{"id":28259,"date":"2013-11-01T11:18:06","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T16:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=28259"},"modified":"2018-03-05T12:01:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T18:01:45","slug":"hotel-kitchen-cooking-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/hotel-kitchen-cooking-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacations that cook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sanfrancisco_resize_w500.jpg\" alt=\"sanfrancisco_resize_w500\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sanfrancisco_resize_w500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/sanfrancisco_resize_w500-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For some, cooking on vacation is a treat, not a chore. These stellar hotel cooking schools and classes offer vacationers with culinary inclinations a chance to cook up delicious meals alongside local chefs.<\/p>\n<p>Make your way to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/hotel\/United_States--ME\/Kennebunk\/The_White_Barn_Inn_and_Spa.h27293\/\">The White Barn Inn<\/a>, a rustic haunt in Kennebunkport, Maine, where chef Jonathan Cartwright\u00a0offers hands-on cooking instruction highlighting the restaurant\u2019s nightly offerings.<\/p>\n<p>Berlin&#8217;s modern <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/hotel\/Germany\/Berlin\/relexa_Hotel_Stuttgarter_Hof_Berlin.h39545\/\">Relexa Hotel Stuttgarter Hof<\/a> houses a sleek on-site cooking studio that can be booked for parties of 10 to 20. Learn a few recipes and then wait for the class to culminate in a three-course meal with wine pairings.<\/p>\n<p>For a bit of culinary nirvana, however, you could just head to luxury <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/hotel\/United_States--CA\/Sausalito\/Cavallo_Point_Lodge.h271137\/\">Cavallo Point<\/a> in San Francisco. It houses a seriously impressive culinary studio that hosts both cooking demos and classes, features two flat-screens for a close-up view and holds ongoing, hands-on classes and demos, followed by meals at rustic wood tables.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/travel-guide\/United_States--TX\/Austin.tg22730\/\">Austin&#8217;<\/a>s health-minded Lake Austin Spa Resort, which houses a welcoming cooking school, hosts free classes from notable local chefs and authors, with an emphasis on local, organically prepared dishes.<\/p>\n<p>Itching to leave the country? 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