Cooking Classes
Spaghetti & Meatballs: traditional Italian dishes
5.0
Maurizio
Spoken languages:
Italian and English
Has pets
Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina
Private Experience
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We are in the 1950s and 60s, when pasta became the main food on Italian tables: bucatini, maccheroni, spaghetti...as long as it was pasta, always served with tomato sauce.
In this context, Italian cinema reached its peak, along with the vision of the Bel Paese. During this time, Pietro Germi's two most successful films were released in Italy, while in America, a unique perception of "Italianness" emerged.
The iconic dish overseas became "spaghetti meatballs," which we offer you as tradition dictates, with the components cooked separately.
Our cooking class features egg spaghetti with tomato sauce and meatballs, aiming to recreate the atmosphere of Italy from those years at the table.
Remaining char: 500
Total: €135.00
€135.00
per guest€68.00 per child
Reviews
5.0
56 reviews
- My family had a wonderful time with Maurizio and Marco. We did a little tour of Bologna and went through a market first. Then we went to his home and learned how to make dough for pasta which went with ragu he had made. We also made piadina which are thin grilled sandwiches and panna cottage for dessert. Everything came out delicious even when we messed up a little. It was so much fun spending time with them and drinking wine throughout.
- Loved our time with Maurizio it was a fantastic experience making pasta from scratch. Such a welcoming and kind host.
- Maurizio was a lovely host. He made us very welcome in his home. The class was very relaxed and he got you on board cooking. He gave us some great tips on how best to make pasta dough. Layer the lasagne and use butter on the top to get a crunch. I would definitely text a class with Maurizio
- What can I say, a fantastic experience. Maurizio is a wonderful person, from the beginning he made us feel at home, welcoming us into his marvelous home! Between laughs and a few anecdotes here and there, he revealed and showed us the secrets to making proper homemade pasta; the sauces he prepared were DIVINE! My sister Giulia, my mother Paola, and I thank him very much again for the fantastic experience he gave us!
- We had such a fun evening cooking with Maurizio! He and Marco were lovely hosts who made us feel welcome and comfortable in their beautiful home. And we learned so much about making pasta by hand! I highly recommend this cooking experience with Maurizio.
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Where
Maurizio
Cesarina from 2023Location: Bologna (BO) Languages: Italian and EnglishI devote myself with passion to traditional regional cooking, embracing recipes from Emilia, Tuscany, and Lazio, without shying away from culinary innovation and exploration. I pay close attention to the seasonality of ingredients and the origins of raw materials, favoring locally-sourced products. Equipped with excellent communication skills, I place particular emphasis on the story behind every dish, as well as on hospitality and welcoming my guests.
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