Barbara and Pietro
and the Passion for Cooking
The soul of Salotto di Penelope are Barbara and Pietro, two different culinary natives but united by the same great passion for cooking.
While Barbara has been the founding member of Salotto since 2012, Pietro decided to join this adventure between chatting and cooking in 2019.
With their passion and conviviality they create a place where they can be together, share experiences, in a context of cooking and fun.
Coming from different professional backgrounds and far from the kitchen, for years they have cultivated their passion by experimenting in their own kitchens with delicacies of all kinds and savoring traditions around the world, and when at different times they matured the idea of turning a hobby into a profession, they both found in “Il Salotto di Penelope” the ideal place to do so.
The Spaces
The Salotto di Penelope has found its natural space in the same premises, now historic in “Bologna the fat“, where the Simili sisters graduated many Bolognese ladies as expert cooks.
“We immediately fell in love with the atmosphere already upon entering the long courtyard of one of Bologna’s few “railing” houses, and the wide arches that characterize the interior space, so much so that we wanted our Salotto here.
Because we are not just a cooking school, we like to think of ourselves as a viable alternative to the gym; where you learn to cook, meet people with different traditions, interests and passions so much so that Chiacchere often takes over the Kitchen.”
