Cooking Schools in Chiang Mai
Want to learn to cook the Thai way?
Chiang Mai is loaded with opportunities to learn how to cook.
They each offer one to multi-day courses, the ambiance and class size differing in each.
In general, you’ll find cooking classes to be far less expensive than cooking classes in Bangkok.
Here’s a short list of cooking schools offering courses on Thai cuisine.
Baan Thai Cookery School, 11 Rachadamnern Rd. Soi 5 T.Sriphoom A.Muang, Chiangmai 50200, tel: (053) 357-339.
Located just a few blocks from Tha Phae Gate in central Chiang Mai, this school is located in two old houses, in a traditional Thai setting.
Courses start at 700 baht.
www.cookinthai.com
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Chiang Mai Kitchen Cooking School, (office located at) Tha Phae Gate, 2-6 Ratchadamnern Road, Chiangmai 50200, tel: (053) 357- 456, mobile: (09) 711-2099.
Here, you can stay in an authentic Thai village while you’re taking your course, allowing you a respite from the city.
The school itself is located 12 kilometers south of Chiangmai, on the Ban Tawai Road.
You don’t even have to drive, as you can be picked up from your hotel.
http://chiang-mai-kitchen-cooking-school.infothai.com
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Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School, 1-3 Moon Muang Road, Chiang Mai 50200, tel: (053) 206-388.
Located opposite the Tha Phae gate in central Chiang Mai, this school offers 1 ,2, and 3 day courses, focusing on introduction to Thai ingredients, food selection, and cooking, and you’ll receive a free cookbook.
This was the first cooking school in Chiang Mai, opening in 1993.
Prices start at 900 baht per day.
www.thaicookeryschool.com
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Gap’s School of Thai Culinary Art, 3 Rajadamnern Soi 4, Chiang Mai 50200, tel: (053) 270-143. This school is located at Gap’s Guesthouse, near the Tha Phae Gate in the eastern part of the old city.
Prices start at 800 baht, and the complete two-day course is 1500 baht.
http://thai-culinary-art.infothai.com
