Benny's Home Cooking Chiang Mai
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
- 6 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
This Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai showcases the best of the city's culinary traditions and bright flavors. Tour a local market with your professional guide and learn about the fruits, vegetables and spices that help to create prolific dishes. You'll be able to choose from three different cooking options, including a daily course, dinner private course, and special Sunday course to fit your interests and needs. This tour includes all the ingredients, expert instruction, and plenty of delicious dishes to savor. It's the perfect option for anyone who wants to take the flavors of Thailand home.
- Perfect for all ages and skill level
- Vegetarian meal option available
- Small group ensures personal service
- Enjoy a day away from the hustle and bustle of the city
Sample Menu
Starter
Papaya Salad, Pomelo Salad, Green mango salad
Starter
Soup like Tom Yum Soup, Tom Sabb Soup and Tom Kha Soup
All dishes can be served with prawn, chicken and vegetarian
Main
Pad Thai, Pad See Iw and Drunken noodles
All dishes can be served with prawn, beef, chicken and vegetarian
Main
Green curry, Pumpkin&Pineapple Red curry, Yellow, Panang, Massaman, Kaw Soi
All dishes can be served with prawn, beef, chicken and vegetarian
Dessert
Mango with sticky rice, Longan with sticky rice and steamed banana cake
What's Included
- Beverages, coffee, herbal tea
- Professional instructor
- Local market tour and food tasting
- All ingredients for cooking
- Recipe book
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (downtown Chiang Mai)
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
Departure Point: Pick up from hotel or guest house around Chiang Mai downtown Dates: Open everyday Return point: Drop-off to your hotel or guest house around Chiang Mai downtown
Operating hours.8:15 am
What To Expect
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Benny's Home Cooking Chiang Mai
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Vegetarian,Vegan, pescatarian, gluten free option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Kids under 10 years old not allowed in the adults class.
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 9 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Featured review
Devon_O
We lucked out and got a private class! Benny and Nan are both so kind, welcoming, and energetic! They shared stories about their travels and lives and were eager to hear about ours. The food was delicious and recipes were approachable (with the help of kitchen fairies!). Come prepared to eat, laugh, learn and drink some beers! Would absolutely do again and recommend to any friends or family traveling through Chiang Mai.
Reviews
5.0
based on 336 reviews
Devon_O, Feb 2026
We lucked out and got a private class! Benny and Nan are both so kind, welcoming, and energetic! They shared stories about their travels and lives and were eager to hear about ours. The food was delicious and recipes were approachable (with the help of kitchen fairies!). Come prepared to eat, laugh, learn and drink some beers! Would absolutely do again and recommend to any friends or family traveling through Chiang Mai.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Hi Devon, Lawrence thank you so much for cooking with us. I'm so happy to hear you love my class. Hope you both had a fantastic day in Thailand. Enjoy your trip and back to the state safely.
Sexy Benny and the kitchen fairies 🙏 😘 ❤️ 👩🍳 😍
Elodia_L, Dec 2025
Benny is so sweet and entertaining. She and her partner have an amazing class with perfect portions and they pick you up from nearby hotels!
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Thank you so much for your feedback.
From lovely Benny 😁😁😁💋💋💋
Axel_K, Dec 2025
Amazing day, with lots of fun, great food and the brilliant Benny guiding us step by step. If you only do 1 thing in Chiang Mai, this needs to be on your list.
Response from Host, Dec 2025
Guten Morgen Axel. Thank you so much for your feedback. It was a great time to spend with you all on that day as well. Your guys are legends 👍👍👍👍👍
Hope you and Kane will love Chiang Mai, and will back to Thailand again in the future. Happy new year in advance.
Sexy Benny (11 cans of beer)
Give a big hug to you both (3 bottles of wine) 🤗 💓 💖 💗 💕 ❤️ 🤗
Yaroslav_N, Oct 2025
It's the best cooking class we've ever had! Benny is very attentive, friendly, she gives a ton of useful information and it's very authentic experience. A small group of 4-8 people is perfect to get enough attention and personal approach. We enjoyed it so much! Thank you!
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Hi Yaroslav, Nina thanks you both for cooking with us. And thanks for sharing the amazing photos in your professional camera to us. Enjoy your trip in Thailand 🇹🇭 see you again.
Sexy Benny and the kitchen fairies
Anthony_W, Apr 2025
Benny and her team are so friendly and make you feel very welcome. The guidance and instruction for the cooking aspect is really interesting and very informative. The food we cooked was really delicious. Benny and her team were so accommodating for anyone which allergies as we. All in all a really great experience and exceptional value for money.
