Private Tour
Private Kenyan Cooking Class in Nairobi with a Local
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking demonstration and homecooked meal with your host Grace. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Grace learned to cook from her mother and grandmother when she was a young girl. Her love for cooking grew when she got married and learned additional cooking skills from her late husband who was a great cook. Grace lives with her daughter in the outskirts of Nairobi city and currently works for an NGO that offers business training to women. Sharing cultures and making people feel at home when they are away from their home is what she most enjoys about hosting travelers. Apart from cooking Grace also loves to read and swim. Get a glimpse into a typical Kenyan household and experience the Kenyan lifestyle and cuisine during this private, authentic food experience.
Additional Info
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. Join Grace in her modestly sized kitchen to cook a traditional tribal meal. Please note that because Grace’s kitchen is very small she will be doing most of the cooking while you watch. She will have you help whenever possible. Due to space constraints this is more of cooking demonstration rather than a hands-on cooking class. Grace will share wonderful stories about her grandmother (who is over 100 years old!) making mukimo for the family, and other variations of the dish that you can make with pantry ingredients. Learn to cook mukimo (mashed potatoes and greens) or ugali (mashed corn flour mixed with water) or pilau (spiced rice) and local vegetables during this one hour authentic Kenyan cooking demonstration in a local home.
What‘s Included
Private Kenyan cooking demonstration with your host Grace
Homecooked Kenyan meal
Gratuities
Options
Cooking class + Lunch
Reviews
3 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
The best
Phaedra E,,Apr 1, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00This experience is probably one of my favorites out of all my travels anywhere in the world. Grace was super welcoming. The food we cooked was so tasty. Im still not convinced she didn’t season our veggies with just salt and onions because I’ve never had spinach and kale taste so good with so little added. We made ugali and she explained the significance of that for Kenyans. Her baby was there and she’s super sweet and intelligent. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at her place and highly recommend!!
100Points
Daydream51855938556,,Mar 19, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great unique authentic experience. Loved it. My daughter 11 years was not convinced in front but from the start on she loved it.
Cooking with Grace
nekiaspann,,Feb 12, 2020
- Review from Viator
5.00Cooking with Grace was one of the best experiences I had in Nairobi. She is such an amazing personable host, she allowed us to get hands on and explained and answered every question we had about the food we were cooking. The food we made was very tasty, I am definitely going to try making the meal at home. If you are ever in Nairobi and are looking for a very authentic experience, definitely check Grace out. She is so welcoming and I felt right at home in here place.
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