We enjoyed this day-long cooking course. The instructor was funny, we learned a lot, and ate delicious food. More

You arrive in a little piece of paradise in the mountains to cook in the the outdoors - fantastic place, great teacher and yummie food afterwards- loved going o the market and getting bizarre things demystified then off in a tuk tuk to arrive at the school and learn how to use all these ingredients - fantastic bit of culture... More

The Tamarind restaurant (in Luang Prabang, Laos) cooking class was great. Held in a beautiful tropical location (about 10 minutes from downtown) with a friendly, knowledgeable and well-spoken instructor, we learned how to prepare 6 local dishes. He started us with a tour of the market - so glad to go with a local as it is overwhelming to my... More

Visit to the markets followed by a morning cooking delicious Lao food which we ate for lunch. Cooking instructor was excellent and a real comedian. Cooking school is a few kms out of town, and a beautiful venue - loved the day! More

I wasn't sure how much I would like this course, since I'm a vegetarian, but I really enjoyed it. The instructor was nice and funny, the location was lovely, and the food was good. We each had a table for prep, and then cooked over traditional stoves fueled by charcoal. Out of the five dishes we made, three were supposed... More

Visit the market with the teacher, buy stuff that you need, and cook! Very nice! More

Had a good time, just the guy was not a real cook, more like an entertainer... but food was quite good. More

Well run from the beginning. Owner/Chef Joy took us on an informative tour of the markets with sampling of many unusal snacks. Then a few kilometres out of town to their beautiful setting. Well organised with plenty of equipment, charcoal stoves and lots of helpful staff. Joy was a great teacher with a nice sence of humour. We prepared and... More

My girlfriend and I were disappointed with the cooking course at Tamarind on the day. Ok, maybe we had high expectations because we had done two very good cooking courses in Malaysia (Pearly Kee) and Chiang Mai (Basil Cookery Course). Maybe the teacher was not inspired that day. Anyway; on the day we went we did not enjoy it as... More