Cooking Lessons In Vamos: Address, Phone Number, Cooking Lessons In Vamos Reviews: 5/5
Cooking Lessons In Vamos
Cooking Lessons In Vamos
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If you are interested in Cretan cuisine, Greek food, or you are just crazy about cooking, we invite you to join our traditional cooking lessons.You cook, taste and enjoy local recipes and prepare delicious dishes with the guidance and assistance of our professional cook Mrs. Koula.All dishes are made of genuine, pure Cretan products such as olive oil, vegetables, cheese, meat, wine, etc. and of course all the ingredients are fresh and local. Combine your visit to Crete with a journey through the Cretan Cuisine!
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Charles L
3 contributions
Great introduction to Cretan cuisine
Jun 2021 • Couples
Fantastic experience. Well organized course in a wonderful location. The food was all delicious and everyone was involved. Highly recommend.
Written July 21, 2021
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Thank you Charles!
Your comment is so rewarding for us :))
Hope to welcome you again in the future. All the best from Vamos!
Written July 25, 2021
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Jeff T
1 contribution
Fantastic
Jun 2021 • Couples
We had such a great experience. The time spent was informative and well worth the time. Interaction with the other quests couldn’t have been better. So thankful that we made time for this on our vacation. I would encourage everyone to make the effort.
Written June 22, 2021
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Thank you so much Jeff! It was great to have you and Linda in our class.
Wish you all the best!
Written June 24, 2021
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Andy V
48 contributions
Well Priced Traditional Cooking Experience
Oct 2020
After saying no to $150 cooking lessons in Mykonos, this one is Crete was by far a far more authentic and traditional cooking experience than we imagained and we loved it.
Koula is a wonderfully kind person who has quite the history around the world. All of the food prepared is traditional Createn food with her spin on it. The classes are designed around everyone participating in the preperation, however you will not be making each dish individually. Rather it is a group preperation. You will still go home with the instructions of each dish to practice and cook at home.
There is no shortage of food and wine to be consumed, so make sure you don't have a large lunch or breakfast before you attend.
Koula is a wonderfully kind person who has quite the history around the world. All of the food prepared is traditional Createn food with her spin on it. The classes are designed around everyone participating in the preperation, however you will not be making each dish individually. Rather it is a group preperation. You will still go home with the instructions of each dish to practice and cook at home.
There is no shortage of food and wine to be consumed, so make sure you don't have a large lunch or breakfast before you attend.
Written October 16, 2020
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Dear Andy, it's been a pleasure welcoming you to our classes. One of the most "warm" groups of this season.
Thank you!
Written October 17, 2020
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Julie T
Chicago, IL9 contributions
Highlight of our trip!
Aug 2020
This class was the highlight of our trip to Crete and something we'll remember for a long time. The atmosphere was fantastic, as were the recipes and the dinner at the end (with plenty of raki!) We couldn't have asked for a better instructor - she was an absolute wealth of knowledge not just on the local cuisine but also Cretan history and culture as well.
Written September 10, 2020
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Thank you so much for your kind words and helpful description of your experience in our village & cooking class! Seems you really enjoyed the lesson with Koula and it makes us jump of joy! Hugs from Vamos Village team
Written September 11, 2020
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amandaBuffy66
Cheltenham, UK162 contributions
Wow - superb experience
Sep 2020 • Family
What a delight! Under the careful instruction of Mrs Kolus we created a feast - there were 7 people in the group and it felt like a real family preparing a feast together. The lamb with beans was sensational but the absolute highlight was making filo pastry - who knew raki is a key ingredient! Thoroughly recommend this!
Written September 5, 2020
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Thank you for your feedback! Our cooking lessons are made for people like you who appreciate all the mystical ingredients you can add to a recipe.
Warm regards from Vamos!
Written September 8, 2020
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Magda L
Vamos, Greece27 contributions
Best cooking class!
Aug 2020
One of the best and tasteful meals we’ve ever eaten! We would definitely recommend this to anyone.
A great cooking class in a lovely setting of an old olive press. Everyone enjoyed it and our cook helped us create tasty, traditional, local Cretan dishes which we will repeat at home. Plenty of wine and raki and very a table with guests from across the world. A unique experience for everyone including children!
A great cooking class in a lovely setting of an old olive press. Everyone enjoyed it and our cook helped us create tasty, traditional, local Cretan dishes which we will repeat at home. Plenty of wine and raki and very a table with guests from across the world. A unique experience for everyone including children!
Written September 3, 2020
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Sophie E
Manchester5 contributions
Hugely memorable
Aug 2020 • Family
What an amazing experience. We booked this as a multi-generational family group. Everyone from the 5 year old upwards had a brilliant time. Mrs Koula was the perfect tutor - funny, smart and knowledgeable. The setting is totally beautiful and the food she taught us to make was extremely delicious. Our best meal of the holiday! I would thoroughly recommend this activity.
Written August 31, 2020
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Thank you!!! We were happy to have you in our lessons!
Having big family groups cooking all together is always a beautiful experience for us too!
Would love to welcome you back! Mrs Koula sends her warmest greetings!
