6 Cooking Classes in the World Worth Booking

1.Private Dinner Cooking Class with Benny in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $97Our pick

Spend about five hours with Benny and Nan, starting at a local market with food tastings, then cook five Thai dishes at their home. You will make curry paste, soup, noodles, curry, and dessert, using garden produce and taking home a full-color recipe book.

“We had the best day with Benny and Nan. I loved that we got picked up in one of the local red trucks for a ride to the market. Benny showed us all around the market and got us local treats to try in addition to our grocery list for the class. Read more”

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2.Evening Cooking Class with Romantic Dinner in Ubud

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · from $45Best value

Spend about five hours with Lesung Bali, meeting chef and host Ron, visiting a Balinese home and farm, harvesting spices, and cooking dishes such as banana-leaf steamed fish and chicken meatball soup before a candlelit dinner.

“Overall excellent experience, delicious food and great instructor and we appreciated the extra effort that was put in to teach us a little about Balinese way of life. Definitely recommend.”

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3.Bodrum Cooking Class with Local Couple

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $60

Join Bodrum couple Can and Gaye for a four-hour home cooking experience in Yahşi. At 10am, prepare Turkish breakfast; at 5pm, cook dinner with fava, eggplant, rice, grilled dishes, wine or rakı, tea, and conversation. Pickup is available for $20.

“Friendly, amiable and welcoming couple. Lovely home with great views. We were taught to cook many local organic dishes which produced a great meal which we got to enjoy with our great hosts.”

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4.Cooking Class Sunset Dinner and Tour in Paros Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $157

Spend about three hours at a traditional farm 1.5 km outside Parikia, collecting garden produce, preparing a Greek meal, and eating at sunset with homemade drinks, Parian wine, and Greek music. The host leads the shared cooking session in English, with vegan and vegetarian menus available by request.

“Although we had a little bit of difficulty finding the property, we did ultimately have fun with a fun group of people. The owner is very energetic and seems to enjoy what she does and wants you to be happy!”

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5.packages cooking class and romantic dinner in a local home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 5 hours · from $70

Start at 5 pm with a ride north of Ubud through rice fields and forest. At a traditional Balinese home, Gus and the cooking team introduce family life, guide you through an offering and six-course cooking session, then serve your meal in a candlelit garden setting. Hotel pickup covers the Ubud area.

“Un’esperienza autentica e indimenticabile! Questa sera abbiamo partecipato a una cooking class dedicata ai piatti tipici indonesiani ed è stata una delle esperienze più belle del nostro viaggio. Lo chef è stato incredibilmente disponibile, gentile e simpatico, capace di metterci subito a nostro agio. Non solo ci ha guidato passo dopo passo nella preparazione dei piatti, ma ci ha anche spiegato con chiarezza tutti i trucchi e i passaggi fondamentali per poterli rifare a casa. È stato molto più di una semplice lezione di cucina: è stato un vero viaggio nel cuore della cultura balinese, attraverso sapori, profumi e storie locali. Consigliatissima a chi vuole vivere un momento autentico e…”

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6.Proposal and Genuine Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $472

Rocco and Carla welcome you into their Praiano-area home for a four-hour cooking class built around garden herbs, family recipes, wine, and a sea-view proposal. They arrange flowers, atmosphere, and a photographer, while you choose the moment to ask the big question.

“We had so much fun at our cooking class with Carla and Rocco. We had an unexpected interruption before the class as our husbands were stuck in Positano. They were so kind as to wait for them, and then as Carla taught the class to my sistRead more”

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