Top Modena Food & Drink Classes

Make three fresh pasta dishes by hand during this private cooking class in the city of Modena. You’ll skip the impersonal feel of a larger class, and rustle up a meal in the home of a Modena local, who is part of the Cesarine network of Italy’s home cooks. Cut and eat the pasta as you learn about the Modena in an authentic Italian home kitchen.

There’s no better souvenir to bring home from Italy than the art of home-cooked Italian food. Join a local host in her Modena kitchen and learn how to prepare two different kinds of pasta from scratch on this small-group cooking class, which wraps up with assembling tiramisu. Warm up with a classic aperitivo, then, once you’ve hand-rolled your pasta and prepared your dishes, enjoy them with water, wine, and coffee.

This experience is made unique thanks to the familiar and welcoming environment. You will find yourself in contact with the hostess, in the green of the Emilian countryside, immersed in an oasis of peace and pampered by tradition. In addition, in addition to learning how to make pasta, you will also visit the vinegar cellar of the Malagoli Daniele family and taste their balsamic vinegars. Finally, you will taste your creations while indulging in a pleasant moment in serenity.

This private Modena cooking class and market tour gives you an inside look at everyday life in a vibrant Italian city. After picking up fresh ingredients from the market alongside your guide, head to a local home to prepare three regional dishes side-by-side with your private teacher. Sip regional wines as you enjoy your lunch or dinner.

Immerse yourself in a private pasta and tiramisu-making class in a welcoming home, learn the secrets of the region's most famous pasta dishes and tiramisu and taste the fruit of your labour for lunch or dinner accompanied by local wines. During this private lesson, you will learn how to prepare 2 pasta recipes and the tiramisu dessert from scratch. Your Cesarina will reveal the tricks of the trade of these iconic recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test and amaze your friends and family once home with an Italian meal! This experience is suitable for families with children of all ages. Le Cesarine is Italy’s oldest network of home cooks all over the country in more than 120 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Modena sits in the heart of Emilia Romagna's 'Food Valley', the birthplace of some of Italy's blockbuster gourmet specialties. Sample the most famous in just a few hours with this insider food tour. Stop to taste Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, authentic balsamic vinegar, traditional Lambrusco wine, and other local treats at family-run food and wine shops in Modena's old town and learn about the area's iconic cuisine and the families behind it.

Modena sits in the heart of Italy’s “Food Valley”, known for its excellent local cuisine. Experience the city’s culinary traditions first-hand with this cooking class that begins with a stroll through the market with your host and instructor to select fresh, seasonal ingredients. Then head to her home kitchen for a hands-on pasta and tiramisù lesson, followed by a celebratory meal featuring the dishes you’ve prepared paired with local wines.

Delve into Modena’s rich culinary heritage with this immersive experience that blends tradition and flavor. Begin your adventure at Casa Giusti, Italy’s oldest balsamic vinegar producer, where you'll explore historic cellars and taste exceptional vinegars crafted over 400 years. Next, visit a local Cesarina’s home for a live cooking demonstration, enjoying a three-course Emilian lunch that showcases the unique flavors of Giusti balsamic vinegar. This experience is perfect for food enthusiasts eager to savor authentic Modenese hospitality and culinary artistry.

Design your own recipe and try it out with this culinary experience. First, you'll pick out three to five local ingredients at an area market. Then you'll take them to the home of your host to learn how to cook the Cessarina way, developing your own recipe. Then comes time to eat and sample local wines before calling it a day.

Discover the culinary heart of Emilia-Romagna with an immersive food experience near Modena. Begin with a guided tour of a local Parmigiano Reggiano dairy in Gargallo, where you'll learn the secrets behind this world-famous cheese. Watch expert cheesemakers turn fresh milk into Parmigiano Reggiano DOP using centuries-old methods, and taste different aging stages in the cheese aging rooms. After the tour, visit the farm shop to buy Parmigiano Reggiano and other local products. Then, enjoy a home-cooked lunch featuring regional specialties: Parmigiano Reggiano, cured meats (Prosciutto, Coppa, Salame), warm tigelle bread with spreads, and Lambrusco di Santa Croce wine. End with a homemade dessert, Italian coffee, and a digestif. This experience is perfect for food lovers and cheese enthusiasts seeking to explore Modena and Emilia-Romagna’s rich culinary heritage.

Hello, I'm Giorgio — welcome to our family's historic vinegar cellar. Together with my father Mario, President of the "Antiche Acetaie" Producers' Consortium and President of the ABTM D.O.P. Expert Tasters Association, I share a passion for ABTM in all its facets, from production to revealing its secrets. In the cellar you will see numerous "batteria", including the one started by my great-grandfather Mario in 1905 which is still in production today. We will also talk about other lines of barrels important to my family, such as those started by my grandfather Giorgio in the early 1950s to mark the birth of his children. It is precisely because of our deep passion for Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena that we decided to open our home and welcome you into this magical world. SHUTTLE SERVICE AVAILABLE, CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION. See you in Modena!

In the heart of the Food & Motor Valley, a few kilometers from Maranello, there is a tasty experience which takes place: an exclusive Balsamic Vinegar Tasting Experience combined with a cooking class. Enjoy this full-immersion experience combining two different activities: a guided tour of a local Acetaia with tasting and , then, a cooking class. The first part of the experience will be dedicated into the history and the millenary tradition of the famous “Black Gold” of Modena. An expert guide will welcome you and show you the techniques and the secrets of this valuable product. During the second and final part of the experience, you will join a cooking class. A real opportunity to learn how to prepare real Italian hand-made pasta. At the end of the class you will taste the result of your efforts. The experience includes a guided tour of the Acetaia with a tasting of different Balsamic Vinegar, cooking class with lunch or dinner.

travelers try to create dishes, fresh pasta linked to our traditions, entering a 'family atmosphere and relaxing where then you can enjoy every single dish in serenity' and joy. Here we will prepare together two types of fresh pasta, tagliatelle tortelloni. lunch or dinner with typical appetizers, the two pastas and Tiramisu 'all accompanied by a typical wine of our land and water, coffee' and liquors

The cooking class at the Vedetta will allow you to discover and taste the typical Modenese pasta and also one of the most common traditions in the province of Modena that has been handed down from generation to generation, balsamic vinegar.

Learn to prepare fresh pasta from scratch, create delicious fillings, and master traditional Italian techniques. After cooking, sit down to enjoy your homemade ravioli paired with a glass of fine regional wine. A perfect culinary experience for food lovers visiting Italy!