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Welcome, Wang! I'm Chef Marco. Today we're making fresh pasta from scratch, a classic tomato basil sauce, and tiramisu for dessert. Have you cooked Italian food before?

Not at all — this class is designed for all levels. First, let me show you our ingredients. The key to great Italian cooking is simple, high-quality ingredients: tipo 00 flour, farm-fresh eggs, San Marzano tomatoes, and fresh basil from our garden.

No shellfish in today's menu, so you're perfectly safe. Thanks for letting me know — that's always important to mention in a cooking class. Now, let's start by making the pasta dough. Create a well in the flour and crack the eggs in the center.

About 10 minutes until it's smooth and elastic — you'll feel the difference. Then we wrap it in plastic and let it rest for 30 minutes. While it rests, we'll make the sauce. The secret is to cook the garlic slowly in olive oil — don't let it burn!

Absolutely! I'll email you the full recipes with photos. The best part is coming up — rolling the pasta through the machine and cutting it. Then we cook, eat, and celebrate with a glass of wine!

Before we cook, we're going to the local farmers' market to pick out our ingredients. This is how real home cooking starts — with the freshest produce. Follow me!

Look for ones that are deep red, firm but not hard, and have a nice earthy smell at the stem. Here, smell this one — see? That's a tomato that's been ripened on the vine, not in a warehouse. Buy these from this vendor — she has the best in the market.

We need fresh herbs — basil and oregano. Some good olive oil — look for cold-pressed extra virgin. Mozzarella from the dairy stand over there — it was made this morning. And some locally cured pancetta for our carbonara.

Just say: 'May I try a sample?' or 'Could I taste this before buying?' Most vendors are happy to let you. Good olive oil should taste a little peppery at the back of your throat — that's the polyphenols, which means it's fresh and high quality.

That's the spirit! Back to the kitchen. Today you'll learn that great cooking isn't about complicated techniques — it's about starting with beautiful ingredients and treating them simply. Let's make something delicious!