Traditional Vegan Greek Cooking Class

Recipes for Health and Longevity from the Blue Zone island of Ikaria



4 hours Class size 1 to 6 guests       £125 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

This hands on cooking class is going to leave you hungry for more! We are flying over all the way from Athens to York experienced vegan chef Nikos Gaitanos to give a weekend class in seriously tasty plant based cookery.
This time Nikos brings you the secret deliciousness of Ikaria, a small Greek Island in the Aegean sea, famous as one of four 'Blue Zones' where inhabitants live longer and healthier than the rest of the world, and where plant based dishes dominate their menu.
We have allotted four flavourful hours for you to relax and soak up some Greek culinary skills.
The dishes we hope to cover are:
Soufiko: a mixed vegetable stew cooked in a unique way
Hortopita: a mixed herbs and wild greens pie where Nikos will show how to make fyllo hands on
Dolmadakia: vine leaves stuffed with rice, raisins and pine nuts cooked in a bed of fresh herbs
Kolokasi salad : a warm artichoke root salad with zingy capers and olives
Finikia: traditional cookies made with olive oil, orange and ouzo
The itinerary will repeat next day and may have slight variations but all will include plenty of Greek extra virgin Olive oil!
Nikos is the man behind the menus of several food venues in Greece. He also set up the first vegan cooking school in Greece and loves to take classic Mediterranean dishes and make them vegan.
For these classes we will be hosting Nikos in our purpose built home kitchen and afterwards we will sit and eat together with plenty of time for lively discussion, questions and tips.
The group will be small and informal, so that Nikos can easily lead you step by step, with recipe instructions to take home, and the promise of a gift for every participant from Ikaria itself!
Just choose which class you would like to attend; Saturday, or Sunday.
This is a rare and unique opportunity to learn to create the authentic fresh flavours of Greece from the hands of this talented chef.
It's suitable for beginners, aspiring chefs and all chefs who want to incorporate the magic of Greece into their culinary repertoire.
What you'll get
  • All ingredients and tools to make a series of plant-based dishes to enjoy after the class.
  • Recipe notes.
  • Refreshments (and including an iced coffee made the Greek way!)
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Knowledge required
Beginner friendly
What to bring
An apron, your own notebook and pen for additional tips!
Location

York

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Wendy Pauls, is behind Lightwine Arthouse, encompassing creative enterprises in the Arts and culinary world which uplift the spirit and nourish body and soul. She is a professional plant based chef of over 45 years experience, and co created several fresh food restaurants, she is also a registered qualified homeopath since 2005, and a painter of living things. She has taught plant based vegan and vegetarian cookery and ran many art classes, both to so called beginners, and those who have held a paintbrush before.
"Painting is not unlike creative cooking; the way we arrange and combine elements on the plate is important to our sense of well-being. With painting and cooking we can enliven and enrich. The main thing is showing how to unlock the beauty of the experience for the participants.It's like the best nourishment for feeding the soul on a daily basis "
Recently she and poet husband Fynn are preparing to host international guest chefs to teach in their purpose built home kitchen.
"They will showcase not only their talents, but will share their enthusiasm for recipes and methods which are close to their hearts. Classes will be small, allowing for an intimate and authentic window into their culinary world which we can then transfer onto our own tables at home.

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2026-06-12 15:00:00
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