Cretan Cooking Class and Dinner: Evening in a Rethymno Home

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
4 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 10 guests
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Language
English, Greek
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Enjoy an authentic Cretan cooking class with Androniki in Rethymno. Learn to create traditional Greek dishes and savor them with homemade wine and warm local hospitality.

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

Experience Details

Take part in an evening well-spent cooking local Greek dishes on the beautiful island of Crete! Androniki will teach you to make a selection of traditional Greek appetizers, mains and desserts, and then you'll be able to enjoy them!


The cooking class place takes place outside using Androniki's wood oven, homegrown produce (vegetables) and homemade ingredients (olive oil). From classic Greek dishes like kremidokalitsouna, Chortopities and Sfakianes pites to homemade drinks like Raki, you're in for a treat!


Expect plenty of food and delicious Greek wine, traditional Greek hospitality and great company!

Sample Menu

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Raki or Greek coffee
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Cheese pies
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Kremidokalitsouna
Small pies with onions
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Chortopites
Small pies with many (10-12) different wild greens
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Sfakianes pites
Pies with home made cheese
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Greek Salad
Greek salad with home made barley rusk, tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, onion, caper, kritamo, olives, and off course enough olive oil.
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Dolmadakia
Stuffed vine leaves, zucchini flowers with rice, vegetables, herbs and olive oil
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Moussaka
The famous Greek dish (potatoes, zucchini, aubergines, minced meat in tomatoes sauce, béchamel)
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Giouvetsi
Rooster with orzo in the wood oven (traditional Sunday dish)
DESSERT
Greek yogurt or homemade ice cream with sweet spoon or a local sweet

What You Get

Outdoor cooking class with a wood oven
Drinks and beverages (Red Wine, White Wine, Digestif, Water)
Lunch

Good To Know

  • ⚠️THE FULL ADDRESS WILL BE ON YOUR CONFIRMATION VOUCHER UNDER THE "BEFORE YOU GO" SECTION.
  • Guests need to communicate if they have any food restriction (allergy, special diet, etc.)
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Learn to cook like a local with your host, Androniki, in her home in the hills of one of the most beautiful islands in Greece, for a truly wonderful experience of fantastic Greek hospitality! Experience a magical evening learning how to cook Greek and local Cretan dishes outdoors with your host's amazing wood oven and using homegrown produce including fresh vegetables and olive oil! Discover the fundamentals behind making classic Greek dishes like kremidokalitsouna, Chortopities and Sfakianes pites utilising Androniki’s expert home techniques, to transform you into the ultimate dinner party host back home! After you’re done cooking, you’ll sit down and enjoy what you’ve cooked together. Try the Raki that Androniki and her husband make at home. This fiery spirit packs quite the punch! Expect plenty of food and delicious Greek wine, traditional Greek hospitality and great company! And take away amazing recipes that you can make in your own kitchen.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Loutra, Rethymno, Greece, GR, 741 50

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⚠️THIS IS NOT THE COMPLETE ADDRESS. THE FULL ADDRESS WILL BE ON YOUR CONFIRMATION VOUCHER UNDER THE "BEFORE YOU GO" SECTION.
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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What People Are Saying
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Cretan Delight
October 01, 2024
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This is truly a unique Cretan cooking and dining evening .The outdoor kitchen and patio garden is filled with old world charm . The setting is picture perfect as we relaxed and soaked in the wa...read more

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Fantastic Cooking Experience when visiting Rethymno, Crete
July 12, 2024
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Absolutely the best experience in Greece. Learning to make numerous different dishes, fresh cheese, pastries. We have been in Greece for 2 weeks after this visit and this was the best dinner expe...read more

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The best Evening in Crrete!
June 27, 2024
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Such a wonderful couple that go out of their way to provide you with a wonderful cooking and dining evening . Everything was delicious. They both put a lot of time, hard work and love into what t...read more

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An exquisite gourmet experience, and much more!
September 16, 2023
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This week we had the unforgettable experience of a cooking class, and subsequent feast, with these welcoming hosts. From the moment we arrived on the property, I was overcome with the potent fragr...read more

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Fantastic Experience!
July 22, 2023
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We have done cooking classes in the past and this was by far the best and most authentic. Really loved getting to spend time at their home, tour the garden, and cook/eat delicious food. Can’t wait ...read more

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