Written September 2, 2020
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Joris&Imme
2 contributions
Excellent
Aug 2020
Always nice to cook. In this instance with a wonderful cook and at an amazing location: old olive oil mill in the centre of Vamos. Small group, excellent food, delicious tea (home-mixed mountain herbs) and wine. And vegetarian on request.
Written August 17, 2020
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dolfkist
Lisse, The Netherlands317 contributions
Nice cooking lesson
Jul 2020 • Family
Our second visit. Enjoyed it again very much. Small group due to the Coronavirus. Delicious recipes, easy to make and after the
Written August 1, 2020
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Thank you for your nice words! HOpe to see you again in Vamos!
Sunny greetings from our team!
Written August 3, 2020
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Ayangara
Geneva, Switzerland84 contributions
Great experience
Aug 2019
Traditional Recipes in Authentic old building.
Would strongly recommend this to visitors.
really enjoyed this experience. Thank you
Would strongly recommend this to visitors.
really enjoyed this experience. Thank you
Written November 12, 2019
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Thank you for your feedback! We really appreciate it! Greetings from Vamos
Written November 13, 2019
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emmanuellesempietro
Lyon, France35 contributions
Hello I send you this message by mail
hello we are very interested in your cooking class. we are 4 adults (including my 16 year old son, who is passionate about cooking and who is already doing well) and my daughter. we are in Crete until the 22th of August . It would be perfect any days between today and the 20th
we rent a house in Patima on the heights of Georgioupolis. we are accompanied by other friends, and if we need to make a larger group that would be ok for us. tell me what day would be possible. thank you very much for your reply and see you soon
Emmanuelle from France
Vamos Village
Vamos, Greece51 contributions
Hello from us! We already sent you our answer! Thank you!
Hi, I would like to book a lesson for my family. we are two adults and 2 children, ages 14 and 13. We arrive in Chania July 30 and depart on August 4.
Vamos Village
Vamos, Greece51 contributions
Hello Andrea,
thank you for your interest in our traditional cooking classes!
If you are inderested to reserve a class you may contact us in our email at info@vamosvillage.gr and we will get back to you with availabillity asap. Kind regards, Vamos traditional Village
Hi I was wondering how you can book this cooking lesson. I'm going to be in Rethymno in July with my family and it looks great. Mel :)
Conni Zafiris
Toronto, Canada10 contributions
You can contact Magda here - info@vamosvillage.gr
Enjoy :)
Eva T
Hoi An, Vietnam74 contributions
Do you take groups of 10 persons?
Vamos Village
Vamos, Greece51 contributions
Dear Eva,
yes, we accept groups of 10 persons. If you are inderested to reserve a class you may contact us in our email at info@vamosvillage.gr with your dates and we will get back to you with availabillity.
Kind regards,
Vamos traditional Village
Yi-Jen L
8 contributions
What time does the cooking class start and finish? Just to see if the bus time table fits. Thank you!
Vamos Village
Vamos, Greece51 contributions
Hello Yi-Jen!
For your information our classes start at 16:00. You may take the 14.30 bus from Chania directly to Vamos, and then the 21.15 bus from Vamos back to Chania.
For any addittioanl information you might need we are at your disposal.
Warm greetings from Vamos! :)
Yi-Jen L
8 contributions
Do you pick ppeopke up from Chania, since we don’t drive?
Vamos Village
Vamos, Greece51 contributions
Hello from Vamos Village! We do not offer a pick up service but you may consider the option the take the local bus Chania - Vamos from the central bus station KTEL. Let us know if you need further details. Have a good time!
Sylvie O
Bidart, France40 contributions
Bonjour et merci de votre commentaire pourriez-vous me donner un lien pour contacter Koula? Les cours durent combien de temps , est-il possible de d'accéder à différents stages?
Merci de vos réponses.
Vamos Village
Vamos, Greece51 contributions
Dear Mrs. Sylvie,
Thank your your e-mail and your interest in our activities.
I have to answer in English as my French is not so good.
Can you send us your require in our e-mail: info@vamosvillage.gr.
For your information the cooking information are as following:
The cooking lesson runs every day except Sunday, on request. It starts around 15:00 and lasts at least 4 hours. It costs 55 euro per person and the minimum number of persons required is 4 adults –max number 10. During the lesson you will prepare 4 starters, a salad and one main dish with the assistance of a local cook, Mrs. Koula.
Dinner is served with the dishes you prepared and local white wine and bread.
We will be able to confirm the cooking dates as soon as a group of 4 is formed.
If you want to participate, please inform us the dates that you will be available in order to add you to our list.
Warm greetings
Elena
mcshann
Medicine Hat, Alberta20 contributions
Hello! We would love to know what time of the day the cooking classes begin.....and also what is the cost? Do we have to reserve ahead of time or can we just drop in?
BeyondTwoBorders
Prague, Czech Republic9 contributions
I believe generally the cooking classes start at 2:00, they are 4 hours long. We wanted to go over lunch time so we actually were able to setup a lesson at 10:00. I would definitely book in advance especially if you are part of a large group.
Hope that helps!
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