Response from Host, Apr 2025
Hi Anthony, thank you so much for your feedback. I and the team are really hope you will had a great time with us. Enjoy your trip in Thailand. See you again.
From sexy Benny and the kitchen fairies
Cary_R, Mar 2025
Great experience with a local talent. She and her team were so very kind and prepared to make our day terrific
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Hi Cary, thank you so much for your feedback. Thanks again for cooking with us on 12th March. Hope you all will love Chiang Mai. See you again.
Have a nice day,
Sexy Benny and the kitchen fairies 🙏 😘 🧚♀️
Jennifer_S, Feb 2025
We had a fantastic day at Benny's cookery class. I am allergic to chilli and alerted Benny prior to the class. She had adapted every recipe for me so that I had the most amazing food without any worries. The day was really well planned with a really interesting trip to the market first to pick up ingredience and then plenty of time to learn, cook and eat. Would highly recommend!
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Hi Jenny, thank you so much for your feedback to my home cooking class. Hope you and Steven will love my class. Return home safely, see you again.
Sexy Benny and the kitchen fairies 🙏 😘 🧚♀️
William_G, Feb 2025
It’s immersive and there are lots of dishes made as well as a great market trip. Benny is an absolutely fun time and everyone was good friends during our experience. Don’t miss getting to know the exuberant Benny!
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Hi Will, Cindy hope you both are doing well. Thanks again for cooking with us. Miss you 😘, back to the state safely 🙏
See you again.
Sexy Benny and the kitchen fairies 🙏 😘 🧚♂️
Jessica_K, Nov 2024
My friend and I did Benny's cooking class when we were in Chiang Mai in November 2024, and we loved it! Benny is such a friendly, welcoming person, and we really enjoyed getting to know her and spend time with her. We were really treated like family, from getting picked up in the morning by her and her uncle together, going to the market to buy ingredients, and then back to her house where we cooked in her literal backyard. When I had originally booked the class, there was some conflict because she did not have space for both my friend I but viator did not update that before we booked it. We were not able to switch the day of our class due to other tours and bookings we already had for our time in Chiang Mai, and Benny so graciously was able to make room and accommodate us. I chose Benny's home cooking class because of a recommendation from a friend, and would definitely recommend it others to take her class as well!
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Oh wow Jessica, thanks a lot for this feedback. I and the team hope you and Madison will had a great time with us. Hope you both will come back to visit us again. Have a wonderful Christmas time and happy new year.
Sexy Benny and the kitchen fairies 🙏 😘 🧚♂️
Kevin_M, Nov 2024
We really enjoyed the small group cooking class with Benny. She was so wonderful with her detailed teaching. Beautiful setting at her home and the food was delicious. Highly recommend this tour while on Chiang Mai
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Hi Kevin, thank you so much for your feedback to my little home cooking class. Thanks again for coming. Hope you will had a great time in Thailand 🇹🇭 😊
Sexy Benny and the kitchen fairies 🙏 😘 🧚♀️ 😍
Jennifer_S, Jul 2024
I love Benny’s! I always feel so welcomed and at home. This is a wonderful experience for everyone. You will learn about where the ingredients come from at the market, then learn how to cook the most delicious dishes! I love that the experience is personalized for each person. This tour is worth every penny!
Response from Host, Aug 2024
Thank you so much for your feedback Jenn. Yes welcome home, thanks for coming back to us. We will see you in Korea for sure.
See ya,
Sexy Benny and Nan
GYNNYSI_B, Mar 2024
The friendship of Benny and Nan, made this class very special because you are learning how to cook Thai dish from a friend not from a strict teacher.
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Hi Gynnys, hope you are doing great and back home safely. Thank you so much for your feedback here. Thanks again for cooking with us. Enjoy your next travel.
From Benny and the kitchen fairies.
KaLing_C, Mar 2024
The best cooking class ever! Excellent and value for money. Benny and her partners picked us from our accommodation and took us to the local market. We really enjoy learning various items in the market and Benny is very kind to get a lot of local snacks for us to try.
What I appreciated the most is the class size of maximum 8 people. Benny and her partner gave very clear instructions and I am confident to make the dishes on my own.
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Hi dear, thank you so much for your review to my home cooking class. This is very means to us. So glad to know you love my cooking class. Hope to see you again in the future.
