Authentic Bologna Home Cooking Class: Tagliatelle & Tortellini
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Bologna, Italy
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
A cooking class experience to learn how to make the
typical hand made pasta of Bologna following the older
receipes of the Bolognese grand nonnas!
- Skip the restaurant reservations and help prepare a home-cooked meal
- Follow step-by-step instructions in a local cook's private home
- Learn to make homemade Bolognese-style pasta.
- Hands-on way to get immersed in Bologna's culinary culture
Sample Menu
Main
3 pasta courses
What's Included
- Hands-on cooking class with a chef
- 3 courses Lunch or dinner
- Local wine and beverages
- Lunch or dinner
- Recipes to surprise your guests back home
- Transportation
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Viale Abramo Lincoln, 60, 40139 Bologna BO, Italy
Buzz Mattioli
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Kids under 5 are free of any charge and will be host with great pleasure
- This experience takes place in a private home where cats are present. This may not be suitable for guests with allergies.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- All Guests of our experiences are kindly required to come at the indicated time. A delay of 15 minutes can be accepted. Arriving later would make you becoming a no show with no chance to do it.
- Not recommended for travelers with serious allergies to dogs and cats
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Will_L
My wife and I cannot recommend this experience highly enough. If we could give it more than 5 stars, we would!! Irene was absolutely fabulous as a host and teacher. Her patience and encouragement of our efforts made the experience so much fun and the lunch that followed was absolutely delicious as we ate the fruits of our labours. The bolognese sauce we had with tagaliatelle was absolutely delicious, far better than what we had the previous evening at a restaurant. We cannot recommend this tour highly enough if you want an authentic experience on your visit to this beautiful city! Thank you, Irene, we can’t wait to try out our new pasta making skills once we get home!
Reviews
4.3
based on 141 reviews
Piotr_Z, Apr 2026
It is amazing experience. Very friendly Italian family with lady cook master show you how to make everything. It is simple, and fun. You will be surpassed how easy you can make exceptional things.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you so much for your kind words! We are thrilled to hear that you had an amazing experience during our Authentic Bologna Home Cooking Class.
It is our goal to show that handmade pasta like Tagliatelle and Tortellini can be both simple and fun to master. Our 'lady cook master' and the whole family loved sharing their secrets with you! There is nothing quite like the satisfaction of creating exceptional Italian dishes from scratch in a real home setting.
We hope you'll take these skills back home and continue to impress your friends with your Bolognese culinary skills. We would love to welcome you back to Bologna anytime!
Jenny_S, Apr 2026
This was an amazing authentic cooking experience with a delightful Bologna native who welcomed us into her home. The instructions were clear and easy to follow and everyone produced delicious pasta. The friendly group atmosphere enhanced the experience and highlighted food as the centre of connection for Italians. I would highly recommend this experience!
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you! We’re thrilled you enjoyed this authentic Bologna cooking class. Sharing our home and the art of traditional pasta making is what we love most.
It’s wonderful to hear that the group atmosphere made your tagliatelle and tortellini experience even more special. Thanks for the high recommendation!
Stanford_S, Apr 2026
My high school-aged son and I did this together and really enjoyed it. The host was a good teacher, and taught in a way that makes it easy to remember. She also provided additional recipes for use when we get home. Three other duos were also part of the class. Sharing the learning as well as a meal together made the experience more fun as well.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
thanks for your nice review it was great to host you !
Will_L, Mar 2026
My wife and I cannot recommend this experience highly enough. If we could give it more than 5 stars, we would!! Irene was absolutely fabulous as a host and teacher. Her patience and encouragement of our efforts made the experience so much fun and the lunch that followed was absolutely delicious as we ate the fruits of our labours. The bolognese sauce we had with tagaliatelle was absolutely delicious, far better than what we had the previous evening at a restaurant. We cannot recommend this tour highly enough if you want an authentic experience on your visit to this beautiful city! Thank you, Irene, we can’t wait to try out our new pasta making skills once we get home!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
thanks for your nice review it was a pleasure to host you
Wesley_S, Mar 2026
This was the most bizarre experience of our lives, literally! No where does it say this is a small one story apartment. We were late because we couldn’t find it, which should have been a sign to run, but we didn’t. Even though there were no signs or no markings, we did find it and went in to their sweet lady’s home. I believe it was her and her adult son there. It was very uncomfortable!!!! We did stay, made the pasta (which did turn out good -best part of the evening) but then her husband and grand daughter got home and it just got weirder…. They all went in the kitchen and were fighting and cussing at each other. The grand daughter stormed off and went to her room first, then maybe 10 minutes later the adult son cussed at her and went to his room also. Whole things was odd!!! Couldn’t get out of there fast enough. Also, two cats were talking around which is fine, but I had cat hair in my second dish. Would NOT recommend! If it was just Irene home it would have been wonderful. Or maybe the others should just stay in their rooms if they are going to fight with her. Again BIZARRE!!!!! And for the price no way!!!!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
thanks for your grim effort to downgrade this experience. as it is a home made cooking class the class is run at the chef home so it is normal that you might see and meet the chef family. If it is something you don t like i suggest you book a private class at a restaurant next time. As far as cats are concerned you specifically asked for cats ( who were closed in the terrace as always ) to come inside so i honestly do not understand your complain.
