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Top 15 Food Workshops & Classes

26 tours  ·  from $19 a head

The 15 best food workshops & classes you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and how hungry to turn up. Number one is top for a reason; start there.

Small Group Cooking Class & Market Food Tour in Florence - Starting at Mercato Centrale
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Small Group Cooking Class & Market Food Tour in Florence

1.Small Group Cooking Class & Market Food Tour in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,574 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $62Our pick

Meet chefs such as Federico, Alice, or Tommaso, visit Florence’s Central Market, taste olive oil and balsamic, then make pasta, sauces, bruschetta, and tiramisu. The five-hour class includes lunch, unlimited Chianti, a digital recipe booklet, and a diploma.

“We had a great time! We made pumpkin ravioli, another pasta and tiramisu! It was all delicious. We also toured the market to purchase the ground beef and sample some of the olive oils and balsamic vinegar. We ate what we cooked at the end of our class, and drank wine!”

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Athens: Food Market Visit and Cooking Class with Wine - Walking through Varvakios Agora
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Athens: Food Market Visit and Cooking Class with Wine

2.Food Market Visit and Cooking Class with Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,087 reviews · 4 hours · from $81

Meet your English-speaking cook at The Greek Kitchen, walk to Varvakios Agora for ingredients, then prepare dolmades, spanakopita, imam baildi, portokalopita, and tzatziki. You will eat together with wine, soft drinks, water, and a Greek digestif.

“LOVED LOVED LOVED this! We loved it all from the walk through the local food markets, to learning new recipes and sharing the food together as a group at the end. Despina was lovely. Efharisto Despina 😍”

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Undiscovered Charleston: Half Day Food, Wine & History Tour with Cooking Class - Charleston Waterfront Park and the food behind the scenery
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Undiscovered Charleston: Half Day Food, Wine & History Tour with Cooking Class

3.Undiscovered Charleston: Half Day Food, Wine & History Tour with Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 948 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Chef Forrest Parker leads a 90-minute Charleston history walk from the Pineapple Fountain to a cozy bistro, linking local landmarks to Lowcountry food traditions. Then watch him prepare three dishes, enjoy lunch with wine pairings, and take home his recipes.

“Chef Forrest is great! He knows his history but he especially knows how the town’s history shapes its cuisines. I highly recommend this tour, if for nothing else the food you will enjoy!”

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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience - One hour at Dong Xuan Market
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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

4.Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 778 reviews · from $45

Meet at Hoang’s Cooking Class on Hang Buom Street, choose three dishes from nine options, shop for ingredients at Dong Xuan Market, then cook and eat them with a guide such as Daisy, Kitty, Laura, or Love. The 3.5-hour class includes one drink and a certificate.

“Daisy was amazing and took us shopping in the market - not for the faint hearted but an excellent experience. She translated for the chef and also helped us as well S we prepared our 3 dishes. Daisy took photos and shared the recipes Read more”

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Hanoi: Handcrafted Wood Carving Workshop with Local Artisan - The villa setting and included refreshments
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Hanoi: Handcrafted Wood Carving Workshop with Local Artisan

5.Handcrafted Wood Carving Workshop with Local Artisan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 733 reviews · from $19Best value

Spend 3.5 hours at a quiet Hanoi villa learning basic wood carving with a local artisan. Tools, materials, guidance, water, one drink, and your finished piece are included. Note that some booking details describe a cooking class, so confirm the activity before paying.

“Such a magical experience. The team couldn’t have been more helpful and welcoming - they really make you feel like part of the family. Highly highly recommended. Great communication, fun experience, learnt to cook such delicious food!”

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Brussels: Waffle Making Workshop - All You Can Eat - Why the waffle lesson is more than a sugar stop
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Brussels: Waffle Making Workshop – All You Can Eat

6.Brussels: Waffle Making Workshop – All You Can Eat

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 615 reviews · 90 minutes - 2 hours · from $44

In central Brussels, you’ll mix batter, bake Brussels-style waffles, and load them with cream, chocolate, honey, and fruit. English-speaking instructors such as Dani, José, Juliet, and Laura guide each team. It’s family-friendly, social, and filling, with a recipe to take home.

“I enjoyed the class. You received a recipe and had to follow the directions.”

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Paris: French Macaron Culinary Class with a Chef - Building the meringue before the shells
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Paris: French Macaron Culinary Class with a Chef

7.French Macaron Culinary Class with a Chef

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 591 reviews · 2h 30m

At Maison Fleuret, an English-speaking chef guides you through meringue, ganache, crisp shells, colors, and fillings in a small class of up to six. You make macarons by hand, share the kitchen with other bakers, and take home a box of your finished pastries.

“What a wonderful experience with some great people! Our instructor was amazing! Loved it!”

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Milan: Italian Cooking Class with Food and Wine - Arriving at Chef and the City
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Milan: Italian Cooking Class with Food and Wine

8.Italian Cooking Class with Food and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 509 reviews · 3 hours · from $80

Spend three hours at Chef and the City in Milan cooking three Italian dishes with Chef Ilaria or her team. Make pasta from scratch, learn practical kitchen tips, enjoy snacks and wine, then sit down to eat the meal together. Recipes are provided for home cooking.

