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PRIVATE Authentic Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud at Putu's Home

★ 5.0 (703)

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Bali · Indonesia

PRIVATE Authentic Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud at Putu's Home

A private three-hour cooking class at Putu's home kitchen in Ubud where you'll prepare two to three authentic Balinese dishes alongside your host. You'll learn about spices and the medicinal properties of local ingredients as you chop, grind and grill, then sit down to eat what you've made with Putu and her family. This is a one-on-one experience, not a group tour, and includes round-trip hotel transport and refreshments.

Tokyo: Make Your Own Chopsticks Shibuya

A hands-on chopstick-crafting workshop in Shibuya where you'll shape, sand, and finish your own pair from timber within an hour. Located seven minutes from Shibuya Scramble Crossing, this one-hour class suits anyone after a practical souvenir they've made themselves—no woodworking experience needed. Choose from several timber types, and add custom engravings (¥1,000 extra) to personalise your chopsticks with a name, date, or message before taking them home.

Cooking Class in an Italian Family Home : Pasta & Wine near Lecce

A 3.5-hour evening cooking class in a countryside Italian home near Lecce where you'll hand-roll fresh pasta using family recipes, then sit down to eat it alongside local wine and homemade dessert. Hosted by Enza and her family in Corigliano d'Otranto, this is a working household dinner rather than a professional kitchen — you're cooking in a real kitchen and eating at a real table with your hosts and fellow guests.

Da Nang Authentic Home Cooking Class

A 2.5-hour cooking class in a local Vietnamese home where you prepare family recipes under guidance from your host. Unlike studio-based classes, you'll cook in an actual residential kitchen using techniques passed down through generations, working with small groups to learn everyday Vietnamese dishes you can recreate at home. The experience includes all ingredients and equipment, and you'll eat what you've made.

Cooking Class by Samui Native Instructor Geng and O Family

A 4-hour hands-on cooking class run by a local Koh Samui family where you'll visit a morning market, then cook and eat lunch in their open-air kitchen. You'll work with fresh ingredients and learn to prepare everyday Thai dishes, starting with basics like grating coconut from whole nuts. It suits families and groups who want a genuine, relaxed introduction to Thai home cooking without the polish of tourist cooking schools.

Ho Chi Minh/Saigon Zero Tourist Food Tour

A 4-hour food tour through Ho Chi Minh City's residential neighbourhoods, hitting 7–8 local dishes at unmarked spots most visitors won't find. You'll travel with an English-speaking driver-guide to areas beyond the usual tourist loop, covering ground that competing tours can't manage in the same timeframe. Suited to adventurous eaters willing to eat where locals eat, not where guidebooks point.

Ho Chi Minh City Signature Local Street Food by scooter Tour

A 2–4 hour scooter tour of Ho Chi Minh City's street food scene, where you ride behind a local guide or Áo Dài rider and stop to eat at working vendor stalls. Choose from four tiers: Basic (bánh mì and steamed roll), Standard (three+ dishes), Iconic (broken rice, bánh mì, bánh xèo and local coffee), or Rush Saigon (scooter exploration only, no food). All options include hotel pickup, helmet, water and raincoat if needed.

2 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $23

★ 5.0 (277)

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Japan

Osaka: Hidden Backstreet Foodie Tour

A 3-hour backstreet food tour through Osaka's Uranamba neighbourhood, limited to 9 people per group. You'll taste around 13 dishes at local eateries with a professional guide who shares stories about the city's food culture and subcultures rather than reciting scripted facts. Includes 2 drinks. Best suited to food-curious travellers who want to eat where locals eat, not at tourist-oriented venues.

Wine Tasting In Paris

A 2-hour wine tasting in Paris's Latin Quarter led by Thierry, a certified French sommelier and Burgundy wine instructor. You'll taste 6 wines spanning Champagne, Loire, Burgundy, Bordeaux and Rhône regions, learning proper tasting technique along the way. Groups stay small (max 12 people) in an intimate setting, and you can arrange a cheese pairing in advance if you'd like one.

The Chef @ 11:30 am (4 Main Dishes + 3 Breads)

A 3-hour hands-on cooking class where you'll prepare four main dishes and three breads from scratch, then eat what you've made. Suited to anyone curious about Indian cooking technique and food culture, this session runs at 11:30 am and includes lunch (or dinner depending on your booking time), water, tea, and coffee. You'll work alongside instruction to build practical skills in a format that's genuinely participatory, not demonstration-based.

