Crete · CRETAN COOKING CLASSES
Filo you can actually roll, a proper dakos, a lamb that took four hours. These 15 classes are priced, with how much you cook versus watch spelled out, and a note on which ones send you home with the recipes.
Cook Cretan dishes in a family home beneath the White Mountains, with garden produce, local wine, history, sheep, and a shared dinner.
“The best excursion I have ever done. The guide was amazing and the family’s farm was absolutely beautiful. Such a perfect time!”
Cook traditional Cretan dishes in a mountain family home, enjoy wine and views, and return to Chania with recipes, photos, and local stories.
“Perfect from beginning to end. Our driver/guide Nico was excellent. Picked us up on time, gave good commentary during drive, was an excellent translator for the cooking instructor and chef. The tour itself was well paced alternating between meal prep and walking the property learning about area and history. Our cooking instructor was delightful, easy to follow and made the whole experience fun. Our finished meal delicious, the property was beautiful and everyone made us feel so welcome. Highly recommend”
Cook lamb kleftiko, dolmades, kalitsounia, and Cretan starters in a family kitchen near Chania with wine and dessert.
“A friend has told me I had to do this cooking class when I'm Chania and she was so right!! Veerna is the best teacher and so kind. The food amazing. Her kitchen and building layout perfect for the cooking class and eating. Loved ask the olive trees and hospitality of Veerna and get brother.”
Explore rural Crete by 4WD with goat milking, cooking and pottery lessons, Lasithi windmills, village lunch, and olive oil tasting.
“What an unforgettable experience! Giannis, the guide, said he would give us the best day of our trip and he did not disappoint. Fun-packed, interactive, unique adventure that I recommend to anyone who wants to explore off the beaten path. We had a great time, from milking a goat, to pottery, to exploring the temple of Zeus, and of course the raki! Our guide Giannis was extremely knowledgeable, funny, dynamic and made the whole experience that much better!”
Cook five Cretan dishes with Marianna and Mama Stella, taste estate olive oil, and share a generous farm meal among Crete’s olive trees.
“My family and I had a wonderful experience cooking at the farm. The hostess was so welcoming and sweet. They were very helpful with the meal and it came out so so delicious. Everything was so fresh and authentic. By the time we were eating, the sun was setting which made it beyond perfect. Truly a magical experience.”
Cook a three-course Cretan meal with Marianna and Mama Stella, taste farm olive oil, and share wine at a welcoming family-run olive farm.
“Fantastic day, I recommend this to anyone who wants to experience a bit of Cretan culture. Hosts were so friendly and open, really warm and welcoming, even gave us a hug when we were leaving.”
Spend a day in rural Crete with goat milking, cooking, pottery, mountain roads, olive oil tasting, and lunch for $108.
“Lovely day. Very nice activities, great scenery, super funny guide - Nico. Definitely an experience I highly recommend.”
Cook Cretan classics with Veerna in a family olive grove near Chania, from thieves dinner lamb to kalitsounia, dolmades, wine, and raki.
“We had so much fun! Our hosts were fabulous, the food was delicious, and the olive grove beautiful. We loved every minute of our experience, this is a 10/10! If you stay in Chania, you’ll miss out if you don’t add this to your itinerary.”
Cook Cretan classics with Chrysoula in a family home, using a wood oven, farm produce, local wine, raki, and warm village hospitality.
“We had an amazing time and so much fun with our hostess and the fellow guests. The food was delicious and the outside location with the wood fired oven was gorgeous. Can definitely recommend!”
Learn Cretan cooking, tour Arolithos museum, and enjoy your own feast with wine and valley views near Heraklion.
“Our guide was lovely, and very accommodating. The trip lasted about 4 hours all up, with the cooking being about half of it, and the rest being eating, drinking and a tour of the folk museum. As others have said, the cooking part here is minimal - you are mostly doing food prep, with the main cooking part of your meal happening by their chefs elsewhere; however, the location is charming, very relaxing, and you do get to eat the food you prepared, which gets brought out for you to enjoy at the end. The food is basic, but tasty. You'll even get to try some local wine, and leave…”
Learn Cretan home cooking with Chrysoula in Arkadi, making dakos, moussaka, stuffed vegetables, ice cream, and friends over raki.
“Spent 16 days in Greece and cooking with Chrysoula was a definite highlight!! My husband and i were with another couple of friends. She welcomed us into her home and the food we prepared and ate was outstanding!! There was a total of 10 in the group and the other 6 we met were great and lots of fun!! We also indulged in "a little" Raki which was terrific!! Would do this again in a heartbeat!! Thanks!!”
Cook Cretan dishes with Sevi and her family, gather farm ingredients, meet goats and donkeys, and dine beneath the grapevines near Heraklion.
“Such an amazing experience. It really brought Crete to life. Very sweet and loving hosts. The Cretan countryside is amazing”
Learn Cretan recipes in a small-group class at Ano Archanes, shop for ingredients locally, cook with Maria, and share a generous meal with wine.
“The cooking experience was great and the food was good. Recommend to anyone that wants to learn how to cook a few Greek dishes.”
Taste Cretan wine and olive oil, cook local recipes, visit village museums, and enjoy lunch on a six-hour tour from Chania.
“This was probably one of the best tours I have been on so far. It was a great day from start until end with stops in different local shops such as a bakery, where we welcomed with freshly baked Cretan delicacies followed by tasting a locRead more”
Cook Cretan classics in a family garden near Rethymno, then enjoy your meal with local wine, raki, and stories from your hosts.
“Una esperienza da ripetere: divertente, rilassante, interessante e stimolante allo stesso tempo. Abbiamo conosciuto meglio la cultura locale attraverso il cibo e grazie alla ottima capacità comunicativa della nostra guida. Abbiamo avuto la possibilità di confrontarci con altre persone che hanno partecipato all'attività con noi: una esperienza immersiva nella cultura Cretese e al contempo un confronto multiculturale. Molto bella anche per i miei figli di 10 e 14 anni che si sono molto divertiti e hanno partecipato attivamente.”
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