What an amazing and authentic Thai cooking experience! - Apple is an amazing teacher and mentor, taking time to explain each ingredient at the market and then exploring each dish back at her well equipped and wonderfully ambient and peaceful kitchen , which is outdoors and located within a beautiful rubber plantation. We were able to choose a dish we want to each learn before the visit and she took time to demonstrate the right way to cut each ingredient. Her two assistants are incredible too! So quiet and go about their support roles making so many steps so much easier. At the end my hubby and I share our meals with a beautiful Singaporean family, and they will us. Such as abundance of food ( 7 dishes in total). The group size was just perfect and I would strongly recommend you use this fantastic opportunity to learn authentic Thai recipes . Getting out of the hotel and seeing how it’s really done was such a game changer for us. We will be back!!!

Wonderful cooking class to learn more about Thai food - We booked the Thai cooking class to have some fun and learn more about the amazing Thai cuisine. We were staying near to the location of the school and it actually coincided with some bad weather as we were in the rainy season. Apple (our host) picked us up from our hotel and took us to her home which is also where the cookery school is located. What an amazing place. Apple is also an amazing host and teacher. Our class was shared with a lady from Germany who was also really friendly and added to the great experience we had as a family at this class. We were asked to choose which dishes we would like to cook beforehand, from around 40 different recipes. We chose spicy glass noodles salad, crispy deep fried belly pork, fried shrimp in a curry powder sauce and pad Thai. This was added to further recipes for spring rolls, dessert spring rolls and a red curry. We shared the preparation and cooking of the dishes between us all and under guidance of Apple and her team. We have twelve year old who can be shy, but she felt totally at home under Apples tuition. All the dishes we prepared were the. Shared with a. Side portion of rice and choice of soft drinks. We were then advised that we would receive all of the recipes via email to prepare at home. After the class we were taken back to our hotel. This was an amazing experience and thoroughly worth booking to get an idea of authentic Thai cooking from a wonderful person and team when visiting the beautiful Khao lak area. Thank you Apple for an amazing day

Interesting, educational, fun but above all delicious EN absolutely recommended - Cook EN with Apple and her staff was interesting, educational but above all very tasty! She even managed to feed my husband - EN picky eater - pineapple, longan and sour mango. All (luckily with some help) prepared meals were delicious! I am DAN particularly grateful for this tip from ex-colleague Daniëlle

Excellent experience - Absolutely wonderful experience! Apple is so welcoming and engaging, with a clear passion for what she does. Her and her staff were very helpful, have clear instructions throughout and answered all the group’s questions thoroughly. During the market visit, Apple talked us through all sorts of products, and explained how we could use them and when they come into season. The food we made was delicious, and we each got to see how the other recipes were made, and the opportunity to try all of the dishes. The facility was clean and well kept, in a beautiful setting surrounded by greenery and near a river. Would highly recommend to anyone, even if cooking isn’t your thing.

Such a fun and delicious... - Such a fun and delicious experience at the Thai cooking class! 🍜 Chef Apple was friendly, the recipes were easy to follow, and the food turned out amazing. A perfect mix of learning, laughs, and flavour—highly recommend!

Excellent afternoon - Spent the afternoon in the company of Apple and her two lovely assistants learning to cook some Thai food. A real challenge for someone who can burn cornflakes!! Were picked up at our hotel spot on time despite a last minute change of hotels. Once at Apples place we were show a few fruits and herbs that she grows or are native to the area. We taken through what we had chosen to cook. First up was making the pastes and bases for our meals and preparing the meat. We then learned how to make spring rolls whilst the meat was cooking. Full hands on experience once back cooking our main meals. All were excellent including my pine which was crispy belly pork, the others were a red curry and a stir fry with chicken and morning glory. Highly recommended even if you don’t cook,

An experience not to be missed. - This was an experience not to be missed. We went in April 2023 and Apple still keeps in touch with recipes and links. The setting, the food, the hospitality everything about it was just a joy. We attended as 5 adults with three children aged 13, 10 and 5 and everyone was given a dish to prepare and the best part was that we got to eat what we made. Thoroughly enjoyable from the pick-up at the hotel, shopping for ingredients at an authentic Thai market through to cooking and eating served by Apples family was magical. We all still talk about our amazing experience at the Riverside and recommend friends who are going to Thailand that this is one activity they must try out.

Perfect event!! - My husband, UWE, the passionate chef was a participant and will now report: WELL, IT WAS JUST AWESOME. Pick-up, market, menu preparation, cooking together, well guided and supported by " Apple, the smart young woman, and her two assistants, just great. One could get very brief insights into Thai cuisine. I will take home various inspirations, experiences and techniques and use them at home. Thanks again for the informative, entertaining and tasty event, gladly next year again. Highly recommended!! A must-have for those who love Thai cuisine and are in love with the wok and gas burner at home. Just awesome and delicious. Thanks again!! UWE!!

The ultimate Thai food experience! - Incredible day of fun and way too much food! Red Curry Duck, Massaman Curry, Spring rolls, Banana and chocolate Spring rolls…..so many to remember! A fantastic experience not to be missed!

Just great!😊 - We stayed in Khao Lak in April 25 with family and friends on vacation. We were already clearly keen to attend a Thai cooking class. So I searched the Internet and found the Riverside Cooking. We booked the afternoon course with market tour. I can only say just great!😊 Everything is fine and Apple our teacher super nice. She explained everything understandably and we could also ask questions at any time, which she always answered in detail. Afterwards we received a link by email where everything is explained in detail about cooking after. So I, as well as my family and our friends can only recommend the Riverside Cooking. Again a great thank you to Apple!🙏😊 It was a lot of fun. Best regards Yvonne