Welcome
To Our Family
Cook with our family! Your hosts are sister and brother, Veerna and Kosti.
Veerna is in charge of the preparations and will teach you everything. Kosti is in charge of the wood-fire oven.
Our Classes
Learn how to cook authentic Cretan foods in a picturesque setting, under the shade of avocado and olive trees in a secluded area of Chania.
Learn the secrets of sour-dough,prepare and bake your own-unique bread loaf in a wood-fire oven, and combine it with extra-virgin olive oil tasting.
Passion & Expertise
Veerna is one of the best cooks in the area. Her kalitsounia have been selling like hot cakes for years.
100% natural ingredients
All the ingredients are picked straight from the garden, or sourced from local farmers.
Family
You are invited into our home. Grandmas, aunts, cousins, and friends for instance are always stopping by to meet our guests and give you an authentic Cretan experience.
customer satisfaction
Don't take our word for it. Check out our dozens of 5* reviews.
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The perfect hosts in a wonderful setting and we produced a great meal too! - Veerna and Kosti are wonderful hosts and superb cooks. The setting of the class is a beautifully renovated farmhouse that has been in the family for 5 generations. The meal... read more was fun to cook, the flavours simple but sublime and best of all, I can make most of it at home! Though I am still trying to persuade my husband to build a wood oven!
May 4, 2024Amazing Sourdough Baking Class! - AMAZING experience, was the highlight of our 7 day trip to Greece. The hosts were so wonderful, made us feel right at home and comfortable the entire time. Their knowledge... read more and food were exceptional and we shared many laughs and drinks after lunch! Would highly recommend to any travelers looking for a very unique and authentic experience. Will return if we travel back to Crete, for sure!
May 4, 2024Incredible experience, must-do!!! - This cooking class was the highlight of our stay in Chania. The experience was so fun and delicious. You can feel the warmth and authenticity from the hosts. We loved... read more learning how to make these traditional Cretan dishes, meeting the other participants, and learning more about the culture and history from our hosts. Our kids, ages 8 and 10, also loved the experience. Getting to sit down for our meal together as a group in the garden of their property was so memorable. Thank you!!
May 3, 2024 -
Absolutely recommend! - Very welcoming and friendly host. The instructions were great and you will take great cooking skills back home. Absolutely recommend.
May 2, 2024A not-to-miss experience - Veerna’s cooking class was at the top of our family trip to Chania. Five women in our group did the 4 hour class (which flew by), some of us experienced... read more cooks, a few not, yet we all learned so much and had absolute fun doing it. Veerna and her brother warmly welcomed us into a beautiful courtyard/garden on the edge of an olive grove. She laid out the evening’s recipes we would be making and we got to work in her beautiful class kitchen which her brother built. While Veerna walked us through each step of each dish we made, she entertained us with stories of Crete, the culture and her own life. Then we all sat down family style and enjoyed the amazing meal we had all made together. Incredible! And we had leftovers to share with the rest of our group later. I highly recommend this not-to-miss experience!
April 30, 2024One of the best activities we did in Greece! - What an absolutely delightful and delicious experience we had with Veerna & Kostas in their home learning to cook so many wonderful dishes and learning the stories behind each dish.... read more I hate to cook in my real life, but this was fantastic 😉 We shared the experience with several strangers and what fun to hear their stories and why they’re traveling. Added bonus was sharing Kostas’ birthday! How special to celebrate and hear their traditional song and YAMAS to his good health.
We highly recommend this class and would do it again if we return to Chania. One of our favorite activities during our two weeks in Greece!!
Thank you, Veerna & Kostas!
April 28, 2024
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AWESOME experience. A must do in Crete. One of my favorite days hands down. It was fun, informative and delicious and the hosts are great. I highly recommend.
August 12, 2024If you have a chance to do this cooking class, I highly recommend it! Our hosts were such a lovely family. They made us feel very welcome and... read more everyone in our group really enjoyed themselves. I would like to do another cooking class with them again…so much fun!❤️
August 1, 2024The brother and sister team of Veerna and Kostas are some of the best people you will ever meet. They expertly guided us through making a full, traditional Cretan-style meal... read more in a beautiful setting and told us stories along the way. We had so much fun, and enjoyed the day immensely. And the food was some of the best Greek food we’d had on the island. People come from all over the world to take this class, and we felt lucky to be one of them.
July 31, 2024Such a fantastic experience - the highlight of the trip!
Veernas and her family were so welcoming, warm and friendly. I felt as if I'd been invited to a family... read more home for dinner. I could have easily spent the whole evening sitting a chatting with them.
It was an exceptionally warm day so we prepared the food indoors and ate outside once it cooled down. Veernas and Kostas were very caring and attentive; they made sure that everyone was looked after and felt comfortable.
July 22, 2024 -
Excelente experiencia, los anfitriones realmente dedicados y cariñosos; la comida y los ingredientes de primera calidad!! Gracias Vernaas Por todo, realmente lo disfrutamos mucho 😘
July 7, 2024I had a lovely evening! As a solo traveler it was easy to participate. This was more a food experience than a cooking class and a bit to many in... read more the group. Even though it was a nice experience that I would recommend to others!
