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Athens Cooking Class in Pairs: Handmade Phyllo and Moussaka

A studio on the fifth floor at Evripidou 90, fully equipped, with the Acropolis in the window. Everyone works in pairs, which means everyone actually cooks rather than watching someone else do it. The menu follows the season, but the shape of it holds: handmade phyllo pies, with the pastry rolled out by hand rather than taken from a packet; dolmades; tzatziki; Greek salad; then moussaka or pastitsio as the main; and a Greek dessert to close. The instructor takes it step by step, so a beginner is no more out of place than someone who cooks every day. Afterwards the table is laid and everyone eats what they made, with handmade sourdough bread and plenty of Greek wine. The wine only comes out at the table, not while knives and ovens are in use. Recipes arrive by email after the class. Three hours, in English, and the studio takes up to fifteen. Vegetarian and vegan menus are available if you say so at booking, and if there is a particular dish you want to cook, email them after you book.