Turn your adventures in the Mediterranean into a culinary festival.
Work an exciting onsite cooking class into your travel agenda for Greece and learn the art of using phyllo dough to create regional specialties. Chef Christina puts an accent on local pride and uses her culinary gifts to give tourists a one-of-a-kind experience in a true Greek kitchen.
You'll bring home memories and recipes to share, thanks to Chef Christina's expert guidance through a magnificent menu filled with rich traditional dishes. You'll craft classic Greek inventions that include baked feta, stuffed grape leaves, orzo with zesty sausage and the phyllo favorite spanakopita. Cooks of all skill levels can enjoy learning how to prepare real Greek food by hand.
Give your Greek vacation a dash of authentic flavor by booking this in-country cooking class now!
This class typically requires a minimum of 3 guests, but bookings for fewer people may be accommodated upon request.
With creamy feta, sun-ripened tomatoes, sweet-spicy peppers and extra virgin olive oil
Fakosalata
Lentil salad with fresh herbs and anchovy
With earthy lentils, marinated anchovies, spearmint and cherry tomatoes
Dolmades
Stuffed vine leaves with lemon and herbs
With fragrant rice, dill, spring onion and a splash of lemon
Youvetsi
Traditional orzo dish with sausage and vegetables
With savory sausage, leek, eggplant, zucchini and a rustic tomato base
Spanakopita
Greek spinach pie in delicate handmade pastry
With spinach, dill, leek, phyllo pastry, oregano and olive oil
Greek Yogurt with Bergamot Spoon Sweet
Velvety yogurt with fragrant citrus preserve
With creamy yogurt topped with homemade bergamot sweet
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.
In a rural Greek village with more citrus trees than people, Chef Christina discovered her passion for food at the age of seven. From culinary school to professional kitchens, she honed her craft with a goal of sharing Greece's robust culinary heritage with others. Today, the chef leads guests on immersive adventures into local history and cuisine, weaving storytelling and gastronomy into an authentic taste of Greece.
Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.This experience is not refundable as it includes a meal kit.
Turn your adventures in the Mediterranean into a culinary festival.
Work an exciting onsite cooking class into your travel agenda for Greece and learn the art of using phyllo dough to create regional specialties. Chef Christina puts an accent on local pride and uses her culinary gifts to give tourists a one-of-a-kind experience in a true Greek kitchen.
You'll bring home memories and recipes to share, thanks to Chef Christina's expert guidance through a magnificent menu filled with rich traditional dishes. You'll craft classic Greek inventions that include baked feta, stuffed grape leaves, orzo with zesty sausage and the phyllo favorite spanakopita. Cooks of all skill levels can enjoy learning how to prepare real Greek food by hand.
Give your Greek vacation a dash of authentic flavor by booking this in-country cooking class now!
This class typically requires a minimum of 3 guests, but bookings for fewer people may be accommodated upon request.
With creamy feta, sun-ripened tomatoes, sweet-spicy peppers and extra virgin olive oil
Fakosalata
Lentil salad with fresh herbs and anchovy
With earthy lentils, marinated anchovies, spearmint and cherry tomatoes
Dolmades
Stuffed vine leaves with lemon and herbs
With fragrant rice, dill, spring onion and a splash of lemon
Youvetsi
Traditional orzo dish with sausage and vegetables
With savory sausage, leek, eggplant, zucchini and a rustic tomato base
Spanakopita
Greek spinach pie in delicate handmade pastry
With spinach, dill, leek, phyllo pastry, oregano and olive oil
Greek Yogurt with Bergamot Spoon Sweet
Velvety yogurt with fragrant citrus preserve
With creamy yogurt topped with homemade bergamot sweet
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.
Reviews Chef Christina received outside of Cozymeal
Tim P
15 Jun 2025
I want to give this 10/5 stars! Christina took us into her lovely Athens home and treated us like family. By the end we had made the best spanakopita I've had in Greece, shared stories, and had an authentic Athenian experience. Christina is also a tour guide so she will have many recommendations and answers to your questions about the city. I cannot recommend this enough, seriously.
