Join a Local for a Market Tour, Cooking Class and Meal in her Tbilisi Home

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Tbilisi, Georgia

4 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Meet your host (Teo) for a visit to a local food market stocked with fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, and dairy products. Pick up a few things for your meal, then return to Teo’s home for the private cooking class. Inside her cozy kitchen, learn to prepare two or three typical Georgian dishes, then sit down at the family dining table to share the meal you helped prepare.

Private market shopping and cooking class combo
Lunch or dinner classes available
Learn to cook two–three typical Georgian dishes
Spirits included with the meal

Sample Menu

Starter

Khachapuri

cheese-filled bread

Main

Chakhokhbili

stewed chicken with fresh herbs

Starter

Khinkali

Georgian dumpling

Dessert

Traditional sweets or dried fruits

What's Included

Private market tour and cooking class with your host Tina
Homecooked meal
Local alcohol (1-2 glasses)
Non-alcoholic beverages
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Dezerter Bazaar
5 Abastumani St, T'bilisi, Georgia
Please meet Tina at the main entrance of the Dezerter Bazaar. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.

End point

Tbilisi Mall
Tbilisi, Georgia
Your experience ends at Tina's home located near the Tbilisi Mall.

Itinerary

The Dezerter Bazaar

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Menu may vary depending on the season
If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
Stroller accessible

Private, personalized experience
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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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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Reviews

4.8

based on 15 reviews

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Fabulous and delicious experience

Cherie_A, May 2022

Tina was a wonderful host. Asked me what I would like to make and helped with recipes. Really nice to be in the home of a local.

Best cooking class of my life!

Fatima_F, May 2022

When I saw the sentence “likely to sell out” next to this cooking class I knew it was going to be the most memorable cooking class in my life, and it WAS! I’m still getting people asking me about it and telling me that they’d love to try it out after seeing the posts in my social media. We cooked a few of the most authentic dishes in Georgia and they turned out extremely delicious, and the best part is that you can choose what dishes you want to cook, then you go to the market and shop for the ingredients before starting the class. In fact it didn’t feel like a class it felt like cooking with my aunt. Mrs Tina was extremely hospitable and sweet there was literally no dull moment with her. To sum it up, you’ll be doing yourself a favor by booking this class

A unique Georgian experience with Tina

Holly_M, Apr 2022

This was a unique experience! It was a rather unstructured, chaotic sort of evening. The host is Tina and the website needs updating as the pictures and description refer to her daughter Teo, who hasn't been running the event for several years. We basically sat in Tina's kitchen as she cooked huge quantities of Georgian food. We liked meeting her family and she was a lovely lady.

Heartwarming, must try tour

Nadine_N, Dec 2021

My sister and I took this tour, Teona's mom, Tina was the hostess of this experience, she welcomed us to her home first and introduced us to her beautiful family, then she took us to the local market to get some food and stuff for whatever we wanted to cook with her (yes, she asked us to choose whatever we fancy to try from the Georgian cousine) and then back to her home to prepare for the cooking class and wonderful meal, she offered drinks and prepared the table with EVERYTHING, bread, georgian pickles, Tkhemali(special georgian plum sauce) she cooked us Mchadi, Romi, lobio, walnut dip and ofcourse the amazing Khinkali, she put all her heart into that and gave us all the tips to cook everything for our parents back at home. She treated us like her own daughters, she tried so so hard to help us find tickets to the theatre puppet show, her husband and children were the most amazing people ever, we had so much fun together, we laughed we even introduced the family to our own family through a video call, that's how comfortable they made us feel, her daughter Irena was soo nice, funny and helpful she recommended nice touristic places and even gave us a ride home at the end. Can't say enough about this experience it's WONDERFUL, a must try.

Best cooking class EVER !!

ijmuiden65, Aug 2019

I've just come back from shopping buying walnuts. Why? Because I want to make this tasty & easy Georgian dip which I was introduced to by a very lovely lady during my stay in Tbilisi.I am making this dip for the second time now because friends & guests LOVE it ! It was taught to me while attending a cooking class. I was very reluctant to taste it at first because I am not crazy about anything with nuts.The nice Georgian lady ( Tina ) however convinced me otherwise...... She said that I "MUST " taste it seeing that it is a special,old Georgian recipe. The course was originally supposed to have been given by Tina's daughter , Teona ...however she was not available that day. One of the first things that we did was shopping at some near by local markets.Before we left we studied some recipes to decide what to cook.We decided on 2 chicken dishes made in typical Georgian fashion which were both delicious ! Whilst shopping Tina treated me like a family friend & even introduced me by name . Shopping is done differently there and one can still do shopping like in earlier times where one goes through the markets taking their time & examining the chickens very closely. I still do not know how they find out if a chicken is fresh or not but Tina certainly knows ! When we returned home we recuperated with a nice glass of homemade red wine made by Tina's husband. It is not surprising since Georgia is known for really good wine. . I loved it. We started cooking. I was cutting all kinds of vegetables, onions and garlic. Tina was preparing the chicken telling me in between how it has to be done. I had to do that with supervision .... think I did it right. We were a good team! The result was excellent and it tasted delicious !After finishing eating I was about to help clear the table. That is when Tina stopped me and said : " Just enjoy the moment and leave it there.... Let's chat !,.. We can clear the table later." And that is what we did! I learned a lot about the early and late history of Georgia since I could talk to a very highly educated friend. Yes,now I would say that because I truly felt like being part of the family. Instead of leaving at 13:00 I left at 16:00 ! That should tell you everything! I tried the chicken dishes back home... they tasted good but not as good as Tina's ! I will try it again. At the end ,Tina said that I had to try that walnut dip. " This is what we Georgians always have in the fridge. Believe me it tastes good! " So I accepted ... and I am glad that I did.... this dip is sensational! It tastes good with a piece of bread or with a piece of vegetable or as a side of a normal dish . You can combine it with everything! I am so glad that I had it and learned how to make it .... it takes only a couple a minutes . It is heavenly... but you really have to know how to make it. And there is only Tina who will tell you, NOT ME! To everyone who enjoys great Georgian cuisine...THIS is the course I would recommend ! I would certainly do this again in a heart beat. Not just because Georgian food is so rich and diverse, but because I would love to meet up with a friend again, Thank you / მადლობა Tina! Thomas

Response from Host, Aug 2019

Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a heartwarming and thoughtful review! I started the company to give travelers a chance to connect with local culture over authentic food in a meaningful way and I am so glad to hear that you had such a meaningful experience. Teona and Tina will be thrilled to read this review and we look forward to the opportunity to serve you again on your future travels! Warm regards, Aashi

an exceptional experience

nellyblindenbacher, Jul 2019

If you are looking for an authentic georgian cooking class, here's were you'll find it! Tina and her family were warmly welcoming us into their home. The day started with a tour to the big market, which was an experience on its own. We were strolling around the market with all the beautiful fruits & veggies, interacting with the locals and even try the food we would later use for our meals. Spontaneusly we then went to Tina's holiday home where we learned to cook several georgian dishes: Chakhopili, Shkmeruli, Ghomi, Lobio, Chadi, Corn and different Khachapuris. The meals turned out very well and it was delicious together with the their own house wine. My boyfriend and I enjoyed the whole experience and had a lot of fun. We would definitely do it again, if we come back to Georgia one day and can recommend it to anyone else!