Joseph_K, Jan 2026
Irene was a fantastic instructor. She welcomed us into her home and patiently explained everything. Then, she showed us how to make traditional tortellini, bow ties, and tagliatelle pasta shapes.
vickie_s, Sep 2025
Wonderful experience. Very welcoming and helpful. Giving instructions as we went and made everything special.
Angela_F, Aug 2025
One of the best things we did all of our two weeks in Italy. A MUST DO! You'll make pasta in a "Nonna's" home. Truly amazing.
Ryan_O, Jul 2025
It was fantastic! Our host was the absolute best! The pasta was out of this world! We made it and then she prepared it three different ways, and paired it with different balsamic vinegars. THE BEST!
Chaninart_C, Jul 2025
Irene’s class was super fun! She was patient, welcoming, and knowledgeable. Great opportunity to experience a local’s home. We appreciated Irene and her family letting us use their space. Our class had a total of ten students. Naturally with European apartments, the space can be a bit tight so you might have to shuffle with your neighbors a bit.
Lucy_L, Jul 2025
We all loved this especially our 10 year old. Great teacher, very authentic family atmosphere and delicious food. I now know where I have been wrong with my fresh pasta and feel very much more confident to make again at home. Thanks you for a very memorable, special evening.
Peter_D, May 2025
Host was excellent.. very personable and fun! Great family experience..would recommend to others to try
Dianne_C, Nov 2024
This was such a fun experience!! So authentic and informative- I came away feeling confident that I can actually make homemade pasta. It was a family event for us- and we all liked it. Turns out my husband and daughter might be better at making pasta than I am (lol). I definitely recommend this class.
Kaity_M, Oct 2024
Irene and Marco were fantastic hosts! My husband and I had a great time, enjoyed bonding with the other guests, and of course, making and eating delicious homemade pasta! It’s a very casual feel: like being invited into a new friend’s home! I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for an authentic Bolognese-Italian experience! The event was the highlight of our time in Bologna.
Side note: I recently broke my foot and am in a wheel chair and they were more than accommodating!
Cristina_S, Sep 2024
The location we were given was not accurate. We called the host multiple times and they wouldn't pick up. They finally contacted us half an hour later and were very rude. They were not understanding, nor hearing us out about what happened and were blaming us for the misunderstanding. We ended up not going and requesting a refund, which we have not recieved yet. The whole situation was very sketchy overall.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
your review is totally false. you were given all the information to get inside as the other people has done easily. Maybe you were waiting for the concierge to come down with the Frac to come down to pick you up ?
we will report you on tripadvisor now
thanks for your false and grim effort to downgrade this top experience
Natalie_G, Sep 2024
What a wonderful class! So informative and fun but also sweet and welcoming by a wonderful family in their home.
Maria_B, Sep 2024
It was a very authentic experience in irene's home. We made great pasta, made friends and had a great time.
Layla_C, Jul 2024
Was a great and memorable experience! We loved the authenticity and the hosts were very accomodating. Definitely learnt a lot and cannot wait to practice when we get home!
Lyndsi_S, Jun 2024
Irina (sp?) and Marco were fantastic hosts. We made three different pastas and got to eat them! Bellissimo!!
Judith_K, May 2024
Seeing an Italian residence, meeting other people, learning a few tips about making pasta.
The place was a tad difficult to locate.
Diana_B, May 2024
We did the lunchtime cooking class. After reading some previous reviews, we weren’t sure what to expect but it was completely lovely! Irene is wonderful and we ended up with a private class because only the 2 of us had signed up. The space probably isn’t ideal for 10-12 people, but 5-6 would be easy and for just two of us it was more than enough.
I am pregnant and Irene was very considerate about what I could and couldn’t eat/do (even suggesting my partner break the eggs, using a spoon instead of my hands for meat filling etc).
She taught us 3 different ways to make pasta and then prepared the rest of the meal for us. It was delicious!! She provided the link to her website which has the recipes for the pasta as well as the filling, encouraged us to take as many pictures/videos as we wanted, and answered all our questions readily.
Irene gave really clear directions on how to get to her place, which bus to take, and Google maps helped us confirm. It is out of the city, but neighborhood was fine and easy to get to on the bus from the city center. As advertised, the class is at her home so her husband and later adult son were there, but they were both helpful and friendly too. Some reviews were concerned about the cleanliness of the house or the fact that we used their family bathroom to wash hands(?) but none of these posed concerns for us, knowing the class was in her home. In fact, the encouragement for frequent hand washing was a welcome recommendation for a cooking class.
Overall, we would recommend this class to anyone and it was totally worth the time and (small) trek on the bus to get to see a new part of town and genuine Bologna home/family experience!
Teri, May 2024
Totally enjoyed the in home experience of this cooking class. Everything about it was exceptional. The food the surroundings and the other guests it was so relaxed and enjoyable.
