Private Cooking Class with a Tbilisi Food and City Expert Dinara

4.2
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3 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Offered in: English

Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local Tbilisi home with your host Dinara. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Dinara will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Georgian dishes from her family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your host's Georgian home.

• Learn to make Khachapuri and other Georgian dishes in a local home
• Dinara skillfully blends eastern and western cooking techniques to introduce you to traditional Georgian cuisine.
• 100% private activity
• Experience Georgian hospitality in the Saburtalo neighborhood of Tbilisi
• Get local recommendations from your host who is also a city guide

Example Menu

Starter

Khachapuri (traditional bread topped with cheese)

Starter

Salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, basil and nuts in a vinaigrette

Main

Khinkali (dumplings) or shkmeruli, fried chicken in a milk and garlic sauce

Main

Pkhali (a dish of minced vegetables, nuts and herbs)

Dessert

Matsoni, Georgian yoghurt with nuts and honey

What's Included

Local wine
Gratuities
Cooking lesson with your host Dinara

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Please meet your host Dinara at her home in the neighborhood of Saburtalo. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Meet your host Dinara at her Tbilisi apartment that she shares with her husband, daughter and friendly dog. Sip on a refreshing drink before joining Dinara at her large open kitchen to learn to cook a traditional Georgian meal from recipes that have been passed down through generations of her family. Your hands-on cooking class involves learning to make 3 Georgian dishes made from scratch and will last about 2.5 hours. Enjoy learning about the tips and techniques involved in preparing Georgian cuisine cooking before you sit down at the table to share the meal you helped prepare with host Dinara. Your family-style meal includes dishes such as khachapuri (cheese and egg filled bread), a Georgian salad, khinkali (Georgian dumplings) or Shkmeruli (fried chicken in a garlic sauce) and pkhali (a dish of minced vegetables, nuts and herbs). Your meal will conclude with a Georgian dessert like matsoni, yoghurt with honey and nuts. A former café owner, Dinara is a city guide who enjoys sharing the knowledge of her city and culture with travelers.

Additional info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Supplied by Traveling Spoon

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Cooking Classes
Food & Drink
Zombie
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Cancellation Policy

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

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