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The Chef @ 11:30 am (4 Main Dishes + 3 Breads)

★ 5.0 (248)

🍜 Food & Cooking

India

The Chef @ 11:30 am (4 Main Dishes + 3 Breads)

When Mia from our team joined The Chef at 11:30 am, we rolled up our sleeves for a proper hands-on Indian cooking class. Over three hours, we learned to make four mains and three breads from scratch — the kind of dishes that actually appear on home tables across India, not tourist-friendly shortcuts. The setup is intimate and unpretentious, pitched squarely at people who want to understand how Indian food actually works, not just taste it. You cook alongside the instructor, learn the reasoning behind technique and spice layering, then sit down to eat what you've made. It's as much about Indian home culture as it is about the food itself.

Private Guided Cooking Workshop Experience in Jodhphur

When Noah from our team signed up for this private cooking workshop in Jodhpur, we got a genuine look at how Rajasthani home cooking actually works. You rock up to a local family's kitchen and spend three-and-a-half hours learning to make dal, paneer, and paratha from scratch — proper vegetarian fare that forms the backbone of the region's food culture. The setup is intimate (just your group), transport's sorted, and you eat what you've cooked. Jodhpur's the kind of place where food feels tied to daily life, not just a tourist tick, so this feels less staged than many cooking gigs.

Alleyway Food Tour

When Alex from our Global Hobo crew ran this alleyway food tour through old Calcutta, we threaded past century-old street stalls with Soham, a local who knows every corner and vendor by name. The tour leans hard on the genuine — not the Instagram spots, but the eateries where locals actually eat, tucked into narrow lanes and rooftops that feel worlds away from the tourist drag. Over three hours, we worked through roughly 8 savoury dishes (veg and non-veg options both catered for) and four desserts, plus afternoon and evening tea, building a real picture of how Calcutta's old quarters tick. It's a walker's tour through living neighbourhoods, not a museum run.

Jaipur Market Tour & Vegetarian Rajasthani Home Cooking Class

When Lily from our Global Hobo crew did this Jaipur market and cooking class, she started the morning at Shalini's home before heading into the neighbouring street market. The market tour is intimate — just you, your host, and the stalls selling fresh seasonal veg, spices, and staples locals actually use. You pick ingredients as you go, then return to Shalini's kitchen (sometimes with her mother-in-law joining in) to cook proper vegetarian Rajasthani dishes from scratch. The whole thing runs about four hours, ending with you sitting down to eat what you've made alongside the family. It's the kind of slow, hands-on experience that gives you real insight into how people eat and cook here.

Old Delhi Street Food and Spice Market Tour

When Charlie from our team did this Old Delhi street food tour, we weaved through some of the city's tightest, most flavour-packed lanes. You hit the major vendors—chole bhature, dahi bhalla, aloo chaat, fresh parathas, lassi, jalebis—then swing through Asia's biggest spice market and past the Jama Masjid. The tour leans vegetarian but wraps up in Matia Mahal for meat options if that's your thing. It's four hours of eating, walking, and bouncing between spots by rickshaw through narrow, chaotic streets. Old Delhi isn't polished; it's loud, crowded, and genuinely local. All tastings are baked into the price.

Evening Food Tour

When Noah from our team ran the Evening Food Tour in Old Delhi, he got three and a half hours of street food, temple visits, and the kind of organised chaos that makes Delhi tick. You'll taste chaat, chole bhature, chicken dishes, and enough Indian sweets to send you into a sugar spiral, moving between stalls on foot and by metro and auto-rickshaw. The guide threads together the food stops with glimpses into the spiritual side of the old city — temples, shrines, the rhythms of neighbourhood life — so it's not just eating, it's context. Small groups (max six people) mean you're not herded around like a school trip.

