Cooking classes

Cooking Classes in the heart of Bologna

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Oriana

Bologna

Duration 3h

Max 10 guests

Spoken languages:  Italian and English

Hands-on cooking class with bruschetta, 3 recipes (starter, pasta and dessert)

Private Experience
Your experience
  • Mortadella mousse
  • Lasagna (homemade pasta)
  • Caprese cake (for my Neapolitan origins)

I welcome you near one of the most picturesque and historically rich locations in the city, the Basilica of Santo Stefano. In the cobblestone streets of the historic center, where locals and tourists blend in a lively daily dance, I spend much of my time between my family and the kitchen. I invite you to join us for a special cooking class where you can not only taste the delights of Bolognese cuisine but also have the opportunity to learn Bolognese and other recipes. We start with a variety of bruschettas and mousse of mortadella, then move on to baked lasagna, and finish with a typical Neapolitan dessert, reflecting my Campanian origins. I look forward to sharing the warmth of my kitchen and the secrets of my recipes with you.

Total: €145.00

€145.00 
per guest

€72.50 per child

Reviews
5.0
38 reviews
Oriana gave this family and friends of six a beautiful memory. One we will always cherish💕 Our evening of cooking with Oriana was wonderful! She was so gracious ( we were a bit late), and she immediately made us feel at home, relaxed and ready for some fun. The view from her balcony was also very beautiful . We started with some white sparkling wine and delicious appetizers including aged Parmesan and homemade crackers and another delicious dish she prepared for us. Then she taught us how to make three different pastas and tiramisu. Afterward, she cooked our pasta with both her delicious bolognese sauce and cheese sauce . They were perfect! Along with another bottle of red wine and then the tirimasu, it was a perfect night. We can’t recommend her and this experience enough! She is fabulous!!! Thank you so much for the beautiful memory Oriana😘

Daneen - June 2025

I rarely write reviews; however, in this case I feel compelled to do so. Oriana was outstanding!!! Foremost, she is an amazing instructor with great patience and attention to detail. I was completely relaxed in her company and home (you cannot be nervous making pasta). Additionally, she is an amazing person, taking the time to get to know you and making the most helpful suggestions to enrich your time in Bologna. It is with complete confidence that I highly recommend Oriana to others.

Dale H - May 2025

Octavia is an amazing host and teacher. We thoroughly enjoyed the evening in a beautiful Italian apartment and brought back skills in pasta making and tiramisu preparation that we didn’t have before. Grazie mille, Octavia! From Bill & Jane, David & Joy, and Sherry & Taylor

Bill Jacobsen - May 2025

Oriana is a wonderful and lovely person, a great chef, a passionate teacher, generous and hospitable to open her home to us (17people) teaching us the love for the perfect pasta!! It was an amazing night full of Italian flavours and Oriana has been an amazing host - we all fell in love with her!

ANKE - November 2024

Oriana was great company & a great teacher-so generous and fun. We came away with so many tips on making authentic Bolognese dishes & delighted at being made so welcome in her home.

Edwina - November 2024

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Oriana
Cesarina from 2018Location: Bologna    Languages: Italian and English
Oriana, our Cesarina, lives within walking distance of one of the most historically rich and picturesque places in Bologna, the Basilica di Santo Stefano.  Here, in one of the most beloved areas of the historic town, by both Bolognese and tourists, Oriana introduces us to her family: Salvatore, her husband, and their four children that they love to pamper by cooking them healthy meals, while passing on the family recipes. Oriana is originally from Naples, but living in Bologna, she has learned how to make sfoglia, the typical local pasta, and ragù alla Bolognese. She delights in choosing the best cuts of meat to prepare her excellent bollito, or boiled meat, and for the smallest of her daughters, a lover of tortellini, she cooks this local pasta strictly in meat broth.
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