Cookinbo di Frusteri Marco
Viale Abramo Lincoln, 60, 40139 Bologna BO, Italy
Bus 25 available from the center of Bologna, from the bus station and from the station. Activity location reachable in about 20 minutes.

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

The transport service to pick up Guests and bring them back to the same point has a variable extra cost depending on the pick-up point and must be paid directly to the host, who provides the service with his own car.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Sherry_A

Fantastic time making pasta with Irene! My husband and I had a blast and learned a few things. She cooked us lunch after with the pasta we made and it was a great experience in Bologna. She welcomes you into her family home and make you so comfortable and it was fun. Highly recommend it.

Reviews

4.5

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The class itself was...

Bill_P, Apr 2024

The class itself was nicely done, but the pick up didn't happen as planned. After waiting 20 minutes at the designated address, I called the host. There was much messaging and calling back and forth before she told me her husband would pick me up at another location quite a bit further down the street. Then I waited there for about another 15 minutes before he arrived with the other two in the class.

Fun experience

Carri_s, Mar 2024

We loved our time with Irene and Marco’s family making fresh pasta. They made us feel welcome and made our experience special.

Great time!!! Mama was...

Todd_C, Feb 2024

Great time!!! Mama was awesome! They made it so easy! We are never buying box pasta again!! Perfect for couples and families!

Pasta!

Jade_M, Aug 2023

It was a lovely lunch class that showed me how pasta is made from scratch in a welcoming environment. Will definitely be making again soon!

Great event for the whole family!

Timothy_L, Jul 2023

We had a wonderful time with our kids in the house of the host. She did a great job teaching every step of making the pasta as well as helping our children keep up and learn. I was shocked when I tasted the pasta we made, it was amazing and our kids are all ready asking when can we make pasta at home. My only criticism of the event was the quantity of food for the price. There should have been additional sides such as a salad or bread, in addition to additional pasta beyond the small amount we made to eat. The class was exactly what I was looking for with my family, but I advise you to not arrive hungry.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Dear Tim, we thank you your review. However we have to stress that there Is a big differenze between quantities of pasta made from adults only or of made with children. Also because usually children are mostly playing with the dou like It was plastilin so this Is the reason they cannot make and amount of pasta that can even be considered dinner. Anyway courses are usually including the three dishes of pasta together with fresh fruit or dessert and they Always arrive so full to the third dish that they are not even have the space for coffee as well. So we always suggest not to be comparing courses made from adults with the ones made from families with children

A Fantastic Experience!

Virginia_P, Jul 2023

We had a wonderful experience at our cooking class. Irene (& her family) were so welcoming to us in their home. Irene was so lovely and had a gentle and positive manner as she shared her pasta making skills with us. As her english language was so good she was also able to share a lot of information about Italy and her region in particular. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience with Irene and our delicious pasta lunch. Grazie mille. Virginia & Sarena (Australia)

A good idea but…

Roger_P, Jul 2023

I loved the idea, Irene is a very good and patient teacher. Issues as to why I don’t recommend unless she fixes them. 1. she is clearly being extremely cheap. 75 euro a person isn’t cheap 150 a couple. Ingredients were cheap more effort could have been put into more quality ingredients and better products. It was like she has a budget of 20 euros for the whole class. No Italian would pay 150 euros to eat cheap ingredients micro portions and cheap wine. This is why her primary customer would be a tourist who doesn’t know better. I think if you took 150 to a fancy restaurant here you wouldn’t even be able to finish the food. Her family were a little intrusive place was extremely messy. My advice do this just for the experience but I would assume there are more professional courses for about the same price!

Response from Host, Jul 2023

We always buy our ingrediente by the local tipical market of town. The ricotta cheese and parmesan come from a local producer. Parsley and fruit are taken from a local direct producer as well. Mortadella comes from the MOST known local Company named Alcisa and eggs and flour are coming from a Company distributing also to restaurante and hotels of the city. Wine Is Sangiovese and comes from local producers of both the Areas of Dozza and Imola. Even of It was not required from any site, i was personally attending and Academy for becoming chef in order to know how to reach to the people to know how to do their pasta. The budget we give to all of our courses Is made of quality and excellence

Wonderful experience with kids!

Li_Q, Jul 2023

This is really fine! Eric, our chef and teacher, is very friendly and helpful. He is superior encouraging and patient with kids. We love the source.

The Cooper’s

William_C, Jul 2023

Great last minute add on to our trip we lived every minute of this experience and the host chief was beyond amazing. Smiled throughout the night.

Fantastic time making...

Sherry_A, Jun 2023

Fun Experience

Deb_R, Jun 2023

Irene was great! She explained the tradition of pasta. It was a fun experience and tasted very good.