“Fantastic experience! Not only do you learn how to make some amazing dishes but the teacher and the environment is professional and fun! There was plenty of food and wine to go around - I would 100% do It again anytime”

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Ao Nang: Hands-on Learn to Cook 3 Popular Thai's street food - Arriving at the open-air kitchen
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Ao Nang: Hands-on Learn to Cook 3 Popular Thai’s street food

9.Ao Nang: Hands-on Learn to Cook 3 Popular Thai’s street food

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 417 reviews · 2h 30m · from $28

Spend 150 minutes in a clean open-air kitchen with an English-speaking instructor such as New, Tu, or Gataii. Choose a soup, main dish, and salad, then cook and eat your own Thai meal. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options are available with advance notice, and a PDF recipe book follows.

“We really loved this activity, the guide was funny and entertaining. Even when i messed up the sauce for my meal she didn’t make a big deal about it rather just turned it into a funny ongoing joke. 10/10!!”

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Florence: Cooking Class with Local Food Market Tour - Rolling fresh pasta by hand
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Florence: Cooking Class with Local Food Market Tour

10.Cooking Class with Local Food Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 407 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $63

Join an English-speaking chef such as Alice, Roberta, Victoria, or Federico for a Central Market tour and hands-on cooking class. Taste truffles, olive oil, cheese, and cured meats, then make pasta, lasagna, sauces, and tiramisù before sharing lunch with wine.

“The presenter, Alice, was excellent. Everything was well planned and executed.”

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Learn to cook Indonesian food at Gili Cooking Classes Trawangan - The 90-minute Intro Course
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Learn to cook Indonesian food at Gili Cooking Classes Trawangan

11.Learn to cook Indonesian food at Gili Cooking Classes Trawangan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 352 reviews · from $33

At Gili Cooking Classes near Trawangan Dive, local chefs from Gili Trawangan and mainland Lombok guide you through Indonesian dishes such as kelopon, tempe, mie goreng, curry, and gado gado. Choose a 90-minute, two-hour, or two-and-a-half-hour class, with vegan substitutions available.

“Probabaly the best experience on our trip in Bali so far! The chef teachers were amazing and the dishes were so tasty. Really wholesome experience, even though we were part of a group we felt we got given so much individual guidance. 10/10 experience.”

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Cooking Classes and Traditional food tasting in Tirana - Cooking Lakror, Albania’s two-layer pie
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Cooking Classes and Traditional food tasting in Tirana

12.Cooking Classes and Traditional food tasting in Tirana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 282 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $49

Spend about four hours cooking Albanian dishes with Sindi at Go as Local in Tirana. You will prepare Tave Kosi, Lakror, and Sheqerpare, share a self-made lunch, and taste homemade wine, raki, coffee, and tea in a friendly small-group setting.

“This was an absolutely amazing experience. I was able to cook some traditional Albanian food and have good laughter and drink amazing wine with some good people.”

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Madrid: Paella & Sangria Classes – Seafood, Chicken or Vegan - Preparing paella from scratch with a chef
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Madrid: Paella & Sangria Classes – Seafood, Chicken or Vegan

13.Paella & Sangria Classes – Seafood, Chicken or Vegan

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 201 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $100

Spend three to four hours in a Madrid bakery learning sangria and paella with an English-speaking chef such as Tony or Pedro. Choose seafood, chicken, or vegetable paella, help cook from scratch, enjoy tortilla and jamón toast, then eat in a Spanish-themed dining room with recipes to take home.

“I had such a great time learning paella and sangria! They accommodated for me being the only vegetarian, and the cook and host were extremely kind. I met such great people at this event and even made a friend! I definitely recommend this class for anyone visiting Madrid.”

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Sicilian Cooking Class in Taormina - The market visit makes the lesson feel local
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Sicilian Cooking Class in Taormina

14.Sicilian Cooking Class in Taormina

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 186 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $127

Meet at Porta Messina Restaurant for a three-hour English-language class with a market visit, fresh Sicilian ingredients, hands-on bread and pasta making, wine tasting, lunch, apron, and certificate. Chefs and staff guide you through about four to six dishes.

“I can't recommend this tour enough. The entire experience from start to finish was flawless. We had perfect views of the ocean, while we were making/ having lunch, which made it feel like a quintessential Sicilian experience.”

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Bruges: 1.5-Hour Waffle Making Workshop - All You Can Eat - The 90-minute recipe, step by step
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Bruges: 1.5-Hour Waffle Making Workshop – All You Can Eat

15.Bruges: 1.5-Hour Waffle Making Workshop – All You Can Eat

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 181 reviews · 1h 30m · from $44

In Bruges, you’ll mix batter, bake Belgian waffles, and load them with cream, chocolate, honey, and fruit during a 90-minute English-language class. Instructors such as Anna, Henry, and Kelly have guided past sessions. Families, children, vegans, and gluten-free participants can request suitable options.

“Super fun activity, we actually had the class to ourselves so a one to two experience. The teacher was welcoming, chatty and let us complete the task independently with some help when needed. We got to eat as many waffles as we could!”

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