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Cooking Class in Marrakech: Authentic Moroccan Cuisine at the Riad
Cooking class in Marrakech at Riad Vendôme: hands-on Moroccan cooking experience with our chef. Market tour + cook tagine, couscous & pastilla + enjoy your meal. 3 hours, from £48/person. Groups of 2-20. French & English. WhatsApp booking: +212 600 608 608.
Learn to cook authentic Moroccan cuisine in the heart of Marrakech's medina. At Riad Vendôme, Our chef welcomes you for a hands-on cooking experience: visit the local souk for fresh ingredients, prepare traditional tagines and couscous, then enjoy your creations on the rooftop terrace with Atlas mountain views. Classes for couples, families and groups up to 20 people. From £48 per person.
Your Cooking Class Experience
This is not a cooking demonstration — it's a hands-on experience. At Riad Vendôme, you don't watch from behind a counter. You stand at your own workstation, sleeves rolled up, apron on, with our chef guiding every step. You'll learn to identify spices by smell, prepare a traditional tagine from scratch, and roll couscous by hand — just like Moroccan grandmothers have done for generations.
The full experience includes: a guided visit to the local souk (200 meters from the riad), where you'll learn to select spices, vegetabthe and meat like a local; 2 hours of hands-on cooking in the riad's authentic kitchen; and a leisurely rooftop lunch where you enjoy everything you've prepared, with panoramic views of the medina and the Atlas mountains.
What You'll Cook
Choose your main dish from our recipe menu. Every class starts with 2 Moroccan starters (cooked salad, zaalouk or briouates), followed by your chosen main course:
| Recipe | Description | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons | The Moroccan classic — free-range chicken, preserved lemons, olives | ⭐ Easy |
| Kefta Tagine with Eggs | Spiced beef meatballs, tomato sauce, poached eggs | ⭐ Easy |
| Lamb Tagine with Prunes & Almonds | Slow-cooked lamb, prunes, toasted almonds, cinnamon | ⭐⭐ Medium |
| Fish Tagine Chermoula | Fresh fish, chermoula marinade, seasonal vegetables | ⭐⭐ Medium |
| Traditional Couscous | Hand-rolled semolina, 7 vegetables, meat of your choice | ⭐⭐⭐ Advanced |
Prices & Booking 2026
| Package | Includes | Price / pers. |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery Class | Cooking + tasting (no market visit) | £25 |
| Full Class | Souk visit + cooking + rooftop lunch | £35 |
| VIP Class | Souk + 2 recipes + lunch + pastries + spice gift | £45 |
| Group (10+ guests) | Full class + team building animation | £30 |
(*) Per person, minimum 2 guests. All ingredients, aprons and drinks included.
Why Riad Vendôme for Your Cooking Class?
Authentic location. Riad Vendôme is in the Dar El Bacha quarter — the most prestigious residential area of the medina, far from the tourist circuits of Jemaa El-Fna. The local market where you'll shop is used by actual Marrakech residents, not tour groups.
Real Chef, real recipes. Our chef has been cooking at the riad for over 15 years. She learned from her mother and grandmother — no fusion cuisine, no Instagram plating. Just traditional Moroccan food as it's been made for generations.
French owner on site. Eric, the French owner of Riad Vendôme since 2007, is your single point of contact. He speaks fluent English and French, responds within 3 hours, and ensures everything runs smoothly.
Practical Information
Schedule: Classes start at 10am (lunch formula) or 4pm (dinner formula). Total duration: 3 to 3.5 hours including market visit.
Languages: Classes are led by our chef in French. Eric provides English translation throughout the class.
What to bring: Just yourself and your appetite. We provide everything: ingredients, aprons, utensils, drinks.
What you take home: The written recipe, a bag of spices (ras el hanout, cumin, turmeric), and unforgettable memories.
Booking: Contact Eric via WhatsApp at +212 600 608 608 or use the form below. Response within 3 hours.
Videos and photos : watch our cooking workshops and spa sessions on video at @riadvendome on Instagram.
A cooking class in a boutique riad in Marrakech
At Riad Vendôme, your cooking class takes place in an authentic boutique riad, in the very heart of the Marrakech medina, in the prestigious Dar El Bacha neighbourhood. No impersonal classroom or standardised hotel kitchen here — you cook in the real kitchen of the riad, overlooking a patio with fountain, traditional zelliges and lush plants.
Our guests choose Riad Vendôme precisely for this intimate atmosphere. By joining a cooking workshop with us, you don't just learn recipes: you experience the riad from the inside, discover traditional Moroccan architecture, and ascend to the rooftop terrace with panoramic views over the medina rooftops, the Koutoubia and the Atlas Mountains. It's a completee immersion in the Moroccan art of living.
Why a riad rather than a hotel? In a riad, the space is on a human scale (maximum 25 guests). The chef is at your side, not on a stage. You touch the ingredients, smell the spices, cook with your hands. The intimacy of the venue transforms a simple class into a moment of genuine exchange with our chef and the other participants.
🌿 Half-Day Package: Cooking Class + Spa
The completee Marrakech experience in one day. Combine a morning cooking class with an afternoon spa session — the ideal programme for couples, hen parties and groups who want to make the most of their stay.
| Package | Programme | Price / pers. |
|---|---|---|
| Cuisine & Spa Discovery | Morning: cooking class completee (souk + cuisine + tasting) Afternoon: oriental hammam + 1hr massage | 90 £ |
| Cuisine & Spa VIP | Morning: VIP class (souk + 2 recipes + pastries) Afternoon: hammam + body wrap + 1hr30 massage + tea | 95 £ |
| Cuisine & Spa Group (10+ guests) | Morning: workshop team building cuisine en teams Afternoon: hammam + 1hr massage per person | 65 £ |
(*) Price per person, minimum 2. Inclut all ingredients, tabliers, produits spa and linge. Booking 48:00 in advance.
Why this package? In morning, you are active and creative in the kitchen. In the afternoon, you surrender to the hammam after a fulfilling morning. The tagine you cooked, mint tea on the rooftop, then the hammam with black soap and an argan oil massage — it's the perfect day in Marrakech, and everything takes place in the same venue, with no transfers or logistics.
Ideal for: coupthe on a romantic weekend, hen parties (the favourite combination among our guests), groups of friends, corporate seminars (incentive days), yoga retreats (healthy cooking + relaxation), group trips.
Book via WhatsApp : +212 600 608 608 — Eric you puts together your programme tailor-made.
A cooking class in a boutique riad in Marrakech
Le Riad Vendôme is classified by the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism.
See also : Cooking Classes