Berlin Home Cooking Class

This three-hour cooking class takes place in a private Berlin apartment kitchen with a local cook, keeping the group to a maximum of eight participants for hands-on instruction. The menu centres on three traditional German and Berliner dishes: Sauerbraten, a marinated pot roast; Kartoffelsalat, German potato salad; and Berliner donuts for a sweet finish, giving the class a mostly savoury structure with one dessert course. The class covers the full arc of home cooking, from marinating and prepping ingredients through to cooking, plating, and eating together at the end, typically over roughly three hours including preparation and shared eating time. The price of €75-95 per person includes all ingredients, instruction, and the shared meal at the end of the class; it does not include transport to the apartment, alcoholic drinks, or takeaway containers unless specified. The small group size allows the host to demonstrate techniques individually and answer questions throughout, and the class is generally conducted in English or German depending on the host and the group booked. Vegetarian substitutions for the Sauerbraten are sometimes possible with advance notice, since the other two dishes are naturally vegetarian, though this depends on the specific host's kitchen setup. The apartment setting gives the class a more intimate, home-cooking feel compared to a commercial cooking school.