Unique things to do in Bologna

Hello and Welcome from Chef Dennis in one of the first and most recommended Home Food Class in town! Feel like home in our real Bolognese house in the very center of Bologna, 7 minutes walking from the main square. In our cozy and 100% safe environment, we'll feel how Pasta is an experience of Love and Tradition, made with the Fresh ingredients our Italian Mum would choose for us on a Sunday Morning :) I Promise it to you as I did to all the 4200+ (updated Feb 2024) happy people who took this class (*ALWAYS* write me before booking here) Starting from scratch, YOU'll make the dough manually, I'll tell you how to play with it and we'll make our own meal through - both - a traditional and a creative process. While YOU'll create all the different fillings, the proper sauce(and a surprise one, made right at the moment!). Then we'll have a break to taste 5+ different kind of cheeses and local aged ham. Guided and unlimited tasting it's necessary to learn a way to get a proper result that you will be happy to replicate back home. In this cooking class you'lI learn how to make filled and traditional pasta: Tortelloni, Tortellini, Ravioli, Agnolotti, Tagliatelle and Garganelli. So far just 3 classes finished eating all of them. It's not a challenge... A complete and "easy to reply back home" pasta class that wouldn't let you get lost in 1000 different superficials recipes :)

First we take a coffee !!! After having illustrated my activity, we will begin phase 1 and begin to prepare the broth and Bolognese ragù that we will use to season tortellini and tagliatelle bolognesi. Phase 2 preparation of the dough for tortellini and the dough for tagliatelle and tortellini. Phase 3 tasting of wines from the Emilia region. Phase 4 cooking tortellini and tagliatelle, serving and tasting. Phase 5 release notebooks with recipes made in the course. Other things to note Let yourself be transported by a true innkeeper from Bologna who will make you drink and have fun in his beloved Bologna ... In fact I will speak in Italian / Bolognese to make your experience unique

Visit and follow my IG Delicious_Bologna to check all our activities! ALL FOOD IS INCLUDED A walking food tour in Bologna from a local perspective visiting spots that you probably wouldn't find by yourself. We stop at some historical places of Bologna for tasting some delicious local food : - Italian breakfast cappuccino e cornetto - Brief visit to an artisanal pasta workshop - Regional cold meat, parmigiano cheese and local wine - Tasting of Aceto Balsamico di Modena (12 yrs - 25yrs old) - 3 homemade pasta dishes for lunch - Artisanal Italian gelato With my food tour you discover why Bologna has been considered the food capital in the world : Mortadella , Parmigiano, Aceto Balsamico, Tagliatelle al ragu, Tortellini in Broth are just few products you will taste during my food tour in Bologna. 4 Hours wandering the streets of the city centre, the food market, learning about the secrets of Bologna, legends, stories and culture. The tour is for max 9 people , a small group with a local guide to make the experience more personal. I have some co-hosts who lead tours, Riccardo and Gabriele are locals very passionate and knowleadgeable about food. At the end of the tour we provide you a big list with some tips to better enjoy your stay in Bologna. I also run an evening tour at 4.30pm, few stops are different, you can find availability on Delicious Bologna, or contact me for more info.

At the arrival I will offer you cofee break, and I will give you a lab coat for the access to the production area. I’ll bring you along a complete tour to discover all the steps of Parmigiano Reggiano’s production. We’ll see where the animals are bred and where the milk is mould. We’ll go into the cheese factory during milk processing and we'll witness in cooking and making cheese wheels. We’ll see then the process of salting and maturing up to enter the huge “caveau”, where thousands of cheeses wheels are guarded and laid out in long rows in the silent maturation rooms and where the scent of cheese will smell so nice and exciting that we won’t be able to resist till the final tasting of cheese and local typical products. Other things to note if the experience is full but you arrive by car, maybe I can add availability. please contact me and check

