Paola
Follow your Cesarina in a local market tour and challenge yourself with a hands-on cooking class
- Mortadella cream with traditional bread
- Tagliatelle ith ragù
- Traditional dessert from Bologna
With this experience, you'll get to join Paola, one of our Cesarine in the city center of Bologna, as she shops in a local market, watch her make typically Bolognese preparations, and sit down to dine on a three-course meal, served with local wine.
The experience start with a visit in the vibrant local market of Bologna.
Then you can enjoy an exclusive cooking demo and taste authentic Bologna recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas
After the course, immerse yourself in a private lunch or dining experience at Paola's home.
During the summer, you can enjoy the lunch or dinner in a faboulous garden. Local wine and coffe is included!
Vegan
Vegetarian
€189.00 per guest
(€94.50 per child)
Total: €189.00
€94.50 per child
Reviews
- Excellent experience! Cesarina Paola welcomed us wonderfully! She told us about and involved us in the preparation of the tagliatelle, lunch was EXCELLENT! We can't wait to recommend her to our friends! Thank you Paola, for making our Saturday perfect!
- We were very warmly welcomed to his/her property. The experience was very pleasant, we highly recommend it.
- Thank you Paola for a wonderful cooking class! We were a group of 9 people from 2 families, with those who cook a little to those who cook a lot, and Paola was very kind and encouraging and able to teach us all many things. The details are improrant, and she was able to give many tips to improve our pasta and tirimisu making. Many thanks Paola!
- Paola was fantastic! Very welcoming and kind. We are so appreciative that she adjusted her schedule to fit us in at the last minute. She gave us so many insights and helpful tips for making incredible pasta. She was very patient in helping us learn and refine the techniques that we will be able to take home and use for trying to make it on our own. She said we passed but have to come back for a follow-up next time we are in Bologna and possibly learn some more recipes 😀
- Wow. We weren’t entirely sure what to expect, but our time with Paola was exceptional - it absolutely exceeded any ideas we had. The setting, her home, was intimate and welcoming, much the same as her lovely personality. She is intelligent and patient. My husband does little to no cooking and was nervous about this experience. He felt welcomed and confident. Our meal was delicious. We absolutely hope to cross paths with her again.
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Simone & Giada - March 2026
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Lisa & Barbara - January 2026
McMeniman families - December 2025
Eric and Chrystal - December 2025
Mike and Mariah - November 2025
€189.00 per guest
(€94.50 per child)
Total: €189.00
€189.00 per guest
Where
Paola
Cesarina from 2018Location: Bologna (BO) Languages: Italian, English, FrenchIn 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”.