Cooking Lesson In Heraclion

Rustic taverno situated atop a mountain just 30 minutes outside of Heraklion. Seville, our host, did a wonderful job of showing us around the family farm property, and explaining each course our the meal we were about to prepare. We were two retired couple's from Canada dining with two young couples from Germany. The food we prepared was delicious and the atmosphere was very homey. I would highly recommend this activity for anyone wishing to experience true Cretan culture.

We had a wonderful Cretan experience with Sevi and her mom. As a cruise passenger, she helped us coordinate taxi transportation to/from the port and was outside to welcome us when we arrived. Due to other guests not able to attend last minute, we had a our own "private" class. We chose a salad (dakos), starter (saganaki), main (lamb with green beans and potatoes) and dessert (loukoumedes) from a recipe book of options based on seasonal ingredients. We were given a tour of the farm to see the fruits, vegetables, herbs, snails and animals and including feeding the goats. Then on to prepare and enjoy our meal with local wine and great conversation while being in awe of amazing views of Crete. The meal was absolutely wonderful. We can't stop talking about the lamb stew and have already bought ingredients to try making ourselves this week now that we've returned home from travel. Sevi sent us on our way with great memories and a souvenier for our trip which has already found it's home in our kitchen. I would highly recommend this tour or visiting the restaurant itself. We will definately return on our next visit to Crete!

Thank you, Sevi and your lovely, warm, and welcoming family for giving my wife and me one of the best vacation experiences of our lives! Your place is stunningly beautiful, the food was so fun to cook and even better to eat, and, most importantly, you made us feel so special. We will remember our 4 hours with you for the rest of our lives. ❤️

Sevi and her family are so welcoming. We had an amazing time learning to cook Cretian food. This was the highlight of our trip. We made the most delicious food with produce grown and made on the farm. We even got to feed the lovely goats. Couldn't recommend this enough, you'll have a lovely time meeting new people and being guided to make tasty food by Sevi and her lovely mum.

This was the absolute best cooking experience I’ve ever had! As soon as I can post more photos I will. Amazing host. I can speak enough about!💕

We just left the farm! This is a phenomenal experience, we felt welcomed into their home. The tour of the farm was great, followed by a fantastic cooking class that allowed us to pick our dishes we got to make. It was really a special experience made even more special by our host. It’s a true family affair.

Fantastic experience, I would recommend to anyone that enjoys cooking and good company. We recreated the dishes for our family Easter Dinner in Alabama and everyone loved all of them. One of our favorite days from our trip to Greece

Sevi was amazing, we had the best time during our excursion. We were on a cruise ship and needed to be back at port by a certain time, and she helped ensure we got back to town. The food was delicious and I cannot wait to try making it all again at home!

A favorite experience of our week in Greece! Sevi was so knowledgeable and fun, and she and her family were so warm and welcoming. The farm was only about 20-30 minutes from Heraklion. The experience was a fun mix of learning, cooking, exploring, eating and relaxing. We had family members from 9 to 77 years old, and everyone enjoyed it!

We had the best experience in this professionally taught class, and highly recommend this to all! We began by visiting the farm and seeing and feeding goats and a donkey. We collected warm, fresh eggs that were just laid by the chickens! We picked herbs to use in our meal. Our friendly and hospitable chef Sévi served us wonderful homemade appetizers, while describing the delectable choices of each portion of the meal, and selecting our favorites to prepare from the menu was tough. The time on task was both thoroughly enjoyable and perfectly timed. It was a special treat making her mom’s dessert under her tutelage. The meal was absolutely delicious, and we loved eating on the patio while enjoying the spectacular view!

Sevi and her mom were absolutely wonderful. It felt like coming over to a friends house and helping with lunch. The orchard and taverna are absolutely stunning. I would have spent my whole trip here if they would let me stay. On top of the dishes being seasonal, Sevi will provide you recipes for all the dishes they offer year round. I could not recommend this experience more!

We had a wonderful time at Baxes, it was our favorite activity that we did during our vacation throughout Greece. I would absolutely recommend this experience and would love to do it again when I return to Crete in the future. As a group, we were able to pick out which dishes we wanted to make - I appreciated how we were walked through each step of the process. The food and wine was delicious. The restaurant is beautiful, plus the family is very sweet and helpful in teaching you how to cook each dish. We also really enjoyed walking around the property and seeing the kitties, goats, and donkey (:

We really enjoyed a cooking lesson with Sevi and her parrents. Beautiful place with nice view, farm with animals, vegitables, fruits and herbs and great food! Hosting family was very nice. I reccommend this experience!

If you want to learn basic traditional delicious dishes, tutored by the nicest people in Greece in a stunning Tuscony-of-Greece scenery - that is deifinitely the place. Worth every penny: you'll be loved like family and eat like one of the Baxes. Mom, dad, children and even Heracles the donkey will pour their love on you - and love is a known secret ingredient for any authentic meal - just like mama used to do.

Incredible visit to a farm hosted by amazing people! We were greeted with snacks and drinks, taking grapes from the grapevines, before being able to meet the animals, followed by the cooking class. Highlight of our Cretan experience!

