HANDS-ON COOKING · COOKING CLASSES
A class is the one souvenir that survives the flight home. These 15 are the sessions worth planning a day around, from a farm kitchen outside Chiang Mai to a pasta board a street from Piazza Navona, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.
Learn Thai cooking from scratch at an organic Chiang Mai farm, with a market visit, hotel pickup, flexible menus, and a full meal.
“Everything was perfect. Our Guide Love helped us in cooking all the dishes. The only thing missing was a thai dessert, but we were so so full with our 3 course meal already. Don’t miss it if you’re in Chiang Mai.”
Make three fresh pastas in Florence’s 1200s medieval tower, with chef guidance, Tuscan wine, sauces, and dinner included.
“This was really great activity with my son! We made (and ate) three different kinds of pasta. The chef/teacher, a young man called Valentino, was very pleasant and helpful. Everyone in our class (ranging from young children to middle-aged adults) had a great time.”
Make fettuccine, ravioli, and tiramisu near Navona in a hands-on Rome cooking class with wine, coffee, and limoncello.
“The class was educational, engaging, and our instructor Carlotta was a ton of fun - super energetic and hands on! Highly recommend the experience!”
Make fresh pasta and tiramisu in Florence, enjoy wine and limoncello, and learn practical Italian cooking skills in three relaxed hours.
“it was super fun, Alexandrea has explained everything and kept. activity engaging and fun.”
Learn Vietnamese cooking at Rose Kitchen in Hanoi with a market walk, hands-on recipes, hotel transfers, and meaningful community support.
“Food was great! Expect to be there 3-4 hours. I’m guessing that depending on your guide/chef the experience might be shorter or longer”
Cook five Vietnamese classics, shop Hanoi’s local market, and enjoy your meal with rice vodka in this friendly 3-hour class.
“This activity is definitely intended for two people as you cook with a partner. It would also be fun to go with a group because everyone helps to cook the meal. Our instructor/ guide was incredibly friendly, helpful and spoke good English. The food turned out delicious and there was lots. Only thing I’d change is that lots was done for us, such as cooking the bbq pork, but we were still very involved. I really liked that the group was small, there were six people in our group and we were given specific instructions and shown exactly how to do everything. I would definitely recommend this to anyone. :)”
Cook pasta, bruschetta, roast pork, and tiramisu at a Tuscan farmhouse after a Florence market tour with wine and local guides.
“Without a doubt, book the tour! We did the Tuscan lunch + market tour with pasta making class. You begin by visiting the Centro Mercado which is a large market selling all fresh ingredients, meats, cheeses, etc. The guide; Lucca, is such an incredibly unique and fun persona! He thoroughly explained ingredients, showcased food options, and we were even able to taste multiple food products in the market. There is a bus that takes you on a 15 minute ride to the Tuscan farmhouse which is gorgeous!! The cooking class is interactive; everyone participates in something! There are so many photos opportunities. You get to prepare: bruschetta, drink endless wine,…”
Cook Thai dishes from scratch, visit a local market, and explore an herb garden during this friendly, $31 Chiang Mai half-day class.
“Wave was a fantastic host, it was the perfect end to our trip to Chiang Mai”
Cook authentic Thai dishes, visit a local market and organic farm, and enjoy a generous Chiang Mai food experience from $34.
“Great evening learning the ingredients used in thai dishes. The class was easy to follow, and our host was lovely and helpful. Was great value for money and now I have the confidence to recreate the delicious meals!”
Learn Thai and Akha recipes in a small Chiang Mai cooking class with market visit, hotel transfers, coffee, a cookbook, and a full meal.
“I do a lot of cooking classes when traveling and this was my all time favourite! Market tour and Jasmine!❤️”
Cook seafood paella, tapas, and sangria after shopping Barcelona’s Boqueria Market with a chef in this lively three-hour class.
“We had a great time with our chefs and the other guests. The market was colorful and engaging. I was grateful the market vendor prepared the squid for us. I did that once 40 years ago and I had hoped it would be a last time, thankfully it was. When we got to the kitchen we all got busy chopping, stirring, drinking sangria and eating. We love to cook so this was incredibly fun for us.”
Review of Hoi An’s market, basket boat, fishing, and cooking class, with practical advice on value, timing, food, and what to expect.
“A fun trip on the boats and a great cooking class, clear, easy and received the PDF of recipes. Learnt a few tips and tricks which are always appreciated. Lily was a great guide and chef and catered very well to the variety of tastes. The market tour before hand was interesting and we also picked up some snacks, spices and sauces (had limit to what we could eat or take home.) The meat and seafood sections were very good, and Lily was conscious of people who may not want to go through (well done). We did the boat tour (a bit of fun), first then the market, cooking class…”
Explore Hoi An’s market, nipa canals, basket boats, crab fishing, and a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class for $28.81.
“Headed out into the countryside of Hoi An to enjoy beautiful scenery, paddle around in a bamboo basket boat, and spend a peaceful afternoon in a quiet kitchen making an amazing meal under expert guidance. Truly felt like the tour gives locals revenue without requiring them to enact caricatures of themselves.”
Learn to make gumbo, jambalaya, and pralines in a lively New Orleans cooking class with a full meal, drinks, recipes, and local stories.
“Very well organized and an engaging presentation. Eating the food we just watched prepared was great. I will recommend this experience to all my friends visiting New Orleans”
Make fresh pasta, carbonara or cacio e pepe, and three Roman spritzes in a lively small-group class near the Colosseum.
“It was a lot of fun. Learning from visual demonstrations rather than written recipes made it interesting. Making food to eat with fresh ingredients was the best part.”
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