Top Emilia-Romagna Classes & Workshops

Bologna is considered the culinary capital of Italy. Connect with a local host in her home kitchen to learn how to prepare the traditional dishes that have made this city’s cuisine so famous. Pick up techniques for turning out flawless fresh pasta and rich meat ragù (known as "bolognese" sauce everywhere but Bologna) during a hands-on lesson, then tuck into heaping plates of the pasta you’ve created over lunch.

There is no better place to learn how to make authentic pasta and tiramisù from scratch than Italy’s culinary capital of Bologna. Meet your local host and instructor to pick up tips and tricks for turning out flawless filled and shaped pasta and assembling a luscious tiramisù by hand. Then celebrate your new skills in the kitchen with a final tasting to sample the dishes you’ve prepared, served with wine.

A cooking class experience to learn how to make the typical hand made pasta of Bologna following the older receipes of the Bolognese grand nonnas!

You can discover one of the hidden gems of the Italian Food Valley: Calestano - a medieval village that you will not find on any map. Important: don’t worry if you don’t have a car to reach us. We offer a transfer service from the center of Parma. With my help you can learn the secrets of Emilian cuisine. You can replicate at home an excellent homemade pasta topped with an excellent Italian sauce. Thanks to this experience you can surprise your friends and let them know the true Italian gastronomic culture. Once the lesson is over you will be able to prepare fettuccine, tagliatelle and pappardelle and, if you need it, I will personally send you the recipes we made together. We’ll have lunch/dinner together and you can enjoy the pasta you made and we’ll end up with an exceptional tiramisu (my friends say it’s the best they’ve ever eaten. Would you agree?)

Modena sits in the heart of Italy’s “Food Valley”, known for its excellent local cuisine. Experience the city’s culinary traditions first-hand with this cooking class that begins with a stroll through the market with your host and instructor to select fresh, seasonal ingredients. Then head to her home kitchen for a hands-on pasta and tiramisù lesson, followed by a celebratory meal featuring the dishes you’ve prepared paired with local wines.

A journey to discover the flavors and typical products that have made our city famous throughout the world, making it one of the most requested destinations by tourists from all over the world. The love for tradition, for the great gift received from our grandmothers who taught us the splendid art of hand-rolled puff pastry, all this makes us proud to welcome you and share with you this story of taste and flavors handed down through a generation to the other. Vegetarian menu available.

Learn how to cook the authentic cuisine of Parma with this private cooking class. You'll learn how to whip up three of the region's finest dishes from scratch in the home of a local cooking enthusiast. Once your food is ready, you'll get to pair your creations with local wines and eat up!

Discover the secrets to Bolognese cuisine in a local’s home with this half-day private cooking class. Learn how to prepare fresh stuffed pasta including tortellini and tortelloni during this hands-on class. After the pasta workshop, relax over a meal to sample what you prepared alongside local red and white wines.

Scopri Bologna attraverso la sua gastronomia e impara a cucinare le ricette regionali con una persona del posto. La lezione si svolge in una casa privata sulle colline di Bologna e include tutto ciò di cui hai bisogno per apprezzare l'autentica cucina dell'Emilia-Romagna. Scopri Bologna mentre cucini, poi assaggia le tue creazioni accompagnate da un vino, nella cordiale compagnia dei tuoi accompagnatori.

Learn the secrets behind traditional recipes from Bologna during this private cooking class, complete with a local market visit. Get tips for selecting the best ingredients at the market and then settle into the chef’s home in the Bologna city center for a cooking class. Prepare three courses and then feast on everything you cook alongside a variety of local red and white wines.

Italy is synonymous with pasta, and no city is more famous for this classic dish than Bologna. Connect with a home cook to learn the secrets to turning out fresh pasta like tortelloni and tagliatelle just like a true Italian “nonna” with this private cooking class. After preparing three types of pasta and tiramisù for dessert together, relax over lunch featuring the recipes you’ve created plus a variety of Italian wines.

Master the art of making lasagne during a private cooking class in Bologna, the birthplace of bolognese sauce. Rather than cooking in an impersonal studio, you’ll prep, cook, and learn about Italian culinary traditions in a local home, and benefit from both the insider knowledge and undivided attention of your private guide.

Immerse yourself in local culture as you prepare a traditional Italian meal under the guidance of a Cesarina—an Italian certified home cook. Meet your host at their home in Maranello, get hands-on in the kitchen as you make three regional dishes, and pick up tips and techniques to help you recreate them back home. Finally, join your host for a delicious lunch or dinner, accompanied by Italian wines.

