our day started with a drive to the local market to pick up ingredients for our food-full day.. Arm did a great job explaining the different ingredients & how to... read more pick them. then a quick drive later we were at a Small House Cooking School.. Arm was well prepared and had things ready for us to go. it was a fun, instructive, and hands-on cooking class..
We cooked classic Thai dishes and all the dishes were delicious. We enjoyed our 4 courses and some exotic fruits (like dragon fruit and guava) that we had never tried before.

There were only 3 of us, It was a really fun day & would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a small group/private cooking class from a trained chef .
We can’t wait to make some of these dishes again!

  Wonderful intro to Thai cooking and food shopping - My husband and I took the intro class together and highly recommend it. Arm took us through the market, explained how to pick produce, and patiently answered all our questions.... read more He even purchased extra fruits because we were interested in trying them.

The class itself was wonderfully paced, alternating cooking and eating for about 5 hours. The food turned out delicious, and Arm was very accommodating to taste preferences (specifically an aversion to cucumber and fish sauce, which are prevalent in Thai food). Yes, he will encourage you to use lots of chilis - that's Thai cuisine.

Being capped at 4 people, you really get a chance to chat with your classmates and with Arm. One of the best parts of the class was getting to chat with Arm as we ate.

  This was the best cooking class I’ve ever taken. Arm (Nitipong Moong-njern), the instructor, is a culinary school graduate who worked in a 5* restaurant but chose the more intimate... read more setting of his home for teaching. He picked us up at our hotel and then took us and another couple to a morning produce market. There he explained what we were seeing, informing us how to pick produce at its peak, as he picked out the foods we were going to learn how to cook. He’s Eco-conscious, bringing his own containers and returning the little plastic bags offered by the venders. His house is adequately equipped with six burners in the kitchen even though he specializes in group sizes from 2 to 4. His helper prepped all the food and cleaned up afterwards. We each made our version of the six or seven on the menu which is so much better than being part of a team and only knowing a part of the process.
Arm is a great teacher, demonstrating techniques before expecting us to do them. He was always near, offering feedback and assistance in the most positive way. He’s traveled around Asia sampling other cuisines, and he asks interested, friendly questions of us. Often there is a little chuckle to his language revealing to me a happy, contented person. At the end, he gave us his full color cookbook which we will treasure. A day well spent in ChiangMai!