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Padova Cooking Experience: Venetian Family Recipes
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11 Ratings
Padova
Discover Venetian cuisine with Catia! Visit a historic market, make Bigoli pasta, and enjoy Cicchetti and Tiramisù. A culinary journey through tradition.
Discover Venetian cuisine with Catia! Visit a historic market, make Bigoli pasta, and enjoy Cicchetti and Tiramisù. A culinary journey through tradition.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Via Tre Ponti, 49/3516 - We’ll create fresh pasta from scratch, including a regional variety called Bigoli, made with a hand press, and Ravioli with a seasonal filling, followed by Tiramisù. We’ll visit the oldest covered market in Europe, located in Padova, known as “Sotto il Salon” under the Great Hall. This is the ground floor of the Palazzo…
- Via Tre Ponti, 49/3516 - We’ll create fresh pasta from scratch, including a regional variety called Bigoli, made with a hand press, and Ravioli with a seasonal filling, followed by Tiramisù. We’ll visit the oldest covered market in Europe, located in Padova, known as “Sotto il Salon” under the Great Hall. This is the ground floor of the Palazzo della Ragione (Justice Palace) in the heart of Padova, built in the Middle Ages, which hosts a variety of stores offering typical local products. We’ll also explore the open market with its various fruit and vegetable stalls.
What's Included
- Alcoholic beverages
- Alcoholic beverages
Meal Options
- Bigoli - Bigoli serviti con sugo a base di verdure di stagione a km 0 . Tutti prodotti freschi tipici del territorio
- Bigoli - Bigoli serviti con sugo a base di verdure di stagione a km 0 . Tutti prodotti freschi tipici del territorio
Additional Information
I am Catia, your host. Together, we will explore Venetian traditional food through my family recipes and its history. We will visit our historical market, one of the oldest in Europe. I will share the history of the market, and you will see the vibrant stalls filled with fruits, vegetables, and spices. After that, we will go to my house and make pasta…
I am Catia, your host. Together, we will explore Venetian traditional food through my family recipes and its history. We will visit our historical market, one of the oldest in Europe. I will share the history of the market, and you will see the vibrant stalls filled with fruits, vegetables, and spices. After that, we will go to my house and make pasta from scratch—the traditional “Bigoli” made with an ancient press called the “Bigolaro,” invented in the 1600s. You will be welcomed with our Venetian appetizer, Cicchetti, and at the end, you will create our famous dessert, Tiramisù, which originated in my region!
Location
Piazza delle Erbe
Padova Centro Storico
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(11 Ratings)
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Vacation54682618854
Nov 2, 2025
Best experience - This was one of the best ever holiday experiences that we have done. Catia is a fantastic host. She met us at the market and explained all the various different fruit and vegetables available. She then walked us around the central area. Her knowledge of and passion for her city was incredible. It was like going on a private walking tour. We then went to her house where she thought us how to make pasta of different kinds, fillings, starters/ finger food and Tiramasu. She was so patient explaining everything and getting us involved with it all. We then got to eat what we made along with a few glasses of wine. This is an absolute "must do" if you are visiting Padua. You won't find better than Catia in terms of her welcome, teaching and knowledge of the area and her cooking. We would highly recommend booking with her.
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Jane_g
Nov 1, 2025
Wonderful experience - Had a fabulous few hours with Catia. Learnt so much about the history of local dishes and then enjoyed learning to make some of them.
Catia is so willing to share her knowledge and accommodate your food preferences it made the whole experience wonderful. We saw some amazing fennel bulbs in the market and she bought some and showed me how to make an amazing dish which I will definitely try at home. All about eating locally and seasonally which made it very special, pumpkin ravioli was delicious.
Definitely don’t have breakfast if you go on this experience, so many different and delicious things to eat.
Loved every minute of my time with Catia and really hope can enjoy another lunchtime experience with her when returning to Padova in the Spring. Thank you Catia
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Erin_w
Oct 13, 2025
A fabulous day spent with... - A fabulous day spent with Catia learning about Padua, the city’s love of food, and how to make delicious pasta! We had the best day, lots of laughter, amazing food that we all enjoyed making together. Would highly recommend this experience - it was exactly what we needed!
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Toni_o
Oct 13, 2025
A highlight of my travels! - Catia is phenomenal as a teaching chef AND also as host and a tour guide. Beyond her knowledge of cooking, her sharing of her knowledge about Italy and Padova added so much to the experience.
It was wonderful to start in Piazza Del Erbe. A perfect start to spend time at the 800 year old market and move through the city and then to her lovely home to learn her recipies and do hands on cooking.
Her joyous nature and her hospitality added a whole other level of enjoying getting to have hands on learning of Italian cuisine.
I loved all of it and what we cooked was fabulous! I highly recommend this experience!
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Jdny123
Oct 10, 2025
Amazing Pasta Night - I was with 3 of my friends visiting Padua and we decided to try our hand at making pasta. From the moment we got out of the cab, we were welcomed like family. Catia was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. She was very patient with us as beginners. Her home was very clean and a beautiful table was set for us to eat at. She picked a pumpkin out of her garden, cooked it and had it ready for the filling in our ravioli. She also picked fresh tomatoes and basil out of her garden for the sauce on our spaghetti. She took us step by step through making ravioli, tortellini and spaghetti. She made appetizers that melted in your mouth. The pasta dishes were so yummy and we finished the meal with the tiramisu we made. A few glasses of red wine were drank throughout the night. The whole evening was a great experience to share with friends. We were there for over 4 hours. I would do this again. It was so much fun. Definity worth the price.
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Maps86704
Jul 23, 2025
Cooking lessons in Padua in Veneto - A culinary and cultural discovery of Padua from the market to the garden of Catia with preparation of delicious regional specialities
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179tomasm
Jul 1, 2025
Great time with a great person and delicious food! - I don’t know where to start with this experience. Is it from Catia’s amazing hospitality, great knowledge and warm character or from amazing food with incredible taste or priceless hands-on cooking experience with her own recipes. But I know for sure that this is one of the musts if you visiting Podova (Padua), you want to not only eat but to learn to make such delicious food and learn about Padova from the local people. Can’t recommend enough to meet Catia and spend time with her, she is amazing!
P.S. There is one thing I would
like to advise everyone! There’s going to be a lot of great and delicious Italian food, so don’t go there with after having a hefty breakfast!
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M4675zupeterh
Jun 29, 2025
Best part of our trip! - Catia was incredible! She was knowledgeable, friendly, attentive, and a patient teacher. By the end of the class we were stuffed and gained lots of skills for making two kinds of pasta and Tiramisu. She went above and beyond to accommodate me (as a vegan) which was so kind and generous of her.
She was very sweet with our 9 yo son and 11 yo daughter, making sure they enjoyed themselves too.
I recommended her to my friends whom we traveled with and they booked with her for the next day.
It was truly a unique authentic Italian cooking class!
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Federica_87t
May 30, 2025
Wedding party and bigoli! - I organized the bachelorette party by Catia proposing to the bride and friends a cooking class! What about... we had a great time!!! Catia is a friendly and nice hostess, excellent cooking teacher. With her we learned how to make bigoli al torchio, stuffed pasta and chocolate cake. The satisfaction of finally being able to eat everything we have prepared in a place surrounded by nature... is priceless! Congratulations!
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Milesleschen
Sep 17, 2024
Fantastic cooking class - Fantastic cooking class. Catia is enthusiastic, responsive and very skillful. Highly recommended to anyone looking for an authentic cooking experience in Italy.
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