5 Chef-Led Cooking Classes in Bologna, Priced and Compared

1.Pasta & Wine Lesson Private Chef & Sommelier

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 40 reviews · 3 hours · from $97Our pick

Federico and Paola welcome you into their Bologna apartment for a three-hour, hands-on class covering tortelloni, tagliatelle, and maccheroni. You will eat the pasta with traditional sauces, taste small-producer organic wines, and finish with a family tiramisu recipe.

“We really enjoyed meeting Fred. We had great fun making pasta, ragu and Tiramasu. It was great to meet others from different countries and chat around the delicious meal we all made together. We can't wait to try his recipes when we go home to Ireland. We would highly recommend this experience. Thanks Fred, Maurice & Laura”

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2.Handmade Pasta making Class with Chef Antonio

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $83Best value

Join professional chef Antonio in his Bologna home for a three-hour, hands-on lesson in fresh egg pasta, tagliatelle, tortelloni, and ragù alla Bolognese. With a maximum of four people, you get personal instruction, a shared meal with wine, and recipe slides to use at home.

“As you muddle through the vast array of cooking classes feeling unsure about which is the best choice. If they all sound the same and what you are looking for is not only a cooking class but a true Italian experience you are in the right place. This is NOT your typical cooking class! Antonio is far from typical. My daughter and I left knowing that this was a tour we would never forget. We have been on several tours in Italy that were truly amazing and Italy has some amazing things to experience but none that compared to meeting and working with Antonio! It was the best and most…”

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3.Tortellini Masterclass at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $152

Spend 3.5 hours in a Bolognese home learning tortellini from scratch. Your Cesarine host guides you through dough, filling, and folding, then serves your pasta with prosecco, wine, coffee, and nibbles. Host details are shared after booking, and instruction is in English or Italian.

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4.Make traditional handmade pasta from scratch with a local chef!

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $192

Meet Polaris in Bologna for a hands-on pasta class in a real Italian home kitchen. Over three hours, you’ll roll pasta by hand, choose dishes such as tagliatelle, tortellini, or lasagne, prepare dessert, and eat what you make. The class is in English and requires at least two people.

“Polaris was extremely knowledgeable and thorough. Take the extra hour to go to market with her. She will teach you quite a bit. Also, cooking lesson was very good”

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5.Pasta Making With Local Chef + Wine

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · from $113

Join Chef Fred at his Bologna home for a three-hour English-language cooking class limited to eight people. Start with pizza and wine, make tortelloni, tagliatelle, ragù, and family-style tiramisù, then enjoy the meal with Italian wine.

“Great teacher. A lot of fun and now I know how to make pastas bolognese! It’s a bit of a taxi ride, so plan accordingly”

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