Greek Cooking Class in Kefalonia: Learn to Cook Farm-Fresh Dishes

Cook Greek food the way locals do, on a farm that grows what you'll prepare

A hands-on cooking class at a farm in Kefalonia where you learn to make classic Greek dishes (Greek salad, tzatziki, lamb chops, pita with filo) using fresh ingredients from the land, then sit down to eat them family-style with house wine and tsipouro. The lesson runs about three and a half hours with a live English-speaking guide. Children are welcome from age 13.

The experience

You arrive at the farm and start right away. The guide walks you through the ingredients (many of them growing on the property), and you move into the kitchen to begin. You'll make Greek salad, tzatziki, riganada, briam, pita with filo dough, lamb chops, and halva for dessert. The work is hands-on: you're chopping, mixing, rolling dough, cooking at the stove. This isn't a demonstration where you watch someone else work. You're the one doing it, with the guide showing you the technique and the reasoning behind each step.

Once everything is cooked, you gather around a family-style table on the farm and eat what you've made. House wine and water come with the meal, along with tsipouro, the traditional Greek spirit. The food tastes different when it's your own work, and the setting (a working farm in the Ionian Islands) anchors the whole thing in the place itself. You're not in a cooking school in a city. You're on the land where some of the ingredients come from.

The class runs three and a half hours total. You'll need to be reasonably comfortable standing and working in a kitchen. The farm is accessible by public transportation if you don't have a rental car. Children from age 13 can join. Bring an appetite and clothes you don't mind getting flour on.

What’s included

• Hands-on instruction in preparing seven classic Greek dishes.
• all fresh ingredients from the farm.
• house wine and water with the meal.
• tsipouro to taste.
• a family-style dinner of everything you've cooked.
• live English-speaking guide throughout.

Before you book

Days and timesNext departure: 19 May 2027

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (18 to 69 years) · Senior (70 to 85 years) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Under 13: can't be booked

GroupUp to 12

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Stroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Opuntia Kefalonia

Is this one for you?The class is taught in English by a live guide, so you'll follow every step without needing Greek or prior cooking experience. If you're comfortable standing and working in a kitchen for a morning or afternoon, you'll manage the physical side easily.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years). Children under 13 can't be included in the booking.

What dishes do I actually make during the cooking class?

You prepare Greek salad, riganada, tzatziki, briam, pita with filo dough, lamb chops, and halva. Each one uses fresh ingredients, many from the farm itself, and you handle the preparation and cooking yourself rather than watching a demonstration.

Is the guide English-speaking, and will I understand the instructions?

The guide leads the class in English, so you'll follow along without translation. The focus is on showing you the technique and the ingredients, not on complicated culinary theory.

Do I eat what I cook, or is this just a lesson?

You eat everything you make. After the cooking session, you sit down at a family-style table on the farm and share the meal with house wine and water included. Tsipouro is also available.

How long does the whole experience take?

The class runs about three and a half hours from start to finish, including both the cooking and the meal at the end.