Top 7 Home Cooking Classes in Bologna

1.Pastamama, Home Cooking Classes at Grace’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 521 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $114Our pick

Join Grazia, known as Pastamama, for a three-hour, small-group class in Bologna. You’ll make tagliatelle, tortelloni, and sauces from scratch, then sit down to eat with wine and dessert. The class is in English, limited to five people, and includes lunch.

“It was very personal and very through! Everything was delicious. She gave us the history of the food and religion which we really enjoyed as well!”

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2.Authentic Bologna Home Cooking Class: Tagliatelle & Tortellini

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 136 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $78Best value

Irene and Marco welcome you into their Bologna home for a roughly two-hour pasta class. You’ll make dough from scratch, shape tagliatelle, tortellini, and possibly tortelloni, then eat three pasta courses with wine, dessert, and recipes to use at home.

“Wonderful experience. Very welcoming and helpful. Giving instructions as we went and made everything special.”

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3.Cesarine: Home Cooking Class & Meal with a Local in Bologna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $155

Spend about three hours in a Bolognese home learning fresh pasta and dessert from a local host. Recipes may include tortellini, tagliatelle, lasagne, or tortelloni, followed by a full meal with local wine. Hosts such as Oriana, Rosa, Elena, and Adriana are praised for warm, personal instruction.

“Oriana opened up her home and was so great with the kids. The cooking lessons were amazing which if course resulted in one of the best meals I’ve eaten. We also discussed history, politics, travel and family! We all really enjoyed it.”

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4.Bologna: Tagliatelle & Ragù Home Cooking Class with wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 55 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $90

At a Bologna home near Viale Abramo Lincoln, Irene and her family guide you through fresh pasta and traditional ragù. In about three and a half hours, you make three pasta dishes, sit down to eat them with wine, dessert, and coffee, and take home the recipes.

“This was an amazing experience combining professional expertise with a very cozy family feeling. The best cooking class you could ever book.”

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5.Cesarine: Market Tour & Cooking Class at Local’s Home in Bologna

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $226

Spend about four and a half hours with a Cesarina in Bologna, visiting a local market, preparing three regional dishes, and eating them at her home with local wine. Hosts may include Paola, Oriana, Maurizio, Marzia, or Sisto. The class is private and offered in English.

“Excellent food prepared by us with excellent instruction by our chef Mauricio! It’s not only great food. It’s great companionship great conversation. We only wish we had more time to spend.”

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6.Cesarine: Dining & Cooking Demo at Local’s Home in Bologna

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $118

Meet a Cesarine host in Bologna for a 2.5-hour home dining experience with show cooking, fresh pasta, a seasonal starter, dessert, and Emilia-Romagna wine. Hosts may include Paola, Margherita, Elena, or Alessandra, with recipes and techniques shaped by family tradition.

“My family and I scheduled this pasta class with high hopes and Paola did not disappoint! We entered her lovely home in the center of Bologna and felt welcomed and comfortable. Paola is learning English and had a translator with her who we also loved (thank you Agnese!). We were immediately put to work making tiramisu, pumpkin gnocchi and tagliatelle ragu. Paola had done quite a bit of preparation so everything was ready for us. She was organized, clean, and kept us all busy. We enjoyed the meal (which was so much food!) at her dining room table and stayed chatting for quite some time, never feeling rushed.”

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7.Home Cooking: Pasta Making with Natural Colors in a Tiny Group

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95

Join Sara in her Bologna apartment for a private, hands-on pasta class lasting about 2.5 hours. You will make organic dough, tortellini, tagliatelle, ravioli, and playful shapes using natural colors from beetroot, purple potatoes, herbs, seaweed, and powders. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and lactose-free options are available by request.

“Truly a joyful, educational, and incredible experience! What a lovely, special host. Could not have loved the class more!”

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