In our cooking-class and dining, your private group (>6 persons) is initiated first-hand into Greek food culture and gastronomy by getting your hands dirty to prepare a dinner !
You will share back home the pie recipe with your friends! You will discover local cuizine secrets, as well as stories coming from our grandmas You will enjoy deliciouns food, having lots of fun !
-A must-do experience for a foodie and culture lover
-- "Cook and eat with locals" welcomes vegetarians/vegans - Let us know to customize!
Is there a best way to discover a local culture than meeting with locals and sharing food? Get a first-hand experience of Thessaloniki and greek gastronomy, by preparing and cooking yourself a dinner with a local! Specifically, in our cooking class: - we’ll be learning to cook 3 of the 6 traditional dishes in a relaxed atmosphere - actively preparing step by step the traditional pie and the rest of dishes! - discuss all about food: Its story and origin, the customs of the people that were cooking it, historical tips about the local cuizine etc -enjoying together our food in a cozy atmosphere! - getting the recipe of our tasty salty zucchini pie to include it back home in your cuizine! Much more than recipes, greek cuisine is also a mentality around food : sourcing local ingredients, using plenty of olive oil, herbs and spices, and of course receiving warm hospitality around the table, even immersing in local dances at the end of eating! * the class takes place either in a private home or kitchen, so please express your interest promptly!
the famous creamy spicy yoghurt spread
a cooling summer salad with tomatoes/cucumber/onion/pepper/feta cheese, accompanied by Greek olives
chosen according to the season
Thessaloniki’s version of the Greek dish of meatballs, customarily focused on spice eastern spices
The highlight of the cooking class, a fully nutritional pie easy to be made!
Our grandmothers’ way of showing their hospitality and preserving fruits! Offering a spoonsweat travels everyone to old cozy memories
You will make your own way to the meeting points