We thoroughly enjoyed the half day class and market visit, which doubled as a walking tour of nearly the entire historic district! Carlo and his sister Gabriella were charming during this highly instructive and intimate class, and we enjoyed the best meal we've had thus far in Italy. Carlo is a native of the city and his English is fantastic.... More

We had several cooking classes during our roadtrip in Italy. Where Big Carlo's class stood out was in the traditional and intensive pasta-making lesson. We made 3 different types of pasta - tortellini, tortelloni, and of course the traditional tagliatelle al ragu. This is not a demo though, so be prepared to be on your feet for several hours. All... More

My husband, teenage son and I signed up for the Bologna Cooking School on our recent trip to Italy and had a fabulous time! We met Carlo at his apartment and walked to the market to shop for ingredients. It was fun and educational even though there was not as much activity at this time of year due to Italians... More

My wife and I were in Italy in November of 2010 to see all the sights. This year we came back to EAT! This was one-on-one cooking experience with a real Italian Family, in their home. As the other reviews have said it is not a "school" (I hated school when I was a kid) this was a fun experience... More

What an unbelievable experience. Big Carlo met me in my hotel lobby to begin our lengthy market tour. As we perused the many stands and purchased the items for our cooking class, Big Carlo shared with me many tips on Bologna history as well as the best food items and local cooking concepts. We visited beautiful cheese and meat markets... More

My husband and I had been living in Rome for 2 years for my husbands job. We are a young couple, and wanted to finish our stay in Italy with a cooking class. I had wanted to go to 'la vecchia scuola Bolognese' which is run by Alessandra Spisni (a very popluar chef on the daily cooking show 'la prova... More

We were taken to the market and best places for fruit/veg/meat etc! in Bologna to collect (and taste!) our ingredients, then strolled back home for our cooking class. Our cooking teachers (Gabriella and Carlo) were very patient and showed us all the techniques and the key things to look out for when we made our dishes (taglietelle, tortellini and tortelloni... More

We loved our day at Bologna Cooking School. We started with an informative tour of the markets with Carlo, where he bought all the ingredients we would need. We then got an enjoyable and informative lesson in pasta-making from Luciana. We rolled several sheets of pasta which we then turned into tortellini, tortelloni and tagliatelle - all delicious! We made... More

Over a chit-chat forming tortellini, no electric devices needed to make a perfect sfoglia for the pasta, the secret of the real bolognese sauce........... and then enjoy the output, this is real italian taste! More