COOKING TRAVEL GUIDE
The kitchens worth booking.
The 15 cooking classes travellers rate highest in Thailand, from organic-farm classes outside Chiang Mai to curry-paste pounding in Bangkok and seaside kitchens in Phuket and Krabi. A market tour, a hot wok and the balance of sweet, sour, salt and heat.
A hands-on Thai cooking class at an organic farm in Chiang Mai, with hotel pickup, a market stop, and vegan options for curry paste to spring rolls.
Most Popular“Pick up timing, food, guidance - everything was perfect! Lily is great! The experience is well worth time and money!”
Chiang Mai market and Thai herb garden, then hands-on cooking with scratch curry paste and a garden meal.
Chiang Mai cooking class with market and organic farm: eggs, mushrooms, curry paste, Khao Soi, and step-by-step dishes at your station.
Small-group Thai and Akha cooking class in Chiang Mai with market shopping, hotel pickup, a full menu, and a full-color cookbook.
“A delicious culinary experience, that taught us the skills specific to Northern Thai and Akha cooking, so we can hopefully make some of these wonderful foods at home! The teacher was extremely friendly and helpful. It was a great time.”
Chiang Mai’s organic farm plus Thai cooking class. Shop at the market, pick veggies and eggs, then cook curry paste and 3–5 dishes.
“best cooking class ever. I loved the herb garden tour and I really liked that we get our individual cooking stations and eat our own food.”
Phuket Thai cooking class with optional market tour: make curry paste from scratch, cook Thai favorites, get recipes and drinks with pickup.
“Picked up at the hotel right on the given time. The food market tour was pleasant and very informative on local ingredients, with delicious fruits to try at the end. Cooking was very enjoyable and food was very delicious. Highly recommend!”
Shop Chiang Mai herbs, cook Thai classics in an organic garden, pound curry paste from scratch, then eat your creations. Pickup included.
“We had Flook as our chef and guide for the day. He kept things fun and everything ran smoothly. For the amount you get to cook (and eat) it’s an amazing price. The stop over at the local market is quite fun too, you get a chance to roam, grab snacks and buy souvenirs etc.…”
Bangkok hands-on cooking with a market morning or mango carving later, plus four Thai dishes you make and recipes you get.
Shop Chiang Mai herbs at a local market, cook Thai classics at Daddy’s Kitchen, and take home a PDF recipe book.
Half-day Thai cooking in Bangkok with a market walk, curry-paste making, and 4 dishes plus recipes to take home for $41.
Cook five Thai dishes from scratch with an English chef after a local market and organic farm visit at Mama Noi. Pickup included.
Maliwan Thai Cooking Class in Bangkok: tuk-tuk market tour and hands-on cooking of 4 dishes, with recipes to take home.
“Very nice cooking teacher. Very nice market and cooking experience and really nice Thai dishes. Go for it!”
A 7-hour Phuket-area elephant sanctuary day near Khao Lak with river bathing viewing, Thai cooking class, lunch, and Sai Rung waterfall.
Half-day Thai cooking in Phuket with hotel pickup, a local market ingredient hunt, and hands-on dishes in a small group.
“I can highly recommend this trip. Everything was explained really well and the food was delicious”
Shop Bang Niang Market, learn curry pastes from scratch with chef Wandee Rathanapan, and eat a full homemade Thai meal in Khao Lak.
“Amazing experience! We walked around the market learning and tasting different Thai ingredients. The cooking was a great experience and the food turned out delicious.”
Hands-on classes and market tours, city by city.
