A VIP Gastronomy Tour to Emilia-Romagna: Part 4 Exploring Bologna
September 8th, 2008This is part 4, and the last post in our series of virtual gastronomy tour articles that follow the program of the 6-day Academia Barilla VIP gastronomy tour to Emilia-Romagna, guided and organized by Academia Barilla Culinary School Alumni Frank DiMaria.
Thursday, September 25, is day five in the VIP gastronomy tour. After breakfast, the tour guests will enjoy an amazing half day gourmet tour to the largest city and capital of Emilia Romagna: Bologna.
Bologna’s historic centre, Europe’s second largest (after Venice) according to Wikipedia, contains a wealth of important Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque artistic monuments.
Gastronomy tour guide Frank DiMaria will lead the tour guests to the discovery of ancient culinary traditions, starting with a guided tour at the Medieval market where tour participants will explore the history, art and traditions of Bologna.
Among the highlights of the Bologna tour, the visit to a traditional bakery and pasta maker to learn about the history of tortellini and tagliatelle, and to one of the most traditional Salsamenterias, to discover secrets in the history of mortadella-making, from the third century BC up to modern times.
More culinary explorations of Bologna will reveal other secrets, such as those learnt during the visit to a traditional chocolate maker who actually invented solid chocolate, and those revealed by a lunch at a typical Bolognese downtown osteria, where to enjoy the fun-loving side and the love for food of the oldest university city in the western world, before returning to Parma for a group dinner and special end-of-tour event at the Academia Barilla Culinary Center.
Tour details may be subject to variations, so we suggest to read our blog post with complete program and tour details and to get in touch with Frank DiMaria for latest news and updates on this Academia Barilla VIP gastronomy tour.
Reach Frank on the phone by calling +1 847 965-0672 or +1 847 417-7587, or via email at frankdimaria@comcast.net.
Note: pictures in this blog post have been found on Google Images.
See you in Parma soon!
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This sounds like a fantastic tour! I’d love to know more about the medieval market — is it still a market today!?
Yes the market is still there, in a medieval setting but of course selling fresh food and new items! =)
Join the tour, you’ll love it!!!!
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Io vengo a lavorare a Bologna, ma non so se accettare o no, Pensate che la città un luogo Tranquilo?
You come to work in Bologna but I do not know whether to accept or not, I think that’s a cool city?
Si, penso di si, è una vivace città studentesca di circa 500.000 abitanti
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Yes, I think so, it is a lively student town with about 500.000 people
ciao
Chato Morandi
Italian Food Lovers Editorial Team