Tara K
14 Jun 2025
Oh my God! This was by far the most fun I have had in Athens. Christina taught my husband and I (and 3 others in our group) how to prepare authentic Greek phyllo dough from scratch in her kitchen. She will teach you to make the ubiquitous flaky Greek dough - starting with flour and water! - and together you will prepare a traditional pie. She will teach you, step by step, how to make the pie filling using seasonal ingredients like wild spinach and other greens and a variety of fresh cheeses (you might mix the filling in the sink since it is her biggest receptacle!). You mix the dough, learn to roll it into paper-thin sheets on her dining table, and layer the pie with the filling. She will show you how to carefully lay the delicate sheets of phyllo in the pan, which results in a light, crispy pie.
Marco P
13 Jun 2025
A truly original experience.
Coming from Italy, I value traditional cuisine and a welcoming culture. I couldn’t find a better experience than the one offered by Christina. A great host with deep knowledge of and passion for Greek cuisine, opens her house to share this ever lasting tradition of Greek phyllo with the world.
Jeremia
11 Jun 2025
Christina was a gracious host, and wonderful culinary teacher who we had the pleasure of spending some time with on our trip to Greece. We made a delicious classic spinach pie together, phyllo and all, and she was kind enough to include cooking saganaki with us after we mentioned we were curious about making it. She also prepped some side dishes we could enjoy with the main dished which were very tasty as well. What I'll remember most is the welcoming environment she creates, and her thoughtful conversation, and her cat too :)
Roving
11 Jun 2025
What a great experience!
Great experience. Much better than what I expected. Cristina is a very nice person, very patient, and a great teacher. I can only recommend it!
It was really worth it.
EiriniViaro
10 Jun 2025
Christina was an amazing host! The lesson had all the steps with every detail on the technique. She was very friendly and answered to all the questions. I actually learned how to make spanakopita and put it to the test with the recipe she gave us. It came out really great!
loved the meal, the atmosphere, the jokes, the alcohol, everything!
Cheers, Christina!
Excursion
08 Jun 2025
Great experience! The hostess was very warm and made us feel welcome, like we were friends cooking together. The lesson was fun and we all participated in every step. I liked how we ensured the perfect crust for the phyllo, by slicing the pie for moisture to escape, but sprinkling the top with water as well. I will try it at home to impress my friends, especially Greeks who I don't think had a perfect spanakopita in a while. The meal Christina prepared was also beautiful. Overall highly recommended.
Alice
07 Jun 2025
We had a great hands on experience! Before the class we though the delicate thin phyllo was something impossible to make. Christina was a great hostess, she tough us how to make a delicious spanakopita and we tasted a variety of small plates, they were all delicious. I highly recommend this cooking class, thank you Christina!!
Konstantina S
07 Jun 2025
One super valuable experience, cause under Christina's guidance we learnt and participated in opening "fullo" for greek pita, an art that will most probably vanish. Christina took care of us with good music, friends, and traditional treats such as dolmadakia, giouvetsi/spetzofai, an amazing anchovy mint salad, and many more. She also didnt miss to teach us traditions from all over Greece, pita related ofc. Thank you very much for your effort, it really made my day.
Bakemywayaroudntheworld
05 Jun 2025
Fun and interesting cooking class. My friend and I had the opportunity to take a cooking class with Christina while in Athens and really enjoyed it! Christina was a wonderful host who welcomed us with greek coffee (and a little traditional fun future reading in the coffee) and then taught us how to make a traditional phyllo pastry pie with spinach and feta cheese! It was hands on and we both got to have a try in rolling out the pastry super thin! It was great to have someone so informative as Christina guiding us through it as we learned so much, not just about the pie baking, but greek traditions and history in general. She's so easy to be around and we had great conversations and many laughs. She had prepared a whole delicious meal while we were waiting for the pie to bake, which turned out absolutely delicious! (We had the leftovers for breakfast the next morning ;) ). It was a beautiful experience and we both can absolutely recommend Christina to anyone looking for a fun and interesting greek cooking experience! Thanks so much Christina, until next time! :)
Elena S
31 May 2025
Christina was a great hostess! We made the spanakopita step by step and she explained us everything we need to know. The food she cooked for us was wonderful! It was such a nice experience!
Silvia
30 May 2025
Chef Christina is the phyllo dough Queen! She is a real expert and her passion for this essential part of traditional Greek cuisine is wonderful and contagious.
Get booking to learn how to make your own back home! You won't regret it.
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