Top 10 Cooking Classes in Cape Town

Destination: Cape Town.
Your wine guide and host Jim, is South African, and a winemaker (Hunneyball Wines and Abbotts Hill wines in Platters). He speaks English and Swedish and is a certified tourist guide for all 9 provinces for history, culture, and nature as well. You can ask him what you like. :-)     This is our most popular wine-tasting tour. We visit some of the youngest and oldest wine estates in the area as well as those in between. You will swirl, sniff and taste a representative cross-section of regional wines and visit vines and cellars where possible as well.  You will also learn about our Culture, History, and Cuisine in as much or little detail as you like. Jim is a Cape Wine Academy graduate and member of the South African Sommeliers Association with great interest in sharing his knowledge of all aspects of wine enjoyment and production.  No matter your experience, he is eager in sharing his knowledge of all aspects of wine enjoyment and production.
Known For: Cape Town Cooking Classes, Cape Town Wine Making Workshops, Cape Town Dining Experiences, Cape Town Historical Tours, Cape Town Restaurants, Cape Town Food & Drink, Cape Town Spring Break, Cape Town Wine Tastings, Cape Town Excellent Quality.
Duration: Around 7 hours.

Destination: Cape Town.
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home in Grassy Park with your host Lorette. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Lorette will teach you 2-3 traditional South African food with a Cape Malay influenced dishes from her family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together. • Cooking lesson in a local home • Introduction to Cape Malay and South African cuisine • 100% private activity • South African hospitality in a residential Cape Town neighborhood • Vegetarian and and halal options available
Known For: Cape Town Food & Drink, Cape Town Cooking Classes.
Duration: Around 3 hours.

Destination: Cape Town.
In this hands-on demonstration, we'll teach you the basics of making your own biltong sticks - how to select your meat, cut, marinade, season, cure, and store it. We offer vegans a surprisingly good alternative and bet you'll become addicted, too! Find out how an English 'Soutie' like me married an Afrikaans 'Boeremeisie' and how we combine our distinct and different cultures. Learn about the origin of the Afrikaans language (the only European language born in Africa!) We'll teach you a few expressions over a strong 'moerkoffie' served in a tin mug along with a piece of Soutie's homemade Karringmelkbeskuit. We create a fun, relaxed atmosphere with Boeremusiek (folk music) and some catchy Afrikaans songs to showcase our rainbow nation's authentic, warmhearted hospitality. Be prepared for tall tales, snippets of history, and a few classic Afrikaans sayings to spice up your conversations during this unique cultural experience.
Known For: Cape Town Small Group, Cape Town Food & Drink, Cape Town Historical Tours, Cape Town Cooking Classes.
Duration: Around 1 hour and a half.

Destination: Cape Town.
A welcome drink and a snack will be served at the dining table when you arrive in our home, along with an introduction to what's on the menu. You will be given an apron, a pen and a note and a slipper to put on. The hands-on cooking class will be held in the home kitchen. Your host will explain all the ingredients involved, the story behind the dish, and, of course, provide clear step-by-step instructions. You can choose between the Indonesian, Cape Malay or Thai menus as stated. Please make sure to indicate which menu you prefer beforehand. Your hands-on cooking class will last about two hours, and then you will sit down in the dining room to enjoy the meals you and your host have prepared together.
Known For: Cape Town Food & Drink, Cape Town Cooking Classes, Cape Town New Product.
Duration: Around 3 hours.

Destination: Cape Town.
Enjoy an authentic cooking class in a Manenberg home with Colleen and Ruth, sisters who have 3 decades of food industry experience. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Colleen and Ruth were born in Manenberg on the Cape Flats, a community borne out of Apartheid's spatial laws, yet rich with diverse cultures. Growing up on the Flats allowed them to forge deep bonds with neighbors, and create a community based on love, kindness and food. Your cooking class will take place in their home kitchen. Learn to make 2-3 traditional Cape Malay dishes from their family recipes and enjoy your meal together in your host's home. • Learn to cook Cape Malay cuisine which is all about bold flavors and warm hugs in a local home • Introduction to South Africa's heritage, culture and cuisine • 100% private activity • Experience South African hospitality in a residential Manenberg neighborhood • Vegetarian and gluten free options available
Known For: Cape Town Cooking Classes, Cape Town Food & Drink.
Duration: Around 4 hours and a half.

Destination: Cape Town.
Both Gillian and Richard are chefs. Gillian is City and Guilds trained and Richard by experience - designing, building and running their own restaurants. Gillian and Richard are extremely knowledgeable not only about the local cuisine, but also about global cuisine and the local region. - Discover Cape Town with our shore excursions, from the port to a local home - South African cooking demonstration in Cape Town in a local home - Gillian and Richard will teach you to cook two dishes from scratch - Ultimate in-home dinning experience in the heart of Cape Town - Share a traditional South African meal with locals in their home, served with wine and dessert - Your Cape Town shore excursion includes port pick-up and drop off - A vegetarian meal is available, on request
Known For: Cape Town Dining Experiences, Cape Town Cooking Classes, Cape Town Lunch, Cape Town Restaurants, Cape Town Shore Excursions, Cape Town Wine Tastings, Cape Town Ports of Call Tours, Cape Town Food & Drink, Cape Town Port Pickup.
Duration: Around 4 hours.

Destination: Cape Town.
We are Cape Towns only dedicated craft Rum distillery and offer personalized tour and interactions on our Rum making process. This allows you to better understand what goes into the Rum you will be tasting, from raw material to the bottle and your glass.
Known For: Cape Town Best Conversion, Cape Town Food & Drink, Cape Town Small Group, Cape Town Cooking Classes.
Duration: Around 1 hour.

Destination: Cape Town.
Shaker offers unrivaled practical and theoretical bar training and educational courses for the hospitality industry. Our mission is to evolve our courses amid the ever-changing climates of the industry and provide an environment which endorses that advancement.' We aim to contribute to the growth of professional bartending by educating and inspiring the bartenders of tomorrow.
Known For: Cape Town Mixology Classes, Cape Town Small Group, Cape Town Cooking Classes, Cape Town Food & Drink.
Duration: Around 5 days.

Destination: Cape Town.
Enjoy a private and authentic home-cooked meal with your host Annika in her Victorian-style home, which was built in 1934. Her home is located in the multicultural neighborhood of Kensington, 10km from the city center. Annika, a culinary school graduate, grew up in Cape Town, in a multicultural home - she has South African and Danish roots. She has been fond of cooking since she was a child and learned to cook authentic South African dishes from her mother and grandmother. In her home, you can expect to try Cape Malay and African Township delicacies, and gain insight into South African culinary traditions. Annika will teach you how to make an appetizer and a main dish in your 1.5 hour South African cooking class. • 1.5 hour private South African cooking class in a Victorian-style home • Gain insight into South African culture, cuisine and culinary traditions • Cook and share Cape Malay and African Township delicacies • Vegetarian, vegan, lactose and gluten free options available
Known For: Cape Town Food & Drink, Cape Town Cooking Classes.
Duration: Around 3 hours.

Destination: Cape Town.
Get more personalized experience transfer from Cruise Terminal to your hotel and vice versa. We offer unique unmatched transfer to and from Cape Town Cruise Terminal.
Known For: Cape Town Shore Excursions, Cape Town Port Pickup, Cape Town Cooking Classes.
Duration: Around 30 minutes.