Private French Home Cooking Class in Paris with Local Chef Ioana

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Location

Paris

Duration

2 hours

Group size

Max 5 guests

Accessibility

Stroller Accessible

Language

English, French

Location

Paris

Duration

2 hours

Group size

Max 5 guests

Accessibility

Stroller Accessible

Language

English, French

Why travelers loved this

4.6

•5 reviews

US$114.64 per guest

Guest

Adult x1

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This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional cuisine. Ioana, originally from Romania, has been living in France since 2008. She lives in Montreuil, a Paris suburb easily accessible by metro. Her food is inspired by her Romanian origins, Balkan roots and love for French cuisine. Ioana's beautiful, cozy apartment is a short train ride away from the city center. For your meal you can choose from a Romanian or French menu or even a fusion one - which combines her family recipes with a French touch. In your 1 hour hands-on Paris cooking class, learn to make a main dish or dessert from scratch. Learn to make borek, a savory pastry filled with feta and spinach or papanasi, a cheese beignet with sour cream and blueberry jam or boeuf bourguignon, a French beef stew braised in red wine.

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Ioana can accommodate vegan and vegetarian diets, if informed in advance. 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 (please choose one Menu): Menu 1: Zacusca (a vegetable spread) served with bread + Roasted beef in a bell pepper sauce with carrots and cucumber salad + Moelleux au chocolat with cream and roasted spices or Menu 2: Caramelized onion and bread soup + Boeuf bourguignon (French beef stew braised in red wine) + Flan or Menu 3: Croque monsieur or madame (ham and cheese sandwich) + Borek (savory pastry filled with feta and spinach) + Papanasi (Romanian dessert)
Please note, this is not a commercial cooking class, rather this experience is a visit into a Paris home to meet a local who is an expert cook, and share French culture and cuisine together.
Ioana can host on weekends (for lunch and dinner), and only for dinner on weekdays.

Alcoholic beverages

Alcoholic Beverages

Homecooked meal

French cooking class with a local in her home

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Montreuil

During your 1-hour hands-on Paris cooking class, learn to make a main dish or dessert from scratch. Learn to make borek, a savory pastry filled with feta and spinach or papanasi, a cheese beignet with sour cream and blueberry jam or boeuf bourguignon, a French beef stew braised in red wine. These are some of Ioana's favorite dishes to prepare and she is excited to teach you how to make them. After cooking, help set the table and enjoy a three-course French meal.

During your 1-hour hands-on Paris cooking class, learn to make a main dish or dessert from scratch.…

Meeting Point

Rue Colmet Lépinay, Seine-Saint-Denis Île-de-France, France, FR, 93100

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Please meet your host directly at her apartment in Montreuil. 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.

Free cancellation

Cancel up to 1 day before for a full refund.

No refund within 1 day of the experience or no-shows.

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Brian GMay 2026 • TripAdvisor

A wonderful meal with Loana

We had a wonderful evening with Loana! She prepared a great meal for us, gave us the hands-on experience of preparing dessert, and her knowledge and passion for her craft is evident. This was the perfect addition to our trip to Paris.

Chasty USeptember 2019 • TripAdvisor

Awesome experience!

Fabienne is a wonderful host! Did this experience with friends (we were all visiting from the US) and it was one of the most memorable experiences we had. From arrival, Fabienne greeted us and walked us through how to make a yummy French dessert. She made us a special cocktail to enjoy with pre-dinner snacks. We had a lovely dinner but the best part was learning about Fabienne's lifestyle, history and perspective on France. It was a great way to learn more about the French culture and what ...read more

kathyc_11May 2019 • TripAdvisor

Outstanding experience with delightful French hostess

Fabienne is charming, interesting and delightful. Felt like I was having dinner with an ole friend. Great experience shopping for cheese at the Bon Marche. Fun to help prepare the Tarte Tatin in her tiny kitchen. The green salad with foie gras and marinated fresh peaches was different and delicious. She served my favorite French dish blanquette de veau with rice and sautéed mushroom - outstanding. Of course the tarte tatin was perfect. Great aperitif of champagne and aperol and a wonderful...read more

CarolForLAApril 2018 • TripAdvisor

Interesting and fun Local Market Tour

Laurence has built this tour around her vast knowledge of and passion for good quality food, which makes the experience truly enjoyable. She has an exciting and fun way of describing the ingredients and explaining the background of the food and the people you encounter that makes you want to only eat fresh, local, high quality food ever again. As we walked through the market, Laurence was tailoring our tour and our tastings to what she observed we were interested in, which made the experience ...read more

suzieluvstohikeMay 2026 • TripAdvisor

Meal in a lovely apt

We truly enjoyed ourselves and the experience was great, however it wasn’t a cooking class. Our hostess cooked and we enjoyed the meal. Even tho it was very good it wasn’t anything I couldn’t have done at home. I feel she should actually give a class with instruction for a more difficult meal. We really enjoyed her tho