Lapan Cooking
Lapan Cooking
5
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Monday
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Cooking courses teaching Thai & Indonesian cuisine with a vegan twist. Small groups of up to 5, totally hands-on. Everyone is welcome!
Duration: More than 3 hours
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Isbedanmum
london71 contributions
Jan 2022 • Couples
Learned new skills and understanding of how to cook a balanced Malaysian meal under Fran's well-placed guidance. Very well organised f2f class in her dedicated cooking space. How to balance and combine flavours is much clearer and I feel much more confident about cooking a vegan meal now. Tofu-here I come!
Written 29 January 2022
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Amanda K
London, England, United Kingdom12 contributions
Sept 2021
Spent a fabulous three hours learning how to cook a series of Thai dishes with a couple of friends. Fran, the teacher, is great. Everything is spotlessly clean and the food is amazing, all plant based too. Can’t recommend highly enough.
Written 11 September 2021
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Lesley M
2 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
I bought this experience for my daughter's birthday and we both had such a great time. Fran was really lovely and so enthusiastic about her cooking. We learnt so much about balancing the foods which we can apply to all types of cooking. The food we cooked was simply divine and we will be back to try something else. 100% recommend this to anyone.
Written 14 August 2024
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Stephen H
3 contributions
Sept 2023 • Solo
What a brilliant cooking lesson - I learned about flavours (balancing spicy, sour, sweet and salty), how to cook three genuinely lovely dishes, how to use a chopping knife, where to get ingredients...and Fran is a kind teacher who was fun to learn from. I had a great time and hope I can come back to learn to cook some more dishes. Highly recommended.
Written 8 September 2023
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DharaNayak
1 contribution
Nov 2022
Absolutely an amazing experience! Fran is such a sweet teacher, she lets you genuinely fall in love with the process of cooking. Her passion is visible and admirable. Everything about the class was perfect, she is very tidy, hygienic, and organised. I had a lovely time with her, she is really warm and gracious.
Written 6 November 2022
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Emily041979
Benfleet, UK39 contributions
Sept 2018 • Couples
Firstly I just want to say Thankyou to Fran for a wonderful time!
The workshop is in Fran’s Home and you feel like a friend when you leave. Fran prepares the workstations (by the way- the portable induction hobs are amazing! Better than my own hob at Home!) so that the class runs smoothly. We learnt how to balance flavours and some knife skills. Had a wonderful time and would love to come back and learn some more types of cooking :)
The workshop is in Fran’s Home and you feel like a friend when you leave. Fran prepares the workstations (by the way- the portable induction hobs are amazing! Better than my own hob at Home!) so that the class runs smoothly. We learnt how to balance flavours and some knife skills. Had a wonderful time and would love to come back and learn some more types of cooking :)
Written 23 September 2018
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Roland N
New York City, NY1 contribution
Jun 2014 • Solo
I came to learn how to cook some SE Asian dishes. All the ingredients were prepared, and I left the house with a nice print out to remember the recipes.I found the chef was very friendly and good at e xplaining the different steps. I highly recommend the Mee Rebus one !!
Written 25 January 2015
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JessHarvey13
Birmingham, UK6 contributions
Dec 2012 • Friends
Attended this cooking school/lesson today having mo idea what to expect, as our friends we attended with booked it as a surprise birthday present for my partner, who is really into eating Thai food but not so confident on cooking it!
Firstly, Fran was opening and welcoming. It initially felt a little bizarre to be in someones own house and kitchen but Fran made us all feel immediately at ease, making sure we were ok and explaining everything.
The facilities are also impeccable. Despite being a standard size kitchen, the induction ovens work really well with 4 people using them and each person has their individual tools- you are not waiting for anyone else.
We had the menu including the sweet chilli sauce, spring rolls, galloping horses(orange stuffed with sweet sticky beef) and prawn pad thai. 2/4 of our group are vegetarian and I wondered how the host may deal with this but she had already split the meat and non meat options, and had found none meat alternatives which still used the same techniques and other ingredients, meaning throughout the course all 4 of us always felt like we were doing the same thing. The food we cooked was DELICIOUS! So authentic and home made but flavourful and inviting.
Frans clear passion for Thai food, despite being Italian herself, really makes this class what it is. She has a wealth of information, and not being affiliated by any supermarkets or brands, honestly telling you where to spend money on ingredients, where cheaper brands don't matter ect. She is very friendly and kind, and consistently ensures you/all guests are ok.
I would easily return to Lapan and would recommend to anyone wanting to learn in a very relaxed, comforting environment.
Firstly, Fran was opening and welcoming. It initially felt a little bizarre to be in someones own house and kitchen but Fran made us all feel immediately at ease, making sure we were ok and explaining everything.
The facilities are also impeccable. Despite being a standard size kitchen, the induction ovens work really well with 4 people using them and each person has their individual tools- you are not waiting for anyone else.
We had the menu including the sweet chilli sauce, spring rolls, galloping horses(orange stuffed with sweet sticky beef) and prawn pad thai. 2/4 of our group are vegetarian and I wondered how the host may deal with this but she had already split the meat and non meat options, and had found none meat alternatives which still used the same techniques and other ingredients, meaning throughout the course all 4 of us always felt like we were doing the same thing. The food we cooked was DELICIOUS! So authentic and home made but flavourful and inviting.
Frans clear passion for Thai food, despite being Italian herself, really makes this class what it is. She has a wealth of information, and not being affiliated by any supermarkets or brands, honestly telling you where to spend money on ingredients, where cheaper brands don't matter ect. She is very friendly and kind, and consistently ensures you/all guests are ok.
I would easily return to Lapan and would recommend to anyone wanting to learn in a very relaxed, comforting environment.
Written 28 December 2012
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BrionyAndMark
London, UK5 contributions
Dec 2012 • Couples
We have just returned from a lovely night with friends cooking some amazing food.
Fran is very knowledgeable, but also friendly and helpful. She was also very accommodating as two of our party were vegetarian.
By the time we left,we not only knew how to cook four lovely dishes, but also where to buy the food from in local supermarkets.
Fran is very knowledgeable, but also friendly and helpful. She was also very accommodating as two of our party were vegetarian.
By the time we left,we not only knew how to cook four lovely dishes, but also where to buy the food from in local supermarkets.
Written 28 December 2012
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Line V
London, UK1 contribution
May 2012 • Solo
I followed two Thai cooking classes and I am very pleased. I have been making Thai food all week! Fran is a really nice host and will learn you to make a curry from scratch and many other delicious dishes (fish cakes, thom ka soup, chicken satay and coconut rice) without fancy kitchen tools. She also explains where to get the ingredients, how to stock up and what to look for when shopping. The course is really good value for money as I have seen really expensive classes on the web.
Written 17 May 2012
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Would like to book your class , we will arrive tomorrow in England and be there for 5 days . Our phone number is 1-541-520-2344 email is mckimmyr@gmail thank you Kelly and Roger Mckimmy
Written 2 November 2024
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