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Host: Edwina

Marrakech, Morocco

USD
$115-$169 per person

Moroccan cooking class in Marrakech in a 500-year-old riad

Host offerings
  • House
  • Professional cook
  • Pets
  • Vegetarian
  • Alcohol
  • Transportation
  • Cooking class
  • Market visit
  • Food tour

Meet Edwina

Chef Edwina left her native Australia for Spain in 2000 and began cooking Moroccan dishes soon after, having being invited to a Moroccan wedding and returning home with tagines and spices. She became so passionate about the flavors of Moroccan cuisine that in 2002 she relocated to Marrakech and bought a riad close to a wonderful market and surrounded by artisans' shops. Over the next four years she completed a renovation of the riad, turning her home into a culinary destination.

Edwina started her cooking school in celebration of her son, the acclaimed Melbourne chef Ed Golombek, who passed away after battling cancer. Edwina cooks and teaches Moroccan-fusion dishes.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (2-24 guests) Edwina lives in a beautiful riad (a traditional Moroccan-style home built around an open courtyard) in the Medina (walled city). Her home is beautifully restored and Edwina offers a variety of cooking classes, tasting menus and full culinary holidays.

For the degustation dinner, you can expect a seasonal fusion menu inspired by the morning’s market and if you choose the mystery menu, also seasonal but with a twist in regards to the ingredients and methodology! In the warmer months, dinner is served on the terrace and during the cooler months, around the downstairs courtyard fire.

Market visit: (1-6 guests) After a warm welcome by Edwina, you will start your guided Marrakech market tour by discussing your menu over coffee. Followed by compiling your shopping list in English (and then Arabic!) of the ingredients for your eight chosen dishes. Then walk together a few minutes to the souk (local market), where you will shop in your new language. Here you will be surrounded by local, seasonal produce, and you will choose all the ingredients on your shopping list for your Marrakech cooking class. Return together to the riad where you will begin preparing your feast!

Your Moroccan cooking class in Marrakech with Edwina is hands-on and will include eight dishes based on your dietary preferences. You will begin with learning the Moroccan art of tea making and then begin preparation for your eight chosen dishes. Menu choices are seasonal and will depend on availability at the market. This is a fun, interactive class of chopping, slicing, juicing, stirring and making chermoulas (marinades) for your chosen dishes. After cooking, your meal will be served in the central courtyard, where the dining table is set under the canopy, amid lush bougainvillea's.

After lunch, visit a spice trader, where the locals shop, to buy spices to take home. Recipes are emailed, at the conclusion of the class.

Notes: Cooking classes are unavailable on Fridays (meals, however, are available 7 days a week). Since the riad is also used for cooking vacations with stay, you might see other guests while you are there.

Languages spoken: English

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Blistered aubergines in chermoula
  • Roasted carrots and tomatoes, rolled in sesame seeds and the finest semolina
  • Butterflied sardines on a marmaladed bed
  • Baby batbout with roasted beet hummus
  • Deconstructed saffron, citrus chicken tajine
  • Saffron, citrus, Chinese radish butter mashed with roasted garlic
  • Caramelised onion custard crepes
  • M'smmn with caramelised onion infusion
PERSONALLY VETTED REVIEW
A Traveling Spoon ambassador visited this host. Here is their personal review.

I had the chance to enjoy a full experience with Edwina and Hansa - market visit, cooking class and meal. After a warm welcome by Edwina, we started discussing the menu. She was flexible, suggesting the dishes but allowing me to decide or adjust the meal. We then started preparing the market list in English and Arabic so that I could participate in the shopping process. That was a plus. Spending the day with Edwina is also a great opportunity to discover her beautiful riad, a peaceful haven on a quiet side street of the busy Marrakech Medina. I had a great time and learned a lot! I had got up very early that morning and driven a long way, so the riad was the perfect place to relax while spending a wonderful time cooking.

