Market Tour, Cooking Class & Lunch with Chef in Lyon Studio
Overview
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4 hours
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tep into the vibrant world of Lyon’s food scene with a unique culinary journey led by the charismatic Chef Thierry. Start your adventure at the iconic Saint Antoine Market, where you’ll explore stalls brimming with seasonal produce and interact with friendly local vendors. Thierry will help you choose the best ingredients for a hands-on cooking experience that awaits.
After gathering your market treasures, head to Thierry’s inviting kitchen, where you’ll dive into the art of French cooking. Guided by his expertise, you’ll prepare a selection of classic French dishes while mastering techniques that define the region’s cuisine. Along the way, Thierry’s lively personality ensures there’s never a dull moment in the kitchen!
Cap off the day with a delicious homemade meal, accompanied by local wine if you’d like to bring a bottle. This experience is a full immersion into Lyon’s culinary traditions. Get ready for a day filled with flavor, laughter, and authentic French charm!
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
⚠️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.)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Cook your meal with fresh market-bought ingredients
Thierry is a classically-trained French chef
Lunch
Explore Saint Antoine Market with a local
Dine in Thierry's private workshop
Guests are welcome to BYOB (Bring Your Own Booze)
Alcoholic Beverages
What To Expect
Thierry invites you to experience Lyon's culinary culture and gastronomy the real, local way! Join him on an immersive food tour of the traditional Saint Antoine Market, where you'll select fresh and local produce for your gourmet cooking class. Mingle with local vendors and get to know your host and fellow guests, before making your way to Thierry's charming atelier for a traditional French cooking class and lunch. About your host Thierry: "I'm an easy-going cooking teacher and a passionate French chef. I like to meet and invite new people from all over the world. Please join me in my small restaurant, in a 15th-century building of Lyon."
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
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Market Tour, Cooking Class & Lunch with Chef in Lyon Studio
Reviews
22 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
If you like to cook or...
Jennie L,
Sep 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00If 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 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Chef 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 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Chef 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.
Great intro to French cooking
milesv143,
Jul 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thierry designed a very approachable menu for the beginner chef. No technique goes unexplained, and he is always there to swoop in if things look a little off. We made quenelles after touring the market and picking up fresh produce, but things grew to a full 5 course meal over the course of the market tour. Thierry has a ton of experience in a wide variety of cooking environments, I highly encourage you to ask him targeted questions to get the full history and reason why you do certain things in french cooking (he is a dictionary of French cooking, but will focus on the practical matters in class unless you ask). Highly recommend, also took his pastry class.
Must Do Cooking Class Experience!!!!!
Rachel S,
Jul 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This 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!
The Chef Gives His All!
Swendy5000,
Jun 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were enthralled by our wonderful experience with the Chef and his studio. First we visited the open air market and selected vegetables for the cooking session. As a part of the market experience, Chef provided us with details of each of the merchants and their specialties. In the studio, we sectioned and boned a chicken, prepared a ratatouille, started a chicken stock, cooked the chicken in ratatouille, prepared a dessert, and then shared the lunch with the Chef. During the preparation, we learned about many techniques and traditions of the city, as well as the difficulties of finding trained restaurant workers in Lyon. If you have the time and opportunity, this is a mini-boot camp for cooks.
Memorable birthday gift with Chef Thierry
V7150LTjaimev,
Jun 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband surprised me with a cooking experience with Chef Thierry for my birthday. It was supposed to be a couple's session, but the others cancelled so we had his full attention, and what a treat this was!! Chef was punctual, detailed, funny and instructive as we made chicken stock (with hay and shallot skins!!), chicken with mushroom sauce, gougeres and pink praline tarte. Farmer's market visit was entertaining as he provided insightful Lyon tidbits that added context to our visit. We both practiced chicken cutting techniques that would eventually yield delectable and elegant finished product presentations. If you like to cook this is for you.
Wonderful day spent!
Allison S,
May 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Such 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!
WOW!
P9893LZthomasp,
Apr 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wow! It was superb. Chef Terry makes cooking fun. The market tour was a very enjoyable learning experience. it was the perfect opportunity to become acquainted with each other, as well as learn about the market. The cooking experience in the kitchen was informative, as well as entertaining.
Cooking, learning, fun, and good food.
Bruceava,
Mar 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful time with Chef. The experience was very hands on, but also done to accommodate all levels of skill. I was there with two teenagers, who were put to work with fun activities, but those that better met their abilities-including making us two wonderful tartes. Chef was extremely kind and shared a lot of information about Lyon, but also tricks to French cooking. And of course the meal at the end was equally great. While the experience may look expensive, when you factor in 4 full hours of activity, learning, fun, and great food it is well worth the investment!
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