Great teacher but too many people

Robert_C, Jun 2023

Irene is very knowledgeable and a good teacher but there were too many people there for any kind of personal instruction. She covers the actual making of the dough and rolling it, but not the cooking of it. There were 14 people in a small apartment. Half that number would have been better.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Hi. Thank you for the compliments to me but Sorry about your not feeling good for the Number of people but Just consider that all of My courses are Finding a maximum Number of people of 14 people staying in a dining roon that Is about 25 mq. Anyway i thank you for taking some time making US improving our services

Not worth it at all.

Divine_B, Jun 2023

We would like to start by saying that Irene is a good teacher. She explained well how to make the pasta and was very kind the whole time. Nothing to say there. However, the experience does not match the description of the tour. It is not worth the price of 150$ for a couple. First, it is in her house, which is tiny and messy. And we were making pasta on a kitchen table while the husband was surfing online and we could see everything he was looking for. In the picture it looks like it is in a big room and more professional but it is very old school and overrated. Second, the tour was supposed to start at 6 but it was postponed to 6:15 and we were never told. It actually started at 6:45 at the end because someone was not able to find the building of the apartment. Third; the dinner was very very average. It was not home made at all. They used cans to make the bolognese sauce and told us it is because we are not in the Tomato season, which we actually are until September. The three main dishes were not tasty and we were disappointed by the dinner. It really is not worth the price we paid and the time. Save your money and find something more professional.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Hi. Just ready your message now. Very Sorry in Reading so many false things you wrote about your experience. Husband and staff are usually online when a urgente attention to some request Is required. The Hans made Is relative to the pasta you make and cannot include of course the making even of the tomato sauce that would required One hour or more only on that. Nobody replied tò you about months of tomaties. At last courses are all having a 15 minutes of tolerance for people being late but no course in night years has never been starting later that 6.15 pm. So we cannot understand the reason of so many false things written on US.

Irene is amazing 😁

megsee39, May 2023

I loved Irene! She was the most memorable part of my day, she is just a down to earth, smiling beautiful lady and the goodness in her just shines. She was a fantastic guide through making three types of pasta. I loved being in her authentic little apartment and her hands on approach. So glad I also arranged for her to come and collect me and return me to my hotel as I wasn’t confident with transport on my own. The pasta was great, easy enough to try at home. Do yourself a favour and go enjoy her company for the day.

Response from Host, May 2023

Dear, what a wonderful review! You are just making me sure of the fact that my Guests are actuallyl taking the best of my experience. As I am always saying, this is all made in order I can share my life and the history of my family with all of my Guests. You got the best of it. Thank you so much

In Italian home experience

Christine_C, Apr 2023

I loved making the pasta with Irene. She was welcoming to her home. I would have liked to help with the Ragu, but instead I just asked her questions as she made it.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Dear Christine, we thank you for your review. We will introduce also on viator the chance to book other experiences including the ragu making and a luxury taste experience as well. See you next time in Bologna

Pasta making made easy

Penlope_R, Aug 2022

Great fun evening. Irene was very patient and made the experience truly wonderful. Would definitely recommend and repeat

Response from Host, Aug 2022

My dear, thank you so much for the time you dedicated for sending a wonderful review to me. Hope to see you soon back to my amazing Bologna.

Great experience

Katherine_G, Jul 2022

Probably my favorite experience in Italy so far. Irene was so kind, very helpful, and made the experience very personalized. I really loved taking this class and I am definitely going to be bringing home some recipes. As a 21 year old woman, I was nervous to do something like this alone, but Irene made me feel comfortable and excited to cook!!

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me. I am sure that you will be able to make your best tortelloni and tagliatelle as soon as you will be returning home, in order to arrange a wonderufl surprise to your family as well!

Irene is wonderful...

Geetika_S, Jun 2022

Irene is wonderful teacher and great person. She made the process interesting with her stories and made us feel at home. We would recommend this experience for anyone looking forward to learn traditional pasta making.

Response from Host, Jun 2022

Thank you Geetika for your being wonderful Guests and Students as well! Look forward to welcoming you in my wonderful town again very soon.

Pasta workshop okay, Nice teacher Irene

Inge_K, May 2022

We made 3 type of pasta, clear explanation in English by Irene. Thanks! Only point is that the husband attracted the attention of the wife a lot. Not okay.

Response from Host, May 2022

Thank you Inge for your comment. I am sorry that you mention the attention that my husband was requiring from me, but I would only remember to you that you came on the 8th of May that in Italy was the "mom's day" and my husband only tried to arrange something special for the evening later together with my son and daughter. Moreover you were not alone bus sharing experience with other Guests and we are used to leave our Guests being taking their relaxing dinner after the pasta course by themselves in order they can even share some fun with other Guests as well. We hope you will keep in mind and heart the experience you had in a real bolognese house, that is the most important fact for me. Best regards.

Pasta Making Experience

Georgia_C, Nov 2021

The chef/teacher was fun and informative, and she made sure that we were successful in making our pasta. It was interesting to be in an everyday Italian home. We would have liked to have eaten all together with the family but with COVID it was probably safer for the family to eat in the kitchen and us in the dining room.