Cooking classes
Let's prepare Polenta Taragna together
5.0
Alessandro
Spoken languages: Italian and English
Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina
Shared Experience
Your experience
- Polenta Taragna
- Canapés with chicken sauce and lettuce
- Traditional dessert
I look forward to welcoming you to my home, just outside Bergamo, where I will teach you how to prepare traditional Polenta Taragna with local cheeses in a classic copper pot. We'll pair it with delicious Bergamasco salami and spinach with Parmesan. While the polenta cooks, we’ll prepare the cheese to add to it, and I'll show you how to make tasty appetizers with a chicken and lettuce sauce, which we'll enjoy as a starter. To finish, there will be dessert, coffee... and a digestif!
€102.00 per guest
(€51.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €102.00
€102.00
per guest€51.00 per child
Reviews
5.0
16 reviews
- Learning to make 2 absolutely delicious and so simple pasta dishes and a heavenly tiramisu in a friendly informal happy setting is a definite recipe for success! Alessandro thank you for welcoming us into your home and sharing your passion for Italy and its wonderful food! I will recommend this experience to anyone who listens!
- Visiting Alessandro and his sons was such a wonderful experience. From the very first moment, we felt genuinely welcome. He kindly picked us up at our hotel and drove us back afterwards. The cooking class was fantastic — we learned how to prepare two pasta dishes and a tiramisu! Alessandro shared family recipes with us, which we can’t wait to try at home. The conversation flowed easily, and the whole evening was truly special. Alessandro was the perfect host, and we feel so lucky to have had this experience. Both Alessandro and his sons were warm, kind, and made us feel completely at home. It was an unforgettable evening and definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Bergamo. We truly hope our paths will cross again.
- I had a wonderful experience in Bergamo with Alessandro. He welcomed me into his home with delicious appetizers, excellent wine and taught me how to cook amazing dishes. It was such a unique and enriching day, and I would definitely do it again. Highly recommended!
- Very good
- The meeting with Alessandro was a nice personal and human experience. He was very keen to create a good atmosphere and explain everything well and patiently - and the pasta tasted good.
Joanne - November 2025
Camilla - September 2025
Aida C. Guerrero - September 2025
Henrik - September 2025
Walter - July 2025
€102.00 per guest
(€51.00 per child)
Remaining char: 500
Total: €102.00
€102.00 per guest
Where
Alessandro
Cesarina from 2024Location: Bergamo Languages: Italian and EnglishMy name is Alessandro Carlini, I was born in Milan in 1961 to parents from Emilia. My father was originally from Sestola, a mountain village in the province of Modena, and he taught me how to make Berlenghi, a typical specialty from that part of the Apennines. These are very thin crêpes made from a simple, liquid batter consisting of water, flour, and salt, which is called "colla." Another specialty from the Modenese Apennines is Crescentine (better known as Tigelle), a small, round type of bread, which, like Berlenghi, are traditionally served with Modenese pesto—a blend of lard, garlic, and rosemary, accompanied by Parmesan cheese. Alternatively, these dishes can be paired with cured meats, cheeses, vegetables, or Nutella for a sweet version.
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