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Cooking Classes and olive oil tasting
4.9
37 Ratings
Kerkira
Experience Greek culture: shop fresh markets, cook traditional recipes, taste olive oil, and dine in tranquility. Live a day as a Greek family.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Eparchiaki Odos Pirgiou-Korakiana - Strolling through the alleys of the historical centre & monuments, we reach Corfu’s open fruit & fish market. We will buy our fresh organic products, harvested from the Corfiot fields a few hours earlier, watch the local producers trying to sell their goods, and feel the smell of fresh vegetables, fruits, fish, and herbs! Tasting the REAL feta cheese is a MUST! After shopping, you will drive your car (if you don’t have one, transfer can be provided at extra cost) to our villa, 20km away, where you will learn to prepare and cook traditional Greek recipes. Once you arrive at home, we will welcome you with a bruschetta on freshly baked handmade bread and we start with the “hands-on” lunch preparation. Just before lunch, a walk in the ruins of our family’s 200-year-old olive press, in our olive grove, and an olive oil tasting is all you need to increase your appetite for a mouthwatering lunch! By inviting you to our home, you spend a few relaxing hours and are treated as part of our family! The ancient method of cooking in a wood-fire oven goes back centuries and it’s worth trying a delicious meal prepared the same way our grandmothers used to cook. IMPORTANT: THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDES TRANSFER UPON ARRANGEMENT!
What's Included
- Olive oil tasting
- Lunch
- Walk in our olive grove, learn everything about olive trees harvesting
- All fruit, vegetables, and dairy products purchased during shopping at the fish & fruit market
- Mini city tour at the historical centre & Jewish quarter
- Experienced guide
What's Not Included
- Transportation from shopping area to the villa for Cooking classes(it can be provided upon request)
Meal Options
- Homemade bruschetta with freshly baked handmade bread
- Greek salad with fresh vegetables some from our garden. - Fresh tomatoes,cucumber,peppers,onion,feta cheese,olives and oregano sprinkled with virgin olive oil and wine vinegar.
- Tzatziki - Refreshing greek yoghurt dip with thin sliced garlic,cucumber and olive oil.
- Pork knuckle slowly cooked in a wood fire oven - Marinated for 12 hrs in local beer,mustard,honey and local herbs.
- Baked potatoes(wedges) with oive oil and rosemary
- Vegetable briam(similar to”ratatouille”) with olive oil,parsley,dill
- Baked apples,filled with walnuts,cinnamon drenched with honey & wine syrup
Additional Information
Immerse yourself in the experience of purchasing fresh produce at a public fruit market in the Greek fashion. Under the guidance of a skilled chef, master the art of cooking classic recipes utilizing the nearly lost art of the wood-fired oven. Wander the remnants of our family’s olive press situated in our olive grove, topped off with a tasting of olive oil. Savor a delectable feast in a serene setting and absorb the full experience of a day spent as a member of a Greek household.
Location
Konstantinoupolis
Konstantinou Zavitsianou
A return transfer from your hotel or from the shopping area to the villa for cooking classes(20km away) IS NOT INCLUDED. Transfer can be provided upon arrangement.Please contact us for more details.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(37 Ratings)
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Anonymous
Jul 26, 2024
Proper 10/10 day out. - Such a fantastic thing to do / from picking the groceries in Corfu town, leaning some really interesting facts about the history of Corfu and the town, then back to George’s place to cook a delicious Corfiot feast, then learn about olive oil production and how to taste it. Proper 10/10. Lovely other guests too.
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Lisa_s
May 27, 2024
Lunch in the Olive Grove - After a walking tour of the town, we went to our hosts’ beautiful villa to help prepare a wonderful meal. This was a small group of 5 people. We all participated in the preparation of our meal of Greek Salad, Tzatziki sauce, Greek Potatoes and Walnut/brown sugar stuffed apples. Our host had already marinated and placed in his wood oven the Pork Knuckles as the main course of the meal. After lunch we had a relaxing walk in the olive grove, learned how olives are cultivated into olive oil and saw a 100’s year old olive press. The setting is absolutely pastoral and the wine was flowing.
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Mrandmrsdean
Apr 11, 2024
Fantastic morning with this Corfiot family - Great day with Yorgos and his family learning about Greek culture and food. They will take great care of you and show you the best of Corfu island. Plus some AMAZING fresh local food
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Christine_h
Oct 27, 2023
Favorite excursion of my trip - George picked us up right from the cruise terminal and took us shopping in a local market to pick ingredients for a meal. We drove about 30 minutes to his gorgeous house overlooking the mountains and countryside. We cooked a lovely meal in his outdoor kitchen and shared lots of smiles and laughs. Highly recommend, everyone should book this excursion!
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Bbetts78
Sep 22, 2023
A wonderful food tour in Corfu! - This was a wonderful tour! We enjoyed the walk through downtown Corfu while shopping for ingredients and learning about the history of the city. The cooking was fun and the food was delicious! I'd highly recommend!
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Martinpu9919ua
Sep 13, 2023
Informative, friendly and delicious - We thoroughly enjoyed the day with George and his team. George made everyone in the group feel relaxed and at home. We started in the old part of Corfu where George provided us with lots of information about the history of the city and the cultures of the families who live and work there. We shopped for our lunch ingredients in the local market then made our way to George's lovely family home to prepare and eat the meal. Everyone gets involved and George makes sure no-one is left out. We'd be happy to recommend this tour and would go back for a walking tour next time we're in Corfu.
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Edwardbz8642np
Aug 24, 2023
A private cooking class with George - George is by far the best guide I have ever come across in all of my travels. If you are thinking of traveling to Corfu, it would be a loss not to spend a day with George. My family are all in agreement that this excursion was the pinnacle of our vacation in Corfu. George is smart, funny and a great cook.
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Charne_p
Aug 16, 2023
More than just cooking!! - This is a fabulous outing in Corfu.Super informative about Corfu Town’s history.We loved shopping for our ingredients at the market,the bakery and the deli that has the very best feta!!
Of course,the actual cooking and eating was the highlight. Highly recommend this tour!!
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Road54027757445
Jul 22, 2023
Fun Cooking Class at a beautiful Villa - On our trip through Italy and ending on Corfu, we took 4 cooking classes and this was one of the best ones! You start by walking through and buying fresh produce at Corfu’s oldest public market. You buy your bread and cheese at local shops before getting in the car and going to the instructor’s villa to cook your lunch. Our instructor, Yorgos, was with us the whole time and was fantastic. The food was fantastic. We made a fresh Greek salad, tzatziki, the Greek version of ratatouille, as well was a very tender pork Knuckle. Our guide gave us a tour of his old olive press on the property (he makes his own olive oil), and of his own garden. His property is beautiful and he’s so friendly and a great cooking instructor. It’s a lot of food, so prepare to have a light and/or late dinner that night. Thanks for a great experience!
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Emnick1
Sep 22, 2023
Friendly host and great food but not cooking class - Our host for this experience was lovely and friendly. Very knowledgeable about Corfu and took us to parts of town we hadn't been to before. We went to the market to buy minimal veggies but nice to see all the fresh fish. We then went to the hosts beautiful home just outside Corfu town which was a great spot. The host was very welcoming and the food was delicious but we didn't cook anything, which I was expecting from a cooking class. We peeled some veg, made a salad between the 8 of us, and watched the host make tzatziki. It was interesting to watch and really great food, but just not sure this should be advertised as a cooking class. I would still recommend this as a great experience but just don't expect to be cooking.
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