Authentic Greek Cooking Class in Chania, Crete in a Local's Home
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local's home. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Kelly is a food enthusiast, who could talk about food and travel all day! Greece is very close to her heart and through this cooking experience she would like to share more about Greek history and culture through its food.
• Private Greek cooking lesson in Chania, Crete in a local's home • Learn about the 10 ground rules of the Mediterranean cuisine • Cook together a traditional Greek meal using family recipes • Enjoy a home-cooked Greek meal served with dessert and tea or coffee • Introduction to Greek ingredients, cuisine, culinary traditions and history • Vegetarian options available, on request
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Authentic Greek Cooking Class in Chania, Crete in a Local's Home
What's included in Authentic Greek Cooking Class in Chania, Crete in a Local's Home
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture. Join Kelly and Stella in their home to learn about Mediterranean food, its origins and cook together Greek cuisine. You will learn how to prepare traditional dishes that you won’t commonly find in a Greek restaurant. Kelly's warm, cozy, welcoming apartment is only 5-10 minutes from the town center. Learn to make 2 dishes from scratch using family recipes. After which, sit down at the dining table with your host Kelly and enjoy the meal you helped prepare. A few dishes that you might try are fava yellow split pea dip served with dakos (Cretan barley rusk), kalitsounia (hand made from scratch with filo pastry filled with local Cretan cheese and shallow fried until crispy and golden) or Glyko Kolokithokeftedes (aromatic pumpkin, feta and herb fritters) and gemista (rice stuffed vegetables baked with herbs) or chicken braise or papoutsakia (eggplants stuffed with a mince sauce and topped with béchamel). End your meal with a dessert such as Greek yoghurt with thyme infused Cretan honey, walnuts and pomegranate and Greek coffee or tea.
Food Menu
MAIN - Main
Fava yellow split pea dip and Dakos, Cretan barley rusk with grated tomato and myzithra cheese
MAIN - Main
Kalitsounia, with filo pastry filled with local Cretan cheese and shallow fried or Glyko Kolokithokeftedes, aromatic pumpkin, feta and herb fritters
MAIN - Main
Chicken braise with tomatoes and olive oil 0r Gemista, seasonal vegetables filled with a rice and herb mixture then baked to perfection
DESSERT - Greek yoghurt with thyme infused Cretan honey, and fruit for dessert
DESSERT - Greek coffee or tea
Inclusions
- Homecooked Greek meal using family recipes
- Gratuities
- All Fees and Taxes
- Greek cooking class with your host Kelly
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- Menu may vary depending on the season
- Private, personalized experience
- Kelly can offer vegetarian meals on request. Please let her know in advance, when booking the experience online.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meet your host at her home in Chania. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address.
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Ticket Redemption
Host name: Kelly Michelakis Host Phone: +30 697 2176282 Host Email: [email protected] Address: Deligiannaki 28, Chania 731 34 (Agios Ioannis), Crete, Greece 731 34 Meeting location: Meet your host at her home in Chania. Press building front bell with Stella Alevizos on front door to open and come down stairs to ground level. Here is the Google Maps link to her location: https://goo.gl/maps/sPV3XW9XmBWxCr7J7 Please contact your host directly if you have dietary requests or need help with directions. -- 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!
