Cretan Cooking Class, Garden Tour & Feast in Chania

Fantastic experience. Fresh ingredients picked from the garden on site. Hosts were exceptional, very welcoming. Highly recommend.

Earlier today, my wife and I spent 4 of the most wonderful hours one can imagine with our hosts at Hands On Cretan Cooking, Kostas and Philippa. They opened their wonderful home and garden to us in a genuinely warm and generous way. Philippa helped us to make Boureki with zucchini, goat cheese, and various other ingredients. She also helped us to make Tzatziki, and Cheese Pies. While the Boureki was baking Kostas showed us their great garden with all kinds of vegetables growing plus all of their olive trees. We gathered various vegetables from the garden and used them to make a fresh Cretan Salad. Kostas prepared chicken and Cretan French Fries from whole potatoes over an open fire. Once everything was prepared we enjoyed an ultra fresh, farm to table meal that we will remember forever. The best part of the Cooking Class was spending time with Kostas and Philippa, engaged in genuinely warm conversation and fellowship. We really wish we could have spent the rest of the day there enjoying their company. We highly recommend this activity when you are in the Chania area. You will never meet 2 more generous and loving individuals then Kostas and Philippa and will definitely it hard to find a more enjoyable cooking class then Hands On Cretan Cooking.

We had a wonderful time at the Chania Cooking Class! We truly enjoyed the fantastic atmosphere, delicious food, and warm hospitality. The three of us took part in the cooking class, and afterwards our (grand)children joined us for dinner, making a group of seven. Preparing the different traditional Greek dishes together and tasting the homemade products gave us a wonderful insight into life in Greece and, in particular, how important family is in Cretan culture. It was a lovely experience, full of great food, laughter, and meaningful moments together. We highly recommend this cooking class to anyone who wants to experience not only Cretan cuisine, but also the warmth and traditions behind it!