Food experiences
Bologna at the table
5.0
Maria Sole e Rossella
Spoken languages: Italian and English
Dining experience: take a seat and enjoy an authentic Italian meal with a local Cesarina
Private Experience
Your experience
Bolognese cuisine is too broad to be limited to three courses, so many are the specialties of our city and they all deserve a place of honor. With this special five-course menu we will try to give you the best taste of the dishes that most represent our culinary tradition.
In a spacious and modern living room overlooking the rooftops of the city you will be pampered and will be able to enjoy each course to the fullest, all accompanied by the wines of the area.
€95.00 per guest
(€47.50 per child)
€95.00 per guest
€47.50 per child
Reviews
5.0
3 reviews
- Our meal with Sole, was amazing. She welcomed me and my father into her home like we were family. Her hospitality was only surpassed by her cooking. She delighted us with great conversation in both English and Italian. For those who do not speak Italian, her English was perfect. Prior to our arrival, she reached out to ensure she was able to accommodate any special needs or dietary restrictions. This is just one of the many ways you can tell she does this for her love of cooking and sharing the great culture of bolognese foods. This is not as job for her, it is a passion and you can taste that in her cooking. Our meal started off with great conversation and fantastic local wines as we tasted a variety of local appetizers. From there we she served two homemade courses of Tortellini and Tagliatelle al Ragu. This was best we had throughout our entire trip in Bologna. If the meal ended here, it would have made our trip to Bologna worth it, but we weren’t finished yet. Next she served us with her homemade meatball and sauce. With these meatballs she proved that cooking is an art and not a science. And what an artist she is. With each dish she explained not only the significance it has to Bologna, but also to her and her family. She could tell at this point our stomachs were about to pop, and allowed us to choose between two different positions sizes for dessert. We gladly excepted the smaller size, as we might not have not been able to walk out if we ate anymore. Her Tiramisu was like an exclamation point on the meal. She was very generous and offered us any leftovers we would like to take home. We would taken her up on this offer if not for our morning plane flight. All the food was outstanding. The type you dream about for months later. Her home was beautiful and very clean. Throughout our meal Sole made sure we were comfortable and provided us with anything we needed. She even helped us call a taxi to get back to our hotel. Our experience could not have been better! I strongly recommend signing up any experience that she offers (cooking class, meal, etc). Remember to go hungry and plan to leave with no extra room in your stomach. It was such a pleasure to have her host us for a spectacular meal! Do not second guess, book with her now! We wish her all the best in her cooking, going forward.
- My daughter and I had a delightful time last night with Cesarine Maria Sole and Rossella. They taught us how to make three delicious dishes with homemade pasta and their hospitality was exceptional. We were able to experience firsthand how genuinely wonderful the Bolognese people are. We highly recommend booking a cooking experience with them!
- Maria and Rossella were wonderful. They showed me how to make tortelloni, meatballs, and tiramisu. Also, paired the food with great wine. Perfect day with perfect hosts.
Jim Z - August 2024
Suzie - April 2023
Tiffany Fizer - January 2023
€95.00 per guest
(€47.50 per child)
€95.00 per guest
Where
Maria Sole e Rossella
Cesarina from 2022Location: Bologna Languages: Italian and English"With a grandmother from Bologna and a grandmother from Sicily, I could only have a passion for good cooking since I was a child. After several courses and a food and wine master's degree at the Gambero Rosso school, I traveled abroad working as a cook in various restaurants; when I returned home, I the desire to let even those who don't know it taste our cuisine, explaining its origins and processes.Mamma Rossella and I welcome you to our home where together we try to convey a little of that passion and love for good food to our guests too . Ours is a healthy cuisine, which focuses on the quality of the raw materials, but which does not forget tradition. In addition to the typical Bolognese specialties, we love vegetable cuisine and pastry. Our strength is synergy: our mother, the excellent mistress of home and wine connoisseur, she knows how to welcome guests and pamper them while I take care of the cooking and explain the preparations both in English and in Italian".
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