COOKING TRAVEL GUIDE
The kitchens worth booking.
The 15 cooking classes travellers love most, from rolling pasta in a Bologna kitchen and shaping sushi at a Tokyo counter to pounding curry paste in Chiang Mai and folding tagines in Marrakech. Market walks, home kitchens and hands-on workshops, every cuisine in one place.
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“Really was one of the best things we’ve done on our Thailand holiday. Beautiful animals and such important work they’re doing at the sanctuary. So pleased we chose this place to visit.”
Make fresh pasta in Florence’s 1200s medieval tower. 3 pasta types, homemade sauces, and unlimited Tuscan wine in 3 hours.
Make fresh **fettuccine**, build pillowy **ravioli**, and finish with classic **tiramisu** plus wine, coffee, and limoncello in 3 hours near Navona.
“Did the class on our first night and was really good fun! Everything needed is provided for you. Mateò the chef was great, the class is laid back but informative with great tasting food.”
Hands-on Florence pasta and tiramisu class with unlimited wine, a full meal, and a sweet finish with limoncello. 3 hours.
Make fresh pasta in a 1200s Florentine tower, cook three dishes, eat together, and enjoy unlimited Tuscan wine in an English class.
“This class was such a fun activity. The other guests who booked were lovely, the food was phenomenal, and the host, Lorenzo, was amazing! It was such a great experience and we learned so much!”
Hanoi cooking class with hotel pickup, a market walk, and hands-on dishes in a garden villa, plus CSR that supports local communities.
“Kim was amazing! The visit to the market all the way through to engaging at her aunt’s cooking school. She was just incredibly personable, knowledgeable, and we created some of the most delicious dishes ever!”
Shop Hanoi’s biggest market and cook 5 classics like pho bo and bun cha, then eat your work with rice vodka and a recipe book.
“Wonderful experience, great fun. Excellent instructor. I learned so much about Vietnamese food. It was also totally delicious. Hugely recommended”
Florence to a Tuscan farmhouse for a hands-on cooking class with market tour, Chianti lunch, pasta from scratch, and emailed recipes.
“It is super fun, the food is delicious and the location is amazing. Luca and Erica were great hosts and taught us a lot of different cooking techniques that we’ll forever remember”
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.
“This is definitely worth doing if you’re at all interested in Thai food! I was on the morning session so we went round the market hearing about some of the food for sale and having snacks. Then we alternated between cooking ourselves at inRead more”
Hoi An cooking class with local market shopping, Cam Thanh basket boat, net fishing, and hands-on cooking of 4 dishes plus recipes.
“This tour was a lot of fun. Lily was a great host and guide She made some very welcome adjustments to the order of the tour because of the heat on the day of our tour. The coconut boats were fun, and a really good experience for anyone who hasn't done it yet in Vietnam.…”
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.”
Hoi An cooking class blends a market ingredient hunt, bamboo basket crab fishing, and a chef-led meal you can recreate at home.
“We booked this tour last minute and are so glad we did - a must do in Hoi An! Still dreaming of the Cao Lao noodles we made with Michael.”
Watch a chef teach New Orleans Creole classics, then eat a full meal of gumbo, jambalaya, etouffee, and sweets with drinks included.
“The instructor, Lynn, shared a lot of history of cooking in New Orleans in a very entertaining way. The food was excellent. I hope to go again next time I come to New Orleans!!”
Hands-on classes and market tours, city by city.
