Cooking class with a chef overlooking a Santorini garden

"A must-do cooking class in Santorini! I was a little concerned with the price for this cooking class before booking, but it is definitely worth it. The description doesn’t do it justice. The class is held at Aroma Avlis which is the restaurant of the winery Artemis Karamolegos. The restaurant and gardens are gorgeous! We arrived a little early and they greeted us with a glass of wine of our choice and allowed us to hang out on the patio until the class started. The class was lead by chef Chris and assistant Phillip who were both very knowledgeable about Greek cuisine and wine. They both made the class so fun! Chris is VERY passionate about food and clearly loved sharing his knowledge with us. We first made fava, followed by Greek salad, tomato fritters, and pork tenderloin with vinsanto wine sauce. The class was more demonstration than active cooking but we didn’t care. We helped slice the veggies, blend the fava, mix the salad, and fry the fritters. We sampled each of the dishes as they finished. The fava and tomato fritters were the best things we ate on our entire trip! SO DELICIOUS! In addition, Philip poured us wine the entire duration of the class. We easily killed an entire bottle between my fiancé and I. After the class ended, Philip took us on a tour of the cellar and bottling facility, then invited us back to the restaurant where they served us the remainder of what was prepped during the cooking class PLUS a bottle of wine and a desert. The experience felt so luxurious. We were so full, and pretty drunk (lol) by the end. We had a lot of left over food so they provided to-go boxes and even a cork for the bottle of wine we didn’t finish. Overall, this was an amazing cooking class that is well worth the price. Ive done cooking classes in Japan, Korea, Thailand, Mexico, Spain, and this class was hands down one of my favorite experiences."

"This was a delicious and entertaining class for ALL ages! Christos was a wonderful chef and instructor! My daughter (15), mother (73), and I (48) all throughly enjoyed this class. Recipes were included to take home (too bad I can’t get those delicious tomatoes in the USA). Highly recommend!!"

"MUST DO! Absolutely amazing! It exceeded my expectations. I booked for our last day in Greece and I couldn’t recommended it more! Such a beautiful wineary and kitchen and everything was so clean! The chef was amazing and walked us through everything you can tell he enjoys what he does! We had free wine throughout the class which was a plus! And after we got to eat more food and have more wine! 10/10"

"A picturesque top notch cooking class! Our Chef was extremely personable and made our experience so much fun…The ambiance was truly unique with glass windows overlooking the garden and crops…We learned how to make an array of Greek recipes…We each had our own prep station so this made it interactive…The staff were welcoming and attentive…What an unforgettable evening!"

"Quite different from other Traveling Spoon experiences that we’ve had, this is with a professional chef in a gorgeous winery / restaurant (complete with herb and vegetable garden). We were treated like royalty from the moment we arrived. We learned an enormous amount about Greek cuisine and countless cooking tips from Chef Christos. He was absolutely delightful and a wonderful teacher. He provided expert guidance throughout as evidenced by the fact that our meal was phenomenal. We picked herbs from their garden with Philippos who also treated us to an amazing tour of the winery. During the cooking experience, we “sampled” each course and after the winery tour, we were treated to a sit down meal of our recipes overlooking the water. There are not enough adjectives in the English language to describe how wonderful this experience is!!"

"Chef Chris was a joy to work with, it was his birthday & our 50th anniversary so we celebrated together making the most delicious meal. Highly highly recommend to anyone and everyone."

"Wonderful experience!! Had the best time in our cooking class! Favorite thing we did all vacation! Loved how hands on the class was and able to have the recipes to cook at home as well! Would recommend!"

"Our Cooking class was amazing and the food was delicious. We were so glad we cooked things that were not expected. We thought we’d be making taziki or gyros, but we ended up making a full meal and dessert! We enjoyed cooking with Chef Chris. He was so good at explaining things and was knowledgable and friendly. He taught us how to cook and gave us many helpful tips. We each were involved in the actual cooking and we all participated in the food prep as well. The ingredients were delicious and grown right there! The room was great size for 6 of us and had a beautiful view of The garden. Eating our dinner was wonderful in the restaurant and the wine was Fabulous!"