Bolognese Pasta Class in Bologna with a Local Expert, Giovanna C
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local Bologna home with your host Giovanna. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Giovanna will teach you 2-3 traditional Italian dishes from her family recipes, a pasta, sauce and a side dish or dessert. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together. Your host Giovanna is a warm and gentle retired history and philosophy teacher who has lived in Bologna for over 60 years. She lives in an apartment in a large villa with her daughters Francesca and Laura. She learned to cook from her mother and grandmother and from her husband’s family. She loves cooking for family, friends and guests and particularly enjoys widening her culinary repertoire with new dishes she learns on her travels. She enjoys introducing guests to Bologna's snacks such as crescentine, tigelle and piadine in addition to its pastas, vegetables and desserts.
Options
Cooking + dinner
What's included in Bolognese Pasta Class in Bologna with a Local Expert, Giovanna C
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional Italian culture and cuisine. Join Giovanna in her kitchen and learn to cook a seasonal Bolognese meal. The central pillars of Bolognese cooking are pork meat and egg pasta and you will learn to cook a pasta such as tagliatelle al ragù or lasagne or the lesser known, local Gramigna, Bolognese pasta with "salsiccia" made in the surrounding countryside. You will also learn to cook a side dish or dessert, before you share the meal you helped prepare with Giovanna at her dining table. Giovanna loves teaching guests how to prepare typical dishes from the rich Bolognese cooking tradition and sharing tales and anecdotes that are connected to different foods. Your meal starts with a typical Bolognese snack like crescentine or tigelle, a traditional bread served with salumi, cheese or oven-roasted pomodori, Italian tomatoes (when in season). You will then enjoy your Bolognese pasta and a seasonal side. Your meal concludes with a seasonal dessert Italian dessert. Experience this private, cultural and culinary adventure over Pignoletto dei colli bolognesi or Lambrusco wine with a warm and hospitable host!
Food Menu
STARTER - Crescentine or tigelle filled with salame
Bologna pastry filled with local salames such as mortadella, prosciutto or ciccioli and cheeses like the soft squacherone or parmigiana.
MAIN - Pasta Bolognese
Tagliatelle al ragu or lasagne or gramigna (pasta in a meat sauce)
MAIN - Seasonal vegetable side or salad or bread
DESSERT - Seasonal Italian dessert
Inclusions
- Private cooking class and meal with your host Giovanna C
- All Fees and Taxes
- Local wine (1-2 glasses)
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Please note that, as is common in many Italian homes, this residence does not have air conditioning.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meet your host Giovanna at her home in Bologna located near the Scuole Pubbliche Scuole Elementari. Exact address and contact information can be found in your ticket upon host confirmation of your booking. Please check the 'before you go' section on your voucher.
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Ticket Redemption
Host Name: Giovanna Cardinali Phone: +39 33392 22155 Email: [email protected] Address: Via San Mamolo, 123, Bologna, Italy 40136 Meeting Location: Meet your host at her home in Bologna. To get here via public transport, take bus #29 from Piazza Re Enzo and get off at the Villa Ghigi bus stop, which is a two minute walk from Giovanna's apartment. Here is a Google Maps link to her location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VC6wJrAnX5ebevBw7 ____ Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!
