Explore Emilia-Romagna

Our Emilia-Romagna cooking week begins Monday, September 29 - Sunday, October 5th, 2025.

The focus of the trip is to provide an immersion course in Italian cooking. The design of this trip is similar to how we tour regions as chefs for Pelino's Pasta. Great food is much more than ingredients and techniques, and to understand food you must understand the culture.

Emilia-Romagna is often referred to as the "food capital" of Italy. The cities of Parma, Modena, and Bologna are famous for their food and the ingredients they create, such as Parmigiano Reggiano and Balsamic.

We will be visiting cultural sites with Beyond-the-Gates.

Cost is $5,500 per person, based on double occupancy.

You will be staying in the historic city center of Rome, with 6 nights of accommodations provided. Private transfers will take you to/from the FCU Roma Airport, or the CIA Roma Ciampino Airport.

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinners will be provided at Michelin and Gambero Rosso award winning restaurants (Gambero Rosso is Italian ranking system, similar to the Michelin guide but only for Italy) and also a dinner in a historical Roman Palace.

Accommodations are based on double occupancy.

Rome is known as the “Eternal City” and for good reason. As the seat of an empire and the crossroads of the Mediterranean, to live in Rome is to live in an outdoor museum - a living history.

We provide an unforgettable cultural and culinary experience, utilizing our connections with award winning restaurants of Rome and the Monteverro winery 90 minutes to the north.

The “Roman Holiday” tour with us is that of the Italian lifestyle, full of human connection, food, and beauty.

Christina and Vincenzo Pelino are the married chefs behind Pelino’s Pasta, Piazza Pelino and the Pelino’s on Pearl event space in Columbus.

Christina, pastry chef and owner, is the creative force behind the restaurants and our hospitality. Christina did pastry coursework in Paris before touring all of Italy learning Italian cuisine.

Vincenzo, executive chef, initially studied architecture and classical history in college before pursuing his career in restaurants. He spent time studying architecture in Rome, and since a youth has been enamored with his Italian heritage and culture.

Itinerary

Sunday 7/13

11:30-1:00 Meet at Portone for welcome Champagne Toast and appetizer. Tour the Palace Gardens

1:00-3:30 Lunch (Michelin guide)

3:00-3:30 Affogato at Roman coffee shop “al banco” expierence

3:30-7:25 <Free Time>

7:25 Meet at Portone

7:30-9:30 Dinner (Michelin guide)

9:30-10:30 Passeggiata (post dinner walk) with gelato

Monday 7/14

9:00 Meet at Portone

9:15-10:15 Breakfast

10:30-11:00 Pick ingredients at Local Market

12:30-1:00 EVOO Tasting of Liguria, Lazio, and Toscana

11:30-12:00 Tiramisu Cooking Class by Chef Christina

12:00-12:30 Antipasti and Roman Pasta Cooking Class

1:00-3:00 Lunch and wine at Palazzo Borghese

8:00: Meet at Portone

8:15: Gelato

8:30: Aperitivo

9:00: Dinner (Michelin guide)

Tuesday 7/15

9:15 Meet at Portone

9:30-10:00 Italian Breakfast “al banco”

10:00-11:00 Cultural tour by Vincenzo Pelino

11:00-11:30 Campo di Fiori Market, Cheese Tasting

11:30-12:00 Bufala milk gelato

6:00-7:00 Filled Pasta Cooking Class in a Roman Palace with Chefs Vincenzo and Christina

7:00–8:30 spritz

8:30-11:00 Dinner at a historical Roman Palace

Wednesday 7/16

11:00 Meet at Portone

11:15-1:00 Brunch

1:00-2:45 Travel to Monteverro Winery

11:00-2:00 Tour of Monteverro

2:00-4:00 Return to Roma

8:00 Dinner

Thursday 7/17

8:45 Meet at Portone

9:00-10:00 Breakfast

10:15-1:00 Cultural tour by Vincenzo

1:00-2:30 Street Food Tour

2:30-3:00 Gelato

Friday 7/18

9:30 Meet at Portone

9:45 Coffee and Pastry at the oldest coffee roaster in Roma

10:45-12:15 Cultural tour by Vincenzo

12:30 Lunch (Michelin Guide)

7:15 Meet at Portone

7:30 Dinner

Saturday 7/19

TBD Transport to Airport

Explore Emilia-Romagna

Itinerary

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