Small Group Market tour and Cooking class in Modena

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Modena, Italy

5 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

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.

Connect with a local home cook for a small-group cooking class
Take a turn through the market to pick up ingredients for your lesson
Delve into the secrets of turning out pasta and tiramisu like a pro
Kick off with Prosecco and nibbles and end with a home-cooked meal

Sample Menu

Main

Pasta

Dessert

Tiramisu

What's Included

Share your passion for the Italian cuisine with other lovely guests
Italian Aperitivo: Prosecco and nibbles
Local market tour
Learn to make 1 iconic Pasta type
Learn to make the famous Tiramisu
Official ‘Cesarine’ apron
Tasting session: enjoy everything you've prepared with wine, beverages and coffee included
All Fees and Taxes

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Modena, Province of Modena, Italy
The meeting point of this experience will be our Cesarina home. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked. We will contact you after you've booked to match you up with your ideal Cesarina based on what you are looking for.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Near public transportation

Not wheelchair accessible
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 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

almarcon

Maria Luisa and her friend Ilaria provided a wonderful experience that started with a market tour, explanation of what ca be found there and some local history about famous cafés and a pasticceria. Following that we walked to Maria's apartment to begin the cooking class. Maria explained clearly all the steps required to make the dish of the class, tortelloni, a large ricotta & spinach filled pasta. I got to mix the ingredients and get them ready to make the tortelloni. Bruschetta ans lambrusco were served while the dough rested. Maria showed me how to form the tortelloni and I made some. Avsage butter sauce was prepared(tradtional) and I enjoy the fruits of our labor with more lambrusco. It was incredibly delicious. Homemade tisamisu was the finale. Maria Luisa also makes rlher own balsamic vinegar which I got to taste with fresh parmigiano reggiano. Amazing. I enjoyed this tour amd cooking experience immensely. Ilaria was the translator and videographer. She share all the photos and videos and Maria Luisa sent me the recipes. I'll never forget this experience. Grazoe mille Maria Luisa & Ilaria.

Reviews

4.9

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I'm in pasta making heaven!!!

almarcon, Oct 2025

Great marketplace experience!!

Donna_S, Jun 2024

Going to the market was an amazing experience!! We learned many things about vegetables and cheeses (and more). Those items were unknown to us in our country. We also were able to taste balsamic vinegar that was 12, and 25 years old. Awesome education. The cooking experience was interesting, but I will probably never create handmade pasta/tortellini again. The tiramisu was fun and delicious. I was under the impression that we were making an appetizer also, but that didn’t happen. Maybe my misunderstanding. All in all, a great experience!

Great experience with Elena

Jeffrey_H, Jun 2024

What a delightful experience. Elena was a wonderful host, great teacher and her home was lovely. We walked to the market and had a great experience as she taught us about the various cheeses and we also met with a woman who covered balsamic vinegar. Our group of 4 added to the meal with some cheese, fresh cherries in season and chocolate. Back at her home we prepared a dessert and then the dough for for our pasta. It was great fun learning of her family and life in Italy. The meal was wonderful with wine and we ended on time.

Fun cooking in Moderna

Louise_C, May 2024

Lovely tour! Great afternoon with wine. Memories forever. Made delicious pasta, wonderful experience

A day in the life of an Italian cook

Becky_Z, Mar 2024

The day started a little confusing. The address took me to the city plaza Duomo with no further directions. It would have been helpful to know that the host would meet me there in the square. The rest of the experience was awesome. We began with a visit to the market to gather a few supplies. The pasta and tiramisu were amazing! I was even given the recipes to take home!

An unforgettable experience

Theresa_B, Oct 2023

Maria Louisa was wonderful! It was a lot of fun and the food and treats were amazing! She was a great teacher and we had no problem communicating with us having NO italian and her little bit of English. That was part of the fun. We got printed recipes for the tiramisu and her home made ragu that was very tasty. We can't wait to try all of this at home.

Wonderful experience in...

Michael_M, Sep 2023

Wonderful experience in our guide’s apt. We also sampled some fresh fruit from her garden. Would highly recommend

Cooking class

David_S, Jul 2023

We had a great experience shopping and cooking. Definitely a highlight of our trip. We learned how to make a yummy Ragu pasta dish along with a delicious apple pie/cake.

Amazing 5 hours in Modena (cooking class and market)

Wolfgang_H, Jul 2023

Rafaella was amazing! She taught us how to create pasta and tiramisù! The visit at the market was fun, seeing her purchasing fresh products. Luckily we were only 2 and we had the chance to taste different balsamic vinegars. Grazie mille!

Lovely experience

Jeannette_H, Apr 2022

Friendly hosts, making pasta, lovely home setting, help with shopping. Enjoyed our conversation. Did this fire fun and it was fun to do!

AWESOME Italy Highlight

Lyea_E, Sep 2021

Maria Luisa, her wonderful friend, and kitty Slash were the best of the best hostesses! We had so much fun cooking with her, but getting to know them was even better than the delicious pasta and tiramisu we made! This experience was a great way to get away from crowded touristy areas and well worth the expense!