Traditional bolognese pasta making with a meal
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Bologna, Italy
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Sample Menu
Main
Three different pasta shapes
Accordingly to season we usually make tortelloni, ravioli and tagliatelle.
Dessert
Dessert
All lunches and dinners are always including a sweet ending with a sweet specialty that might be home made or following Marco's creations.
What's Included
- Lunch
- Transfer service is provided from the host with an extra fee to pay for.
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 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
Celine_C
This was a warm and welcoming cooking class! Hosts spoke English very well, we had great instruction on how to make pasta. I will need to practice for sure! Then eating our creations at the end with great wine, and each of the three pastas cooked differently was amazing! And we made new friends! Def recommend!
Reviews
4.5
based on 75 reviews
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Natalie_T, Jul 2026
Horrible experience.. basically a scam. You enter a small apartment that smells of urine and squished around the table with other families. You pay to make a few strands of pasta and less than 10 pieces of ravioli that you made mixed with butter. They could at least give us more than 100g of flour and 1 egg to make more pasta to feed ourselves... Seriously the most angering and disappointing experience, stay away at all costs. Its a big scam.... for the amount of money you pay you could get a fancy good meal in Italy and not be in a crammed in a hot stuffy creepy place. The lady was quite fake and her family was very sketchy and weird.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hi. So sorry about this review. We use 1 egg and 100 gr of flour in order to show to people they can do a lot with few ingredients. We feel that price you paid for a three course meal with a dessert including a course and all drinks might be right. Also considering the quality of our ingredients and that we are the cheapest experience available in bologna.
Andrew_H, Jun 2026
Wow!! This is exactly the experience we were seeking. Pasta making class in a local home in Bologna. This is not a fancy class in a commercial kitchen - rather, it is a down to earth home kitchen with an expert pasta maker who does this for her family every day. She shared stories of how she learned to make pasta as a child, while showing our 2 & 6 year old children how to make their first pastas (tortellini, bowtie, and tagliatelle).
Our son has a severe allergy to pistachio and cashew, and our host made sure every ingredient was confirmed safe. Made us feel very comfortable!!
The pasta was delicious, and we shared the experience with some cool fellow travelers. It was fun to be in her home while her family went about their day. Her husband was our waiter, serving us local wine, along with still and sparkling water, while replacing our dishes and utensils with each meal. It was a better experience than some of the restaurants we visited.
We highly recommend!!
Angela_N, May 2026
Can we give more than 5 stars? What an amazing experience for the family! Irene was the best. She valued families and teaching younger teens the art of cooking. The food was delicious and the other 3 families that were there were great! Highly recommend.
eveline_M, Apr 2026
What a great experience. We had a wonderful evening at Irene's and Marco's place, learned a lot about making pasta, had a very tasty dinner, and just had a lot of fun. Absolutely recommended!
Vick_P, Aug 2025
Its very easy to follow and learn how to make 3 types of pasta. Best of all its great fun and you eat what you make.
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you for your review. Hope from today you Will get the best of the hand made pasta.
Celine_C, Jul 2025
This was a warm and welcoming cooking class! Hosts spoke English very well, we had great instruction on how to make pasta. I will need to practice for sure! Then eating our creations at the end with great wine, and each of the three pastas cooked differently was amazing! And we made new friends! Def recommend!
Donna_A, Jul 2025
Very enjoyable! Very good teacher, made me feel special like I was her first student ever. So patient and encouraging while also discussing Italian family philosophy’s of cooking. I’m no great cook but with Irene’s guidance I made 3 different types of pasta with ease. Was very pleased with myself and even more so when I tasted it all. Thank you Irene you were wonderful and I had a great time. Really good value for money.
Response from Host, Jul 2025
Thank you very much, amazing experience
Krishnakumar_J, Jun 2025
Pasta making experience that is native to Bologna. Done in a domestic environment with a local with all the relavant insights .
E_J, May 2025
This was a wonderful experience. We took the class with our 11 year old son and had a great time making three different versions of pasta from a single recipe.
The class was in a fairly small apartment and there were a total of 8 people in the class. We made the pasta dough then divided it into thirds. We made tortellini, tagliatelle, and farfalle.
Afterward we sat around as a group and enjoyed the fruits of our labors and some wine.
The hostess and her family were very warm and inviting. Getting to and from the location was a bit of a challenge but we paid some extra for them to pick us up and drop us off afterwards (60 euros round trip).
Cynthia_F, May 2025
Enjoyed the class!!! Felt very welcomed! Pasta was delicious and wine a plus!!! Thank you!! Enjoyed everyone in the tour too!!!
Nelson_K, Apr 2025
Superb food and wine.
Tours were very good!
Tour guides were very knowledgeable
We did not know how old the basolmic can be!
Jennifer_N, Mar 2025
The hosts, Marco and , were so wonderful and sweet! She even really went out of her way to find recipes to accommodate our daughter, who has a gluten intolerance, and she was able to make gluten free pasta right along with the rest of us. It was lovely experience, including getting to meet others in the class. Lunch was delicious and of course there was wine! My only complaint would be the availability of more clean hand towels, but otherwise, a delightful and memorable experience!
