French Cooking Class in Paris with a Local Chef

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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2 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 5 guests
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Language
English, French, Romanian
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Immerse yourself in Parisian lifestyle with a cooking class hosted by Ioana, a local chef. Discover Romanian and French dishes crafted from scratch, with market tours on weekends.

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

Experience Details

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.


If you've selected the market tour, it happens only on Friday, Saturday and Sundays. Ioana will take you to a local neighborhood market, 15 minute walk from her home.

What You Get

Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic Beverages
Homecooked meal
French cooking class with a local in her home
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Market tours are available only on Friday, Saturday and Sundays
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

What You’ll Experience

Montreuil (Pass By)

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.

Meeting & Pickup

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.

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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