Cooking on an Aegean island. A gastronomic journey.
In this cooking experience, the starting point is the generous Greek land and sea! With your emancipation from everything you knew until now and a creative spirit, you arrive at your destination; an amazing, nutritious, healthy, colorful meal… With this cooking holiday offer, we invite you to cook, learn, laugh, feel and travel with us. Whether a sophisticated foodie or just a cooking enthusiast, this culinary detour in Andros is certainly yours to discover!
Day by Day
Day 1: Xenios Zeus
Arrival day and check-in at the hotel. Enjoy the Greek hospitality. Welcome drinks and Greek “mezes”. Briefing about the itinerary and introduction to the basic principles of the recipes that we will cook together.
Day 2: Mother Earth – Cucina Povera
The day starts in the morning with a visit to an organic farm near Hora. The owner, an accomplished organic farmer, supplies restaurants with fresh meats, vegetables, herbs, greens, and delicious honey. At the farm, you can partake in activities such as picking seasonal fruits and vegetables and learning everything about organic farming. light lunch at the farm. We always have something fresh and healthy to be harvested, and we use these ingredients for our cooking class, which follows in the evening.
Our fabulous cooking workshop starts today.
You will learn to cook some of the recipes of the “Cucina Povera” of the Cycladic islands, using the unique local products of our island.
Day 3: Olive Oil Stories
In the morning, you are free to explore the city.
We meet at noon and we get familiar with the most important products of Greece. Learn all about olive oil’s history and of homemade soap making with a visit to the Olive Oil Museum and a picnic at the museum yard. In the evening, taste different recipes, from savory to sweet, based on oil. , is never short on recipe inspiration when it comes to olive oil!
Taste local extra virgin oil, savored over bread and rusks, drizzled over vegetables and bean salads or boiled greens. There is a whole category of dishes in Greece named after olive oil. They are known as “lathera,” which means “oily”. An endless catalog of savory to sweet recipes to learn and taste, the Greek Vegetable Casserole
Day 4: Lemon Stories – Fish Recipes
In the morning, you will learn everything about “the lemon,” an important fruit for the local society. In Andros, lemon production has been recorded as a strong component of the local economy since the 17th century. You will walk through the orchards where you will experience harvesting a few lemons. After a short walk to the Megalos Potamos riverbed, you will end up in the heart of Livadia Village, where Harikleia will introduce us to the magic world of lemons, using family recipes that have remained unchanged over the centuries. You will enjoy fresh homemade lemon juice, lemon cake, and Greek coffee whilst you learn to cook lemon “spoon sweet”—”glyko tou koutaliou”.
the afternoon is free. You take charge of your lunch.
In the evening cooking class, we cook fish. The Greek people are very fond of fish and seafood, which is reasonable considering the country’s close relationship to the sea. Fish is also an integral part of what we call the Mediterranean diet, which is considered to be one of the most balanced in the world. Enjoy plenty of appetizers and come away with some classic recipes.
Day 5: Free Day
A free day for you to explore the island of Andros and its surroundings. You can try an easy hiking tour, rent a bike, a scooter, or a car, or take the local buses to go around the island, or just relax by the beach. Alternatively, you can take a day trip to the nearby island of Tinos.
For your dinner choose one of the local restaurants
