Learn how to Make the Famous Dubai Chocolate Bar with an Italian Twist

Join us for a hands-on Dubai Chocolate Bar Making Class with an Italian Twist - Learn how to melt, mold, and customize your own chocolate bars.

We will have pistachio butter and nutella with different types of chocolate to experiment with different fillings and toppings to create your own signature bars to take home.

No experience needed—just a love for chocolate! Perfect for individuals, couples, and families looking for a fun and tasty activity.

Classes are held at IL LABORATORIO - our Italian Cooking School kitchen located at 3101 Guess Rd. (NOT at Melina's Fresh Pasta shop).

All participants receive a Recipe Book via email after the class with the recipes from the class.

Please read FAQs below this description before calling the pasta shop with questions.

****If you have a gift card, please follow instruction under "Gift Cards" below****

If the class is full - register for the wait list and you will be contacted first for future classes.

No RefundsAll classes are non-refundable; however, we can move your registration to a different date if you are unable to make it to the class (must give us 7 days notice). Rescheduling classes for less than 7 days notice only available if we can fill your spot from the waitlist. Please send an email to aGVsbG8gfCBjb29raW5nbGFibmMgISBjb20= - do not call for cancellations.

Carmella AlvaroOwner & Pasta MakerIl Laboratorio & Melina’s Fresh Pasta

My parents, Giuseppe and Giuseppa, came to America with my sister, Rita, and brother, Rocco, over fifty years ago from Sinopoli, a small town near Reggio, Calabria, on the southern tip of Italy. I was born in Syracuse, NY a few years later and was lucky enough to grow up in the local close knit Italian American community watching my Mom cook meals from scratch, using ingredients my Dad grew in his backyard garden. After leaving home, I missed the homemade Italian food I grew up with so I took a trip to Italy to learn how to make fresh pasta. When I returned I founded Melina’s Fresh Pasta in 2010 and Il Laboratorio - An Italian Focused Cooking Class Kitchen - in 2024.

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