Santorini Cooking Class with Local Chef: Learn Greek Recipes

You cook the meal, then you eat it at a local table.

An award-winning hands-on cooking class in Santorini where you prepare classic Greek recipes—Greek salad, tzatziki, tomato fritters and pastitsio—under the guidance of a local Greek chef, then enjoy the food you've cooked with Santorinian wine. The class runs 3.5 hours and welcomes beginners and experienced cooks alike; vegetarian and gluten-free versions are available for every dish.

The Experience

The class starts with you at the counter, not watching from a stool. A local Greek chef walks you through four dishes at once—Greek salad, tzatziki, tomato fritters and Greek pastitsio—so you're moving between tasks, learning why each step matters and how the flavors come together. The kitchen is set up for hands-on work, not demonstration; you handle the ingredients and the techniques, and the chef is there to correct and explain. Vegetarian and gluten-free versions of every dish are built into the class, so dietary needs don't mean sitting out a course.

After cooking, you sit down at a local table to eat what you made, paired with Santorinian wine. This is not a rushed tasting or a plated service—it's a meal, the one you built, and the time to taste it properly and talk about what went into it. The whole experience runs 3.5 hours, which gives the cooking real space and the eating real time.

You leave with full recipes in PDF so the dishes don't stay in Santorini. Bottled water is included, and the class is led by an expert chef in English or Greek. The setting is relaxed and designed for couples, families and friends—not a formal kitchen or a performance, but a place where food and hospitality are the point.

What’s included

• Hands-on cooking instruction led by a local Greek chef.
• all four recipes (Greek salad, tzatziki, tomato fritters, Greek pastitsio).
• the meal you cook, eaten at a local table.
• Santorinian wine.
• bottled water.
• full recipes in PDF.
• vegetarian and gluten-free versions available for every dish.

Good to know

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Is this one for you?You'll cook classic Greek dishes alongside a local chef, then sit down to eat what you made—paired with Santorinian wine.

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Top questions

What dishes do I actually cook in the Santorini cooking class?

You prepare Greek salad, tzatziki, tomato fritters and Greek pastitsio, with a vegetarian version of the pastitsio available. Each dish teaches a different technique and flavor foundation of Greek cooking.

Do I need cooking experience to join this class?

The class welcomes both beginners and experienced cooks. The chef guides you through each step, so prior kitchen skills are not required.

What happens after we finish cooking?

You sit down at a local table and eat the meal you've prepared, paired with Santorinian wine. This is part of the 3.5-hour experience, not a separate event.

Are vegetarian and gluten-free options really available for every dish?

Yes. Vegetarian and gluten-free versions are built into the class for all four recipes, so dietary needs are accommodated throughout, not as an afterthought.

What do I get to take home from the class?

You receive full recipes in PDF format for all four dishes, so you can recreate them at home after the class ends.