During your 2-hour hands-on Athens cooking class, learn to cook traditional Greek dishes with a twist. Maria will take you through the step by step process of learning to make a Greek appetizer and a main dish, using her family recipes. She will share tips, tricks and secrets from her grandmother's kitchen so that you can easily replicate these recipes back home. After cooking, sit down at the dining table to share the dishes you helped prepare.
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Good Food and Conversation. Visiting Ionnas place was one of the best things during our trip. All 4 dishes were super delicious and can be cooked at home. I highly recommend doing a cooking class with her.
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Meet Penelope at her apartment located in the heart of Athens city center, in a safe and vivid neighborhood, close to 3 metro stations (Panepistimio, Syntagma & Monastiraki). She lives close to Syntagma square in an art deco building of '30s. <br><br>After a refreshing welcome drink, you will discuss with Penelope and decide on the menu for the day. Then walk for 7-10 minutes to the nearby Athens central market to buy ingredients for your cooking class. Fish, meat, vegetables and fruits are sold at this market – a great place to get a glimpse into the everyday life of a local. Penelope loves cooking with fresh, seasonal produce and decides the menu based on what is available in the market. Walk through the lively market and visit Penelope’s favorite vendors where she will introduce you to produce that is locally grown and teach you how to pick the freshest ingredients. After you shop, walk back to Penelope’s apartment to cook and share a traditional Greek meal. Your Athens cooking class will last for 2 hours, where you will cook with the ingredients that you bought at the market. The menu is seasonal and will vary but a few dishes that you can expect to cook and eat together are a fresh Greek salad and fasolada (Greek bean soup) or kakavia (soup of fish and vegetables) or grilled fish and vegetables. End your meal with a dessert such as yogurt cream with strawberries.
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This was the highlight of our trip to Greece! Katerina welcomed us into her home like we were family. She showed us how to prepare several traditional Grecian dishes that were just amazing. As a travel advisor, I have had many incredible experiences throughout our beautiful world and this private cooking class is among the most memorable.
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Christina was incredibly knowledgeable about food in general and about spanakopita specifically. Even though my wife and I are both experienced cooks, she surprised us with a few great tips for keeping the phyllo dough crisp and manageable. Her instructions for rolling out the dough were so clear that our 12-year-old created a perfect version on his first try. The whole evening and dinner were very enjoyable and we would recommend the experience to anyone.
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In your Athens cooking class, learn to cook a traditional Greek meal with a modern touch - combines tradition with a modern twist. You will be cooking at Marina's home kitchen using her grandmother's recipes, to which she will add a creative twist. Learn to make 2-3 dishes in your 3 hour hands-on cooking class. You might learn to make hilopites - a Greek pasta with eggs and mizithra cheese – a recipe that was passed down to Marina from her grandmother, or lamb or beef in red tomato sauce with trahana (fermented dish) – the ultimate Greek comfort dish and a seasonal salad. After cooking, sit down at the table to share a meal that you helped prepare, that will be served with wine and dessert, a light and creamy yoghurt panna cotta infused with Greek chamomile and honey.
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Please note the lunch and dinner experiences are different and details for both are given below: <br><br> Lunch experience (1:30pm): Join Marina for a 4-hour tour at the food market district of Athens, to savor some local delicacies. Your tour will start at a local bakery, where you will taste delicious spanakopita (spinach pie) and learn how traditional bougatsa (custard pie with phyllo) is made. Then watch how Greek coffee is made on hot sand, a ritual dating back in time to the Middle Ages. Learn the story behind feta cheese and Greek olive oil at this family owned Greek specialty store. Then enjoy your tasting of authentic Greek yoghurt, just like how the locals like it - with sweet jam on top! Later immerse yourself into the sweet world of local nectar, while you taste a few Greek honeys. Then try some mezes at a local Greek tapas place, before a walk down Athens’ local market and spice street. Your last stop is at a famous Greek dessert shop, where you can satisfy your cravings for crunchy baklava, served with mastiha ice-cream and a local drink called mastiha liqueur. This is a great way to try Greek food from family-run eateries with a passionate local! <br><br> Dinner experience (5:30pm): On this 4 hour tour you will taste amazing street food, discover Greek classics, and indulge in decadent desserts. Kick start your tour at a Greek deli and discover the world of Greek extra virgin olive oil with an olive oil sommelier. Then walk around Athens’ old shopping district, the Commercial Triangle, where you will stop at a local street food joint to taste Greece’s favorite street food - souvlaki (small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer). Then make your way to the city’s hippest district, St. Irene’s square, and watch how the locals unwind at their favorite cafes and bars. Visit a hole-in-the-wall Greek restaurant, frequented by locals, to enjoy a traditional Greek style pizza called peinirli. Stroll the streets of Psyrri and celebrate in its lively atmosphere with some comfort Greek food at a mom-and-pop restaurant. And you've still got room for dessert, don't miss the finger-licking good baklava and a special-flavored ice cream, made from a local product found exclusively in Greece!
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Angelina Kalogeropoulou was a Traveling Spoon hostess extraordinaire. We enjoyed meeting her family and her scrumptious cooking, even the Greek wine was excellent.
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