# Event Details - **Event Name**: Passport to Italy - Puglia - Learn to make Orecchiette & More - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Come learn how to make fresh pasta & ravioli with Carmella, Owner, Melina's Fresh Pasta in this hands on class - pasta tasting includedAbout this EventTravel with us to the Southern Italian Region of Puglia - located on the heel of the boot. Learn how to make pasta like a tiny Italian Nonna (or Nonno). Puglia's food isknown for simplicity, highlighting fresh, local ingredients from its fertile lands and extensive coastline, embodying a "cucina povera" (poor cuisine) tradition.We will make 3 signature Pugliese Pasta Dishes:Orecchiette - Garlic Broccoli SauceTroccoli - Tomato Burrata SauceCiceri e Tria - Chick Pea “Ragu”All classes are hands-on. We have a collection of traditional pasta making tools from Italy. We eat what we make! We will cook up the pasta together for a tasting at the end of the class. This is typically enough for a light meal.NOTE: 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 Class 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.GIFT CARDS? Please call the pasta shop to redeem a gift card - 919-403-3663Carmella Alvaro - Owner & Pasta Maker, Il Laboratorio & Melina’s Fresh PastaMy 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. ****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 hello@cookinglabnc.com - do not call for cancellations.Questions? Email: hello@cookinglabnc.com(please do not email through eventbrite - we do not receive those emails) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/passport-to-italy-puglia-learn-to-make-orecchiette-and-more/100001979054845317 - **Event Categories**: workshops, cooking, food-drinks, art, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fpassport-to-italy-puglia-learn-to-make-orecchiette-more-tickets-1979054845317 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 76.54, max: 76.54, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Durham - **state**: NC - **country**: United States - **location**: Il Laboratorio - The Cooking Lab by Melina's Fresh Pasta - **lat**: 36.03472130000001 - **long**: -78.929884 - **full address**: Il Laboratorio - The Cooking Lab by Melina's Fresh Pasta, 3101 Guess Road, Durham, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Melina's Fresh Pasta (https://allevents.in/org/melinas-fresh-pasta/22760593) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/3cd2ee4e65356cc5e2ccc0c4c7c27f2251d51df9a27134654b646718167a7471-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf1ebdb-gmir.jpg?v=1766982976 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/d498b2d2fc9c2951b52c57eedcb3332583895a6202f95c81e2949ff1373af0b3-rimg-w400-h400-dcf5eedc-gmir.jpg?v=1766982975 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Il Laboratorio - The Cooking Lab by Melina's Fresh Pasta, 3101 Guess Road, Durham, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 76.54 up to 76.54 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Melina's Fresh Pasta - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** workshops, cooking, food-drinks, art, trips-adventures - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Passport to Italy - Puglia - Learn to make Orecchiette & More ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Passport to Italy - Puglia - Learn to make Orecchiette & More", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/3cd2ee4e65356cc5e2ccc0c4c7c27f2251d51df9a27134654b646718167a7471-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf1ebdb-gmir.jpg?v=1766982976", "startDate": "2026-02-25", "endDate": "2026-02-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/durham/passport-to-italy-puglia-learn-to-make-orecchiette-and-more/100001979054845317", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Il Laboratorio - The Cooking Lab by Melina's Fresh Pasta", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "3101 Guess Road", "postalCode": "27705", "addressLocality": "Durham", "addressRegion": "NC", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "36.03472130000001", "longitude": "-78.929884" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Come learn how to make fresh pasta & ravioli with Carmella, Owner, Melina's Fresh Pasta in this hands on class - pasta tasting included", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2026-02-25", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "76.54", "highPrice": "76.54", "price": "76.54", "url": "https://allevents.in/durham/passport-to-italy-puglia-learn-to-make-orecchiette-and-more/100001979054845317" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/durham/passport-to-italy-puglia-learn-to-make-orecchiette-and-more/100001979054845317", "price": "76.54", "name": "Pasta Making Class - Puglia" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Melinas Fresh Pasta", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/melinas-fresh-pasta/22760593", "description": "Owner, Carmella Alvaro, learned how to make fresh pasta in Bologna in 2010 and started Melina's Fresh Pasta 9 year ago. 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