My husband and I have taken a couple cooking classes in other countries (Japan and Thailand) and this Traveling Spoon experience looked unique to me. We had an amazing Cooking Experience with Suzy. The description of what to expect matched the reality of what we experienced. Suzy has a beautiful home and garden. She is very personable, patient and knowledgeable about her menu. It was a lovely afternoon and a great way to kick off our month long stay in Ghent. I highly recommend booking with her. We also enjoyed the company of her husband, Bob! They're a very special couple who made us feel very welcomed in their home.

My husband and I had a pleasant time with Suzy and her husband Bob. The dishes she let us help prepare were delicious and not too difficult to make at home by ourselves. Suzy showed us her delightful garden and art studio. Suzy was a great conversationist and her stories were fun. I can totally recommend cooking class with her.

Spending time with Susy cooking and visiting was a wonderful Hiexperience. We got great cooking tips, recipes and cultural info. She and her husband were gracious hosts and we couldn’t have asked for more. We highly recommend this memorable experience.

The Traveling Spoon Cooking Experience in Ghent with Suzy is a must-do if you are visiting Belgium! Truly, I cannot express enough how enjoyable and inspirational my evening with Suzy and Bob was. From the moment they opened their door, I felt as though I was visiting dear friends. Suzy not only shared her recipes, cooking techniques and food with me, but Suzy and Bob shared their home and lives with me and, in doing so, inspired me in so many ways. Suzy’s healthy, no waste, recipes were so pure and naturally delicious that they did not need 1,000 ingredients, reminding me of how good it felt to prepare food and eat in this way. It was food made with love and, as a result, completely nourishing. We started off the evening making my favorite, authentic Belgian chocolate mousse and, while that was chilling, moved on to 3 appetizers made with ingredients from her garden, and a healthy and delicious entrée utilizing every part of each ingredient! I had never in my life made so many courses at once but, with Suzy’s direction, it was all easily doable and, even more importantly, replicable! The home Suzy and Bob have set up is truly lovely and, as I got to know the two of them throughout the evening, I saw how perfectly their home reflected both of them. The pieces from their travels, Suzy’s beautiful paintings and paper mache animals, and the eclectic way in which they presented all of these special items showed just how much a home can be an extension of who we are and the experiences we have had. Further into my trip, as I went to purchase more all white wooden tulips in Holland to put in a vase on my dining room table in my white and gray color-schemed home, I reflected on my visit with Suzy and Bob, their lovely home, and threw caution to the wind and purchased all colors for the flowers because- well, they made me happy! These flowers are now my favorite item I have brought back. Thank you Suzy and Bob for bringing color back into my life! Since returning home, I have prepared every item we made that night (including the hung cheese which is now a staple in my home and I have not gone a day without!). I now come home to home- cooked nourishing meals that remind me of Belgium as opposed to my previous standard unfulfilling and uninspiring dinners. Suzy has also inspired me to share cooking with my nieces. Having gotten into the routine of going out to dinner each time we visited, these dinners out had become less special. Suzy has now inspired me to cook with them and enjoy that precious time in the kitchen working, talking and laughing together. The things I love best about travelling are the connections with the people I meet and how, as a result, my mind and world open just a bit wider than they were prior to my adventure beginning. This could not be truer after my evening shared with Suzy and Bob. I am so grateful for such an inspirational, life changing, and enjoyable evening. It was truly the highlight of my trip! If you love travelling, food, and getting to know the country you are visiting on a deeper level, look no further. Traveling Spoon is the answer!

I couldn't possibly say enough good things about cooking with Suzy and her husband Robert. The most important thing about this lesson was not the cooking of the stew, the excellent dessert with raspberry coulis, the delicious salad, the well-appointed kitchen, the beautiful home, the picturesque yard, or the garden that we picked some fresh ingredients from. Nope. The most wonderful thing about cooking was the company. Suzy is an energetic, enthusiastic, passionate-about-cooking, social and awesome person. Her husband Robert is a kind and helpful beautiful husband. We talked and cooked and talked and joked and drank wine and beer and spent one of - if not our favourite - night in Belgium. Go for the lesson, leave with a really good feeling of time well-spent getting to know these amazing people. We left with recipes, some things from her garden (nettles to make nettle soup on our own), pleasantly full bellies, and an education about cooking, birds, gardening in Belgium, and Belgian people. She even insisted on driving us to the city instead of us taking a taxi. These are two of the most genuine and nicest people you could meet. Go and enjoy!