13/08/2026
🇮🇹🍝 COOK YOUR WAY THROUGH ITALY — PART 2: BOLOGNA & PARMA
There’s eating Italian food…
And then there’s standing at a worktable in Bologna, flour on your hands, learning to make pasta from someone whose family has been doing it for generations.
That’s culinary travel. 👨🍳❤️
I’m Chef Mitch Maier, and because of my culinary-school training and certification through the American Culinary Federation, I look at food-focused travel a little differently.
I don’t just want to know where we’re eating.
I want to know what we’re going to learn.
Welcome to Emilia-Romagna—Italy’s extraordinary Food Valley.
🍝 Bologna and its legendary handmade pasta
🧀 Parma and Parmigiano Reggiano
🥩 Traditional regional specialties
🍷 Local wines and long Italian dinners
👨🍳 Hands-on instruction from Italian culinary professionals
Imagine exploring a local market in the morning, talking about ingredients and traditions—and then stepping into the kitchen.
Flour hits the worktable.
Eggs go into the well.
And someone who has spent decades perfecting the art of pasta shows you that the technique you thought you understood has another five layers to it.
For travelers who want to go even deeper, the Parma area is also home to ALMA – The School of Italian Culinary Arts, an international training center dedicated to Italian cuisine and hospitality.
Whether you want a memorable afternoon learning to make pasta or a much deeper culinary experience, your Italian vacation should reflect your level of passion.
And that’s why Sandy and I wouldn’t build every culinary vacation the same way.
Next: What could YOUR culinary Italy look like? 🇮🇹🍷❤️
✈️ Dream Vacations with Mitch & Sandy
Maier Travels and Tours – Dream Vacations
📞 (608) 370-6602
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