Tagliatelle, tortelloni, ragu...What else? Learn to cook like a real Bolognese and amaze friends and family when you get home! Discover the secrets of the world's best flavors with the guidance of a local professional chef with 20 years of cooking experience. Chef Antonino will explain you step by step the process of preparing the most traditional dishes of the area following the original recipe while also giving you juicy details about their history and tradition, and after the cooking class you will enjoy them in a playful and convivial atmosphere with guaranteed laughter! Antonino is a professional chef and he's among the foremost experts in traditional Bolognese cuisine, his hands have brought thousands of tortelloni and tagliatelle to life...He looks forward to welcoming you to his cooking workshop and entertaining you, while also passing on his experience and passion for these fantastic dishes!

Swap group cooking classes in commercial kitchen spaces for a more intimate alternative—a private cooking lesson in a local's home. During the class, get one-to-one tuition and learn home to make 2-3 traditional Italian family recipes—including pasta, a sauce, a side dish, or a dessert. No need to worry about getting hungry, as after the class there's time to sit down and enjoy the dishes you've made with alcoholic drinks to accompany them.

For more information please visit felsinaculinaria dot com Upon arrival at Villa degli Olmi nestled atop rolling hills, your experience unfolds as follows: - We begin by organising all the necessary ingredients for your selected dish(es). - Next, we skillfully fry, boil, and bake every component to perfection. - Once everything is prepared, we arrange the dishes and capture memorable photographs. - Finally, you savour the delightful results of your cooking while gazing over the picturesque Po Valley. If you opted for the Classic Wine Tour, you'll venture to the vineyards where you'll: - Explore the ageing cellar. - Partake in a guided tasting of three wines paired with regional delicacies. Alternatively, with the Deluxe Wine Tour, your vineyard excursion includes: - A comprehensive tour covering the vineyards, ageing cellar, and vinification area. - An extensive tasting of our five renowned wines. Embark on this journey with us and immerse yourself in the rich flavours of Bologna.

Bologna is famous for its luscious tortellini, so there’s no better place to learn how to make these stuffed morsels of fresh pasta. Join a local in her home kitchen to try your hand at kneading and rolling out dough and hand-shaping each tiny round bite with a small group. Then gather around the table for a family-style meal featuring the tortellini you’ve made together followed by authentic tiramisù.

Bologna is famous for its rich local cuisine, so there’s no better city to discover the secrets behind making flawless pasta and authentic tiramisù from scratch than this culinary capital. Connect with a passionate local cook for a private hands-on lesson in her home kitchen, then relax over lunch or dinner to savor the fruit of your labors served with local wines and Italian espresso.

Discover the traditional flavors of Parma during a private, half-day cooking class at a local’s home. Learn to cook traditional Italian dishes from the Emilia-Romagna region during this hands-on class. Make fresh pasta from scratch, such as ricotta-stuffed tortelli. Feast on three different types of pasta and local wines after the class.

Learn the tricks and techniques to turning out gelato and other icy Italian treats like a pro with this gelato-making workshop just outside of Bologna. Join a former professional “gelataio” (gelato maker) to create gelato, sorbetto, and granita together. Pick up tips for telling these three refreshing treats apart (and how to spot quality versions in shops), then sample your handiwork at the end of the class.

Enjoy a private and authentic market tour and cooking class in a local Bologna home with your host Giovanna, a native who has lived in Bologna for over 60 years. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Start with a memorable tour of one of Bologna's markets. Depending on the day, visit the Mercato del Quadrilatero (a market with medieval origins) or del Erbe where Giovanna buys her seasonal fruit and vegetables. Here, you can buy local and regional produce, from fruit and vegetables to meat, cheese, and salami. Return to Giovanna's home kitchen where she will teach you 2-3 traditional Italian dishes from family recipes - a pasta, sauce and a side or dessert. After cooking, enjoy your meal together with your host, a warm and gentle retired history and philosophy teacher who lives in an apartment in a large villa with her daughters. Giovanna loves cooking particularly enjoys introducing guests to traditional Bolognese culture and cuisine.

There’s no better souvenir to bring home from Italy than the art of home-cooked Italian food. Join a local host in her Modena kitchen and learn how to prepare two different kinds of pasta from scratch on this small-group cooking class, which wraps up with assembling tiramisu. Warm up with a classic aperitivo, then, once you’ve hand-rolled your pasta and prepared your dishes, enjoy them with water, wine, and coffee.

Bologna is the true Italian 'foodie' capital, renowned worldwide for its cuisine. It is the home town of mortadella, tagliatelle, ragu' and, above all, super delicious tortellini. A cooking class experience to learn how to make the typical hand made pasta of Bologna and the famous ragù also made with your hands, step by step!