Gosto Lagos Cooking Classes
Gosto Lagos Cooking Classes
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5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Thursday
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Friday
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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Join our private cooking classes to discover secrets of Portuguese or Asian cuisine! Gosto Lagos offers private classes only - at your holiday address in Lagos-Luz with 3 to 8 participants. Costs are € 59 p.p., minimum age is 12. We work 4 days a week - Tuesday to Friday. In our most popular Portuguese cooking class, you will learn to prepare Caldeirada de Peixe, a famous Portuguese stew with fish, seafood and vegetables, two traditional Portuguese appetisers and a dessert. Please, book on our website or via Facebook at least 2 days in advance, as we work with fresh ingredients and need to buy fish and vegetables on a morning market. Plus, we are often fully booked during the high season (April-October).
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- Lauren P1 contributionUnforgettable experienceMy group had a fabulous time learning from Lena’s wealth of knowledge and the food we made was incredible! It was one of the most memorable experiences we had in Lagos and we have taken away lots of useful tips and tricks in the kitchen. You can tell that Lena is passionate about what she does, and we are so thankful to her for creating such a special night.Visited September 2023Traveled with friendsWritten October 1, 2023
- Debbie M2 contributionsFantastic cooking course was highlight of Lagos visitThe evening surpassed our expectations. Lena brought all the beautiful fresh ingredients needed for our fabulous dinner.She engaged us expertly in the preparation and cooking of the different courses.Lena taught us so much about Portuguese ingredients, knife skills and general cooking tips that we will use forever. The meal was amazing!! She was so generous with her knowledge and the menu. She is delightful to be with is clearly passionate about cooking with quality ingredients and sharing her knowledge. We highly recommend this delightful cooking course and will certainly book it again in the future.Visited February 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten February 26, 2024
- Bill S11 contributionsDON’T COME TO LAGOS WITHOUT YOUR SUNSCREEN AND BOOKING LENA FOR THE NIGHTWhat an amazing night. This is a hands on, everyone participates dinner. Lena arrived at our rental with bags of essential food, wine and cooking supplies to help us create a beautiful, Portuguese dinner. She was timely, well prepared with the freshest ingredients to help three novelist creat a feast. You can tell from her conversation that she loves food, cooking and people. She is a wonderful teacher encouraging the most reluctant students. If you have an opportunity while you’re here try to book her for the night. You won’t regret your decision.Visited June 2024Traveled with familyWritten June 8, 2024
- MartinUnited Kingdom2 contributionsA great evening for the whole familyThis was a fabulous evening, with Lena cooking a great 3 course Portuguese meal for 7 of us from 3 generations of the same family . Lena provided all the food and wine, and taught and supervised all of us. We learnt a lot and had great fun doing it. Lena is also a really interesting person to talk to with huge knowledge of both local and international cuisine. We can’t rate this evening highly enough, you won’t be disappointedVisited July 2024Traveled with familyWritten July 14, 2024
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abiross
1 contribution
Apr 2022
Lena is absolutely lovely! Our class was full of hands on learning, education on Portuguese foods, good humor, and of course super yummy food. We really appreciated Lena's preparedness (she brings fresh food, and kitchen tools) as well as her willingness to come to us. It made for a fun, comfortable and very memorable experience.
Written April 21, 2022
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Hiistory-Buff
Chesapeake, VA371 contributions
May 2023
Lena conducted a highly enjoyable and professional cooking class for us during our vacation in Lagos. Lena is an excellent chef and an excellent teacher. She guided us through the process of cooking a delicious, full course Portuguese meal in our AirBnB apartment. Her instruction included safe, efficient food preparation. Our menu encompassed caldeirada de peixe, bachalhau com grão, roll de beringela, peppers stuffed with gambas, suspiros, petiscos, and a special treat of barnacles (which were delicious). Lena also paired an excellent white wine with our meal. Every dish was delicious. We especially appreciated that Lena purchased and prepared for us barnacles - a rare treat. We have her recipes from her website, and we look forward to preparing these dishes at home. Beyond teaching her class, Lena is an interesting and personable person, fun to spend an afternoon with!
Written June 5, 2023
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Sheryl G
Montreal, Canada3 contributions
Jan 2023
Lena was such a lovely, insightful, carefully planned and organized cook as well as a pleasure to learn from and converse with. Her knowledge of culinary tips and of the best and freshest ingredients made this evening such a highlight of our trip to the Algarve. The meal we made together was delicious and the experience of doing this all together was something none of us will forget. I highly recommend reserving Lena well in advance of your travel dates and I thank her for giving us a new taste of Portuguese cooking that we have replicated since returning home to Canada and a memorable evening that we truly enjoyed!