Sevi was an amazing host! Atmosphere and location is surreal and immensely peaceful! Sevi figured out how to engage our hyperactive 3 young children so well and the food was so delicious! Wonderful experience and highly recommend it! Wine was delicious and everything is home made/harvested from their farm/vegetable garden

This is a not to be missed experience in Crete. Sevi our host and her parents are delightful.. We milked a goat, picked vegetables from the garden and proceeded to make a gourmet Greek dinner like none ever. You get to choose what you want to cook as well. It was a magical event. I highly recommend this tour if you have time. The venue is like Greek Tuscany. You see vineyards and olive trees everywhere.

Such an amazing experience. It really brought Crete to life. Very sweet and loving hosts. The Cretan countryside is amazing

We had a wonderful time with Sebasti. Her family and Baxes are wonderful hosts. Seeing all the animals and plants around you can’t help having a smile the whole time especially with the Donkey and Goose. You’re able to pick what you want to make and so it appeals to everyone and all the food is good. You are even given the recipes to try at home too. The recipes are well paced and straightforward and not at all frustrating. There is plenty of food and drink for all and I promise you will leave happy and full…filled. Definitely worth it.

We spent an amazing day in Sevi's farm ,we cooked traditional homey Cretan meals, with Cretan music , Sevi and her family make us feel so special and welcome. We learned so many things about Crete and food. Thank you so much. We will do it again with pleasure

This was the highlight in my trip! Every single part of this experience was wonderful, from feeding the goats and picking veggies from the garden to learning how to cook the dishes and enjoying the food we made!

We visited Baxes farm with my family with 2 kids. The kids had their best day of their life! We enjoyed the farm visiting the goat, the donkey and the chickens! The cooking process was amazing and the food was delicious!! Totally recommended! Great value for money!

The farm is amazing,the owners are very friendly and hospitable,the food was great,we enjoyed so much. It was our highlight of our trip. Greetings to sweet Hercules(the donkey) and to baxes family

During our short visit in Heraklion we decided to learn more about the traditions and the local cusine of the beautiful island of Crete. We randomly selected the cooking lessons in Heraklion and we couldn't be happier with our choice. We didn't just cook and eat the tradiotional cretan dishes (tzatziki, Gemista and ntolmadakia, Loukoumades) we made from the fresh ingredients we picked ourselves, but also we visited the family's farm and fed the animals. Additionally, all the hosts and especially Sevi were great and made sure that we had a goodtime, while we were there. We highly recommend this experience!!!!!!

AMAZING. The family was very welcoming and we had an amazing experience. It was very nice to learn and make our own Cretan food. The food was SO delicious.

When you are in Crete you must visit Sevi and her family!!They are all super friendly,kind and hospitable!We visited the farm and fed the goats and the donkey.Also,we cooked very delicious Cretan food with fresh fruits and vegetables that we picked from their garden. An unforgettable experience! Thank you Sevi!!!

That was an experience I will remember forever. I met kind people, cooked delicious cretan meals using ingredients coming straight from the nearby nature and visited a very cute farm. The hosts were super friendly and I recommend this agro- and cooking experience without doubt! Next time i'll stay there as well!

I can't recommend this experience enough. The food is very homey and made with love . Our hosts were amazing,the scenery is wonderful. We cooked under the grapevines. We visited the farm,we feed the animals ,it was so much fun in one day! When we visit Crete again it will be our first stop!

We had the best time! Sevi and her mum are wonderful. We cooked 4 traditional delicious Cretan meals. We visited the farm with animals,we feed the donkey Hercules, we feed the goats ,we tasted fresh fruits direct from the tree. Thank you Sevi and Katarina that you make our trip so special.

We had a lovely evening with delicious food. After a first introduction with some snacks, we visited the animals to feed them, while Sevi told us some fun facts about plants. We learned how to cook 4 different traditional dishes, which tasted delicious, and enjoyed the company of Sevi and her mother very much. We would definitely come back and would recommend this experience to everyone who enjoys cooking!

Sevi and her mom were incredibly sweet and phenomenal hosts/teachers! We thoroughly enjoyed their hospitality and the delicious food they taught us to prepare. My favorite dish was definitely the dessert cheese pies- mouthwatering! Also, before cooking we got to harvest our own fruits/veggies and feed the adorable goats. Definitely an experience to remember and cherish.

We have attended many cooking classes, but this one was by far the best! Sevi was a fantastic hostess – warm, well organised and with a real passion for cooking. We especially loved the fact that we were allowed to decide for ourselves what to cook. This has made the course very personal and individual. The ingredients were all fresh and high quality, and the food was just delicious. The atmosphere was also great – a colorful, friendly round with great people, in which you immediately felt comfortable. A big plus was that the children were thought of: They had enough space to play and could even feed goats – a real highlight for the little ones! Thank you, Sevi, for this special experience. We will definitely come back!

Sevi was incredibly welcoming and showed us the farm, the various plants and herbs, as well as the dishes. It was a great day we will never forget! The dishes are of course recooked at home!

Sevi is a wonderful hostess. The menu suggestions are varied and the balance between even slicing, cooking and Help center is optimal. With the right group it was really familiar. The cooked menu was extremely down-to-earth and delicious. Prior knowledge is not required. Four hours is not too short. Time flies by. A few personal conversations complete a great experience!

Special hours with special people, if you want to immerse yourself in Cretan cuisine and its aromas and tastes, this is the right place for you. All of this is framed in a great location and with incredibly kind and hospitable people. They were unforgettable hours. Thank you Sevi 😊