Private Tour

Private Cape Malay Cooking Class in Lorette’s Cape Town Home

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home in Grassy Park with your host Lorette. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Lorette will teach you 2-3 traditional South African food with a Cape Malay influenced dishes from her family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together.

• Cooking lesson in a local home

• Introduction to Cape Malay and South African cuisine

• 100% private activity

• South African hospitality in a residential Cape Town neighborhood

• Vegetarian and and halal options available

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. be welcomed into Lorette and Desmond’s beautiful home in Grassy Park, built by Lorette's dad 44 years ago. Lorette bought the home from her parents when she and Desmond married and they redesigned and renovated their home themselves. After a welcome drink, join Lorette in her spacious, modern kitchen for your South African Cape Malay cooking class. Lorette is also a keen gardener and loves using fresh herbs from her garden to cook her meals. You can expect to learn how to make 2-3 of the dishes which might include mini roti's with chicken curry (the Cape Malay roti is a delicious unleavened flatbread served with chicken curry), bobotie (a South African dish of curried minced meat baked with a savory custard served with aromatic yellow rice and roasted vegetables) and malva pudding. The cooking class portion of the experience will last between 1-2 hours before you share the meal you helped prepare over conversation with Lorette and Desmond. Lorette's mom and dad (Rachel and Kenneth) also live on the property and they might pop in to say hello from time to time.

Sample Menu

starter

Mini Cape Malay rotis served with chicken curry

main

Bobotie served with aromatic yellow rice and roasted vegetables

A South African dish of curried minced meat baked with a savory custard

dessert

Malva pudding (a South African pudding) served with custard or cream

What‘s Included

Alcoholic Beverages

Private cooking class with your host Lorette

Transportation

Options

Cooking class and dinner

Cooking class and lunch

Reviews

5.00

28 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Amazing Food!!!
Climber27793025207,,Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was such an awesome experience, I absolutely recommend it to anyone visiting Cape Town. We cooked the best meal we had on our entire vacation (butter chicken is my new favorite dish) and just had an all-around excellent time. Do this cooking class! You won't regret it!
African Cooking at its best!
Relax03485404084,,Sep 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Working with Aashi at Traveling Spoon was great. She was efficient, timely and honest. I hope to work with her more often. Our experience cooking with Lorette and meeting her family was AWESOME. A definite highlight of our Cape Town visit. Lorette is a fabulous cook, her home is warm and inviting, she is a kind and patient teacher and lots of fun. Everyone in my group of 9 persons loved, loved the experience. They can’t wait to try her recipe of African traditional dishes at home.
AMAZING EXPERIENCE!
dsmaj,,Sep 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
AMAZING EXPERIENCE! Lorette is such a wonderful, generous host. We learned to cook South African dishes in a warm, welcoming home.
Wonderful Cultural Experience
Ilyse D,,Aug 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Spending our evening with Lorette was amazing. Her warm hospitality and experience with African recipes was exactly what we were looking for. She invited us into her beautiful home graciously and we shared so many wonderful stories. We prepared chicken curry, roti and malva pudding. The food was a 10/10 and the roti was a 12/10. The aromas filled the kitchen and it was a perfect evening. We chose her because of her 5 star reviews and our expectations were exceeded.
Lovely cooking experience in Capetown
Ines Mom,,Apr 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Had a lovely experience at Lorette’s home. She welcomed us into her family and we had a great time cooking some really great dishes.
An informative relaxing experience
Tourist31879176882,,Mar 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Loretta is a wonderful hostess. My friends and I had a great time in her kitchen, cooking an authentic meal, and all were involved in the preparation. Nice relaxing atmosphere.
Fabulous feast in South Africa
FarAway67188900059,,Feb 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had the best time meeting Lorette in her home, and learning how to cook scrumptious Cape Malay dishes! Would do it all again!
Private Malay cooking class
Navigator46438821023,,Feb 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Fabulous Malay cooking class by Lorette! Warm and welcoming into her beautiful home. Delicious food after her easy to follow recipes! Absolutely a do not miss activity when in Capetown!
Amazing experience
marciapI4541PM,,Feb 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We did the cooking class with more eye early feb. She was an amazing host! Very friendly and knowledgeable! The recipes we made were amazing! Looking forward to making them for friends and family! Highly recommend Lorrette and her cooking class!
Cook - Chat— Lunch
Michael S,,Jan 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Relaxing way to spend a few hours and learn a few recipes. Our host was friendly and informative, happy to chat about cooking and living in the cape area. Having cooked a few simple dishes we got to enjoy them over an equally relaxing lunch.