From sexy Benny
Vern_D, Mar 2024
Wow! Just Wow! Benny’s (sorry ‘sexy Benny’s) Home Cooking Class was an awesome, warm, friendly & informative experience. From the moment we were picked up from our hotel to the final good byes we were treated like friends who were taking a Thai cooking class from one of our friends. Benny is a ball of energy!!! Her love of food & cooking is contagious and made for a truly fun day. Her personal philosophy of cooking with friends by keeping groups no larger than 8 makes for a very warm & inviting experience. She’s happy & it makes you happy! The day we went, there were only 3 wannabe Thai chefs due to 2 last minute dropouts. Benny & her kitchen fairies were simply marvelous. If deciding on whether (or if) to take a Thai cooking class while in Chiang Mai (or in Thailand) we highly, highly, highly recommend you sign up with Benny, you won’t be disappointed. You’ll learn about making different Thai dishes, the ingredients that you use, the ingredients you can potentially substitute with (or not to use) when you’re back home. Plus a recipe cookbook to take home. Last but not least you definitely won’t leave hungry. Thank-you Benny for an awesome day!
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Sawasdeeka Uncle Vern and Auntie Judy. We miss you already. Thank you so much for cooking with us. Hope you both had a great time with us. Enjoy cooking Thai food at home with my cookbook. Please say hi to Jeff and Claire for us. Return home safely. From Sexy Benny and the kitchen fairies.
Love you to the moon and back.
Kenneth_F, Feb 2024
What can I say about Benny? She was great. Benny likes talking, teaching, informing and making friends. The tour started out with a trip to a local market where the vendors were very friendly in a good way and were more than happy to take a picture with you or have you take a picture of them. In addition to shopping for the days cooking, Benny would buy different products for us to try. Benny’s motto, “ Never try, never know”. After the market we head to her house and learned how to cook. She was very patient and adapted you food to your taste. I don’t like spicy and if my dish was too spicy for me, she showed me how to adjust the tastes to my liking. The food was really good and plentiful, the atmosphere of her home and cooking area was comfortable and very clean. I would recommend Benny’s cooking class to my friends.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Hi Ken (from Babie💓😘) I think now you and Mary already home 🏡 hope everything there is going well. Now Chiang Mai is in full SUMMER 🔥🔥 so hot but another way it is a fruit season. Now I'm enjoying eating the durian. My belly is so happy. Come back to Chiang Mai in SUMMER I will give you try it.
From Sexy Benny 👩🍳💓
Jason_B, Feb 2024
My (mostly non-cooking) husband agreed to this class and had a blast! Benny is high energy, informative and fun! The day (and food) was perfect!
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Hi Jason, Shannen thank you so much for your review here. Hope my cookbook will help you cook Thai food at home.
From Sexy Benny 💓👩🍳
James_B, Feb 2024
This is by far the best and most organized cooking class I've ever attended. By chance, I learned about Benny's class from a professional chef from New York, that I met while in Vietnam, who said if in Chiang Mai this class is a must...it's exceptional! And it was! Benny's bubbling personality and her passion for Thai cooking just shine. She both educates and entertains while allowing you to individually pick an appetizer, soup, curry, fried dish, and dessert from a menu that you prepare with her guidance. Her teaching center adjoins her home and garden with time to relax in a lovely setting while enjoying the dishes you've prepared. She gave us her recipes in a booklet for the menu items we prepared and others to try. And she gave us a list of her favorite local restaurant picks in Chiang Mai, for quality and price. I tried one restaurant pick and it was absolutely the best crispy pork belly...ever. Again the extra mile that makes her and her class so special. Highly recommended for a full day activity.
Response from Host, Mar 2024
Hi Jim, thank you so much for your review. Hope everything is well in the USA. Your feedback makes me have a big smile 😀 now. Thank you again for cooking with me.
From Sexy Benny 👩🍳💓
Michelle_K, Feb 2023
I really liked the size of this class, max 8 people and we onky had 4 including myself.
It was interesting to go to the local market to learn about different ingredients and watched the locals getting their grocery.
The cooking station had a nice breeze for us so we didn't feel hot. Benny made the cooking so easy and simple. Also, thanks to the kitchen fairy, we didn’t have to worry about cleaning. We had breaks here and there. We all felt like visiting a friend’s house to cook. The menu was fantastic, many options to choose from. I highly recommend this cooking class over other ones. I walked by a cooking class in the old town and the class had like 20+ people at a time. After seeing that I was so glad to choose this class.
