Istituto Mondo Italiano

My husband got us a pasta 101 cooking class for my birthday this year. Viviana is absolutely a fantastic and pleasant host. We enjoyed making dough while doing some Italian trivia and chatting with our table neighbors. Definitely a hands-on experience. I had tried making pasta in the past and failed, but now I am confident we can recreate what we made this weekend! Simple recipes you don't even need to write down and taste amazing. Italian holiday market was also great. We got some of the supplies used in class at great prices. Can't wait to use it all, and really can't wait to try another class!

A phenomenal experience if you were truly into the Italian culture then this is your place. The staff is kind and family oriented.

Great idea and really nice instructor for a cheese making class. However, we could not keep the cheese we made. Rather, it was collected and mixed up and then handed out, so I did not get the perfect balls of mozzarella I made, but rather ragged little chunks that someone else made. This was also during flu season and coronavirus scare. I loved the whole thing until then, and for me this spoiled the experience. I even asked to keep what I made. Otherwise it was a great experience until that surprise.Edit: the instructor reached out and said they don't normally do that, so you may have a much different experience. Everything was wonderful aside from this and I hope this helps their business. It was just liking going to a woodworking class and going home with someone else's birdhouse. It was just so odd, i'm glad this only happened once.

I have known Viviana for many years and she has always delivered a great service giving cooking lessons, hosting events or teaching Italian. I am first-generation Italian and my husband is American; I was not able to teach him anything of my own language, but Viviana did the MIRACOLO -really!- and know he is enjoying the process of studying and learning a brand new language for him. Her La Dolce Vita Boutique is a precious resource for when I miss home. Under Christmas time, it is the perfect place to make great quality presents, or just fill up your stockings. She has saved many Christmas for sure.I recommend Istituto Mondo Italiano to both Italians and non-Italians fellows. Super!!