Cook Ghana — A Hands-On Ghanaian Cooking Experience
Step into a Ghanaian kitchen and learn to cook the dishes that define West African cuisine. A professional chef demonstrates, you cook, you eat, and you take home printed recipe cards. Three packages — standard group session ($150/person), market-to-kitchen ($170/person), or a fully private session ($180/person) — all including hotel transfers, ingredients, equipment, and a full sit-down meal.
- Package 1 — Group Session · $150/person (ingredients pre-sourced)
- Package 2 — Market to Kitchen · $170/person (source ingredients with the chef)
- Package 3 — Private Session · $180/person (1–3 guests, personalised menu)
- Cook jollof rice, light soup, kontomire stew, kelewele, groundnut soup & fresh sobolo
- Hotel pickup & drop-off
- Professional Ghanaian chef
- All fresh ingredients
- All equipment, utensils & aprons
- Chef demonstration, then hands-on cooking
- Full sit-down meal & drinks
- Printed recipe cards to take home
- Package 2 adds: guided market visit with the chef (ingredient cost included)
Driver and guide meet guests at the hotel and transfer to the cooking venue, arranged by the operator to suit the group size and package. The chef is on-site and ready on arrival, with aprons and equipment set out at each station.
For Package 2 guests only: before heading to the kitchen, the chef takes the group to a local market to source the fresh ingredients for the session. The chef identifies each ingredient, explains how to select the freshest produce, and shares how Ghanaians shop for food daily. Ingredient cost is included; adds approximately one hour. Packages 1 and 3 begin directly at the kitchen with pre-sourced ingredients.
The chef welcomes guests and introduces the full menu. All fresh ingredients are laid out and introduced — the chef names each one, explains its origins, and shares its role in Ghanaian cooking and culture. Guests receive aprons and are shown their stations. Questions are encouraged from the start.
The chef demonstrates each dish from start to finish, live and at pace, with running commentary — pounding tomatoes and peppers, building a tomato base, managing heat across multiple pots, spice balancing, achieving the jollof rice bottom crust, and frying kelewele to caramelised perfection. The chef shares the cultural stories behind each dish as guests watch, taste, and take notes.
Guests cook the same dishes themselves using fresh ingredients at their own stations. The chef moves between stations guiding each guest through every step — correcting technique, adjusting seasoning, managing heat. No experience required. Package 3 guests receive the chef's completely undivided attention throughout.
Guests sit down together to enjoy the full meal they have just prepared — jollof rice, soups, stew, kelewele, and fresh sobolo. The chef joins for the meal, answers final questions, and shares Accra restaurant recommendations and food market tips. Vegetarian adaptations available on request. Full meal included in all packages.
Each guest receives a printed set of recipe cards for every dish — with ingredient quantities, step-by-step technique notes, and cultural context — a practical memento to recreate Ghanaian cooking at home. The driver then returns guests to their hotels, with the guide available for restaurant and food market recommendations along the way.
Three packages, priced per person: Package 1 — Group Session: $150/person. 2–8 guests, 3–4 hrs. Ingredients pre-sourced. Package 2 — Market to Kitchen: $170/person ($120 base + $30 market add-on). 2–8 guests, 4–5 hrs. Guided market visit with the chef before cooking. Package 3 — Private Session: $180/person. 1–3 guests only, 3–4 hrs. Fully private with a completely personalised menu and flexible scheduling. No cooking experience required — designed for complete beginners through to confident home cooks. Vegetarian adaptations available for all dishes. Please notify us of any dietary requirements or allergies at booking.
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the session start time.