Photo: N i c o l a from Fiumicino (Rome), Italy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
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Photo: N i c o l a from Fiumicino (Rome), Italy, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Pizza making class with a Neapolitan pizzaiolo
Your local guide
Salvatore Esposito
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Highlights
- Neapolitan dough worked by hand, up close
- Stretching pizza without ever using a rolling pin
- A Margherita baked in a wood-fired oven
- The rules of the pizza association, explained
- A recipe sent after watching it made
About this tour
This session goes inside a Neapolitan pizzeria kitchen to watch a pizzaiolo work, from mixing the dough to stretching it and sliding it into a wood-fired oven. You see the hand movements that take years to learn and the finished Margherita and pizza fritta come out. The guide explains the rules set by the True Neapolitan Pizza Association along the way.
After a sound check, the guide walks the process step by step in the kitchen, pausing at each stage for your questions, and sends a written recipe afterwards for anyone who wants to try it at home.
This suits anyone who loves pizza and wants to see how it is really made, whether or not they ever try it themselves.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Naples before heading out.
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The pizzaiolo's kitchen 21 min
The camera follows the pizzaiolo's hands working a ball of dough, folding and resting it the traditional Neapolitan way, while he explains why the dough needs hours, not minutes, to rise.
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Stretching the dough 21 min
Without ever touching a rolling pin, the pizzaiolo stretches the dough thin from the centre outward, and the guide points out the raised edge that becomes the cornicione once baked.
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The wood-fired oven 21 min
At the mouth of the oven, the camera watches a Margherita cook in under two minutes, and the guide explains the rules the True Neapolitan Pizza Association sets for dough, sauce and heat.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Naples: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Sfogliatella and Quartieri Spagnoli, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Naples, showing you Certosa di San Martino and Piazza del Plebiscito live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Naples live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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