Cesarine: Dining & Cooking Demo at Local's Home in Bologna

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
2 - 10 guests
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Language
English, Italian
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Experience authentic Bologna dining with a cooking demo at a local's home. Savor family recipes and enjoy a 3-course meal with wine. Hosted by friendly Cesarine home cooks.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Immerse yourself in a small group dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic Bologna recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people.


Enjoy a 3-course menu including starter, pasta and dessert with drinks included (water, selection of red and white wines from Emilia Romagna cellars and coffee).


This experience is held by Cesarine: Italy’s oldest network of 1000+ home cooks all over the country in more than 500 cities. They are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences.

Sample Menu

STARTER
seasonal starter
MAIN
Fresh Pasta
Sample pasta dishes: Tortellini or Lasagne or Tortelloni or Tagliatelle or Gramigna or Strichetti or Balanzoni
DESSERT
Bolognese dessert
Torta Tenerina or Zuppa inglese or Tiramisu or Torta di Riso or Raviole or Salame al cioccolato

What You Get

Beverages (water, wines and coffee)
Show Cooking ( Cesarina prepare a dish in front of you )
Local taxes

Good To Know

  • Please note that our Cesarine are ready and thrilled to host you in their homes! All Cesarine are always very careful and attentive of the important sanitary rules needed, even more now! The homes provide all the essential sanitary equipment for the guests (paper towels for washing hands, hand sanitizing gel and so on). Remember to always maintain 1 meter distance from each other and if not, wear masks and gloves
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

Immerse yourself in a social dining experience at a local's home, enjoy an exclusive show cooking and taste authentic Bologna recipes treasured in family cookbooks passed down by real Italian Mammas. Feel the warmth of Italian hospitality as you connect with local people.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Bologna, Italy, IT

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This experience will be held in a local's home. For privacy reasons, you will receive the full address of your Cesarina host after you have booked. We will contact you by e-mail after you've booked to match you up with your ideal host based on what you are looking for.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Memorable Holiday Meal!
November 27, 2023
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We thoroughly enjoyed both our meal and visit with Cesarine Margherita! We traveled to Italy to visit our college-aged daughter completing her semester studying abroad in nearby Florence. Bologna i...read more

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A special evening we’ll always remember
November 24, 2023
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Elena & her husband made us an absolutely amazing dinner! Delicious! Thank you very much for a most memorable evening. We enjoyed the food, wine & attention to detail.

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Pasta-making with Paola: A Memorable (and Delicious!) Morning in Bologna
July 28, 2023
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Our experience with Paola was exceptional! In addition to her friendly welcome and charming manner, she is an excellent teacher who explains the steps behind pasta-making and the rationale behind t...read more

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Relaxing and delicious experience
June 01, 2023
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Alessandra C., and this experience was excellent. Alessandra had an appetizer waiting for us with great wine. She was kind and patient when teaching us some new skills and explained the process of ...read more

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The most amazing time with Barbara and Paola!
February 17, 2023
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My husband and I had the most amazing time with Barbara and Paola! From the very first moment we met till the end, they made us feel at home. The food they prepared was so delicious!!! They even sh...read more

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