fried artichokes

In Italy, when the first young artichokes appear in the markets you start to...

Braised Artichokes alla Romana

A traditional recipe belonging to the Jewish Roman cuisine, artichokes alla Romana are slowly braised in olive oil with garlic, parsley, and mint.

Cacio e pepe pasta sauce

Easy and quick to make, this Roman classic pasta sauce recipe has only 3 main ingredients: medium aged Pecorino Romano cheese, black pepper corns and pasta!

New recipes in season

Chocolate pannacotta

This recipe is for a fragrant and silky chocolate panna cotta, made with cream, milk, sugar, orange, and chocolate, topped with whipped cream or thick greek yogurt

Cannoli gelato with ricotta, orange and cinnamon

A delightful homemade cannoli gelato featuring creamy ricotta, candied orange, and warm cinnamon—an easy treat inspired by Sicilian flavors.

It’s not a white Bolognese, it’s ragù in bianco

Discover the authentic Italian Ragu in Bianco, a flavorful white meat sauce from Umbria. This traditional recipe combines ground pork, beef, wine, and aromatic herbs to create a rich, hearty sauce perfect for pasta lovers seeking a delicious alternative to classic Bolognese.

Reginelle: Sicilian sesame cookies

Crunchy, nutty, with a hint of orange and vanilla, enjoy this simple and utterly delightful recipe for Italian sesame cookies from Palermo in Sicily

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