De Mercados: A Neighborhood Market and Food Tour

A 2.5-hour walking food tour through Malasaña, Madrid's working neighbourhood, 15 minutes from Sol. You'll visit six tasting stops including a churro maker's shop, specialty food shops, the local market, and finish with a tapas lunch built from ingredients sourced during the walk. A guide leads you to spots tourists typically miss, with time to ask about Madrid and broader Spain travel tips.

The Florence Pottery Experience: Factory Tour & Masterclass

A 2-hour pottery masterclass in Montelupo Fiorentino, a ceramics hub 20 minutes from Florence by train. You'll tour a working factory, watch artisans hand-paint pieces, then throw clay on a pottery wheel yourself. Your finished work gets fired, glazed, and shipped to your home — or you can commission custom pieces to travel with it.

Pizza and Gelato Making Experience with Fine Italian Wine in Rome

A three-hour hands-on cooking class in Rome where you'll make Neapolitan pizza dough from scratch, prepare gelato, and fry Roman supplì (crispy risotto balls with melted mozzarella), paired with Italian wine throughout. Suited to food enthusiasts who want practical technique rather than theory, led by chefs who'll walk you through kneading, shaping, flavour-building and the science of frozen desserts.

The Greek Food Experience (Max 8 persons)

A 4.5-hour food tour through central Athens where you'll taste 10+ specialties from 8–10 traditional vendors and new food businesses. Groups max out at 8 people, so you'll walk the streets with a small, mixed group and a local guide who shares stories about Greek food culture, the city's layout and history. The pace is leisurely and anchored to genuine conversation — it's positioned as a first-day-in-Athens orientation that happens to centre on eating well.

Villainous History and Rum Tasting Tour in York Indoor Experience

A 30-minute indoor experience at Villains Rum of York exploring the dark history of York's most notorious figures through live theatrical guides and rum tastings. You'll sample five 15ml shots of house rums (or gin, or alcohol-free options) paired with stories of plotters, poisoners and cutthroats who inspired the distillery's spirit range. Suits history buffs, rum drinkers, and anyone after an offbeat rainy-day activity in a themed hideaway setting just off Stonegate.

Rome Pasta and Tiramisu Making Experience with Premium Wine

A 3-hour hands-on pasta and tiramisu class in central Rome, near Piazza Mattei. You'll learn to make fresh pasta dough, shape ravioli, and build tiramisu from scratch under an English-speaking chef's guidance. The workshop sits steps from the Renaissance Turtle Fountain, and groups stay small at up to 12 people, making it manageable for both newcomers and confident home cooks.

Athens Greek Cooking Class Pita Gyros from Scratch with a Local

A three-hour Greek cooking class where you'll learn to make pita and gyros from scratch alongside a local instructor in an Athens home kitchen. You'll work with same-day produce and chilled ingredients, then eat what you've cooked with wine or beer included. Skip the formal cooking-school vibe — this is casual, hands-on kitchen time focused on how real Greek home cooks approach these staples.

Brixton Market Tour with African and Caribbean Cuisine

A 3-hour walking tour of Brixton that combines cultural history, street art, and food tasting at 4–5 local restaurants specialising in African and Caribbean cuisine. You'll visit the market, explore significant cultural sites, and sample dishes like jerk chicken, plantains, jollof rice, and ackee and saltfish. Best suited to food-curious travellers with an interest in London's multicultural neighbourhoods and a willingness to walk and eat across multiple stops.

Hanoi Coffee Class learning 5 famous coffee in Hanoi

A 2-hour coffee class in a historic Hanoi café where you'll learn about Vietnamese coffee culture through hands-on experience. You'll examine beans in different forms, discover coffee history and local facts, then brew and taste five distinct Hanoi coffee styles alongside light snacks. Ideal for coffee enthusiasts wanting practical skills and cultural context rather than just a café visit.

Private and Guided Istanbul Food Tour: Taste of Two Continents

A 5–6 hour private food tour across Istanbul's European and Asian sides, centring on the neighbourhoods of Karakoy and Kadikoy. All tastings and non-alcoholic drinks are included — no hidden costs or shopping detours. You'll start with a Turkish breakfast spread (menemen, sucuklu omelette, cheeses, honey), then move through local eating spots at your own pace with a professional guide, finishing on the Asian shore with a ferry ride back to Europe.

