Benny's Home Cooking Chiang Mai
Overview
Available languages
6 hours
Mobile ticket
Join this full-day cooking class in Chiang Mai, learn to cook and have fun in a lovely home surrounded by an organic garden, where you will use personally picked ingredients to cook your favorite dish. Choose from a variety of fruits, herbs and vegetables to enjoy picking, cooking, and eating. The class is situated in the countryside, 20 minutes from Chiang Mai, downtown, or Chiang Mai International airport.
Cook 5 unique dishes. Make curry paste from scratch. Choose your favorite dishes to do from the categories: appetizers, soups, pastes and curries, stir fried dishes, and desserts.
Additional Info
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Kids under 10 years old not allowed in the group class.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What To Expect
- After pick up everyone in the town. We will head to the fresh local market to do the market tour and food tasting. You will try the best local food here. This market located a bit out of the town so you will see real Thai people life. Not a tourist place like other market in the town. - We will give you the menu check list on that morning with all food description. So you can choose your favorite dish to cook from our categories. - Should bring the bottle of water during the market tour and wear the casual dress. - After finish the market tour, we will give you walk around the market again. You can buy anything you want to eat or take a photo around the market. - Then head to our home which you will see all organic vegetables that we grow around the house and the rice paddy next door. - You will start by making the curry paste by yourself. - Cook appetizer and soup. - Cook stir fried noodles dish. - Cook curry and dessert. - At the end we will give you the recipe book which is very helpful when you cook at home.
Sample Menu
starter
Papaya Salad, Pomelo Salad, Green mango salad
starter
Soup like Tom Yum Soup, Tom Sabb Soup and Tom Kha Soup
All dishes can be served with prawn, chicken and vegetarian
main
Pad Thai, Pad See Iw and Drunken noodles
All dishes can be served with prawn, beef, chicken and vegetarian
main
Green curry, Pumpkin&Pineapple Red curry, Yellow, Panang, Massaman, Kaw Soi
All dishes can be served with prawn, beef, chicken and vegetarian
dessert
Mango with sticky rice, Longan with sticky rice and steamed banana cake
What‘s Included
Recipe book
Beverages, coffee, herbal tea
Hotel pickup and drop-off (downtown Chiang Mai)
All ingredients for cooking
Professional instructor
Local market tour and food tasting
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities
Personal expenses
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Cooking Class
Pickup included
Reviews
328 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
My favorite activity we did in Chiang Mai!
Trail33798214063,,Jan 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I had the best time at Sexy Benny’s cooking class! Everything is covered, from the transportation, to the ingredients at the non-touristy local market that you visit (and sample various foods), to all the tools and utensils you need to cook every dish you’ve pre-selected to make. I love that Benny’s class takes place in her home right next to rice fields where they gather the rice you cook during the class. I also love that her group size is intimate and small (9 people max). It allows you to really get to know the rest of the folks taking the class with you. I wouldn’t say that this class is necessarily for an experienced or seasoned cook. But for someone like me who doesn’t cook often it was perfect and a great mix of doing enough prep to feel like you cooked all the dishes yourself but without having to do anything tedious (portioning, peeling, etc). Benny was excellent and clear with all the instructions and all the ingredients at each of our stations were well organized. Benny has a very cheerful and outgoing personality, which really helps an introvert like me feel more comfortable. We had a great group that day and it was one of the best days we spent in Chiang Mai. I would recommended her cooking class to anyone and would even take it again if we find ourselves back in Chiang Mai. Thank you for an unforgettable experience, Benny, Nan, and the wonderful kitchen fairies!
Excellent class!
Rhonda G,,Jan 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This cooking experience was excellent! My husband and I chose different dishes to cook so we could try each others. Every dish was tasty and was so fresh! The market tour was informative and fun. The best part was Benny, herself. She was funny, informative, and a great chef! She and her assistant made the class phenomenal. We will definitely take the class again next time we are in Chiang Mai.
Super fun and great food/company!
elodial449,,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Benny and her partner made an amazing and very fun class! We made 4 dishes and a dessert. There were lots of options and the market tour in the morning was also lots of fun!
Amazing! Highly recommend
Elodia L,,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Benny is so sweet and entertaining. She and her partner have an amazing class with perfect portions and they pick you up from nearby hotels!
Don’t think, just do it!
Leslie K,,Dec 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00There’s a long list of cooking schools in Chiang Mai, but if you want one that’s personal, intimate, educational, culturally exciting and interesting, and the most fun 6-7 hours you’ll ever have learning to cook, then look no further than Benny’s. Clear instructions, safe, wonderful easy to follow delicious recipes, and so well organized that there’s never a dull moment between cooking and eating. We had a fabulous time with loved every minute with Sexy Benny and her crew!! Chon Gaew!!
Awesome experience, not to be missed
Axel K,,Dec 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Amazing day, with lots of fun, great food and the brilliant Benny guiding us step by step. If you only do 1 thing in Chiang Mai, this needs to be on your list.
Amazing cooking class in beautiful Thai village
juliabroodney,,Dec 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful time at this cooking class! Benny is an amazing teacher, and her staff is so helpful and kind. The class is set in a beautiful Thai village with a very peaceful atmosphere. It is very family-friendly, and the recipes are simple but delicious. Highly recommended!
Fun, delicious, informative
Lorenzo C,,Dec 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Benny was very detailed and clear on instructions. Very patient and attentive with questions. A very upbeat and fun experience.
Highly recommended
Vacationer813010,,Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Read lots of reviews before deciding to book this particular class. I can honestly say that it was money well spent. Benny has put a lot of thought and effort into the format and organisation of the class, from requesting information about the dishes we wanted to cook prior to commencement, to leading the food market tour,to ensuring everyone gets to see how the dishes are made and then helping us to cook if we were unsure.The atmosphere was great fun and the cocktails (made by Nan) were delicious. We learnt a lot and left with very full tummies!
Authentic food, warm spirit, full belly
7gillianr,,Nov 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Delightful experience. The morning market tour with Benny was eye opening and gives me good confidence to shop elsewhere. She answered all our questions with good humor and detail. The classroom at her house is impressive, so much forethought has gone into this experience and we could see it in the organization. We each cooked salad, noodles, curry paste and curry, soup, and desert. The family atmosphere is comfortable and Benny’s curiosity and interest in English slang made us feel like easy friends. Thanks to Benny and Nan for making our trip to Chiang Mai so memorable. Learning to cook Thai food will help keep this time alive for us moving forward.
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