Cristina
Cesarina from 2022My speciality: Tortellini
I live in: Bologna
Spoken languages: English, Italian, Japanese, French
Good to know
I offer vegetarian alternatives
Hi from Cristina!
"I was born and raised in the center of Bologna. My two grandmothers were amazing cooks and I loved being with them and admiring them while preparing their specialties. Slowly I enriched, for my great passion, my menus becoming the reference for my large family at every dinner of great occasions."
My specialities
- Tigelle e crescentine
- Tortellini
- Balanzoni (a type of filled pasta typical of Bologna)
Experiences
Cooking classes (8)
Reviews
5.0
36 reviews
- Cristina was great. She was full of information as we walked through city center and described each of the market venders we made purchases from. Cooking class was so much fun and the food was great. We had a wonderful day.
- authentic and genuine experience, full of conviviality and quality!
- We took a cooking class with Cristina in Bologna and it was amazing! We made pasta from scratch, rolling it out with a mattarello, which is even trickier than it looks. We made tagliatelle, cappelletti filled with a cheese and parsley filling, and tortelloni with a pork, cheese, and spinach filling. She also treated us to some of her amazing ragu that she made the day before as well as chocolate salami - yum! She was very informative and fun to cook with. She also sent us the recipes and videos she made via WhatsApp after the class, which is super helpful. Best of all, though, was actually sitting down to enjoy our meal. We were joined by Eleonora, a local university student, who was lovely as well, and the conversation that the four of us had was like hanging out with old friends - so much fun! The class itself was incredibly valuable, but the whole experience is one of the most memorable we’ve had in many years of traveling. Thank you to Cristina and Eleonora for a wonderful time!
- Amazing experience learning to make traditional Bolognese dishes with Cristina and Federico, who welcomed us into their home, had excellent tips for cooking, and shared a lovely dinner together! Thanks
- We had a lovely evening with Cristina and were super grateful for this amazing experience! We can highly recommend her as a host and loved that she shared all het recipes with us too!
Robin Rosenthal - July 2024
FrancescoB - July 2024
Jane - June 2024
Lauren + Simone - May 2024
Franziska Raaflaub - May 2024