Top Crete Dinner

Get more than just a cooking class, and book a private Cretan cuisine experience that serves up island culture, too. Led by a mother-and-daughter team, the experience takes place outside at their farm, using their own organic produce and treasured family recipes. A meal made with your own hands and homemade refreshments are among the highlights.

Visit the family home of a local Cretan for an evening of cooking, eating, and cultural exchange. Begin your visit in the vegetable gardens, where you harvest ingredients to use in your recipes. Learn traditional dishes from your hosts, hear the stories behind each, and taste local cheeses. Enjoy views of the Aegean Sea and the mountains, then sit down to a meal you helped prepare, paired with local wine.

Get your Crete vacation off to the perfect start as you discover the town of Chania and Cretans’ favorite activity, eating, with a private guide. Sample signatures including Greek coffee, local cheese, raki, Crete’s answer to grappa, and bougatsa, a custard pie with phyllo pastry, then enjoy lunch. You’ll also tour the city highlights, including the lighthouse, the mosque and the Old Venetian Harbor.

Immerse yourself in Cretan cuisine with a cooking class near Chania. After a welcome refreshment of cookies and Greek coffee, learn about the Mediterranean menu and significance of different dishes. Afterwards, learn to make several traditional Cretan dishes, including starters, mains, and desserts, which you get to enjoy together afterwards with local wine.

Join our team from The Hellenic Odyssey, Greek home cooks with a proud heritage, as we come together to create a generous spread of food and to learn about the Mediterranean diet, its origins and its benefits. You will get to enjoy traditional authentic dishes that you won’t commonly find in a Greek restaurant. Instead, it is food that you would expect to eat in the kitchen of a Greek home. You take part in helping to prepare the dishes and then enjoy being served a feast of delicious Greek food. What you will learn: Learn about the Mediterranean based diet and its health benefits Learn to make traditional Greek food using authentic family recipes What you will get: Taste authentic Greek food Consume all the food that has been prepared for you Be guided by a Greek host demonstrating the recipes Gain hands on cooking experience A hands on cooking classes in a Greek home only 5-10 minutes from the town centre in a warm, cosy, inviting, welcoming and immaculately clean apartment

Immerse yourself in Cretan cuisine with a private cooking class in Arolithos Traditional Cretan Village. Make your way to the village and enjoy a small tour of the museum and two old houses. Afterwards, learn to make several traditional Cretan dishes, including starters, mains, and desserts, which you get to enjoy together afterwards. Includes local wine and mineral water.

Experience the authentic taste of Cretan tradition in just a couple hours during this Chania cooking workshop. Discover the art of crafting gyro, learning a recipe to take home. Connect, exchange ideas, and immerse yourself in the rich flavors of Crete. After the workshop, gather around the table to share food and good company. So, join this tantalizing culinary journey and savor the true essence of Cretan cuisine.

During this small group tour (up to 7 people) we will take you on a culinary journey through some of the most iconic and delicious dishes of Crete. On this tour, you'll learn how to prepare some of the most delicious dishes of Cretan cuisine, such as Dakos, Tzatziki, Gemista: stuffed vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, or zucchini, filled with a mixture of rice, herbs, and sometimes ground meat and a delicious Cretan salad, made with juicy tomatoes, cucumbers, extra virgin olive oil, Feta Fournou (Feta in Oven) and cheese pies. After our cooking lessons, we will sit down to enjoy our delicious creations, paired with local wines and traditional Cretan raki. By the end of our tour, you'll have gained a deeper appreciation for Cretan cuisine and its health benefits. You'll leave with new skills, recipes, and memories that will last a lifetime. So come join us and let's explore the delicious and healthy world of Cretan cuisine together! "Kali orexi" Bon appetit

Let us to provide you a unique experience in the nature, from the way to make milk until traditions and cultures in Crete

Each picnic features a handpicked selection of vegetarian dishes, to showcase the freshest, highest-quality Cretan specialties and local produce. The menu includes a delightful balance of savory and sweet offerings, complemented by a variety of refreshing drinks, to ensure a comprehensive taste of Crete’s rich culinary landscape. As your host I will welcome you. Meeting new people is something that I love, everyone is different and has their story to tell. I will make sure everyone feels part of the gathering.

