Wonderful experience! Highly recommend doing this cooking class when in Phuket. Not only do you cook one of the best Thai food ever, you will gain a deeper appreciation for it; learning about the herbs and spices used and the preparation methods involved, especially when making your own curry with the mortar and pestle. The market tour is highly recommended as well. Everything is prepared very well for the prep and cooking, and everyone was super helpful. Once again, thank you for the great experience!
Phuket Thai Cooking Class with Chef Gigi was one of the highlights of our trip. Chef Gigi was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and made the entire experience fun and easy to follow. The ingredients were fresh, the dishes were absolutely delicious, and we learned so much about authentic Thai cooking along the way.
The class was well organized, hands-on, and welcoming for all skill levels. We left full, happy, and excited to recreate the recipes at home. Highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting Phuket!
5
I joined Jane’s market tour and cooking class, and it was a fantastic experience.
The market tour was especially insightful—we learned a lot about Thai ingredients and how they’re used in authentic cooking. During the class, we prepared Tom Yum, Pad Thai, and red curry chicken, along with mango sticky rice. Everything was explained clearly, and we picked up plenty of useful tips.
The best part? After each dish, we got to enjoy what we cooked—which made the whole experience even more fun and rewarding.
I learned a lot, ate very well, and would highly recommend this class to anyone who loves Thai food!
5
Had a great half day with VJ and her team, and even made some friends along the way.
If you’re especially new to Southeast Asian cooking, I’d heartily recommend joining in the market tour too.
VJ shared quite a few insights about local produce, and the multitude of ingredients used in the wonderful local cuisine.
The class transitioned to an air-conditioned kitchen nearby, and we had nothing to worry about under the close eye and supervision of VJ and her team, as we cooked up a flurry of local dishes, which, I might add, were more delicious than most of the dishes we had tried outside earlier!
All in all, we were very well looked after, and I would heartily recommend this experience to anyone who enjoys food and is looking for a unique experience in Phuket.
5
We booked the advanced session the day before and everything from the first WhatsApp conversation to the actual cooking was extremely well organised.
1. The team drove us to the food market where they gave us a really nice tour, introduced us to some of the ingredients we'd be using and gave us a bunch of local fruits to taste!
2. Our instructor Gigi carefully guided us throughout the session which included preparing chicken satay, crab curry, chilli lime fish and tamarind prawn. They also let us join the mango sticky rice demo although it wasn't technically on the list which was nice.
I can safely say, nearly all the dishes we prepared were the best versions we'd had so they really have nailed the recipes.
Thanks to the entire team for this experience. We'd highly recommend it!
My only piece of feedback would be for VJ. Every session had its instructor and she was running the main one, but would've been nice to have had a little chat with her or if she'd checked in and said hi given it's "Cooking class by VJ". Only a minor thing and Gigi was brilliant!
