Market tours · COOKING CLASSES
You shop first and cook second, which is the whole point. These 15 classes are priced and clear about how much of the market you actually walk, how much you cook rather than watch, and whether the recipes come home with you.
Review of Rose Kitchen Hanoi cooking class, with market visit, Vietnamese recipes, hotel pickup, CSR projects, pricing, and practical tips.
“Fun, learning, meaningful and giving all at the same time. Clear snd highly skilled instructor. Would 100% do again”
Review of Hanoi’s 5-dish cooking class, including the market visit, menu, guides, price, group size, food, and practical tips.
“Excellent cooking class, Sunny was a a great host. Really inclusive for my daughter’s allergy too. Highly recommend this cooking class experience.”
Cook a four-course Tuscan meal, tour Florence’s market, taste local wine, and visit a farmhouse from Florence in one full day.
“If there is any doubt about this experience, rest easy. The meeting instructions were clear, our instructors/chefs were knowledgeable and very entertaining, the class was fun. The food was delicious. The kitchen was beautiful, clean, and fully equipped. The staff was pleasant and on top of everything. Luca and Erika were fabulous instructors- great sense of humor! Would highly recommend this course! You won’t be disappointed!”
Cook Thai dishes, shop a local market, make curry paste, and eat in an organic garden during this practical Chiang Mai class.
“Very good, our instructor wave was very helpful and managed to keep it fun and interesting.”
Review of Chiang Mai’s Grandma’s Home Cooking School, with market, organic farm, Thai recipes, transport, costs, and practical tips.
“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 paella, tapas, and sangria after shopping Boqueria Market with a chef in this lively three-hour Barcelona food experience.
“Andrea was very informative and fun. He was easy to talk with and gave us all his secrets to a delicious paella”
Review of Hoi An’s market, basket boat, fishing, and cooking class, with practical tips on food, value, timing, guides, and what to expect.
“This is a must do. Fabulous cooking class paired with a Coconut Boat ride. Cooking class was extremely well run. Quick trip to the market, enjoyable boat ride. Wasn’t on my to do list but was pleasantly surprised. Cooking was such fun. Great group of people and easy to follow instructions. Fabulous tasty food. What a highlight”
Review of Hoi An’s market, basket boat, crab fishing, and cooking class, with practical advice on food, transport, value, and drawbacks.
“This was THE BEST! Through happenstance, I was the only one on the tour so personal tour! Ag (Michael for nickname) was my tour guide and Tam was the chef. Tam has over 15 years experience as a chef at many very fancy hotels and botRead more”
Learn authentic Thai cooking in Phuket with a hands-on class, fresh-market tour, curry paste, recipes, hotel pickup, and fruit tasting.
“This was so much fun and the best Thai food I’ve ever had!! They make the entire process really easy by providing all the ingredients, pre-portioned, and walking you through the steps as you go. I still dream about the food we made, it was so good 😍”
Learn whether Barcelona’s paella class delivers value with a Boqueria market visit, tapas, sangria, hands-on cooking, and practical tips.
“Wonderful class- a market tour, cooking class, sangria and tapas and dessert with great teachers. Matt and Maria were so funny and nice. We left smiling and enjoying our new friends.”
Review this $17 Hoi An tour with market shopping, bamboo basket boats, coconut palms, and a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class.
“Perfect activity made loads of food and was in a lovely location”
Shop Marrakesh’s souk, learn Moroccan recipes, make mint tea, and share a generous meal in an intimate riad for $40.
“Food was so good and then women running our class were great!”
Cook four Thai dishes, shop for ingredients, and learn curry paste from scratch at this friendly Bangkok cooking class.
“very nice experience! was very easy to cook, nice explanations and tasty food!”
Review of Florence’s five-hour cooking class and Central Market tour, with fresh pasta, tiramisu, Chianti, recipes, and practical tips.
“What a fun experience. The trip to the Mercato Centrale was interesting and the truffle shop was an excellent experience. Our chef was informative, funny, and we all had a great time. We highly recommend this experience.”
Shop Marrakech’s local souk, learn Moroccan cooking with Chef Khmisa, and share a three-course meal in a welcoming Medina home.
“Excellent experience. A nice walk through the market to purchase fresh ingredients followed by hands on cooking. We prepared 4 appetizers, a chicken tagine and a vegetable tagine. Then we enjoyed the fruits of our labor. Everything was delicious. We even made a nice simple dessert afterwards. Perfect amount of time allotted for the activity. Kawtar was an exceptional host. Highly recommend!”
Pick a canal, a covered hall, a souk or a stove.