Written February 5, 2023
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Chantee R
3 contributions
Apr 2022 • Friends
I surprised my fiancé and friend with a cooking class with Lena at our apartment for their birthday present and the three of us had one of the best evenings together along with Lena. Lena, herself is a warm and fun character and it was an absolute pleasure to have her company. The meals she taught were delicious but also made us see how easy it was to cook an impressive meal, even if we did burn the onions ;)
You get so much more than what you pay for and I would recommend the class 100 times over. it's likely that we'll be booking ourselves in for another lesson again.
You get so much more than what you pay for and I would recommend the class 100 times over. it's likely that we'll be booking ourselves in for another lesson again.
Written April 28, 2022
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stephiekate
2 contributions
Apr 2022
Lena is a DELIGHT. Our group of 4 did a cooking class in our Airbnb and we had the best time. She had helpful information throughout the class, was so fun, and we would recommend it to anyone looking for a lovely evening full of delicious food. The ingredients were fresh and the recipes enjoyable. 10/10!
Written April 20, 2022
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Illini2014
Paris, France15 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
Lena arrived at our condo with all of the fresh fish and vegetables from the local markets needed for our meal. She spent 5 1/2 hours with us preparing the kitchen, teaching us how to make several dishes including appetizers, Caldeirada de Peixe, and desert. She taught us how to clean squid and prawns, how to make a great fish stock, etc. She guided us in cooking the various dishes, then served us, and did all the cleaning with a bit of help from us. The appetizers were amazing as well as the Caldeirada de Peixe. She even took the waste when she left. The whole experience was beyond our expectations.
Written September 14, 2023
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Kathleen P
Austin, TX74 contributions
Aug 2023 • Friends
Lena was brilliant!! We learned how to use Portuguese ingredients, knife tips, how to make an amazing fish stock and so much more!! The caldiera was hands down the best I have ever tasted!! So much fun to make it yourself! All of the dishes were inventive, used fresh ingredients and both tasted and looked devine! We enjoyed Lena’s company and talents. We were a small group of only three and it felt so intimate, like cooking with a friend who happened to be a chef and could keep us on point!! Can’t wait until our next visitors come so that we can try out one of the asian classes!! Thanks so much, Lena, for your energy and brilliance! Highly reccommend this for anyone who wants a different and tasty experience!!
Written August 15, 2023
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Mark R
3 contributions
Sep 2022
We had such a wonderful time with Lena. She was informative and funny, while teaching us to prepare squid, octopus, cod and eggplant, all new experiences for me. She brought the food, her assistant was a constant whirlwind of activity helping here, cleaning there. We were left with full stomachs, lots of laughs and no dishes! It was a wonderful experience.
Written October 7, 2022
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Mary B
Lake Quivira, KS27 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
Lena was a fabulous teacher. My friend and I have taken cooking classes all over the world from Thailand to Italy and Lena’s class was one of the best. The class was hands on with lots of tips. She also explained all the kinds of fish she would use in the stew (with photos). She told us about how she chooses the best olive oil. Her favorite vegetables were described too. I would highly recommend the experience which ended with a delicious lunch. She served her own sangria too!! Thank you, Lena. Mary and Linda
Written February 16, 2020
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Jessica
2 contributions
Jun 2022
My friends and I had so much fun with Lena! She showed up with all the food we needed, and took the time to teach us how to prepare all the dishes, as well as general cooking skills. The ingredients were fresh, the food was delicious, and it was fun to do in our own apartment. Highly recommend!
Written July 10, 2022
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Nanahanim
New York City, New York
Does your class include shipping in the market?
Written September 4, 2018
Our cooking classes start at 11:00, so we begin with preparations around 8:00 and can’t combine a market tour with a class. But we do organise tours to local markets on Saturday. On this day we have a large farmers market as well as a fish market in the center of Lagos. Please, send us your booking request via our site or Facebook page.
Regards, Lena / Gosto Lagos
Written September 5, 2018
Bonjour,
Est ce que le cours peut être dispensé en français?
Par avance merci
Christelle
Written June 12, 2018
Dear Christelle,
We speak many languages, but French is not one of them.
Kind regards, Team of Gosto Lagos
Written June 13, 2018
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