La Vecchia Scuola Bolognese is the city's most-cited sfoglia school, founded 1993 by Alessandra Spisni, with hands-on tortellini and tagliatelle classes.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead online; the classes run Monday to Saturday and the morning session is the most popular at 90 euros.
Address: Via Galliera 11, 40121 Bologna BO
Cesarine Bologna is the network of Bolognese home cooks teaching the sfoglia pasta tradition in their own kitchens, with hands-on tortellini and tagliatelle.
Tip: Book a fortnight ahead online; each class is hosted in a different home and includes a long Bolognese lunch with the host.
Bluone Cooking Classes in Bologna's Centro Storico is the small-group cooking school from Lori De Mori, with hands-on sfoglia, tortellini-folding and ragu.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead online; the classes run Tuesday to Saturday 09:30-14:30 and the group is capped at 6.
Italian Days Cooking Class in Bologna runs the half-day hands-on tortellini-and-tagliatelle classes at the Hotel I Portici, with the sfoglia rolling lesson.
Tip: Book a fortnight ahead online; the classes run Monday to Saturday 09:30-14:00 and the group is capped at 12.
Bologna Cooking School in the Centro Storico is the small-room cooking school with hands-on classes in Bolognese pasta, ragu and lasagne, plus a daily.
Tip: Book a week ahead online; the classes run Tuesday to Sunday and the group is capped at 10. English-speaking instructors.
Italian Cookery Course in Bologna's Centro Storico is the small-room school from chef Giulia Ferraioli, with hands-on Bolognese pasta classes.
Tip: Book a week ahead online; the classes run Tuesday to Saturday 10:00-14:00 and the group is capped at 8.
Casa Artusi in Forlimpopoli, 30 minutes from Bologna by train, is the cooking museum and school in Pellegrino Artusi's hometown, running hands-on classes.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead online; the classes run weekend mornings 09:30-14:00 and include the museum entry.
