Private French Home Cooking Class in Paris with Local Chef Ioana
Description
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional cuisine. Ioana, originally from Romania, has been living in France since 2008. She lives in Montreuil, a Paris suburb easily accessible by metro. Her food is inspired by her Romanian origins, Balkan roots and love for French cuisine. Ioana's beautiful, cozy apartment is a short train ride away from the city center. For your meal you can choose from a Romanian or French menu or even a fusion one - which combines her family recipes with a French touch. In your 1 hour hands-on Paris cooking class, learn to make a main dish or dessert from scratch. Learn to make borek, a savory pastry filled with feta and spinach or papanasi, a cheese beignet with sour cream and blueberry jam or boeuf bourguignon, a French beef stew braised in red wine.
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During your 1-hour hands-on Paris cooking class, learn to make a main dish or dessert from scratch. Learn to make borek, a savory pastry filled with feta and spinach or papanasi, a cheese beignet with sour cream and blueberry jam or boeuf bourguignon, a French beef stew braised in red wine. These are some of Ioana's favorite dishes to prepare and she is excited to teach you how to make them. After cooking, help set the table and enjoy a three-course French meal.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Ioana can accommodate vegan and vegetarian diets, if informed in advance. If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- Menu may vary depending on the season (please choose one Menu): Menu 1: Zacusca (a vegetable spread) served with bread + Roasted beef in a bell pepper sauce with carrots and cucumber salad + Moelleux au chocolat with cream and roasted spices or Menu 2: Caramelized onion and bread soup + Boeuf bourguignon (French beef stew braised in red wine) + Flan or Menu 3: Croque monsieur or madame (ham and cheese sandwich) + Borek (savory pastry filled with feta and spinach) + Papanasi (Romanian dessert)
- Please note, this is not a commercial cooking class, rather this experience is a visit into a Paris home to meet a local who is an expert cook, and share French culture and cuisine together.
- Ioana can host on weekends (for lunch and dinner), and only for dinner on weekdays.
Reviews(5)
We truly enjoyed ourselves and the experience was great, however it wasn’t a cooking class. Our hostess cooked and we enjoyed the meal. Even tho it was very good it wasn’t anything I couldn’t have done at home. I feel she should actually give a class with instruction for a more difficult meal. We really enjoyed her tho
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re so glad you enjoyed your time with Ioana, the meal, and the overall experience, and we’re sorry the cooking class did not fully meet your expectations. We understand you were hoping for a more hands-on and instructional experience. While our hosts do tailor the level of guest participation based on individual preferences, we have shared your feedback with Ioana and have reinforced that the hands-on elements of the experience should be offered to guests by default. We truly appreciate you bringing this to our attention, as feedback like yours helps us continue improving our experiences for future travelers.
We had a wonderful evening with Loana! She prepared a great meal for us, gave us the hands-on experience of preparing dessert, and her knowledge and passion for her craft is evident. This was the perfect addition to our trip to Paris.
Fabienne is a wonderful host! Did this experience with friends (we were all visiting from the US) and it was one of the most memorable experiences we had. From arrival, Fabienne greeted us and walked us through how to make a yummy French dessert. She made us a special cocktail to enjoy with pre-dinner snacks. We had a lovely dinner but the best part was learning about Fabienne's lifestyle, history and perspective on France. It was a great way to learn more about the French culture and what makes them so passionate about their way of life. Highly recommend!
Fabienne is charming, interesting and delightful. Felt like I was having dinner with an ole friend. Great experience shopping for cheese at the Bon Marche. Fun to help prepare the Tarte Tatin in her tiny kitchen. The green salad with foie gras and marinated fresh peaches was different and delicious. She served my favorite French dish blanquette de veau with rice and sautéed mushroom - outstanding. Of course the tarte tatin was perfect. Great aperitif of champagne and aperol and a wonderful Saint Emillion with the dinner. I will do it again and will recommend it to anyone who is going to be in Paris. Meric beacoup, Fabienne
Laurence has built this tour around her vast knowledge of and passion for good quality food, which makes the experience truly enjoyable. She has an exciting and fun way of describing the ingredients and explaining the background of the food and the people you encounter that makes you want to only eat fresh, local, high quality food ever again. As we walked through the market, Laurence was tailoring our tour and our tastings to what she observed we were interested in, which made the experience extra special. Having this local experience was a refreshing break from the hustle and bustle of the Paris most tourists are seeing. Even the staff at the coffee shop where we met up were sweet and energetic, which is not always the temperament of people working in the tourist heavy areas. We highly recommend this tour if you love food, a local experience and good company!
