General Information

Enrica Rocca is fast becoming one of the most famous Italian Chefs in London.
Enrica was born in Venice and studied hotel management for four years at the Lausanne Hotel School. Enrica Rocca has managed restaurants in Switzerland and South Africa and has also collaborated with the UkTvFood channel on a cooking programme about Italy.

Enrica Rocca loves Italian food and she conveys this passion in her cookery classes. She offers a panoramic look of Italian cooking and is happy to share some of the secrets that make her cooking so great.

These informal courses offer a great opportunity to meet new and interesting people while at the same time having fun learning to cook the Italian way!

Enrica runs two weekly courses on Fridays and Saturdays. The cooking course begins at the market (Portobello Market on Fridays and Borough Market on Saturdays). Walking through the market, Enrica Rocca teaches you how to choose the best vegetables, fish and meat. Being able to select the right ingredients is one of the secrets that will allow you to cook superb dishes.

After shopping, you will go back to Enrica Rocca’s house and in her kitchen and here you will learn the secrets and the art of Italian cooking. You and she will cook two main courses and two different pasta dishes

At the end of either course, you will have enjoyed a truly Italian experience. You will have learned to prepare and cook some wonderful Italian dishes and you will be able to impress your partner or friends with your skills at your next dinner party!

The main courses are:

• Enrica Rocca Friday Portobello Market Day (full day)New for this season is this Portobello road day aiming to introduce you to the local shops and identify and buy the best possible ingredients. A totally spontaneous experience where the menu is decided while shopping, to give you the opportunity to eat and experience the ingredients of your choice. The course start at Enrica Rocca’s house at 9am. Classes finish at approximately 2.30pm
• Enrica Rocca Saturday Borough Market Day (full day)
  The course kicks off early morning at Borough Market in south-east London to learn how to identify and buy the best Italian ingredients – then we proceed to the kitchen to cook and eat our purchases. Once again there is no upfront planning of the menu, it is all in your hands.

Mother of two, Enrica Rocca studied at the Lausanne Hotel School for four years then managed a Chinese restaurant near Neuchatel, Switzerland for two years, ran a caviar import business with her husband in Switzerland for a year and then emigrated to South Africa with her family in 1990.

Enrica Rocca is daughter of Count Carlo Maria Rocca.
In London Enrica Rocca’s focus is simple: to teach people to love the essence of Italian food and wine. The themes of each classes cover the basics – Italian soups, antipasti, fish and seafood, risotto, past, game and cheese, plus how to buy Italian ingredients in London, understand the differences in various shapes of pasta, and what wines go with different dishes.

While the core of Enrica Rocca’s food is Venetian, acknowledging her roots, she is not shy about covering Italy from North to South in search of the right, delicious dishes to pass on to her students.

Location

Enrica Rocca Cooking School
Flat 1
227 Ladbroke Grove
W10 6HG

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200 meters from Ladbroke Grove Station (Hammersmith & City Line)

Additional Information

Corporate Events

Healthy yet intriguing recipes, wine, laughs and witty topics are always a great formula to create the perfect ambiance for a team-building event, to entertain your clients in order to build that professional-but-not-only-formal liaison, impossible to get in an anonymous restaurant, to discover a secret side of your colleagues or simply for a get together day or evening.

A group of maximum 10 people will gather at Enrica’s Kitchen, welcomed by a chilly glass of Venetian Prosecco. Some snacks will be also prepared to provide the positive energy before the “stove-adventure”.

A three-course meal will be ready, by lunch or dinnertime, for your enjoyment with the right-matching wines.

Event will start either at 10am till 2pm or from 6.30pm to 11pm. Timetable is flexible to your needs.

The cost of a similar event will be of £125 per person, food and wine included.

A 50% deposit is required to reserve an event and the balance is payable a week before the event.

Gift Vouchers

The easiest and most pleasant way to avoid shopping stress!!!

Just send me a cheque for the number of vouchers you need and the address and you will receive them in the comfort of your home. Vouchers have been highly recommended as Christmas, birthdays, and anniversaries presents.

As vouchers are open and valid for 6 months, the person who receives the gift can contact Enrica and book a suitable date for the class.

Vouchers are valid for either Portobello or Borough Market days.

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