Authentic Greek Cooking Class in Chania, Crete in a Local's Home

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What You’ll Experience
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3 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 6 guests
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English
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Discover Greece through its flavors with a private cooking class in Chania. Learn Mediterranean secrets and cook traditional dishes with Kelly, indulging in a cultural culinary experience.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

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

Sample Menu

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Fava yellow split pea dip and Dakos, Cretan barley rusk with grated tomato and myzithra cheese
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Main
Kalitsounia, with filo pastry filled with local Cretan cheese and shallow fried or Glyko Kolokithokeftedes, aromatic pumpkin, feta and herb fritters
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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

What You Get

Homecooked Greek meal using family recipes
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Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Kelly can offer vegetarian meals on request. Please let her know in advance, when booking the experience online.
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • Private, personalized experience

What You’ll Experience

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.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Deligiannaki, Chania, Greece, GR, 731 34

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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.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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from  $287.19 
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Eastern European Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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Earliest available date: May 25, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
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