5 hours – 6 hoursfrom AUD $393

Hoi An Cooking Class With Market Tour and Bamboo Basket Boat Ride

★ 5.0 (207)

🍜 Food & Cooking

Vietnam

Hoi An Cooking Class With Market Tour and Bamboo Basket Boat Ride

A 6-hour cooking class in Hoi An that combines a guided market tour through Tra Que village, a bamboo basket boat ride on the Co Co River, and hands-on cooking instruction at Mai Home restaurant overlooking the vegetable gardens. You'll source ingredients from local markets, learn to prepare authentic Vietnamese dishes using the restaurant's own recipes, and eat what you've made for lunch. Best for people with a genuine interest in Vietnamese cooking technique and local food culture.

Six Cups of Vietnam Coffee Workshop in Hanoi with Local Barista

A hands-on coffee workshop for small groups (up to eight) led by a local barista in Hanoi, running 2 hours. You'll brew and taste six Vietnamese coffee styles — phin filter, egg coffee, salt coffee, coconut coffee, and two others — using traditional methods. Each participant brews their own cup, takes home recipes, and gets local tips on cafés and food spots around the city.

Memphis Signature Guided Brewery Tour

A 3.5-hour brewery tour visiting three Memphis craft breweries with VIP access, tastings, and food included. You'll sample up to 12 beers, learn brewing history from a local guide, and travel by private air-conditioned transport. It's built for beer enthusiasts who want to understand Memphis's brewing scene beyond a casual pub crawl, with snacks and round-trip transport handled.

Santorini Wine Stories: Daytime Tour with Tasting & Lunch

A 4-hour small-group wine tour of Santorini visiting two traditional wineries with cellar tours, eight wine tastings, and a local lunch included. You'll see production and bottling processes firsthand while learning about how the island's volcanic soil shapes its wines. Groups cap at 8 people, so you get genuine interaction without the coach-tour crowd.

Pasta and Tiramisu Making Class with Fine Italian Wine in Rome

A three-hour cooking class in Rome where you'll make fresh pasta from scratch—rolling and filling ravioli by hand—then prepare tiramisu, all guided by experienced Roman chefs. You'll taste your creations paired with curated Italian wines in a small group of up to 10 people, with views near the Colosseum as your backdrop. You'll take home the recipes for both dishes.

Distill a bottle of Gin on mini copper stills

A three-hour hands-on gin distilling workshop where you design and produce your own 500ml bottle to take home. You'll learn how micro distilleries operate, taste different spirit profiles, and work with mini copper stills to craft a personalised gin. The experience includes a G&T, multiple gin samples, and a gin cocktail, making it ideal for spirit enthusiasts or anyone after an unusual creative activity with a drinkable souvenir.

Hidden Beyoğlu Tour

A 4–5 hour food walk through Beyoğlu's backstreets, starting with breakfast at a traditional Lokanta then moving through artisan shops, fish markets, and street vendors sampling regional Turkish cuisine from across the country. You'll visit a hidden Armenian church nestled in the market quarter and finish with coffee at a top-rated spot. The tour weaves together food, local craft, and neighbourhood history in one of Istanbul's most recognisable districts.

4 hours – 5 hoursfrom AUD $204

Cooking class in a villa with Palermo view

★ 5.0 (185)

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Italy

Cooking class in a villa with Palermo view

A three-hour cooking class held in a villa overlooking Palermo, where you'll prepare dishes using ingredients sourced from the instructor's garden. You'll visit the garden during the lesson, then cook and eat together with views across the city. Suits anyone keen to learn Italian cooking in an intimate setting with genuine, garden-fresh ingredients as the centrepiece.

Create Watercolour With Hugo do Lago in Porto

A two-hour watercolour painting class in Porto's Sé neighbourhood, led by fine artist Hugo do Lago. You'll work step-by-step in a relaxed studio setting, creating a finished watercolour of Porto's landscape to take home. The class suits absolute beginners through to those wanting to develop existing skills, with all materials — professional-grade Winsor & Newton paints, 300gsm paper, and brushes — supplied. The studio sits on a narrow street in the historic morro da Sé, five minutes' walk from São Bento station.

Cairo Street Food with a Local Family

A three-hour street food tour through two neighbourhoods of central Cairo, eating at five or more stops with a local guide. You'll start in Downtown with traditional drinks and home-cooked dishes—the kind grandmothers make—then move through busier areas sampling taameya, koshary and other local favourites alongside residents. Breakfast, brunch, lunch, coffee and water are included. Any uneaten food goes to people in need.

