We had a fabulous time at Chang's. Our chef May was a great teacher!! We toured a food market where she explained all the ingredients and then we went to the school. We learned to cook 4 dishes and ate as we went through the courses. We met several other travelers and learned about Thai culture as we learned to cook. An absolute must do!

My mom and I were in Chiang Mai during Loi Krathong/Yi Peng in November and decided to book a cooking class. Since Chiang Mai is so busy during this holiday, some of the more popular cooking schools were booked up.

It turns out that was a good thing! We booked an afternoon cooking class at Chang and had an exceptional experience. We were picked up from our hotel and brought to the cooking school. We were served tea and, even better, had the opportunity to make our own krathongs prior to starting the class! This was a very nice extra and it was fun to learn the proper way to make them, even if we struggled a bit!

There was a group of five people there at the same time, but we were sort of separated and started a little before the others. We appreciated this. There are a good variety of dishes you can choose to make. Some of the elements come chopped up, but there is a good amount of work you have to do to prep. I thought they did a good job of striking the balance with that. We made spring rolls, curry, khao soi, and pad thai. The pace of the class was perfect and we had amazing food to enjoy at the end!