Cesarine: Market Tour & Cooking Class at Local's Home in Bologna

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Duration
4 hours 30 minutes
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1 - 10 guests
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English, Italian
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Join a local's home in Bologna for a unique market tour and cooking class. Learn traditional recipes and savor your creations with local wines in this immersive culinary adventure.

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

Experience Details

Visit the vibrant local market and the traditional food shops with a local home cook and immerse yourself in a private cooking class at a local's home, learn the secrets of the most famous dishes of Bologna cuisine and taste the fruit of your labour accompanied by local wines.


During the lesson, your host will reveal the tricks of the trade of 3 authentic Bologna recipes. Have fun putting your cooking skills to the test. Participants will have a workstation equipped with utensils and all the ingredients to make the dishes. Then, taste everything you have prepared accompanied by a selection of red and white local wines.


This experience is held by Cesarine, Italy’s oldest network of home cooks and wine experts. Cesarine are passionate and welcoming hosts that open the doors of their own homes to curious travellers for immersive culinary experiences. Every host is reviewed for authentic culinary traditions.

What You Get

Learn and taste 3 Italian recipes (starter, fresh pasta and dessert)
Hands-on private cooking class
Private guided market tour

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

• Visit the vibrant local markets or the traditional Bologna food shops: learn how to recognize the best ingredients for the perfect Italian meal (1 hour) • Attend a private cooking class in the morning or in the afternoon: learn the secrets of the Bologna recipes and have fun by learning how to reproduce the Italian specialties at home (3 hours) • Connect with local people: meet the Cesarina at the market you will receive the exact address once the booking is completed. Our Cesarine are located in Bologna city centre. • Taste an authentic Bologna 3-course menu with drinks included (2 hours). • Enjoy a selection of red and white wines from Emilia-Romagna cellars: our Cesarine offer only wines of the territory. • Take the official Cesarine apron and shopping bag back home

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Bologna, Italy, IT

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Part of 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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Company and food were wonderful
June 21, 2024
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Maurizio was awesome! We loved the local market he took us to. The piadina was delicious, will definitely try that at home. Tagliatelle with porcini sauce from mushrooms foraged by his dad was...read more

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Great local experience
September 05, 2023
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Rosa is fantastic. She adapted the menu on the fly around my likes and dislikes and to meet my experience/skill level. She had me do all the cooking, which is so much better than watching someone...read more

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Cesarina Paola is outstanding
June 25, 2023
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This was one of the most enjoyable and valuable experiences I have ever had in all my travels. My adult daughter and I met Paola in the city center and she took us on a tour of the Mercato delle Er...read more

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CANNOT MISS!!!!! Best part of our trip by far
June 10, 2023
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How do I begin to describe this cooking class. This was absolutely the best part of our entire trip. I cannot say that enough. This was more than a cooking class, it was a look into the life of a t...read more

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Mad med hjertevarme og humor!
May 16, 2023
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Så fik vi fornøjelsen af at besøge et italiensk hjem og lave Fafalle og fik kort vist tortelloni. Desuden en dessert fra Bologna. Vores barneban Alfred (Alfredo) blev både forgudet og forkælet!

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