Private Authentic Middle Eastern Cooking Class in Canoga Park, Los Angeles
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local LA home with your host Jacqueline. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. In her home kitchen Jacqueline will teach you traditional Middle-eastern dishes from family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together. Jacqueline grew up in the Middle East watching her grandmother cook every meal for the family from scratch. She has fond memories of helping her grandmother knead dough as a child. Jacqueline is of Lebanese origin, was born in Jordan, and lived in Palestine where food has important cultural and symbolic meanings that goes beyond what's on the plate. She now lives with her husband and son in America where she enjoys hosting friends and family for Middle-eastern themed dinners. Jacqueline welcomes you with “ahlan wa sahlan” which means welcome. Hospitality and generosity are ingrained in Jacqueline's culture and she truly makes you feel like part of the family.
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Cooking and dinner
What's included in Private Authentic Middle Eastern Cooking Class in Canoga Park, Los Angeles
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Meet your host Jacqueline at her California ranch-style house in the San Fernando Valley in the greater Los Angeles metro area. Her Canoga Park home has a garden with colorful flowers, citrus trees and a hammock. Join your host in her kitchen and learn to transform Californian produce into an authentic Middle-eastern meal with spices that Jacqueline brings back from her travels. Your hands-on cooking class (or cooking demo if you prefer to just watch) will last about 2 hours. Learn to cook a four-course meal that includes two appetizers, one main, and a dessert (baklava or hareesah) from scratch. The choices for appetizers include hummus, baba ghannouj and fattoush. For the main, you will cook either shawarma, kabob or shish tawook if you're a meat lover or falafel or manakeesh (savory pastries) if you are vegetarian. Enjoy your meal over wine, arak and coffee. Jacqueline shares her best-kept secrets on how to prepare some of the most notable Middle Eastern foods. You will laugh, learn and maybe even belly dance during this fun cooking class in LA with a warm and wonderful host!
Food Menu
STARTER - Fresh Lebanese pita bread with hummus
STARTER - Baba ghannouj or fattoush
MAIN - Shawarma or shish kabob or falafel
DESSERT - Baklava or hareesah
DESSERT - Arabic coffee or herbal tea
Inclusions
- Homecooked Middle-eastern meal
- Wine and arak
- Private cooking class with your host Jacqueline
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meet your host Jacqueline at her home in Canoga Park. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
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Meet your host Jacqueline at her home in Canoga Park. Address: 7443 Eton Ave Canoga Park, Los Angeles, CA - 91303, United States Directions: Meet your host, Jacqueline, at her home in Los Angeles, located 30 minutes' drive from downtown LA. This is a residential neighborhood, so it is most easily accessed by car or ride-sharing services such as Lyft, Uber, or taxi. While it is accessible by bus, it is not accessible by train. You can contact Jacqueline at +1 215 667 3064 or via email at [email protected] or [email protected] with any questions. -- Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!
