Where: Cucina Mauro Kitchen Cafe, 76 Densley Avenue, Unit 3 (facing Sheffield St on east side of building), Toronto (near Keele St and Lawrence Ave)

When: Thursday October 15, 2026, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

What: Hands-On Cooking Class

Cost: $95 per person (plus HST)

This class will focus on the cuisine of Italy’s most southern region: Calabria. Calabrian cuisine is known for its rustic character and emphasis on spicy heat, pork, and cured meats. We will start the class by learning how to make a traditional sugo alla Calabrese, a tomato sauce, slow-cooked with pork ribs and sausage. While the sauce simmers, you will learn how to hand-make one of Calabria’s most traditional pasta shapes: fileja. This unique pasta is made by hand rolling strands of pasta with a wooden or metal needle, giving it a distinctive twisted shape. Once done, we will cook the fileja and toss them with our sugo to enjoy as the first course of a traditional Calabrian meal, followed by the meats that braised in the sauce, served with Calabria’s most famous contorno (side dish), Pipi e Patate (potatoes fried with sweet peppers).

We will greet you with light antipasti to tide you over until dinner is served.

All supplies and equipment included. You only need to show up with a smile!

Questions? Email at contact@cucinamauro.com