July 4, 2024This one of our favorite days in Chania! Her class location is so beautiful and on their olive farm. They use fresh, local produce from their yard and everything we... read more cooked was SO good and I cannot wait to make when I get home. It was a GREAT value for the amount of food and how organized and fun it was. Definitely recommend.
July 4, 2024Best activity we did throughout our whole CHANIA trip! Veerna, Costas, and Alex are the sweetest hosts and made it so fun. The property is amazing and the food is... read more insanely good! Extras of everything so plenty of food for the group. Very authentic Cretan food she learned to cook from her ya-ya 🙂 met great other travelers in our group and had a very fun and relaxed evening 💚
A must do while in CHANIA!!
June 19, 2024 -
What a fabulous evening! I felt like we’d been invited to a family dinner—Veerna, Kostas, and Alex were amazing hosts and the food was delicious! We also learned a great... read more deal about Cretan cooking with a fun group. While the meal won’t taste the same as it did from the wood fired oven, I look forward to trying the recipes at home. Thank you for a wonderful experience!
June 17, 2024It was an amazing experience, we really enjoyed it a lot , Thank you Veerna and Costas for the warm hospitality and great time, we are definitely coming back! ❤️
June 14, 2024Favourite thing we did in Chania!! I would 100% recommend to anybody wanting to enjoy creating an authentic and delicious food. Veerna and her brother Kostas were wonderful hosts... read more when we arrived we immediately felt welcome and they made the experience unforgettable! We thoroughly enjoyed preparing/cooking numerous dishes and picking up on hints/tips along the way. And all the dishes were delicious so was great to enjoy them with the group after we finished cooking. I would highly recommend!!!
June 13, 2024What a wonderful experience! The olive groves were amazing…property held a 500 year old olive tree! What a pleasure it was to learn new tricks and be invited into this... read more space to enjoy good food and good company! Must do this If you get the chance!
May 30, 2024 -
Incredible cooking class experience. Our hosts were super personable, attentive, and had wonderful stories to tell about themselves and the Cretan food culture. All of the food we prepared was... read more amazing. Would recommend to anyone in Crete!
May 29, 2024If you are in Chenia, this cooking class is a must do! Veerna and her brother Kostas are incredibly kind, welcoming, and funny, and they created such a warm and... read more positive feel throughout the experience. The class takes place on Kostas’s beautiful property with an olive grove, and many of the ingredients we used in the class were grown on his or their mother’s property, which made the experience even more special. The food we made was delicious and we had so much fun sitting down to eat the giant meal we prepared together. Veerna and Kostas shared family stories with us and we felt so comfortable and welcomed by them, and it was very interesting to learn firsthand about the local culture - we never would have gotten that experience in a museum or restaurant in town. My wife is a vegetarian and they were easily able to accommodate her preferences. Overall, this was one of the best parts of our two week trip to Greece and we highly recommend this to anyone visiting Chenia.
May 24, 2024Fantastic inviting hosts and a wonderful evening in a location amongst the olive trees. The night was highly interactive and the food was delicious with many leftovers to take with... read more us! Would highly recommend.
May 20, 2024If you’re visiting Chania, book this. We had the most amazing time learning all about Cretan cooking, and the food was delicious! Our hosts had the best sense of humor,... read more and we felt like we were sharing a meal with friends. From the 500 year old olive tree on the property, to the immaculately clean kitchen the environment was spectacular. I would love to visit again!
May 15, 2024 -
It was a wholesome experience. Everything was perfect and the food was delicious. Verna and Kosta were such sweet hosts, we had a wonderful time and some nice recipes to... read more bring back home. Last thing, the place was especially beautiful.
May 9, 2024Atmosphère très conviviale, site magnifique. Tout se déroule de façon ordonnée et dans le plaisir. Le menu est tout de même assez élaboré. C’était un délice! Nos hôtes sont vraiment... read more sympathiques. Tout est prévu. C’est un bon bain de culture!
April 26, 2024One of our favorite activities we did in Chania! Veerna and Kostas were incredible hosts— so warm, welcoming, and knowledgeable about Cretean cuisine and its history. All of the food... read more was absolutely delicious and made better by enjoying outside in the beautiful garden
March 27, 2024Wonderful experience. Highly recommend. Learned a lot about local cuisine, and the food was delicious! Veerna and Kostas are lovely hosts. Traveling alone, it was a great thing to do... read more as it gave an opportunity to meet other people. Would recommend to anyone traveling in Crete.
January 11, 2024
Cooking Class Location
Our classes are both commenced in the same location.
Chania Cooking Class is located 10-15 minutes from the center of Chania in the beautiful neighborhood of Nerokourou. Veerna’s Kitchen is located in the terrace of the church of Saint Ephraim.
Transportation is not included.
It is easily accessible by car or taxi. Park along the fence.
For any inquiries or question please check our Contact Methods and our FAQ.
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