Ozlem has Cretan, Turkish and Venetian roots, which has greatly influenced her cooking style. Her passion for food started when she was young, she was always curious and would follow her grandmother around the kitchen with a basket gathering wild greens and herbs. Her grandmother taught her to cook using all her senses – smell, sight, taste, feel. She works as a personal chef, participates in festivals, organizes workshops, is a speaker on panels and seminars, and also writes for newspapers and magazines. Apart from cooking, Ozlem also works as a translator and an interpreter, she has translated 19 books so far! - Cretan cooking class in Chania with a local expert - Learn to cook traditional Greek food using family recipes - Enjoy a traditional Cretan meal inspired by memories of family gatherings - Get insight into Greek history and culture through the food - If you select the market option, you will visit the Koum Kapi farmers' market on Saturday morning

We promise to provide you with a memorable trip in Crete. With the sea as your backdrop and the thrilling sensation of riding together, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go horseback riding with one of the stunning horses that is available. After that, we'll swim in the stunning Falasarna's crystal-clear waters and sip bottles of Cretan wine while we take in the spectacular sunset. Dinner by the sea, a traditional dish of the renowned Cretan cuisine, would be the perfect way to round off our day. One more crucial point to note is that you will have the chance to record films and take pictures for your social media accounts during the event. Drone footage will also be captured during the event.

We offer you a private tour to enjoy your dinner at sunset, and a cocktail later at one of the most famous historical bars in Greece. Based on our experience as travellers around the world, we have realised that we have spent unreasonable amounts of money on food and drinks. On top of that, we have wasted valuable time on choosing wrongly as regards our nightlife. After careful consideration, we organise and offer you a private evening tour in the old town. The tour includes an a la carte dinner in our favorite restaurant and the starting time depending from the sunset. We will pick you up from your hotel/villa/apartment or from a suitable meeting point in Town. This is by far not your typical historical tour, sign up now and be a part of discovering what Greece is all about on this intimate introduction to the people and lifestyle of Chania.

During our workshop you will have the chance to experience first hand how to prepare a traditional cretan dinner, to visit a local's home and to learn a lot about the Cretan tradition and hospitality. Firstly we will welcome you with fresh refreshments and local treats and make our aquaintances. Then we will prepare an oven pan full of stuffed vegetalbes and while it is roasted, we will prepare our other recipes: Greek salad, tzatziki sauce and dakos. We are going to have a snack and then make the famous Cretan "kalitsouni", small cheese pies served with honey on top as a dessert. When everything is completed, we will enjoy our dinner with local spirit and have the chance to know each other better. In this experience you will have an eye on the actual making of a typical Cretan dinner in a local's home with lots of fun, positive energy and enjoy Cretan hospitality.

Experience exquisite flavors of Cretan cuisine and traditional family recipes that Britta prepares fresh in her family-friendly home with a beautiful terrace view on the mystical island of Crete. 4-course Cretan dinner including both family and local recipes. Local red wine, white wine, and local beers are included. Communal dining for 2 to 10 people. All ingredients are local and fresh either from the host's own garden or the nearby farmers' market In case you have any other date preferences that aren't included in the event calendar you can always contact us.

You will learn how to prepare traditional authentic dishes that you won’t commonly find in a Greek restaurant. Instead, it is food that you would expect to eat in the kitchen of a Greek family home. The Mediterranean Diet is actually a dietary pattern modelled on the eating habits of the Cretans in the 1950s. Nowadays, it is the most comprehensibly researched diet in the world with evidence showing that it is incredibly beneficial for physical & mental health. It rests on the premise that the very basic act of eating brings people together, it creates a sense of community, it allows for discussion time and it provides enjoyment through the sense of taste. We will put into practice the key element of the diet which looks into how we eat. As the Mediterranean diet places a lot of focus on the role of food within the home environment, we will prepare all the meals together and sit down on the table to enjoy eating together.

~Witness fantastic places and tastes that you will find nowhere else ~Swim at the Crystal clear bluish/greenish waters of the Cretan south coast ~Experience the unique history and culture of a special island that was always desirable from every civilisation ~Visit the Cretan mountains that have been a place of rebellion and resistance during the Greek rebellion, the German occupation and many other attempts of conquest ~Witness the beautiful nature of the Cretan countryside and the welcoming Cretan people ~Hear amazing stories about the everyday life in Crete

What sets this cooking class apart is its focus on authenticity. You'll dive into the heart of Cretan food culture, crafting dishes that have been passed down through generations. Using ingredients sourced locally from the rich lands of Crete, you'll create mouthwatering delicacies that capture the true essence of the region's culinary heritage. It's not just a meal; it's a hands-on experience in the art of traditional Cretan cooking. But it doesn't stop there. Before you even start cooking, you’ll embark on a unique adventure – foraging for ingredients. Together, you'll explore the local surroundings, gathering fresh, seasonal produce that paints the vibrant canvas of your meal. The connection between the land, the ingredients, and the final dish is an experience that transcends typical cooking classes, offering you a profound understanding of the farm-to-table journey.

Crete is renowned for its simple yet delicious food, which is part of every aspect of local life. Cretan cuisine is based on high quality ingredients sourced locally from nature or produced on small scale farms, and the locals’ zeal, passion and traditions around food. On this tour, you will experience how to source and prepare local Cretan dishes, hosted at a house in a village near Heraklion.