Cooking Class in Modena: Make 3 Regional Recipes

Make three Modena dishes and eat what you cooked

A private cooking class in a local home in Modena where you learn to make three authentic regional recipes from a Cesarina host, then taste everything you've prepared with local red and white wines. The class runs three hours and includes all ingredients, utensils and an Italian-style aperitivo to start. You choose between the full three-recipe class or an express ravioli-making option at checkout.

The experience

You'll work at your own station in the Cesarina's home kitchen, equipped with everything you need to make the dishes. The host reveals the techniques behind three recipes that define Modena cuisine: tortellini, or lasagna, or tagliatelle (filled or flavored by season), followed by torta Barozzi, zuppa inglese, rice cake, tiramisu or a similar dessert. Each dish gets dressed with a simple, flavorful sauce: pesto, tomato, or whatever the season calls for. You're not watching a demonstration. You're doing the work, hands-on, with the Cesarina guiding you through the steps.

After cooking comes the tasting. You sit down with the dishes you've made, accompanied by a selection of local red and white wines and coffee. The aperitivo (Prosecco and nibbles served Italian-style) opens the class before you start cooking. Water is included throughout. The experience takes three hours total and happens in a carefully selected local home in Modena or the surrounding area. You can decide how far you'd like to travel. The exact address stays private until after you book, for the host's security.

Cesarine is Italy's oldest network of home cooks: over 600 hosts across more than 120 cities. These are passionate locals who open their own kitchens to travelers looking for something real, not a commercial cooking school. Public transportation options are available near the home, so you don't need a car to get there.

What’s included

• All ingredients and utensils for three regional recipes.
• Italian-style aperitivo with Prosecco and nibbles.
• tasting of everything you prepare with a selection of local red and white wines.
• coffee and water.
• private instruction in English or Italian.

Options for this experience

2 options

Ravioli Making Class, Express VersionGuide in English or Italian · 10:00 and 17:00Hands-on cooking class lasting 2 hours: you'll learn to prepare fresh ravioli from scratch and, together with your Cesarina, create tasty fillings

Cooking Class with 3 RecipesGuide in English or Italian · 5 departure times: the first at 10:00, the last at 18:00Hands-on cooking class lasting 3 hours: together with your Cesarina, you'll learn to make three traditional recipes from scratch

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 day5 departure times: the first at 10:00, the last at 18:00

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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Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?Book the three-recipe class if you want to learn the full range of Modena cooking in one afternoon. Choose the express ravioli option if you prefer to focus deeply on one technique and have less time.

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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.

What three dishes will I learn to make?

You'll make a pasta course (either tortellini, lasagna, or tagliatelle, filled or flavored according to the season), and a dessert like torta Barozzi, zuppa inglese, rice cake or tiramisu. The Cesarina chooses based on what's fresh and what she wants to teach that day. Each pasta gets dressed with a simple sauce like pesto or tomato.

Do I need cooking experience to join?

No. The class is designed for anyone curious about Modena cooking, whether you've never made pasta or you cook regularly. The Cesarina teaches the techniques step by step at your own workstation.

What's included in the three hours?

The class includes all ingredients and utensils, an Italian-style aperitivo with Prosecco and nibbles at the start, the three recipes you make, a tasting of everything you've cooked with local wines, coffee, and water throughout. Local taxes are also covered.

Can I choose between the regular class and the express ravioli option?

Yes. At checkout you pick either the three-recipe cooking class or the express ravioli-making class. Both are private experiences in a Cesarina's home with tasting and local wines included.