Pasta-making class in Modena: Learn 3 regional recipes

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Make three regional pasta dishes and eat what you've cooked

A private pasta-making class in a Modena home where you learn to prepare three authentic regional recipes (tortelli, lasagne, and tagliatelle) from a local Cesarina cook, then taste everything you've made with a selection of local red and white wines. The class runs three hours and is offered in the morning or afternoon. You choose the time that fits your schedule. All ingredients, utensils, and instruction are provided, along with water, coffee, and the wines served at the tasting.

The Experience

How do you actually learn to make pasta the way locals do? You show up at a Modena home, get a workstation with all the tools and ingredients laid out, and spend three hours with a Cesarina: one of Italy's network of home cooks who open their kitchens to travelers. The cook walks you through the three dishes step by step, showing you the regional tricks that make them work. You're not watching a demonstration. You're making each one yourself, with your hands in the dough.

The tasting happens right after you finish. Everything you've prepared gets plated and served with a selection of local wines: reds and whites chosen to go with what you've cooked. Water and coffee are included too. It's the payoff for the work: you taste the difference between what you made and what you might have ordered in a restaurant, and you understand why the technique matters.

Cesarine hosts speak English or Italian, so the instruction is clear either way. The class is private, which means the pace and the focus stay on you and whoever you've brought along. Public transportation runs nearby if you need it to get there.

What’s included

• Private pasta-making class with a local Cesarina cook.
• all ingredients and utensils for three regional pasta recipes.
• tasting of the three dishes you've prepared.
• selection of local red and white wines.
• water and coffee.
• instruction in English or Italian.
• local taxes.

Days and timesDaily · 2 departure times, from 10:00 to 17:00

AgesAges 9+ · 4 to 8 years · Under 4 — Free

Meeting point and pickupNo pickup · ends where it startsMeeting point, per the operator: “This experience will be held in a local's home. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked. We will cont…”

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

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Good to know

Public transport nearby

Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?Pick the morning class if you want the lesson early and the rest of your day free. Choose the afternoon slot if you'd rather explore Modena first and cook later. Either way, the three-hour block is what lets you learn all three pasta shapes properly instead of rushing through one.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

4 to 8 years; under 4, free.

What three pasta dishes do I actually make in this class?

Tortelli, lasagne, and tagliatelle. Each one teaches a different technique (filled pasta, layered pasta, and hand-rolled ribbon pasta), so you leave with skills that cover the region's most famous shapes.

Do I need cooking experience to join this class?

No. The Cesarina teaches from the start, and each participant gets their own workstation with everything set up. The class is built for people who want to learn, not for cooks who already know how.

Is the class really private, or will there be other travelers there?

It's private. You and anyone you book with work with the Cesarina in her home. No other groups join the session.

What's included in the tasting at the end?

You taste all three pasta dishes you've made, served with a selection of local red and white wines chosen to pair with them. Water and coffee are also included.

Can I choose between a morning or afternoon class?

Yes. You pick either the morning or afternoon time slot when you book, depending on what fits the rest of your day in Modena.