Syrab, Traveling Spoon Ambassador

Traveler reviews

5.0 (4)
It was lovely meeting Edwina. She was open and friendly and flexible about what we wanted to cook. We were not meat eaters so she accommodated us. It was great learning a bit of Arabic before we went into the market to buy the produce. I really enjoyed the conversational exchange with the shop owners and they really appreciated that we had taken the time to learn our shopping lists in Arabic. This was a highlight for me. Cooking the food was interesting because I was not aware how many different spices are used in Moroccan cooking, and how contrasting flavours and textures really work together. The food we cooked was a nice twist on the traditional styles of cooking and everything tasted just delicious!
- Dani M October 05, 2017
I love Edwina, which is not easy for me to admit. She's vivacious, witty, and an amazing teacher. The way she interacts with you to translate cooking techniques makes it so easy to learn. There were moments when she had us taste the food and decide what flavor we thought was missing. It was a complete hands-on experience that allowed us to use all of our senses. Everyone who loves food, but is afraid to enter the kitchen, needs to learn with Edwina. Actually, everyone should just cook with Edwina.
- Tibby1014 August 31, 2017
It was lovely meeting Edwina. She was open and friendly and flexible about what we wanted to cook. We were not meat eaters so she accommodated us. It was great learning a bit of Arabic before we went into the market to buy the produce. I really enjoyed the conversational exchange with the shop owners and they really appreciated that we had taken the time to learn our shopping lists in Arabic. This was a highlight for me. Cooking the food was interesting because I was not aware how many different spices are used in Moroccan cooking, and how contrasting flavours and textures really work together. The food we cooked was a nice twist on the traditional styles of cooking and everything tasted just delicious!
- May 04, 2017
I love Edwina, which is not easy for me to admit. she's vivacious, witty, and an amazing teacher. The way she interacts with you to translate cooking techniques makes it so easy to learn. There were moments when she had us taste the food and decide what flavor we thought was missing. It was a complete hands-on experience that allowed us to use all of our senses. Everyone who loves food, but is afraid to enter the kitchen, needs to learn with Edwina. Actually, everyone should just cook with Edwina.
- Tillie April 01, 2017

Edwina

$115-$169 USD

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Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $125 $115
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 $169 $169 $169
Alcohol
 $36 per person
Transportation
 $89 per car
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $125 $115
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 $169 $169 $169
Alcohol
 $36 per person
Transportation
 $89 per car
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 7:30pm-10:30pm
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 9:00am-3:00pm 2:30pm-8:30pm

Meet Edwina

Chef Edwina left her native Australia for Spain in 2000 and began cooking Moroccan dishes soon after, having being invited to a Moroccan wedding and returning home with tagines and spices. She became so passionate about the flavors of Moroccan cuisine that in 2002 she relocated to Marrakech and bought a riad close to a wonderful market and surrounded by artisans' shops. Over the next four years she completed a renovation of the riad, turning her home into a culinary destination.

Edwina started her cooking school in celebration of her son, the acclaimed Melbourne chef Ed Golombek, who passed away after battling cancer. Edwina cooks and teaches Moroccan-fusion dishes.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (2-24 guests) Edwina lives in a beautiful riad (a traditional Moroccan-style home built around an open courtyard) in the Medina (walled city). Her home is beautifully restored and Edwina offers a variety of cooking classes, tasting menus and full culinary holidays.

For the degustation dinner, you can expect a seasonal fusion menu inspired by the morning’s market and if you choose the mystery menu, also seasonal but with a twist in regards to the ingredients and methodology! In the warmer months, dinner is served on the terrace and during the cooler months, around the downstairs courtyard fire.

Market visit: (1-6 guests) After a warm welcome by Edwina, you will start your guided Marrakech market tour by discussing your menu over coffee. Followed by compiling your shopping list in English (and then Arabic!) of the ingredients for your eight chosen dishes. Then walk together a few minutes to the souk (local market), where you will shop in your new language. Here you will be surrounded by local, seasonal produce, and you will choose all the ingredients on your shopping list for your Marrakech cooking class. Return together to the riad where you will begin preparing your feast!

Your Moroccan cooking class in Marrakech with Edwina is hands-on and will include eight dishes based on your dietary preferences. You will begin with learning the Moroccan art of tea making and then begin preparation for your eight chosen dishes. Menu choices are seasonal and will depend on availability at the market. This is a fun, interactive class of chopping, slicing, juicing, stirring and making chermoulas (marinades) for your chosen dishes. After cooking, your meal will be served in the central courtyard, where the dining table is set under the canopy, amid lush bougainvillea's.

