Maria Sole
Cesarina from 2022My speciality: Tortelloni
I live in: San Lazzaro di Savena
Spoken languages: Italian and English
Good to know
I offer vegetarian alternatives
Maria Sole
With a Bolognese grandmother and a Sicilian one, I couldn’t help but fall in love with good cuisine from a young age. After taking several courses and completing a gastronomic master at the Gambero Rosso school, I traveled abroad, working as a chef in various restaurants. When I returned home, I felt the desire to share our cuisine with those who don’t yet know it, explaining its origins and preparations.I personally welcome my guests at home, trying to convey a bit of my passion and love for good food. My cooking is healthy, focused on the quality of ingredients, yet faithful to tradition. Beyond typical Bolognese specialties, I love plant-based dishes and pastry.My goal is to provide a complete experience: from taste to understanding, explaining each preparation in both Italian and English, so that guests can enjoy not only the dishes but also the history and care behind them.
My specialities
- Tigelle and cold cuts
- Classic lasagna
- Tiramisù
Experiences
Cooking classes (2)
Reviews
5.0
9 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.
- This was a great experience! Everything was well prepared with respect to our interests, she offered perfect recipes for us being vegetarians and shared a lot of additional special knowledge with us. We will for sure come again whenever in Bologna!
- I am from Emilia, and since I was a child I have seen and helped my mother prepare tagliatelle, tortelloni, and lasagna – a tradition that, unfortunately, I didn't continue. This course with Maria Sole has awakened in me the memory of ancient gestures and the desire to “get my hands dirty” with flour, so that this art is not lost. The vegetarian version that Maria Sole proposes perfectly reflects my feelings and combines tradition with the evolution of modern tastes. Impeccable hospitality! Maria Sole shared teachings and "tricks" with pleasure and competence. I highly recommend her course to everyone. And I assure you that even those who already know how to make pasta will find new ideas and inspiration.
- Sole warmly welcomed us into her home and generously shared with us her vast knowledge of baking and extensive kitchen skills. My sister and I learned to make three typical Bolognese desserts. Sole gave us many helpful tips and the desserts were beautiful and delicious.
- Absolutely fantastic class with Sole. My son and I had a blast and I finally learned why my pasta dough always ends up too firm! Would absolutely recommend this to anyone wanting to learn some more plant-forward recipes .... they're delicious.
Jim Z - August 2024
Wolfgang - August 2024
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