Courageous Kitchen
Courageous Kitchen
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The Courageous Kitchen is an experience that takes you shopping in a local market before teaching you to prepare your favorite Thai dishes. We'll start the day in the market, nab a few street snacks, and then begin creating the menu you help select. Classes are purposely small and intimate, and the best part is proceeds from classes go toward a great cause!
Duration: More than 3 hours
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Anthony L
Tarpon Springs, FL328 contributions
Nov 2019
Of course learning to prepare our own Thai meal was a great education and experience. What was most impressive is the mission. Watching Dwight gently guide his student "chef" explain and teach was something that only comes from the heart. We selected this experience as an offering from our Holland America cruise. It is clear that CK provides these refugee young people with the professional skills to compete in the employment market. The goal is a job with dignity and the food is almost secondary.
Written December 14, 2019
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Nicjam
Whangarei, New Zealand15 contributions
We are a family of four with two girls, 11 and 8 years old lucky enough to be travelling the world for several months. Went to this Thai cooking class as we saw their charitable work.
Had an absolutly fabulous time preparing and cooking our own food, the kids were allowed to learn and do their own cooking to with their own host. The menu was authentic and different Thai food. Learnt so much about food and the work of Courageous Kitchen. Cannot recommend highly enough!
Had an absolutly fabulous time preparing and cooking our own food, the kids were allowed to learn and do their own cooking to with their own host. The menu was authentic and different Thai food. Learnt so much about food and the work of Courageous Kitchen. Cannot recommend highly enough!
Written October 24, 2019
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Thank you so much for your awesome review! We had a great time hanging out with your family and especially cooking with the girls. Hope you come visit us again soon!
Written October 31, 2019
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explore_with_may
Philippines974 contributions
Sep 2018 • Friends
My friend enrolled us in a class as a gift. We had to take a cab from Khlong San area to get to where it is, but it was worth it. Our group met our instructor near the market, we all went there to buy our ingredients and taste some delicious street food, before we went to the Courageous Kitchen house to cook. Very good teacher, I managed to make delicious dishes (so proud!), spend time with new and old friends, and help out Courageous Kitchen's cause! Keep up the good work!
Written June 22, 2019
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Thank you May, we really appreciate the support and feedback. Hope you walked away with some new Thai cooking techniques you can take home with you!
Written July 10, 2019
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511cg
Vienna52 contributions
Dec 2017 • Couples
We had the pleasure of joining Dwight and Panesha on their Thai Street Food Tour on Christmas Day and it was simply amazing!
Especially in Bangkok, there is an abundance of offered food tours available but if you've been around Asia and Bangkok a lot, they really are all kind of the same with similar stops and more standard things to try.
But with Dwight it was a lot more personal and authentic and we had the chance to try things we had not had the pleasure of trying before.
Their picked stops were delicious and traditional and we totally enjoyed everything, from the curries to the different kinds of Thai whiskey to the most amazing fish at the end!
If you have special requests or some things you really want to try, just ask Dwight beforehand and he will be happy to pick out special stops for you to make your tour a really unique and unforgettable experience!
Thank you both for the great day, it really felt a lot more like spending an afternoon with friends than something "officially booked" in advance.
We'll surely book another tour the next time we're back in Bangkok :)
Especially in Bangkok, there is an abundance of offered food tours available but if you've been around Asia and Bangkok a lot, they really are all kind of the same with similar stops and more standard things to try.
But with Dwight it was a lot more personal and authentic and we had the chance to try things we had not had the pleasure of trying before.
Their picked stops were delicious and traditional and we totally enjoyed everything, from the curries to the different kinds of Thai whiskey to the most amazing fish at the end!
If you have special requests or some things you really want to try, just ask Dwight beforehand and he will be happy to pick out special stops for you to make your tour a really unique and unforgettable experience!
Thank you both for the great day, it really felt a lot more like spending an afternoon with friends than something "officially booked" in advance.
We'll surely book another tour the next time we're back in Bangkok :)
Written January 14, 2018
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Thank you for your amazing review! We try hard to show a different, more local side of the city and we’re so happy to be able to share that with all of our friends.
Come back and visit us anytime!
Written January 3, 2019
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David C
9 contributions
May 2019 • Solo
Had a private tour through the markets before joining several others to put it all together into a couple of tasty dishes. Can't wait to get home to put what I learned into practice. But what the Courageous Kitchen does to help refugees was the most important lesson.
Written June 11, 2019
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Thank you so much for your amazing feedback and support! Don’t forget to share photos of your dishes with us when you return home.
Written July 10, 2019
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Annemarie
17 contributions
Feb 2019 • Solo
If you're looking for a place to learn about Thai cooking, you found it! Great knowledge and Dwight and his girls are just very lovely and helpfull. Food turned out great.