Food Walking Tour in Jaipur

When Alex from our Global Hobo crew did this food walk through Jaipur, it was the opposite of sitting in a restaurant watching other people eat. You're moving through the actual streets, stopping at stalls and holes-in-the-wall where locals queue up, tasting everything from chai to full lunch dishes. The walk stretches 3–4 hours across town, and you'll pick up the layers of cultural influence baked into each bite—Mughal, Marwari, street-vendor tradition, all mixed in. It's designed by someone who actually explores the city on foot, not a standard tourist circuit. Expect salty, sour, spicy, sweet, hot, cold, and flavours that don't fit neat categories.

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $53

Vegetarian : Private Cooking Class in Delhi home ( Learn 7 meal)

★ 5.0 (70)

🍜 Food & Cooking

India

Vegetarian : Private Cooking Class in Delhi home ( Learn 7 meal)

When Ben from our team did this private cooking class in a Delhi home, we learned to make seven vegetarian dishes alongside the family who lives there. You'll prep and cook Indian bread, seasonal vegetables, paneer curry, lentils, rice, a sweet, and chai or lassi—then sit down together to eat what you've made. It's a genuine three-hour window into how Delhi families actually cook, without the tourist polish. The host walks you through techniques and spice work while chat drifts between kitchen tasks and what daily life looks like in the city. No glossy cooking school vibe; just a home kitchen and real food.

Delhi Street Food, Spice Market and Chandni Chowk Heritage Walk

When Priya from the Global Hobo crew did this Delhi street food walk, she hit Chandni Chowk during peak eating hours with a local guide who actually knows where the good stuff is. You're talking four hours of properly eating your way through Old Delhi's chaotic lanes, hitting the spice market (Asia's biggest), hopping in a rickshaw, and discovering corners that don't make the guidebook circuit. It's sweaty, cramped, loud, and absolutely worth the effort if you're the kind of traveller who thinks food beats monuments.

e-Cook (Virtual Cook Class)

When Tomás from the crew logged on for this virtual cook class, he found himself learning to make proper Indian curries and breads from someone who actually knows their way around a home kitchen in India. Saffron Palate runs live, interactive 2-hour sessions where you cook alongside an instructor — think butter chicken, fragrant rice, and flatbreads made the traditional way. It's a genuine peek at how Indian home cooks actually layer flavours and technique, not a rushed demo. You'll pick up the reasoning behind what makes these dishes tick, and honestly, it beats watching a YouTube video when someone's talking you through it in real time.

Cooking Demo + Lunch/Dinner and interaction with an Indian family @ Chez Anjali

When Finn from the crew rocked up to Chez Anjali, we stepped into a proper family kitchen where Anjali—a seriously talented cook—walks you through building actual Indian curries from scratch. You get your hands dirty prepping spices, rolling chapatis, and learning the why behind each flavour, then sit down and eat what you've made with the family. It's three hours of real kitchen work in a local home, not a tourist theatre. You'll leave with working knowledge of paneer masala, biryani, and at least one solid bread technique.

Old Delhi Food Tour: 8 Tastings & Tuk-Tuk Ride with Local Expert

When Ngaio from the crew did this Old Delhi food tour, she wound up bouncing through narrow lanes on a tuk-tuk, stopping at eight different street stalls where locals actually eat. The guide — a Delhi native who knows the food history — steers you past the tourist traps to hole-in-the-wall joints serving everything from jalebi to chole bhature. Old Delhi itself is a sensory overload: cramped bazaars, vendors hollering, the smell of ghee and spices thick in the air. The whole thing runs three to four hours, which is the right length before your stomach taps out.

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $25

Private Cooking and Dining Experience in Bengaluru

★ 5.0 (38)

🍜 Food & Cooking

India

Private Cooking and Dining Experience in Bengaluru

When Maz from the crew did this private cooking session in Bengaluru, she cooked actual regional Indian dishes in a local home with a native host who knew their stuff. The experience kicks off with an optional market run to hunt down fresh ingredients—the kind of thing that genuinely teaches you why ingredient quality matters in Indian cooking. You're learning hands-on in someone's kitchen, not a tourist kitchen theatre, which changes everything. It's four hours of proper cooking, eating what you've made, and picking up real techniques alongside chat about how food ties into daily life here.

4 hoursfrom AUD $147

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