After lunch, visit a spice trader, where the locals shop, to buy spices to take home. Recipes are emailed, at the conclusion of the class.

Notes: Cooking classes are unavailable on Fridays (meals, however, are available 7 days a week). Since the riad is also used for cooking vacations with stay, you might see other guests while you are there.

Languages spoken: English

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Blistered aubergines in chermoula
  • Roasted carrots and tomatoes, rolled in sesame seeds and the finest semolina
  • Butterflied sardines on a marmaladed bed
  • Baby batbout with roasted beet hummus
  • Deconstructed saffron, citrus chicken tajine
  • Saffron, citrus, Chinese radish butter mashed with roasted garlic
  • Caramelised onion custard crepes
  • M'smmn with caramelised onion infusion
PERSONALLY VETTED REVIEW
A Traveling Spoon ambassador visited this host. Here is their personal review.

I had the chance to enjoy a full experience with Edwina and Hansa - market visit, cooking class and meal. After a warm welcome by Edwina, we started discussing the menu. She was flexible, suggesting the dishes but allowing me to decide or adjust the meal. We then started preparing the market list in English and Arabic so that I could participate in the shopping process. That was a plus. Spending the day with Edwina is also a great opportunity to discover her beautiful riad, a peaceful haven on a quiet side street of the busy Marrakech Medina. I had a great time and learned a lot! I had got up very early that morning and driven a long way, so the riad was the perfect place to relax while spending a wonderful time cooking.

Syrab, Traveling Spoon Ambassador

Traveler reviews

5.0 (4)
It was lovely meeting Edwina. She was open and friendly and flexible about what we wanted to cook. We were not meat eaters so she accommodated us. It was great learning a bit of Arabic before we went into the market to buy the produce. I really enjoyed the conversational exchange with the shop owners and they really appreciated that we had taken the time to learn our shopping lists in Arabic. This was a highlight for me. Cooking the food was interesting because I was not aware how many different spices are used in Moroccan cooking, and how contrasting flavours and textures really work together. The food we cooked was a nice twist on the traditional styles of cooking and everything tasted just delicious!
- Dani M October 05, 2017
I love Edwina, which is not easy for me to admit. She's vivacious, witty, and an amazing teacher. The way she interacts with you to translate cooking techniques makes it so easy to learn. There were moments when she had us taste the food and decide what flavor we thought was missing. It was a complete hands-on experience that allowed us to use all of our senses. Everyone who loves food, but is afraid to enter the kitchen, needs to learn with Edwina. Actually, everyone should just cook with Edwina.
- Tibby1014 August 31, 2017
It was lovely meeting Edwina. She was open and friendly and flexible about what we wanted to cook. We were not meat eaters so she accommodated us. It was great learning a bit of Arabic before we went into the market to buy the produce. I really enjoyed the conversational exchange with the shop owners and they really appreciated that we had taken the time to learn our shopping lists in Arabic. This was a highlight for me. Cooking the food was interesting because I was not aware how many different spices are used in Moroccan cooking, and how contrasting flavours and textures really work together. The food we cooked was a nice twist on the traditional styles of cooking and everything tasted just delicious!
- May 04, 2017
I love Edwina, which is not easy for me to admit. she's vivacious, witty, and an amazing teacher. The way she interacts with you to translate cooking techniques makes it so easy to learn. There were moments when she had us taste the food and decide what flavor we thought was missing. It was a complete hands-on experience that allowed us to use all of our senses. Everyone who loves food, but is afraid to enter the kitchen, needs to learn with Edwina. Actually, everyone should just cook with Edwina.
- Tillie April 01, 2017
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $125 $115
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 $169 $169 $169
Alcohol
 $36 per person
Transportation
 $89 per car
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 Not offered $125 $115
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 $169 $169 $169
Alcohol
 $36 per person
Transportation
 $89 per car
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 7:30pm-10:30pm
Market Tour+ Cooking Experience + Meal
 9:00am-3:00pm 2:30pm-8:30pm
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