FOLLOW MY IG stayhungrystaybologna and SEND me a message BEFORE booking to get a special deal and a bottle of wine as gift!! LISTED IN TOP 50 WORLD'S EXPERIENCE IN 2023!! Meal will be served in my cozy living room with a relaxing candle's light athosphere at night and jazz music in backgorund Air conditioning in all apt for complete relax We will start with a Aperitivo with a glass of wine and my HOMEMADE PIZZA very tasty! As main course YOU will learn how to make 2 DIFFERENT KINDS OF PASTA typical of town Tortelloni Tagliatelle WITH TWO SAUCES: Ragu' (Bolognaise sauce) Fresh cherry tomato sauce and basil You will turn a simple egg into a real dish starting from the scratch. YOU will make the dough manually and I teach you all the chef's secrets During meal, I'll offer a relaxing wine tasting You learn about the story behind each bottle and producer and how to match the perfect wine for the right food. Following my Wife's experience do to her sommelier work I will let you taste a variety of Merlot, chardonnay, Pinot grey and many more local wines UNLIMITED WINE is included, we can open whatever bottles you like :) Vegetarian Menu' 100% possible, all organic veggies DESSERT: Best TIRAMISU of your life following my grandma's recipe that we pass on by generations in my family since 80 years..! Got a cut red cat named Ragu' that will be around the house :)

You'll be able to experience the local way of eating and drinking in Bologna thanks to this experience. We'll take you through a gastronomic journey which will make you discover what are the hidden places that only the locals knows and that you must try! The goal is to share with you what exactly our typical day would be, the classic outing we do with our friends and family, surprising your appetite and taste buds with + 15 foods and wine tastings! We'll start with the most versatile and iconic local dishes served as a pre-aperitivo, La Tigella! Then we will move on directly purchasing and tasting cold cuts, cheeses and breads, many different types but all belonging to the Area of Bologna, always accompanied by local wine in the oldest Osteria of the City Then walking through the old town centre, we'll try two iconic homemade pasta (Tortellini and Tagliatelle) in a classical Osteria Bolognese, always paired with another local wine. We will conclude with the best gelato in town!

We'll start off with the cheeky secret hidden in the Fountain of Neptune! Then, I'll tell you all about the biggest church in Bologna, Saint Petronius. I'll take you to a historical, Bolognese chocolate shop on our way as well. You'll see exactly why we call Bologna "La Dotta" when I tell you about the Archiginnasio. After all that, of course we have to see The Fat part of Bologna, and we'll go through the market You can't visit Bologna without going to the Two Towers! I'll take you there and let you know the particular story that's behind its construction. After showing you some of my favorite spots, we'll go to Via delle Pescherie Vecchie, and enter into the world Bologna is famous for: food! Situated in the center, this street is filled with restaurants and markets. By now, you'll probably be hungry so I'll recommend the best Italian restaurants! Of course, we can't miss the university district as well, where we'll also head into the ex-Jewish Ghetto of Bologna. Don't forget I'll be your personal photographer as well, and I'll follow your pace the whole time! ** This is NOT a professional tour guide! It is Bologna, from my point of view!

It starts from the Gess Ranch farm, accompanied by our Equestrian Guide and our horses who are experts also in bringing beginners. Our walks take place along the countless nature trails in the area. The walking hours can be combined, and if you book more nearby sessions, you can take walks for more hours. The 1-hour walk is good for everyone and consists of a ride around the properties of Palazzo de’ Rossi, while for those with a little more experience we suggest the 2 hours to immerse yourself in nature more!

I will bring you to the typical and local food markets. We will go shopping in the best food shops of Bologna, where usually locals go. We will taste local salumi, local cheese and home-made pasta, and local wine of course! We will go also to a special ancient indoor market, where you can buy specialities of the town to bring home! I will suggest you what to but and how to cook it. We Will also have amazing gelato! You will enjoy the special atmosphere that makes the district so special, lively and energetic while learning more about things you can’t miss when visiting Bologna. For DISCOUNT contact me also on my instagram: @my.bologna IMPORTANT: the price of the food and the drinks are not included, everyone will pay for himself, i will suggest you what to buy, to taste, and where, i will be your "food guide" ! (If you want to try all that i suggest, you will spend not more than €17/18 each person, so cheaper than a food tour with "all included"!). The tour will be different on Sundays because not all the markets will be open. Other things to note More dates and times avaible, just ask! For private groups, personalized tours, or dates not on my calendar please make a request. (my instagram: @my.bologna)

Do you have a few hours to spend in Bologna and want to discover the essentials of the historic center? Would you like to be accompanied by an expert guide, to reveal the secrets of a medieval city in a short time? This tour is the one for you! Arcades, monuments, towers of what UNESCO has called the largest and best preserved historic center in the world, in just two hours.

