La Cucina at the Market

What a fantastic evening! I took my parents to Anna’s pasta making class as a Christmas gift, and it was a really great time. The facilities are gorgeous– clean, new, well lit, with everything you need to cook. The class was approximately 12 people, enough to learn from one another, but not too big where you felt as though you weren’t getting attention. Anna is excellent at including everyone and making sure everybody is engaged and learning.
We made bow tie pasta, fettuchini and spaghetti, learning how to work the equipment and what makes perfect homemade pasta and what doesn’t. At the end, we all sat down to sample our hard work with various sauces (mushroom, broccoli, cacio e pepe) and it was incredible. Anna sends recipes via email the next day so you can try it at home.
My parents and I were so inspired, we’re having a big family dinner on Sunday and spending the day with Anna’s recipes. If you’re looking for something fun and different to do, this is a special way to share an evening with friends/​family… highly recommend!

I visited La Cucina for a large corporate event. Anna and her team were incredibly helpful and informative. Despite our changing needs, Anna was able to cater to our group and put together an excellent networking opportunity for our team. Everyone raved about the event. The food was delicious and everyone had a great time. I highly recommend La Cucina!

I took a cooking class at La Cucina and it was sub-​par at best. I learned nothing, since everything that was taught was so elementary, that I already knew the techniques. Additionally, Anna Florio, the owner, was incredibly rude towards me, as I have a tendency to ask questions… something she doesn’t like.

We came here for a work team bonding event on Wed around 6pm. The place is located on 48^th and Spruce; when you see the building go to the rear (entrance is located in the back).
When we arrived everything was set up and ready for us to cook! There was a wine and fruit board with some assorted wines and beers on the back table for us. There were menus with recipes (you can take this home with you) placed on our table mats. After we washed our hands, Anna and her trained staff gave us aprons to put on. We gathered around the kitchen table as she explained the different things we’d be doing to help prep the dinner. She explained everything really thoroughly and answered all our questions. I don’t remember the exact name of the dishes we helped to cook but here’s some: beet salad, pork tenderloins with bacon wrapped inside, ravioli filled with something I can’t recall but it was tasty with a hint of cinnamon, salad, and toasted bread with goat cheese/​fig jam/​caramelized onions. I really liked making the pasta, Anna prepared the dough from scratch and we used those pasta machines to flatten the pasta and make the ravioli shape. We also had dessert at the end! Everything was delicious and fresh!
Overall I really enjoyed my time here with my co-​workers. I got to know people that I don’t normally get a chance to talk to. I think it’s a really great group activity! I’d def come back for like a group bonding activity.
Update:
Menu
–Fig, Caramelized Onions and Goat cheese crostini
–Sweet potato ravioli with butter and sage
–Roasted Pork Tenderloin– (favorite one)
–Roasted Zucchini with pecorino
–Beet and blue salad
Dessert
–Ricotta Mousse with berries (LOVED THIS!)

The cooking classes offered by Anna and her well trained staff at La Cucina at the MArket are carefully planned and executed. The recipes are printed and available immediately, the ingredients cleaned and ready to chop, dice and slice. The implements form knives to cutting boards are ample for the group. The best part is that the group gets to cook and then eat their handiwork. The wine for our lobster class was generously poured and the conviviality among the former strangers made the evening seem more like dinner at a friend’s. We all learned something, ate well and left with good intentions of sharing our newly acquired skills.