During your 1.5-hour, hands-on Naples, FL cooking class, learn to make three different kinds of salads traditionally served in Greece and most of the Balkans! Join George in his open style kitchen as he shares his recipes, tips and tricks that he has learned over the years. Help him chop, fry, cook, assemble and add the final touches on dishes. After cooking, sit down at the table to share a meal together that you helped prepare!
George and his wife Julia are excited to welcome you into their home, for a real Greek dinning experience. He will be sharing recipes that have been around for 200+ years and that have taken him 16 years to research, learn and master. These recipes are what Greek families eat at home and very hard to find in traditional restaurants, even in Greece! Join them at their dining table to share a home-cooked, traditional Greek meal that may include dishes such as as artichokes in lemon and dill sauce with potatoes, or baked stuffed vegetables or grilled Greek meat balls and lamb chops or baked lamb with pasta in a tomato sauce or lemon chicken with potatoes baked for hours. End your meal with yogurt and honey, followed by Greek coffee or a cappuccino. Please indicate if you don’t like a specific food group or have specific allergies so you won’t be disappointed! Greek dancing is taught on request but be prepared to dine, laugh and dance the evening away!
George can accommodate vegan, vegetarian, keto, palio, gluten free and lactose free diets. Please let him know in advance, while booking the experience online.
PLEASE NOTE: This experience happens in a private home of a local. George's availability has been severely limited due to his new working schedule for the next few months, so please contact Traveling Spoon reservations if you cannot book the date you are interested in.
This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
George was born in Vancouver and is of Greek heritage. He was raised in Canada and Greece. He is an airline pilot, sailor and traditional Greek chef. George was introduced to cooking as a young boy and cooking has been therapeutic for him. He enjoys cooking for friends and family and watching them smile after their first bite is what gives him real satisfaction! For the past 16 years, George has been cooking and learning 200+ year old traditional Greek family recipes! He has studied under chefs from Greece and family members. He enjoys the old-style Greek cooking and uses recipes that have been carried down from his great great great grandparents to him! Cooking, flying and boats are some of his passions.
"We had an incredible time with George! The food was absolutely incredible, his home is
lovely, and he and his wife were so much fun. Would highly highly recommend!"
"An awesome night! Julia and George have a beautiful home and they are very welcoming.
The food was outstanding. Hope to do it again and would highly recommend!"
"An awesome night! Julia and George have a beautiful home and they are very welcoming. The food was outstanding. Hope to do it again and would highly recommend!"
"Oh my goodness— our cooking dining experience was absolutely wonderful. Julia and George immediately make us feel comfortable in their wonderful home. We spent time getting acquainted and then the spectacular food prep began!!!! George is a great instructor and chef and our Greek meal was absolutely perfect!! Our party of four felt it was the best food we had eaten in all of Naples."
