Fresh Mediterranean Inspired Cooking Class in a Unique Detroit Home
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Fresh Mediterranean Inspired Cooking Class in a Unique Detroit Home
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Ages 0-99
Duration: 3h
Start time: Check availability
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Live guide: English
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- Private cooking lesson with your host Lynne
- Wine pairings
- Gratuities
- Start:
- Michigan Central, 2001 15th St, Detroit, MI 48216, USAMeet Lynne at her home in Detroit. Lynne's home is located in Southwest Detroit between Corktown Neighborhood and Mexicantown on Michigan Ave, approximately 3/4mile west of Michigan Central Train Depot. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 7626P553- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 7626P553
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TeM
Champaign, IL3 contributions
Nov 2021
Lynne was an authentic, worldly and approachable host. Her space was unique and wonderfully designed. Despite being a former bank (really), clever design and curated art have helped it seem like a modern yet warm living space. She was able to accommodate our dietary request and taught us how to cook a fresh salad, flat bread and a Moroccan dish. The meal was rounded off with a couple of nice wines. This experience did cost a bit more money than the average cooking and dining experience, but was absolutely worth it! My girlfriend and I took away lessons in food, gardening, aesthetics and life. I would highly recommend it anyone who is energized by sharing and learning about the joys of life.
Written February 22, 2022
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Audrey R
1 contribution
Apr 2024 • Friends
Booked this cooking class as a 70th birthday gift for my best friend of over 50+ years and myself. It was absolutely one of the most unique experiences that we have ever had. Lynne is gracious, charming host who shared not only her love for mediterranean cooking but her beautiful home. Loved all of the dishes we prepared and have made two of them as soon as I got home!
Written April 12, 2024
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bokee88
White Lake, MI166 contributions
Jul 2022
We had a family of 7 participate in Lynne's cooking class. She was a great host who made us feel at ease. She allowed for us to have a nice family event but she added some of her own flavor to the event. She shared some wonderful stories about her unique house, delicious food and wine. We would book her place again for another event because we had such a good time. Be sure to ask about the scoby. ;)
Can't wait for our next trip downtown.
Can't wait for our next trip downtown.
Written July 28, 2022
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Lauren R
2 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
Such a fun experience. Lynne has a beautiful home and was such a personable, fun host. Cooking with her was like cooking with a friend...great conversation, great food, great wine! I definitely recommend! We did this for my mom's 70th birthday as a surprise, and she absolutely loved it ❤️ Thank you Lynne!
Written June 2, 2024
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Barb W
Bay City, MI2 contributions
May 2021
Our evening was a blast! We learned to cook a mouthwatering, fresh, vegetarian (our choice) meal that was a delight to all of our senses. The colorful dishes were light with these wonderful and unexpected flavors. She broke down the steps for preparation so that we can recreate these delicious dishes at home for ourselves or for guests. Our cooking lesson was amazing and really hard to top, but being able to sit and enjoy our meal with our lovely host, Lynne, in her incredible home was priceless! We were even able to talk Mike, her equally delightful husband, into joining us, which rounded out this magical evening. The wine was pretty great, too! Does it sound like we are pleased? Absolutely! We would recommend this fabulous experience to anyone and everyone.
Written May 16, 2021
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Kenny A
1 contribution
Feb 2024 • Friends
Don’t depend on this experience being part of your itinerary. The host routinely declines dates. Just make sure you have a backup plan of another activity you can do
Written February 13, 2024
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Dear guest,
Thank you for letting us know. We are so sorry that our host wasn't able to provide you with her in-home cooking class experience and that the dates you requested kept getting declined. She offers such a wonderful experience in Detroit and I'm sure it was extremely disappointing and frustrating to not be able to confirm a reservation with her. Our host Lynne hosts guests because of her love for food, cooking and entertaining but has limited availability as this is not what she does full-time. Her experiences are on-request since she travels a lot. Having said that, we have blocked out the dates she is unavailable on the Viator calendar so that future guests are not disappointed.
Thank you again for your feedback as it helps us improve.
Sincerely,
Aashi
Written February 20, 2024
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Extraordinary672115
1 contribution
May 2023 • Friends
We had an amazing time with Lynne! She was so nice and knowledgeable about everything. Her home was so cool!! The food and wine was absolutely delicious. The only disappointment was dessert was not included, as was stated on the website. I did bring a cake for the girls' birthdays, but I was looking forward to a home-made dessert from Lynne.
Written May 16, 2023
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Kristi G
1 contribution
Aug 2022 • Friends
I tried to book this two different times. The host is not available on any of the dates offered on the website. I don't recommend this unless you are extremely flexible with dates.
Written August 2, 2022
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Dear Kristi,
Thank you for your feedback and we are so sorry for the inconvenience. Our host offers a wonderful local experience in Detroit and receives rave reviews so I’m sure you were disappointed by not being able to experience it yourself. Because this is an on-request reservation, not an instant confirmation booking, you had to first request a date and then unfortunately learned that our host wasn’t available. Our on-request hosts try their best to accommodate guests but because hosting is something they do out of love for food, cooking and meeting people (and not their primary business), they don’t always have availability. We are working to bring on more instant confirmation hosts that have calendars synced with Viator’s so that only dates they are free show up as available. We do hope we might have the chance to serve you in the future.
Thank you!
Aashi
Written August 6, 2022
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Karen
1 contribution
Jul 2020 • Friends
What a fun and memorable cooking experience we had. My son, his girlfriend and I went to this very unique home in Detroit and our Host Lynne couldn’t have been accommodating and experienced .
Written August 30, 2020
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Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We are so glad you had a fun Traveling Spoon experience with Lynne and hope to serve you again soon!
Written August 31, 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Do you accept donation requests for non-profits in the metro Detroit area?
-Angela Beebe
Written February 2, 2022
Hello, my name is Angela Beebe and I am the Special Events Assistant at Grace Centers of Hope. At our Women's Center, we provide an opportunity for women to break the cycle of addiction and homelessness in a faith-based setting. On behalf of the women we serve at Grace Centers of Hope, we invite you to participate in our Women Helping Women Luncheon & Fashion Show on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, MI. This will be our first, in-person event since 2020!
We are humbly reaching out for silent auction items. If you can donate a product/service/gift card for our silent auction, you will be giving one of our female residents a chance to have a future. We hope to hear from you soon!
Written February 2, 2022
Albert D
Macclenny, Florida
Where in Detroit is this class located?
Also, how should we dress?
Written March 9, 2021
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