Response from Host, Mar 2023
안녕하세요. 어떻게 지내세요 Michelle? This is such a great feedback to me. My heart is so full of happiness now. Once again thank you so much for choosing my cooking class. I know there a plenty of the cooking class in Chiang Mai but finally you have seen something different from here. And "Happy Birthday to you" Nan says hi to you as well. We are sitting here together and reading the review from everybody.
Sending a very big hug to you. Enjoy your trip and return home safely.
Benny and the kitchen mpv.
Stefan_F, Feb 2023
Fun day with Benny making the most delicious Thai food. She emphasizes making Thai food to your own taste with original ingredients. She does this with a great sense of humor and expert knowledge. We first went to the market for a tour where we were able to try and buy snacks before hoarding to Benny's. Everything was setup perfectly for a great cooking experience and Nan the kitchen fairy was the best. We cocked several dishes which took most of the day but was definitely worth it. Later when we tried Pad see ew or mango sticky rice in some restaurants, we immediately recognized that what we made at Benny's was better. This is a must for food enthusiast visiting Chiang Mai.
Response from Host, Feb 2023
Hooray, thank you very much for your review Stefan. Such a lovely day with you guys. Hope you and Genessy have a wonderful honeymoon trip in Thailand and I am very pleased that my class experience is one of your memories. My house door is always open so let me know whenever you both able back to Chiang Mai. Big hug from a little girl.
Benny 😘😘😘
Joe_N, Mar 2020
Incredible experience, Benny is so fun & informative about Thai cuisine! Definitely a highlight for my trip to Chiang Mai. Anyone who likes to cook (or wants to be a better cook) will like this course! Casual, light hearted atmosphere!
bryancorreira, Feb 2020
What can I say about Benny? She is a delight! She is a delight and full of energy! “Cook with a smile” is her phrase she uses when she begins her hands on training of Thai food cooking essentials. We were picked up and handed a color photo sheet with photos and list of food we would like to learn to cook as we headed to her house. She explains at her chef station how to do preparations for the foods you choose at the beginning of the tour. Once instructed she along with her “kitchen fairies” help you prepare and cook the items you most want to learn to cook. Do not eat anything big for breakfast as you EAT all day long. Whatever you cook you will eat, and with two of us, we shared our trials. FUN FUN FUN! We had a great group of people on this tour – France, England, two from Arizona and one from Oregon. In the end we learned to cook five dishes. Spices are abundant and potent at times – those little chilies are HOT! Highly recommended for a day of fun, laughs, meeting people and just relaxing.
cpstaz495, Nov 2018
This was the highlight of my month in Thailand. Sounds crazy because I don't even cook. Learned so much and had a blast! Benny is loads of fun and she is very knowledgeable. Her English is great. This class/tour is a really great value. She picked us up at 8:30 and dropped us off at 5:00...full day.
Claire_B, Mar 2018
Had a great time with Benny!
We started off with a market tour, including trying a few things at the market flavoured sticky rice, coconut pancakes and spicy Chiang Mai sausage. One of the others in the group was curious about ant eggs yep! We were 'lucky' as they're highly seasonal so he bought some at the market. Benny was happy to cook the eggs he'd bought for us to try, so I suspect that you wanted to buy something in the market that caught your eye, if it was fairly straightforward to cook, Benny would show you how.
I really liked that we got to choose from three dishes in each type. This meant that between us we tried most of the options available , and we got to see a wider variety of ingredients and how things are made than if we'd all been making the same thing.
For each dish, you get a box of things to cook with, tailored to the dish and if applicable meat/veggie option you've chosen. The very basic prep is done for you ie you get the right amount of ginger/tumeric/galangal, the chicken/tofu is already cut into bite sized pieces, the shallot is already peeled, noodles and chillis presoaked. I quite liked this as, quite frankly I would rather spend time on things I don't know how to do ie cook Thai food than things I can do cut chicken, but one of the others would have preferred to have done a bit more from scratch as they thought it felt a bit too much like just assembly. Again, personally I felt that the amount of prep was fine, but I'm mentioning this in case it might be something that would annoy you.
Lynette W, Nov 2017
This was a great cooking course. Benny made cooking all the dishes easy and fun. We were all amazed how well the dishes turned out. The small group size means theres lots of personal attention from Benny. A really fun time.
Madelaine, Jul 2017
Benny is amazing, everyone should do this. She took us around the food market which was great to experience, and is such a lovely kind lady. Benny and her family really made our time in Chiang Mai.
Wonderful.
Jacques J, Mar 2016
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