Written February 18, 2019
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Thank you for joining us for a Thai cooking class Annemarie — we really appreciate your support!
Written March 19, 2019
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Brandyn
North Myrtle Beach, SC3 contributions
Jan 2019 • Family
Dwight and Panisha, along with Alina, Lilly, and Bella, were all fantastic hosts. There's not a single thing I could write here that would do justice to the incredible time we had at Courageous Kitchen. Dwight led us on a delicious street food tour around the neighborhood where we got to experience delicious food as well as the amazing people who prepared it. We also took the kids cooking class led by Alina with our two young boys, and they absolutely loved cooking, and actually ate the food when they were done! To cap it all off, the money we spent on the tour and cooking class go to support all the work Dwight and his crew do with local refugees. If you're in Bangkok and want to experience amazing street food, educational cooking classes, AND you want to support a great cause, you have to visit The Courageous Kitchen.
Written January 31, 2019
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Thank you for your kind review Brandyn — we truly appreciate it! Alina had so much fun cooking with your boys, it made for a really special experience all around. Next time you’re in Bangkok, please feel free to join us for a meal. We hope you and your family are creating some awesome Thai dishes at home too!
Written March 19, 2019
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Julie Shayna
1 contribution
Jan 2019 • Friends
Since returning from Thailand I have told everyone about this fantastic class (and have even suggested it to others visiting Bangkok). Everyone was so friendly, knowledgeable, fun, and helpful! I learned how to make my favourite vegetarian Thai dishes.
Written January 21, 2019
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Wow Julie, thank you so much for spreading the word! We’d love to have you and your friends join us for another class anytime. Hope you’re able to recreate some of those dishes at home.
Written March 19, 2019
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Ashley Renne
Atlanta, GA7 contributions
Nov 2018 • Solo
I was so excited when they said they could teach me how to make vegan versions of their dishes. The class was excellent! Had me feeling like I could actually go back home and cook something. And I'm not a great chef on my own. But the menu was amazing and stuff I could actually do myself thanks to the lesson. The food was soooo gooood.
I like how I actually got to go shopping in the local market to get the ingredients too. I found the shopping excursion to be very educational and an intriguing glimpse into Thai culture. Highly recommend for my fellow vegans out there looking for a fun Thai cooking experience!
I like how I actually got to go shopping in the local market to get the ingredients too. I found the shopping excursion to be very educational and an intriguing glimpse into Thai culture. Highly recommend for my fellow vegans out there looking for a fun Thai cooking experience!
Written January 2, 2019
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Hey Ashley, thanks so much for your awesome review!
We’re happy to accommodate all types of eaters and so glad we could re-create some of your favorite Thai dishes — veganized!
Hope you’ll join us again someday soon. Bring Karl next time!
Written January 3, 2019
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Abby R
22 contributions
Dec 2018 • Friends
Courageous kitchen's street food tour was a delight. The tour is robust and well thoughtout. Dwight & Lily both were warm and knowledgeable. They seemed to have a respectful, warm relationship with the vendors. The group size was great at seven. The bowls and utensils they brought along were a great addition that let us have the portion size we wanted and lessened environmental impact. We ate and drank many delicious things, many of which I would have missed without them. It also allowed us to have a more intimate connection to Bangkok than I could have gained on my own.I highly recommend Courageous Kitchen's food tour.
Written December 28, 2018
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Hi Abby, thank you for your kind review. We’re really happy you were able to try some fun new dishes and we could share a little piece of our hood with you.
Also, we appreciate you acknowledging our use of eco-friendly products. We’re trying really hard to be mindful of cutting down waste and plastic.
Hope you have a wonderful New Year and thank you again for visiting us. Hope to see you again someday!
Written January 3, 2019
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I would like to ask if you offer half day (afternoon classes) on learning some thai dishes? IF so.... I would like to know how uch, and what dishes are these? I wanted to take classes on June 5, Tuesday. Lastly, I wanted to ask if your class is standing or sitting? Im 6 months pregnant and just wanted to see if its conducive and easy haha!
Written May 28, 2019
We're more than happy to accomodate as needed. We visit the market in the mornings, but the afternoon classes usually center less around the markets, and more around getting kids or families to cook together.
We do heartier than normal version of Thai favorites like tom yum, pad thai, mango and sticky rice, ect. We try to mix the dishes up to keep it exciting for guests, and we have a noodle making class, as well as a custom cooking class where you can set the menu.
Written May 29, 2019
Bonjour,
Nous serons prochainement sur Bangkok et nous aimerions faire un cours de cuisine . Pourriez m indiquer le tarif et le mode de réservation .
Merci
Written November 26, 2018
Hi, thank you for asking. We have two options for our cooking class, a set menu class is $45, and the custom menu class is $60. You can book your class on our Courageous Kitchen website.
Written November 26, 2018
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