You'll be able to experience the local way of eating and drinking in Bologna thanks to this experience. We'll take you through a gastronomic journey which will make you discover what are the hidden places that only the locals knows and that you must try! The goal is to share with you what exactly our typical day would be, the classic outing we do with our friends and family, surprising your appetite and taste buds with + 15 foods and wine tastings! We'll start with the most versatile and iconic local dishes served as a pre-aperitivo, La Tigella! Then we will move on directly purchasing and tasting cold cuts, cheeses and breads, many different types but all belonging to the Area of Bologna, always accompanied by local wine in the oldest Osteria of the City Then walking through the old town centre, we'll try two iconic homemade pasta (Tortellini and Tagliatelle) in a classical Osteria Bolognese, always paired with another local wine. We will conclude with the best gelato in town!

We'll start off with the cheeky secret hidden in the Fountain of Neptune! Then, I'll tell you all about the biggest church in Bologna, Saint Petronius. I'll take you to a historical, Bolognese chocolate shop on our way as well. You'll see exactly why we call Bologna "La Dotta" when I tell you about the Archiginnasio. After all that, of course we have to see The Fat part of Bologna, and we'll go through the market You can't visit Bologna without going to the Two Towers! I'll take you there and let you know the particular story that's behind its construction. After showing you some of my favorite spots, we'll go to Via delle Pescherie Vecchie, and enter into the world Bologna is famous for: food! Situated in the center, this street is filled with restaurants and markets. By now, you'll probably be hungry so I'll recommend the best Italian restaurants! Of course, we can't miss the university district as well, where we'll also head into the ex-Jewish Ghetto of Bologna. Don't forget I'll be your personal photographer as well, and I'll follow your pace the whole time! ** This is NOT a professional tour guide! It is Bologna, from my point of view!

I will bring you to the typical and local food markets. We will go shopping in the best food shops of Bologna, where usually locals go. We will taste local salumi, local cheese and home-made pasta, and local wine of course! We will go also to a special ancient indoor market, where you can buy specialities of the town to bring home! I will suggest you what to but and how to cook it. We Will also have amazing gelato! You will enjoy the special atmosphere that makes the district so special, lively and energetic while learning more about things you can’t miss when visiting Bologna. For DISCOUNT contact me also on my instagram: @my.bologna IMPORTANT: the price of the food and the drinks are not included, everyone will pay for himself, i will suggest you what to buy, to taste, and where, i will be your "food guide" ! (If you want to try all that i suggest, you will spend not more than €17/18 each person, so cheaper than a food tour with "all included"!). The tour will be different on Sundays because not all the markets will be open. Other things to note More dates and times avaible, just ask! For private groups, personalized tours, or dates not on my calendar please make a request. (my instagram: @my.bologna)

Do you have a few hours to spend in Bologna and want to discover the essentials of the historic center? Would you like to be accompanied by an expert guide, to reveal the secrets of a medieval city in a short time? This tour is the one for you! Arcades, monuments, towers of what UNESCO has called the largest and best preserved historic center in the world, in just two hours.

Get ready for the ultimate Bologna adventure that blends culture, pub crawl, hangout, and more into one unforgettable experience! Join me on a journey through the vibrant streets of Bologna, where every corner holds a new surprise and every moment is filled with excitement. We’ll kick off our adventure near Bologna Centrale. As we stroll through the charming, non-touristy streets, I’ll share fascinating stories, secrets, and fun facts about Bologna. But this isn’t just an average tour - it’s an alternative way to discover the town! Along the way, we’ll make stops at some of Bologna’s authentic bars and pubs, where you can continue the journey with some drinks, break the ice, and experience the city’s true essence. The goal of this experience is to help you discover Bologna in an alternative and more engaging way, to make you feel at home, make new friends, and share knowledge! I will also share recommendations on where to eat, drink, and find other cool spots around Bologna! Students get 50% off!