First-hand experience cooking class in Lecce, Sulmona, and/or Palermo?

Hi Jean,
Below describes the Cooking Class at Palermo's 'Butera 28', the real Palazzo/Cooking Class venue that my wife and I enjoyed a few years ago. We stayed there twice and got along well with the Duchess.

Once during our cooking class, the Duchess sent me (it was a command, not a request) to go to a different floor in search of her forgotten kitchen tool. It was thrilling to get an unguarded glimpse of a genuine palazzo. Seeing as there was no rush, I took my time. By design, I wanted to take the piss out of the Duchess, with whom we'd already established a great repoire. I returned to her crowded kitchen scratching my head in exaggerated mock frustration while holding not the fine instrument that she'd asked for, but instead a crude, aged hammer that I'd found along the way. Mouths went agape til I finally produced her desired tool from my pocket.
Good times.
Highly recommended.
I am done. The end.

Gregglamarsh, that is absolutely perfect for Palermo! Exactly what I was hoping someone had experienced! I sent her an email to see if she will be teaching classes in May. Thanks so much!

She is really great, and that class will be fun. She is a former Venetian, if it matters. The bonus is that afterwards, you all will get to eat what you've prepared in the palazzo's main dining room, with formal serving staff and a most rarefied atmosphere. That'll be followed by a brief mini-tour.
Btw, her (aged) husband is the nephew of the author of Sicily's most famed classic novel 'La Gattopardo' (the leopard), same novel that was the basis for the Burt Lancaster movie.
Tip: I would def deal only with the Duchess. Her hubbie has been known to mix up reservations.
Bonus: when in Lecce, maybe consider a daytrip to Gallipoli, one of Italy's most-underrated towns.

I am done. the hammer

Gregglamarsh, thanks for the hint! I did hear back from her already, and she has me penciled in, awaiting other people to sign up for one of those days I’m in Palermo.