Bologna: Private Pasta Class & Meal at Local Home

You Make the Pasta, Then You Sit Down and Eat It

You'll spend three hours learning to make three regional pasta dishes from scratch at a Cesarina host's home in Bologna, using their equipment and ingredients. After the class, you sit at their table and eat everything you prepared with local wine. The host is a reviewed home cook from Italy's oldest network of culinary hosts, and the experience is entirely private to your group.

Step-by-step itinerary

Private pasta class and tasting

• Arrive at local's home in Bologna
• Set up workstation with utensils and ingredients
• Learn secrets of three regional pasta recipes
• Prepare fresh pasta dishes together
• Taste pasta with local wines

The experience

Most cooking classes end with a photo of what you made. This one ends with you at an Italian family's table, fork in hand, tasting tortellini or tagliatelle or whatever you just rolled out by hand an hour before. The difference matters. It's the reason the Cesarina network, which has been running private kitchen experiences across Italy for years, keeps hosts in their own homes instead of renting commercial kitchens. You're not performing for an audience. You're learning pasta the way it actually gets made, in the space where it gets eaten.

The class itself runs at your host's workstation in Bologna, fully equipped with what you need: rolling pins, cutters, the right flour, everything. Your Cesarina host walks you through three authentic regional recipes, the kind that have moved through generations of families here. Tortellini, lasagne, tagliatelle, gramigna: the menu shifts depending on the season and what your host specializes in, but each one is something they've made countless times, and they know the small moves that separate good from right. You get water and espresso during the work, and the pace is yours. This isn't a race through technique, it's learning by doing in the same kitchen where it happens every week.

After you finish, you move to the table. Everything you made comes out with a selection of local wines (Pignoletto, Lambrusco, whatever pairs with what you've cooked), and you eat with the family. No plating tricks, no chef's narration. Just the food you made, the wine, and the conversation that happens when you've spent two hours working alongside someone in their own kitchen. The whole experience is private, so it's just you and your group with one host, which means the rhythm is theirs, not a tour operator's schedule.

What’s included

Your experience includes a fully equipped private workstation, all ingredients for three pasta recipes, instruction from your Cesarina host, water and espresso during the class, a meal of everything you prepared, a selection of local wines with the meal, and espresso after.

Options for this experience

2 options

Pasta-Making ClassGuide in English or Italian · 5 departure times: the first at 10:00, the last at 18:00Private option: a 3-hour hands-on cooking class where you learn to make fresh pasta and shape 3 simple different pasta types from scratch alongside your Cesarina

Two pasta recipes plus tiramisuGuide in English or Italian · 6 departure times: the first at 10:00, the last at 19:00Small group option: a 3-hour hands-on cooking class in which, together with your Cesarina, you make two fresh pasta recipes from scratch and a classic tiramisù

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day6 departure times: the first at 10:00, the last at 19:00

Book up to10h before

AgesAdult (9 and older) · Child (4 to 8 years) · Infant (under 4): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Pets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to learn pasta-making in a real kitchen rather than a classroom, and you'd rather spend the afternoon with one host's family than move through a group itinerary: the private setting and home environment are what make the learning stick and the meal feel like something more than a class finale.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 8 years); Infant (under 4): free.

How long is the pasta class?

The full experience is approximately three hours, including the hands-on pasta-making class and the meal afterward.

What pasta dishes will I learn to make?

You'll learn three authentic regional recipes. Options include tortellini, lasagne, tortelloni, tagliatelle, gramigna, strichetti, or balanzoni. Your host will choose based on the season and their specialty.

Is wine included?

Yes. You'll have a selection of local wines with your meal after the class, plus water and espresso during the cooking.

Do I need cooking experience?

No. The class is designed for all levels. Your host teaches the techniques step by step.

Is this a private class or group?

It's private to your group. Only you and your party will be at the class with one host.

What is Cesarine?

Cesarine is Italy's oldest network of home cooks and wine experts who open their homes for private culinary experiences. Every host is reviewed for authentic culinary traditions.

Are dietary restrictions accommodated?

Contact the host directly through Cesarine when you book to discuss any dietary needs or allergies.

How do I get to the host's home?

Public transportation options are available nearby. The exact address and directions are provided after you book.