Home Cooking - Totally enjoyed the in home experience of this cooking class. Everything about it was exceptional. The food the surroundings and the other guests it was so relaxed and enjoyable.

Fun with Pasta! How can you go wrong? - Irene is a wonderful host and a great cook! She is very knowledgeable of the history and tradition of the food you will be preparing. It is mainly three different types of traditional Bolognese pastas, she told us she alters the types and the final preparation depending on the seasons that coincide with how the locals adapt home cuisine during different parts of the year. It was fun and we learned how even the most rustic (full of what we might have thought were mistakes) pasta shapes turn out beautiful on the late after cooking. You can’t get more authentic than that! Irene’s simple sauces are mouth watering and she provides a link to her website with all the recipes so you can prepare the dishes yourself at home.

Small group pasta making - Irene a great host. She explained the pasta making process very well and was patient with us. Then she cooked the pasta for us and we had lunch along with really good balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and ground black truffle. The only criticism I would give was that the directions to her apartment were not explained well enough. We took the bus and the directions should have said that on the opposite side of the little shopping center there were a group of apartment buildings. That is exactly where we needed to go. That’s why got confused.

Wonderful few hours cooking with Irene - Me and my 2 children (aged 11 and 13) really enjoyed the cooking class with Irene. She was an attentive and very friendly host with a passion for food and first class English. The class is held in her family flat with family life going on around you but to us this only made the experience more interesting as you got a feel for how a Bolognese family live. To fully enjoy the experience you must get in the kitchen and help with the cooking of the dishes and not just prepare the pasta. Be prepared to ask lots of questions which Irene is only too happy to answer. We had a great time and my children are itching to put the lessons we learnt into practice. Thanks again Irene.

So fun! - We loved it! Had great food and met great people. Making pasta was easy and a great thing to do as a family ranging in age from 19-77. Highly recommend!

Highlight of Our Trip - How could we put this into words? Irene was such a welcoming and generous host and we felt so comfortable in her kitchen. The food was the best that we’ve tasted on our holiday, and we’re sure this is down to such a fantastic teacher. We learnt so much about the history of Bologna and its cuisine, more than any museum or guide book! If you’re looking for a truly authentic and unique experience, look no further!

Fantastic evening making pasta - We had a fantastic evening learning how to make pasta in Irene’s home. There were 5 of us - myself and my husband from Scotland, a woman from Australia and a mother and daughter from the US. Irene was very entertaining and educational. We made 3 types of pasta that she then cooked and we enjoyed with wine. Dessert was offered but we were too full! Highly recommend to anyone coming to Bologna. We were staying at the Best Western Tower Hotel which is only 20 minutes walk away. If you’re staying in the city centre, she can call you a taxi when you’re leaving.

friendly and interesting - the very friendly chef, in a family atmosphere, and it's a real discovery to make the 3 varieties of pasta so simply. to do again very quickly at home.

Not at all what we were hoping - We learned absolutely nothing about Italian Cooking, Bolognese or otherwise. Most of the fillings were pre-made, and we only finished assembling the items. We were not involved with assembling or cooking the end dishes.

Horrible experience!!! - Where do I even start??? From beginning to end, this was a nightmare. We waited at the meeting place. No one came to get us. Finally, my husband called. We were told to enter the run-down apartment that we were standing in front of. The class took place in their very cluttered, dirty apartment. The food we made was nasty. The woman does not know how to cook. The woman's husband and son participated. The son had a terrible temper. He would get mad, throw down his utensils, and storm off into his bedroom. When we needed to wash our hands, we were told to use the family's personal bathroom. There was a dirty towel hanging to dry your hands. The class was supposed to be a three-course meal with wine and dessert. It was not. When we finished the class, the family just disappeared into another room and left us alone in the kitchen. We finally got up and left. This entire experience was a nightmare. The class was way too expensive for what we received. This woman has no business conducting a class.