Market Tour, Cooking Class & Lunch with Chef in Lyon Studio

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Lyon, France

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4 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Go one step further than tasting Lyon’s famous cuisine and learn the city’s culinary secrets from a French chef. Get hands-on in the kitchen—and at the local market—during this small-group cooking class, as you take part in every step, from selecting the fresh ingredients to plating up your 4-course homemade lunch. Create a variety of dishes, including regional specialties and an indulgent dessert.

This cooking class is an insightful experience for foodies visiting Lyon
Learn professional cooking techniques from an experienced local chef
Sit down with your host to enjoy your gourmet lunch and BYOB
Get personal tips from the chef with this intimate small-group class

Sample Menu

Starter

Cervelle de caneau

Lyon specialty: cheese spread/dip

Main

Quiche

Main

Chicken Dish

May be chicken bourgignon, mustard chicken, or chicken with a mushroom sauce. Varies by season.

Dessert

Cheese board

Dessert

Tarte à la praline

What's Included

Lunch
Thierry is a classically-trained French chef
Guests are welcome to BYOB (Bring Your Own Booze)
Cook your meal with fresh market-bought ingredients
Explore Saint Antoine Market with a local
Dine in Thierry's private workshop

Alcoholic Beverages

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

16 Quai Romain Rolland, 69005 Lyon, France

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:30 am

What To Expect

Vieux Lyon

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

⚠️THE FULL ADDRESS WILL BE ON YOUR CONFIRMATION VOUCHER UNDER THE "BEFORE YOU GO" SECTION.
Guests need to communicate if they have any food restrictions (allergy, special diet, etc.)
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Rachel_S

This is the ultimate foodie dream experience! Going to the market and step by step instructions by the AMAZING Chef Theirry!! Wow then you get to eat your creation! My husband and I had the best time and have been talking about it ever since! We thought we knew how to break down a chicken… nope! Now we do thanks to Chef! Learning about Lyon and why it’s so special was a bonus! We highly recommend taking time to dip in the authentic Lyon experience with a wonderful human and master Chef! Thank you!

Reviews

4.9

based on 25 reviews

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John_H, Dec 2025

Taken advantage of. Nice people but… the chef was busy that day preparing food for a birthday party. He had a substitute lady fill in that told us she had only taught once before. She was not a chef. Nice lady but it was disorganized and unclear what we were doing. We had to ask a couple times what we were actually making. The chef was there in the facility and gave intermittent input to the “fill in”. It would have been better if we knew from the start what items we would be cooking that day. Going to the market was just us following them around while they bought the items. Since we didn’t know what we were making it obviously was less than ideal. Very little interaction in the market or education. The amount we paid for the three of us to take the class was over a thousand euros. Almost 1300 dollars our cost. I feel that the chef just took our money and popped in a substitute to be able to take the money. It was obvious that he just should not have booked a class if he was otherwise occupied. We were not informed of any of the changes prior and we would not have booked if we had been. That was a lot of money for the experience that we were given. Not worth it.

Do it if you want to learn French way of cooking.

Joseph_B, Nov 2025

It is an excellent class with fantastic chef Terrie. We went to a small market on the river bank to pick up freshest veggies. Then, we started with disassembling chicken for three different dishes, fortifying ourselves with good wine. We did soup, chicken breast sou-vide, and chicken with veggies and mushrooms. In parallel we did a praline cookies and a praline tart. Finally, we have a lovely lunch. Through all these steps, Terrie was exceptionally, friendly, funny, and personable. This was our may be tenth cooking class in various trips around the world and in our experience the best and the most instructive.

If you like to cook or...

Jennie_L, Sep 2025

If you like to cook or eat, this is a not-to-be-missed experience! From the market shopping to the prep to the cooking to the eating, it was a wonderfully organized event by the chef. Well worth the cost for this unique experience. We'd do it again, for sure!

The Lyon Cooking Class with Chef Thierry

Eugene_D, Jul 2025

Chef Thierry was outstanding! Took us shopping first to get produce for the meal - prepped vegetables when we got back to studio. Then he taught us how to debone a chicken - each pairing got one chicken - we then prepped two chicken dishes - mustard chicken and tarragon, mushroom chicken - then we made pastry dough and 2 apricot almond peach tortes. While everything was cooking and baking we made cookies with the excess pastry dough and then a cold pea soup with a trace of cream

Will absolutely recommend

Karen_B, Jul 2025

Chef and his class was a major highlight of our trip to Lyon. We learned a lot and he was patient with my poor knife skills. Will absolutely recommend this class.

Must Do Cooking Class Experience!!!!!

Rachel_S, Jul 2025

Wonderful day spent!

Allison_S, May 2025

Such a fun experience. Thierry was a gracious host and gave us a lot of local insight as well as instruction on an amazing meal. Would highly recommend! Come hungry and ready for fun!

You should do this! Book it now!

Kevin_D, Feb 2025

Outstanding experience! Incredible! They should really speak more about the cultural learning that is orchestrated through the adept teaching competence of the chef. And - he is really funny!!!

Fabulous Cooking In Lyon

Joseph_S, Dec 2024

Chef Thierry’s vast teaching experience really shows in this class as you make an appetizer, soup, entree and dessert along with a visit first the Saint Antoine market. Awesome experience and highly recommended.