The Yorkshire Wold Cookery School – Wold Escapes
At The Wolds Escape cookery school in the heart of Yorkshire, we celebrate the art of Italian cuisine with hands-on Italian cookery classes designed for all skill levels. From mastering the perfect pasta and creamy risotto to rolling pillowy gnocchi and creating indulgent sweet treats, each session is a journey into authentic Italian flavours. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned home cook, our classes combine tradition, technique, and a dash of fun to bring the taste of Italy to your kitchen.
For further details on courses available and including class content, please follow the link to www.woldescapes.co.uk
Current dates:
Wednesday 26th November 2025
Thursday 27th November 2025
Thursday 29th January 2026
See below for more information about the classes, including schedules and pricing.
A Passion for Pasta with Carmela Hayes (Half-Day Class)
Discover the true art of pasta making with Italian cookery tutor and pasta specialist, Carmela Hayes, at the Yorkshire Wolds Cookery School. In this hands-on half-day class, you’ll learn the secrets of creating fresh, authentic pasta from scratch – the way it’s done in traditional Italian kitchens.
Carmela, an expert pastaia (specialist pasta maker), will guide you step-by-step through making three vibrant pasta doughs – classic egg, basil, and tomato – before teaching you how to laminate and shape delicate tortelli filled with spinach and ricotta. You’ll also watch a demonstration of asparagus pesto, a fresh, flavourful sauce perfect for any pasta dish.
The colouring technique you will learn can be applied to many different styles of pasta at home providing you with skills to impress family and friends creating the most colourful and tasty plates of food.
Throughout the session, Carmela will share her passion for seasonal Italian cooking, exploring flavours from the 20 diverse regions of Italy – from the butter-rich north to the olive oil and seafood of the sunny south. You’ll leave feeling inspired, confident, and ready to recreate colourful, restaurant-quality pasta dishes at home.
This relaxed, informative, and flavour-packed cookery class is perfect for food lovers, dinner party hosts, or anyone wanting to experience authentic Italian cuisine in the heart of Yorkshire.
This cookery class is perfect for pasta lovers and anoyone who loves Italian food. All skill levels are welcome from complete beginners to confident home cooks.
Date(s): 26th November 2025, 29th January 2026
Time: 9:30am – 12:00pm
Cost: £75
Skill Level: all
Venue: Yorkshire Wolds Cookery School.
Lemon cavatelli pasta and sauces class.
Carmela is a passionate Italian cookery tutor who specialises in the art of making pasta known as a pastaia (specialist pasta maker).
From simple yet delicious dinner party dishes to elaborate desserts and mesmerising yet stunning pasta dishes. Carmela’s mantra is to cook all dishes within our UK seasons whilst showing and highlighting the beauty that can be made and presented from the humble Italian kitchen. Carmela’s classes will open your eyes to the wonder and possibilities that can be found within the arms of the 20 regions that embrace Italy. From the Northern regions which feature heavily the use of butter, rice, polenta, truffle and game to the southern regions which showcase the abundance of seasonal vegetables, fruits, fish, seafood, pasta and olive oil. A feast for the eyes as well as the tummy!
All students will create durum wheat semola pasta cavatelli, infused with lemon zest and fresh thyme leaves, learning the art of shaping the pasta into small shell forms with a cupped centre. Students will then make two pesto sauces; olive pesto and a sun-dried tomato and roasted pepper pesto. Bursting with fresh Mediterranean flavour you will never buy a jar of pesto from the shop again!
Carmela will demonstrate her signature pork, beef and veal Bolognese sugo for all students to taste along side the sauces at the end of the class.
Date(s): 27th November 2025 (sold out), 29th January 2026
Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Cost: £75
Skill Level: all
Venue: Yorkshire Wolds Cookery School.
The Art To Making Gnocchi.
LeDiscover the Secrets of Authentic Italian Gnocchi. Join Carmela, a passionate pastaia (specialist pasta maker), for an unforgettable culinary experience at the Yorkshire Wolds Cookery School. In this immersive cookery class, you’ll learn how to craft two types of gnocchi – fresh ricotta gnocchi and traditional potato gnocchi – using seasonal ingredients and authentic Italian techniques.
What You’ll Learn:
– How to make gnocchi dough from scratch
– Shaping techniques for perfect ridges and sauce adhesion
– Cooking methods for light, pillowy gnocchi
– How to prepare a fresh, seasonal cherry tomato sauce
– Insights into Italy’s 20 culinary regions and their unique ingredients
Date(s): 27th Novemebr 2025
Time: 9:30am – 12:00pm
Cost: £75
Skill Level: all
Venue: Yorkshire Wolds Cookery School.
