The most rewarding part of our trip to Chiang Mai - We took our class with Arm in January of 2019, and booked a few weeks in advance. Arm gets quite busy during the high season, so be sure to use... read more his website and book ahead. Arm, the owner and chef, is a former five-star chef turned thai cooking teacher, and the flavor of the recipes and his understanding of the ingredients leaves you with no doubt that he did very well in his former career. Now, Arm picks you up and takes you to the market in the morning to buy ingredients. The market trip could easily be the best part, if it weren't for Arm's menu of delicious meals that you're about to prepare and his welcoming home. While the menu changes from day to day, we made Thai Salad, Red and Green Curry, Pad Thai, and Mango Sticky Rice. Learning about how all the flavors balance each other out, and tasting throughout the process made this a very hands on experience. With such a small class (it was my husband, myself and another couple), it was easy to ask questions as needed. I can't say enough about spending your day with Arm. Book it now.

  Thanks for a wonderful introduction to cooking Authentic Thai food! - There are many great things about this cooking course. The small group size, which is never more than four people per class. Shopping for ingredients in the local market, during... read more which Arm bought fruits and other Chiang Mai specialities that we were interested in trying. Arm himself: he is a very friendly, knowledgable and generous host. Learing about the ingredients we cooked with and how best to prepare them for our dishes. Sitting down and enjoying the delicious food we made with Arm and the other class members. Coming home with the confidence to recreate these dishes with the help of the recipe book Arm provides after the class. In addition, this class is also great value when compared with other cooking courses available. I'd highly recommend this to anyone who loves eating - and wants to learn more about cooking - Thai food.

  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.