Caribbean Cooking Class in Aruba: Cultural Exploration into Authentic Caribbean Food with Kari

Join Kari, the expert on Caribbean foodways, for an authentic and engaging Caribbean cooking class in Aruba. Explore the rich cultural heritage of the Caribbean through its delicious cuisine.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Chef and Steward - Arrive to my house, be greeted with a tasty and refreshing mocktail and the sounds of Caribbean music in the background, gather around my kitchen island as I introduce myself and share a brief history of the foods of the Caribbean including Jamaica and Aruba and the menu of the day.
    You are getting insider access to Caribbean…
What's Included
  • Dinner
  • Utensils, pots, pans
Meal Options
  • At least one drink
  • At least one starter
  • At least one main with a side dish - At least one main with a side dish
Additional Information

This is a cultural exploration into food unlike any other by one who is and expert on Caribbean foodways.
Kari has been featured on MSN, The Daily Meal, Apartment Therapy, BBC Good Food for her ability to weave Caribbean flavours in a ways that modern and sophisticated still remaining inherently authentic.
She’s the Doyenne of Entertaining of Home and…

Location
Chef and Steward
Directions using *Google Maps: Address  1. “Chef and Steward” on Google Maps 2. Bona Vista 36 Noord  What to look out for It is a row of colorful Cunucu houses on Rte3 that tour buses usually stop
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(39 Ratings)
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Trek67975809251
Nov 4, 2024
Everlasting experience! - Chef Kari was a true delight, she welcomed us into her home with so much love. The welcome drink was delicious. I love learning to cook different cuisines so this was exciting and fun to do. Chef Kari explain in great detail the ingredients and history of her culture. It was a great hands on experience for all. She also, was very interested in getting to know each of her guest. I enjoyed sitting around the dinner table enjoying the meal we prepared. The laughter and friendships made around the table will forever live in my heart.
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Safari65391106074
Nov 1, 2024
Love the experience! - What an experience! My first time in Aruba and wanting to do things out of the norm for me. And this cooking class with Kari was a chefs kiss. She welcomed all her guest with such warmness. Kari explained in great detail of the dishes, ingredients and teaching new techniques in preparing dishes (there were a few new beginner cookers in the class, so this really helped!) The family setting was a great feeling because we walked in as strangers and walked out as friends. Kari seemed to design this experience to meeting new people all the while having a great time. I highly recommend taking the class, you will not regret it! I’ll definitely be back!
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Michel_a
Oct 18, 2024
Experiencing Aruba - Enjoyed meeting others and our talented host.Learned new skills for preparing food. And enjoyed a memorable dinner. Many thanks.
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Joann_p
Sep 9, 2024
Good food good company good fun - Kari welcomed us into her home to enjoy good food, good company, good conversation and good feelings. What a lovely evening to share with family and friends. I recommend it to all.
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Calvin_p
Aug 22, 2024
Chef Pinckney - The company was outstanding, the food was magnificent, and the chef professional and down to Earth. In a short time, we made a meal and sat at the table like Family. Will definitely do it again and again.
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Cristina_m
May 23, 2024
Great experience! - We enjoyed the hospitality, the cooking class and the meal! We wanted to try something different while on the island and this was great experience!
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Mark_f
May 23, 2024
Unique, heartwarming time! - What a unique experience! To be welcomed into Chef Kari’s home and treated like family was a great way to spend our evening in Aruba. Delicious food, exceptional company, great adventure.
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Ryanbf2836mr
Apr 11, 2024
An Amazing Experience, and Great for Kids Too - My 12 year old son and I were headed to Aruba and I was looking for unique experiences to share with him. I had done cooking classes in other parts of the world and they’ve always been so so great. I found Kari through a quick google search of cooking classes in Aruba. I reached out to her to see if she could accommodate a vegetarian (me) and a 12 year old son. She quickly replied “Of course” and provided her availability for a class for just me and my son. Fast forward to the night of the class, as my son and I were driving back to the hotel, he said, “That was a really good experience. I liked it.” Coming from a 12 year old, that should say enough. But I did too. Kari welcomed us into her home, shared stories of herself, Caribbean cuisine and was interested in learning more about us. Kari had us both involved in preparing five different dishes. Her son also helped and friended my son. They took quick breaks to play football (or soccer as we call it) or go for a quick walk outside. The food was delicious, each dish made with a combination of spices I’d never think to pair together. Kari introduced us to several ingredients/vegetables we’ve never heard of before. The overall experience, planning and spending time with Kari in her home for this cooking class, was absolutely amazing. A must do!!
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Deirdre_f
Aug 7, 2024
Pumpkin Surprise - The food was very good. The experience was nice. My only reservation would be not to have a sick child in house. That was the only turn off. I thoroughly enjoyed learning how to season and cook Caribbean food
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Tommy_j
Oct 19, 2024
Very bad - It was my 25th wedding anniversary and I'll try to surprise my wife with a dinner. We got there early at right before 6:00 we had to wait 25 minutes for the other couples to show up and they was rude very nasty and then everything from there was bad the lady really never changed her gloves they just kept going back and forth by time we actually sat down the E it was almost nine 9:00 she stopped doing what she was doing to feed her son it was just a real bad experience and if I had a way out of there I would have left. Was not what I was expecting I was expecting more of a personal not really one-on-one but a really big atmosphere for a group kitchen was really small I thought we was going to be cooking like some real like Caribbean and when I noticed that we was cooking out a pressure cooker I was like done with this and this is really what's not what I was thinking and not worth my money at all.
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From $165
up to 12 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).