Cooking workshop in Italy in a beautiful location
Visit us and learn how to cook at famiglia Ventura in the beautiful hills of Emilia Romagna. Stefania will teach you how to make typical Italian dishes and Marco tells you everything he knows about his wines.
Cooking workshop in Italy in a fantastic place
Do our cooking workshop in Italy at famiglia Ventura, in the beautiful hills of Emilia Romagna. Stefania teaches you how to make real Italian dishes.
We hope to be able to give workshops again this fall, we will let you know immediately at this place on the homepage of this site
From April to November.
In Italy, in the the hills between Bologna and Florence and on the border of Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany.
In Italy, in the the hills between Bologna and Florence and on the border of Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany.
Stay at the farm in an apartment or with a larger group in the “Old Farm”. Or stay in our seperate cottage at the river, 10 minutes drive from the main location.
The workshop consists of
Including a stay in a beautiful apartment. All cooking materials, 4 x lunch with wine and 1 x dinner in a local specialty restaurant and of course our welcome basket!
The experience workshop consists of 5 workshop days.
De experience workshop bestaat uit 5 workshopdagen.
From € 695, – per person, cancellation due to Corona are refundable.
- 2 persons the workshop €1390,-
- 2 persons the experience workshop € 1980,-
- 1 person the workshop (your own apartement) €835,-
- 1 person the experience workshop (your own apartement) €1150,-
Holiday and cooking workshops in Italy
8-day holiday with 3 cooking workshops of Italian chefs. Plenty of time for trips. Vegetarians can also take the course with us.
Go to the bottom of the page for available weeks in 2021.
In Italy, in the hills near the village of Fanano, between Bologna and Florence
Stay in a nice apartment or the “Old Farm House”.
In the hills between Bologna, Florence and Lucca
From € 695, – per person, cancellation due to Corona are refundable.
Includes stay in a beautiful apartment. All cooking materials, 4 x lunch with wine and 1 x dinner in local specialty restaurant and of course our welcome basket!
The experience workshop consists of 5 workshop days.
- 2 persons the regular workshop €1390,-
- 2 persons the experience workshop € 1920,-
- 1 person the workshop (your own appartement) €835,-
- 1 person the experience workshop (your own appartement) €1100,-
The cooking workshops
There are three courses in which you spend 3 hours in the kitchen. It is immediately apron-on and hands in the flour. We will learn you how to prepare seven authentic recipes and master the basic skills to prepare much more dishes. After the courses the dishes you made will be served in a great Italian lunch. Marco will choose appropriate wines so that you and your fellow students can enjoy a fantastic lunch.
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The cooking workshops
There are three courses in which you spend 3 hours in the kitchen. It is immediately apron-on and hands in the flour. We will learn you how to prepare seven authentic recipes and master the basic skills to prepare much more dishes. After the courses the dishes you made will be served in a great Italian lunch. Marco will choose appropriate wines so that you and your fellow students can enjoy a fantastic lunch.
Also check out our new Experience Workshop!

Stay in an Apartment,
the Old Farm or the Cottage.
the Old Farm or the Cottage.
You can stay in a beautifully converted farm. You have 3 options: 1 the Old Farm (6-8 people), 2 the stylish apartments (2-4 people). There is also the option to stay in a cottage (2-4 people) at a 10 min drive from the main location. The kitchen is ofcourse well equipped in all locations.
Stefania,
cook
She speaks good English with an Italian accent that most guests hope she will never lose.
Marco,
wine connoisseur
His great passion is Italian wine and you can always ask him about this subject.

Lisa,
cook
She has been a professional pastry chef and can make fantastic cakes, among other things.

Agatha,
innovator
She has learned to cook from an early age, of course from her mother but certainly also from her dear (but also a bit strict) grandmother.

Steve,
“guinea pig”
The invisible man from Cucina Originale. He gets to taste all dishes the first time and he ensures that we are found on the “world wide web”.
Testimonials, just like our pasta’s hande made
The workshops
- Week 17: 24 April - 01 May Experience workshop
- Week 18: 01 May - 08 May
- Week 20: 15 May - 22 May Experience workshop
- Week 21: 22 May - 29 May
- Week 23: 05 June - 12 June (zes daagse workshop)
- Week 24: 12 June - 19 June
- Week 25: 19 June - 26 June
- Week 26: 26 June - 03 July Experience workshop
- Week 35: 28 August - 04 September Experience workshop
- Week 36: 04 September - 11 September Experience workshop
- Week 37: 11 September - 18 September
- Week 38: 18 September - 25 September
- Week 39: 25 September - 02 October Experience workshop
- Week 40: 02 October - 09 Oktober
- Week 41: 09 Oktober - 16 Oktober
- Week 42: 16 Oktober - 23 Oktober Experience workshop
- Week 43: 23 Oktober - 30 Oktober
- Week 44: 30 Oktober- 06 November Experience Tartuffo and Funghi
- Week 45: 06 November - 13 November Experience Tartuffo and Funghi