Rob_I, Apr 2024
Irene is a wonderful host and a great cook! She is very knowledgeable of the history and tradition of the food you will be preparing. It is mainly three different types of traditional Bolognese pastas, she told us she alters the types and the final preparation depending on the seasons that coincide with how the locals adapt home cuisine during different parts of the year. It was fun and we learned how even the most rustic (full of what we might have thought were mistakes) pasta shapes turn out beautiful on the late after cooking. You can’t get more authentic than that! Irene’s simple sauces are mouth watering and she provides a link to her website with all the recipes so you can prepare the dishes yourself at home.
Maureen_L, Apr 2024
Irene a great host. She explained the pasta making process very well and was patient with us. Then she cooked the pasta for us and we had lunch along with really good balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and ground black truffle.
The only criticism I would give was that the directions to her apartment were not explained well enough. We took the bus and the directions should have said that on the opposite side of the little shopping center there were a group of apartment buildings. That is exactly where we needed to go. That’s why got confused.
Meredith_P, Mar 2024
We loved it! Had great food and met great people. Making pasta was easy and a great thing to do as a family ranging in age from 19-77. Highly recommend!
Linda_O, Sep 2023
Irene was amazing and very personable. We loved her approach to teaching and learned so much not only about making pasta but also about Bolognese tradition.
Jennifer_D, Sep 2023
My friend and I were hoping that our cooking class in Bologna would be one of the highlights of our trip, but it was a HUGE disappointment, and frankly scary and weird. Not only did our host try to cancel and say we had booked the AM class, she then said she had a group at 6pm and it was sold out. In the next text, said oh sorry, I have space, you can come. So we did, but NO GROUP. Aside from the 20 euro taxi ride from the old center of Bologna (EACH WAY), a very sketchy neighborhood.We had no idea where we were, or even a way to call a taxi back, which is not explained in the description, only that you have to make your own transportation to/from there. OK, but we didnt know when booking it it would be on the very outskirts of the city and in a bad neighborhood.
The class is offered as 3 hours, 3 courses, including beverages and dessert, as well as "take home" recipes and other items. We were given enough flour to make a well in the center of our cutting board, 1 EGG, and mash it around, roll it out, cut it. The fillings (for the ravioli and tortellini) were pre-made, and we were give a tablespoon each to use to fill our ravioli and tortellini, with no idea how to make the ingredients, we asked, she told us her grandmother made it with meat, cheese and herbs. The total time for us actually rolling, cutting, shaping and filling took roughly 20 minutes. Then she told us to sit, we were given pitchers of water on the table, and she went into the kitchen. About 40 minutes later, while my friend and I were wondering what the hell was going on, she served us our tortellini, with a broth. Again we asked what this was (the broth) and she said, oh, its this and that. 20 minutes later we were served the ravioli in a sage butter sauce. then another 20 minutes, the pasta with bolognese sauce. We asked again, about the ingredients and she said, here, write down your email on this notepad (her child's schoolwork) and I'll email them to you tomorrow. (its been almost a month and we have not received anything from her).
While she was cooking and my friend and I were sitting at the table, wondering "is this it?" - 65 euros each plus 20 euro taxi cab each way, we would have eaten at a Michelin star restaurant for 85 euros each! In the kitchen, she and her husband were arguing the whole time, and she had cut on her leg, which was bleeding enough to drip down it! Her 8 year old daughter came in to show us her drawings, and their cat was tableside...the house was extremely hot and everyone was wearing very little clothing. It was unbearable. We were offered a slice of fruit at the end. Then we sat some more, and we both said at the same time, lets get out of here! it was hot, awful, awkward and uncomfortable and messy.
I will undoubtably receive a negative response from the host, since she's done that with others that have complained. (she also said she hosts 4,000 people annually, not possible in her tiny apartment) and is opening a cooking school). Consider yourself warned.
I did request a Partial refund, but Viator declined, and didn't allow me any way to explain the reason, only refund reasons were due to acts of illness, bad weather, etc. I'm not booking with Viator either again for this reason. Bad customer service and they offer no way to hold the host responsible for their lack of responsibility. What a complete and utter disappointment for our trip to Bologna. So sad.
Sonya_D, Aug 2023
We were altogether 4 people- two in each group which is a perfect size. The host was lovely and engaging. After the pasta making we sat down to enjoy some wine and eat our creations. It would’ve been nice to see how the sauces were made and get a little more kitchen time - we spent quite a long time at the table chatting to the other guests.
Noli_O, Aug 2023
This cooking class was our highlight of our Bologna trip. Irene was such a charismatic, helpful and kind teacher. We learnt how to make pasta in the traditional Bologna style and it was so easy and accessible. Irene and her family kept a big smile on our faces the whole time, they were so friendly and accommodating! We will definitely be using the tips we learnt in our home cooking and this experience will be in our hearts forever! Thank you so much❤️
Rose_W, Aug 2023
Fun cooking lesson! We learned how to make 4 different types of pasta. Irene is lovely. Thank you!!!
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