We just returned from Italy having spent a week in Bologna on a Bluone food/cooking and wine tour organized by Marcello and Raffaella Tori. Every day was a new culinary experience touring the countryside of Emilio and its producers of Parmigiano-Reggiano, Parma prosciutto, and Modena’s...More

I just returned by Bluone's 6 day cooking/food tour in Emilia-Romagna and it was truly wonderful. The organizers, Marcello and Raffaella Tori, have developed personal contacts with local people who create Italian foods and wines. Accommodations are in a boutique Bologna hotel near the Center...More

We've worked with Marcello and Raffaella over the past several years and are planning to work with them this summer as well. They are very detail-oriented and at the same time, charming, engaging and I wouldn't work with anyone else! Last summer, they arranged for...More

I was captivated by Bologna before I met Marcello and Raffaella of Bluone; once I met them, I felt like I was at home. We had two days with Bluone. The first with Marcello exploring regional food producers making parmigiano reggiano and prosciutto di parma....More

Did a girls trip to Bologna and had Bluone set our itinerary. We toured wineries; saw how parmigiano cheese & balsamic are made; ate incredible local food and had a wonderful cooking class in Raffaella's kitchen. They took care of every detail. The best part...More

Our family of five had a very memorable day in the market, cooking, and eating with Raffaella and Marcello. We learned what makes Italian food so special at the market, in the kitchen, and at the dining room table of a real Italian home with...More

This was our 3rd tour with Bluone and it did not disappoint. Previously, we had done week tours, but this time we did the market and cooking day in Bologna. The next day we did a wine tour, visiting two different wineries. As with my...More