Cretan Wines & Olive oil tour - The treasures of Crete

A 6–7 hour tour across Crete's major wine and olive oil regions, stopping at a working olive mill, organic family winery, traditional raki distillery, and pottery studio. You'll taste fresh olive oil, five wines, and raki, enjoy a traditional lunch at a local tavern, and see production methods that have shaped Cretan agriculture since Minoan times. Suited to anyone interested in local food and craft traditions.

6 hours – 7 hoursfrom AUD $198

Private Guided Cooking Workshop Experience in Jodhphur

★ 5.0 (171)

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India

Private Guided Cooking Workshop Experience in Jodhphur

A 3.5-hour private cooking workshop in Jodhpur where you'll learn to prepare a full vegetarian Rajasthani menu—dal, paneer, and paratha—with a local family, then eat what you've made. You'll work hands-on in a home kitchen, picking up techniques specific to the region's spice blends and cooking methods, with private transport included and all ingredients provided.

Shanghai Breakfast Walking Tour of Former French Concession

A 3-hour walking tour through Shanghai's former French Concession focused on breakfast. You'll stop at 15+ local spots—from hole-in-the-wall vendors to small family restaurants—sampling pan-fried dumplings, soup dumplings, scallion pancakes, jianbing and regional specialities whilst learning about the neighbourhood's history, local life and culture alongside a local guide in a small group.

Four hour walking wine tasting tour of Manchester's best bars

A four-hour walking wine tasting tour through Manchester's best bars, pubs, and wine shops, led by a local sommelier. You'll taste 5–8 wines paired with quality snacks at four venues, stopping to learn about Manchester's history along the way. Groups stay small (max 12 people) to keep things relaxed and conversational, not formal or intimidating.

Osaka Sake Tasting & Takoyaki Cooking Experience

A two-hour hands-on class where you cook Osaka's signature takoyaki using a local guide's recipe — featuring wagyu and cheese fillings — then taste 10+ varieties of sake with a sommelier who trained as a brewer. You'll learn sake history, production methods, and how to identify quality bottles, then eat what you've made. It's the rare experience that combines both cooking and serious tasting in one session.

Hanoi Cooking Class Learning 5 Dishes including Banh Xeo

A 3.5-hour cooking class in Hanoi's Old Quarter where you'll learn to make five authentic dishes including bánh xèo, from market tour through to plated meal. Suited to complete beginners and those with cooking experience alike — whether you're after restaurant-opening credentials or just wanting to recreate what you've eaten on holiday. You'll take home a recipe booklet and certificate.

Saigon Sightseeing & Street Food Tour By scooter with Student

A 4-hour guided scooter tour that combines street food tastings with sightseeing across Saigon's lesser-known neighbourhoods—Chinatown and districts 3, 5, and 10. You'll ride as a passenger behind an English-speaking guide, stopping at local eateries to sample dishes like bánh xèo, bánh mì, and grilled banana, plus a cold Saigon beer at a neighbourhood hangout. Includes helmet, fuel, all listed food and drinks, accident insurance, and free pickup/drop-off in districts 1, 3, and 4.

Pizza, Gelato & Suppli Cooking Class by Colosseum

A 3-hour hands-on cooking class in Rome where you'll make Neapolitan pizza dough, gelato, and Roman supplì (crispy risotto balls with melted mozzarella) under guidance from a local chef. You'll work through shaping and topping pizzas, master gelato technique, and taste your finished dishes alongside Italian wines. Suit yourself if you want to learn genuine Italian cooking techniques and eat what you've made in the same session.

Farm To table Experience on an organic hilltop estate in Tuscany

A 7.5-hour farm experience in rural Tuscany that combines cooking, wine tasting and estate exploration. You'll meet at Florence's central station, catch a 40-minute train to San Miniato, then spend the afternoon at Agriturismo Tenuta Chiudendone picking seasonal produce—anything from asparagus and herbs to white truffles in autumn—before preparing and eating a three-course traditional lunch together with local wines and cold-pressed olive oil.

Hoi An Eco Cooking Class With Kien Nguyen Cooking

A 5-hour cooking class in rural Hoi An that combines market exploration, hands-on instruction, and countryside immersion. You'll start with a van pickup from your Hoi An hotel, visit a local market to source ingredients while your English-speaking chef-guide explains what vendors sell and how locals shop, then head to a rural kitchen to cook lunch together. The experience includes a basket boat ride through a water coconut forest and finishes with a meal you've prepared, plus Vietnamese tea throughout.

5 hoursfrom AUD $51

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