Cooking classes
Learn how to cook Balanzoni
5.0
Cooking class: you will learn to prepare a traditional dish
Shared Experience
Your experience
I am Paola, Cesarina from Bologna, and I await for you at my home to spend an evening discovering balanzoni, a stuffed pasta that is a symbol of our tradition.
Together, we will learn the secrets and tricks to prepare this dish. This fresh pasta stuffed with mortadella takes its name from Balanzone, a mask of Bolognese origin and an official character of the local carnival.
After the course we will taste the balanzoni, pairing them with a good glass of wine. It will be a unique opportunity to share an evening together and meet new people. I look forward to seeing you!
€60.00 per guest
(€30.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €60.00
€60.00
per guest€30.00 per child
Reviews
5.0
74 reviews
- An intriguing person with a unique and elegant apartment, Paola gently guided us through the pasta-making process—and showed us how to make the BEST tiramisu we have ever had.
- We had such a fun night learning pasta making techniques and how to create light and perfectly sweet tiramisu from our warm and welcoming hostess Paola! She created an unforgettable experience for us and we would highly recommend adding a stop at her beautiful home to your Bologna itinerary!
- I attended the cooking class with my 13yo daughter, because we were both curious how the proper ragú al bolognese is prepared. With Paola not only we learnt two types of ragú but also two types of pasta. In her lovely house and beautiful kitchen she led us through the process with love and patience. She also prepared some delicious antipasto. Paola is a great cook, perfect teacher and really good companion for a chat, too. I hope, Paola had great time with us as we had with her. Thank you very much! Hope to be back soon for other delicious recipes. P.S. I have already cooked your ragú and tried the mortadella mousse. Marvelous! ❤️
- How lucky of us to find Paola. It was the Saturday before Buona Pasqua and there on https://cesarine.com/en was the perfect menu that we were seeking for our Bologna cooking experience! What made it perfect? The chef, her menu, the location, the environment, the instruction, and the history of each item we prepared together. What a beautiful day we had with Paola in her lovely kitchen learning how to make “real” Bolognese sauce and creating beautiful pasta to serve it on. We had so much fun getting to know each other. All was capped off with a lovely lunch served in her beautiful home. We now have both the knowledge and understanding of what it takes to create what Bologna is so famous for. Paolo, thank you again for such a delightful day.
- Abbiamo seguito un meraviglioso corso di cucina con una padrona di casa meravigliosa. Ci siamo divertiti moltissimo a cucinare con Paola e sicuramente torneremo per seguire un altro corso. Grazie mille.
Linda - June 2025
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Marti e Robert - Florida, USA - April 2025
Monika & Joachim - April 2025
€60.00 per guest
(€30.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €60.00
€60.00 per guest
Where
Paola
Cesarina from 2018Location: Bologna Languages: Italian, English, FrenchWant to enjoy the finest flavours of one of the world’s most iconic cuisines, right at the city gates of Bologna? You can! Paola lives at Porta San Felice, near Bologna’s original city walls. Enjoy a special lunch and dinner during the summer in the garden of this gourgeous house in the city center of Bologna.
In this tranquil location our Cesarina takes us on a journey through the flavours of Bologna’s local traditions, from mortadella to ragù alla bolognese. “I love cooking, because it brings together family traditions and the joy of sharing food with other people”.
In this tranquil location our Cesarina takes us on a journey through the flavours of Bologna’s local traditions, from mortadella to ragù alla bolognese. “I love cooking, because it brings together family traditions and the joy of sharing food with other people”.
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