Steven_F, Mar 2025
Absolutely wonderful experience! At the top of our highlights of things we did in Italy! Thank you Irene & Marco, you are amazing hosts~
Arni_M, Mar 2025
Amazing experience. Irene and Marco were an amazing hosts, everything was well organized and pasta was delicious.
If you want to have an authentic cooking experience and learn more about local pastas, i would totally recommend it.
Thank you Irene and Marco.
Kristina_V, Mar 2025
Fun, Informative & Delicious! I highly recommend doing this class with Irene. My teenage children really enjoyed making pasta from scratch! Irene was encouraging and positive. Must do tour if you are interested in cooking!!
Jessica_T, Feb 2025
Irene was amazing!! She taught us how to make 3 types of pastas and then we enjoyed eating them with wine followed by dessert. She was positive and encouraging. I really enjoyed this experience and highly recommend it.
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Thank you so much! It was a pleasure tò host you
adam_b, Jan 2025
Irene was great, fun, entertaining and this was great for friends or family group. We booked last minute and she was super accomodating!
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Thank you Adam for your review. Will look forward to receiving some pics of the pasta you make home. See you soon back in Bo!
Fred_A, Dec 2024
Terrific experience. Irene was a great teacher and communicator. Made the class and the lunch great fun
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thank you Fred! But you know a teacher Is good when students also are. Keep in Heart the best of your group
esbjohn, Oct 2024
The hosts were very friendly and I learned a lot! Very enjoyable authentic experience. Would highly recommend!
Theresa_S, Sep 2024
Looking for a fun evening, we meet some fun people, learned how to make 3 pastas and a really good bolognese.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Thank you for everything. You all did a great job!
Jacqueline_D, Sep 2024
Had a blast at this class! I joined as a single person and was paired up with a great group of others. Irene is super engaging and happy to teach us her family recipes. She was even accommodating to people’s food allergies. Highly recommend this class!
Response from Host, Jan 2025
Thank you for your review. Hope you made enogh practice for enjoying all of your friends as well!
Leora_K, Aug 2024
Irene was an absolute delight! We made 3 pastas, with Irene guiding us through how to make each pasta shape with such joy and enthusiasm. We had a lovely time, learning lots about how to make pasta and the traditional cuisine in Bologna. Would highly recommend anyone of any cooking level to try this class out, was the perfect entrance to Bologna cooking.
Robert_R, Jun 2024
We had a lovely time. Irene was a great host and instructor. We greatly enjoyed learning to make the three pastas and enjoyed even more eating them. The hospitality was excellent and the surprise cake at the end was wonderful. We highly recommend this tour. It was a highlight for our group of four.
Melissa_H, Jun 2024
We had an enjoyable time. Not only did we learn how to make tortellini and two other pastas, but we got to enjoy the company of several others from England and Scotland.
Irene was a wonderful teacher and gracious host. The pasta we made was delicious, and oh so filling. I can't wait to cook up some pasta when we get home.
Jenna_B, May 2024
Irene was great! Very accommodating to a mistake I made while booking and helping us with a taxi at the end. Great company, she was very funny as well as professional. Great Bolognese teaching of three pastas and serving of our dishes at the end server with wine in her very own home. Coffee and dessert as well.
Bill_P, Apr 2024
The class itself was nicely done, but the pick up didn't happen as planned. After waiting 20 minutes at the designated address, I called the host. There was much messaging and calling back and forth before she told me her husband would pick me up at another location quite a bit further down the street. Then I waited there for about another 15 minutes before he arrived with the other two in the class.
Carri_s, Mar 2024
We loved our time with Irene and Marco’s family making fresh pasta. They made us feel welcome and made our experience special.
Todd_C, Feb 2024
Great time!!! Mama was awesome! They made it so easy! We are never buying box pasta again!! Perfect for couples and families!
Jade_M, Aug 2023
It was a lovely lunch class that showed me how pasta is made from scratch in a welcoming environment. Will definitely be making again soon!
Timothy_L, Jul 2023
We had a wonderful time with our kids in the house of the host. She did a great job teaching every step of making the pasta as well as helping our children keep up and learn. I was shocked when I tasted the pasta we made, it was amazing and our kids are all ready asking when can we make pasta at home. My only criticism of the event was the quantity of food for the price. There should have been additional sides such as a salad or bread, in addition to additional pasta beyond the small amount we made to eat. The class was exactly what I was looking for with my family, but I advise you to not arrive hungry.
Response from Host, Jul 2023
Dear Tim, we thank you your review. However we have to stress that there Is a big differenze between quantities of pasta made from adults only or of made with children. Also because usually children are mostly playing with the dou like It was plastilin so this Is the reason they cannot make and amount of pasta that can even be considered dinner. Anyway courses are usually including the three dishes of pasta together with fresh fruit or dessert and they Always arrive so full to the third dish that they are not even have the space for coffee as well. So we always suggest not to be comparing courses made from adults with the ones made from families with children
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