Reviews

5 Stars! Reviewed Mar 11, 2023 Outstanding and delicious! If you want an authentic cooking experience chef Lee is for the serious person looking to learn old-school cooking techniques. I’ve been to her class several times and experienced 5 other schools. However, chef Lee trumps all other schools by a wide margin. She is passionate about cooking and a perfectionist at heart. Not to be missed! It’s a bit of a trek but worthwhile. The boat ride back is charming and easy. Enjoy and learn.

5-Stars! Reviewed Mar 7, 2023 Great cooking lesson! The location is quite far from the city centre but it's quite amazing to go past houses that locals actually live in. The cooking lesson itself was amazing. I asked many questions and due to her experience, she was great at answering them. Most ingredients are prepred for us and cleaning is also done for us. That is a plus for me. We really cooked many dishes and get to eat them on the spot as well. We also have access to recipes online and thats great. Thank you for the experience!

5-stars! Reviewed Feb 21, 2023 Amazing class! We booked the 12-dish cooking class and it ended up being one of the highlights of our entire vacation. Lee is a wonderful instructor. She teaches you how to do everything the way her grandmother did it. All real ingredients, even going as far as making coconut milk from scratch. My partner and I are experienced home cooks but this class is appropriate for anyone at any level. We left completely stuffed and possessed new skills that we will be able to use at home. It's ironic that the best meal we ate in Bangkok was one we cooked ourselves!

5-stars Feb, 2023 "cooking with chef Lee" this was my second time cooking with chef lee. unlike other schools her focus is on the technique and preparation of food. the class is brilliant!

5-stars Jan 29, 2023 Amazing thai cooking class Great experience, wonderful and sociable. Some of the best food you’ll have in Thailand. Learned the basics from cracking coconuts to the details of pan frying pad thai. The class was intimate with less than 10 people so there’s plenty of direct instruction and assistance. I can highly recommend this cooking class!

5-stars Jan 29, 2023 Fun, friendly, and super informative The first task was dismantling a whole coconut for fresh cream, milk, and water to make curry. Then we made our own curry paste, and tore through recipes from there. It can't really get more traditional than that. Chef offered lots of advice on how to replicate ingredients and processes in our specific home countries, too. The class was a conversational mix of technically informative and joking fun. I had a great time and learned a lot. You should go. Have lots of battery and storage space on your phone for videos and leave PLENTY of time for travel. If you're early, you may even score a garden tour with herb tastings like I did.

"Outstanding" Chef Lee, This class was wonderful! The chef Is very engaging and knowledgeable on all aspects of Thai cuisine. I would fully endorse taking this course.

Reviewed by arleenet2021 Jan 8, 2023 5-stars Cooking with Chef LeeZ is an incredible experience! This cooking class is the real deal. My 13 yo son and I attended Chef LeeZ's class at the end of Dec 2022 and had a blast. We walked away full and equipped with the knowledge to cook Thai. Plus Chef LeeZ is so accommodating and also hilarious. Highly recommend!

Reviewed by JimJo888 Dec 30, 2022 5-STARS! Results and value better than hoped - dishes tasted better than the restaurants I've experienced Funny, intelligent, well structured, organised, fast pace but digestible - will be compassion, humour! This is the person, the course, where I believe if you want to invest in upgrading your skills, mame or grab an opportunity. Did the research, loads of opportunities to learn in BKK - however am super impressed. Cannot believe how fast the time flew, and 'the team' supporting Chef Leez just grinded through. The structure was impressive - timing, flow, material presented, humour, history (content), and more - gliding through effortlessly. Chef Leez was spot on, kept everyone engaged, active, and instilling confidence. Flavours were a world apart from what you'd expect - and the fact we could create it so simply, and quickly - nuff said! Learned loads - dishes tasted so much better than the Thai fare I've experienced, am guessing because we built flavours from scratch, no premix, no packets or retail shortcuts - but the weird thing is - these dishes were simple (but complex in flavour) yet seemed as quick as a 2minute noodle. Literally super quick, healthy Thai food. The fact you can choose to create such incredible healthy dishes in the same time as microwave 5 minute meals instills excitement for times ahead. I love Thai food - am vegan, and am pretty excited about the future possibilities for dishes - because we learned useful principles, and remained true to 'naked' or 'from scratch' flavours. Totally appreciate we all have bias, best school / best experience etc - the difference I feel is that that some courses are designed & delivered to a process - which I respect because consistency and structure is paramount. Now add passion, humour, intelligence and a respectful deliverance for Thai cooking - and you have Chef Leez.

Reviewed by JimJo888 Dec 30, 2022 5-STARS! Results and value better than hoped - dishes tasted better than the restaurants I've experienced Funny, intelligent, well structured, organised, fast pace but digestible - will be compassion, humour! This is the person, the course, where I believe if you want to invest in upgrading your skills, mame or grab an opportunity. Did the research, loads of opportunities to learn in BKK - however am super impressed. Cannot believe how fast the time flew, and 'the team' supporting Chef Leez just grinded through. The structure was impressive - timing, flow, material presented, humour, history (content), and more - gliding through effortlessly. Chef Leez was spot on, kept everyone engaged, active, and instilling confidence. Flavours were a world apart from what you'd expect - and the fact we could create it so simply, and quickly - nuff said! Learned loads - dishes tasted so much better than the Thai fare I've experienced, am guessing because we built flavours from scratch, no premix, no packets or retail shortcuts - but the weird thing is - these dishes were simple (but complex in flavour) yet seemed as quick as a 2minute noodle. Literally super quick, healthy Thai food. The fact you can choose to create such incredible healthy dishes in the same time as microwave 5 minute meals instills excitement for times ahead. I love Thai food - am vegan, and am pretty excited about the future possibilities for dishes - because we learned useful principles, and remained true to 'naked' or 'from scratch' flavours. Totally appreciate we all have bias, best school / best experience etc - the difference I feel is that that some courses are designed & delivered to a process - which I respect because consistency and structure is paramount. Now add passion, humour, intelligence and a respectful deliverance for Thai cooking - and you have Chef Leez.

Reviewed Dec 30, 2022 5 stars 10/10 cooking lesson and best food in Thailand My brother and I (20 and 23 years old) went and cooked some incredible food with Chef Leez. Chef Leez was incredible. She ran through the ingredients, the proper way to prepare them, the Thai method and the home methods if you don’t have all the kit as well as substitutes for certain things harder to find in the UK. We’ve been going to Thailand every year for the last 18 years and can definitely say this is the best food we’ve ever had. It was really fun making all the dishe, it was all home made and she even bought extras from the supermarket so we could taste the difference between home made and store bought tamarind paste and coconut cream. She shows you how to utilise the entirety of all your ingredients in a really creative way and was excellent at answering all of our questions. We left very full after all the food we ate and really happy with the knowledge acquired at the end of this experience. Highly recommend to all and thank you again to Chef Leez, her sous chef and her husband for being so welcoming!

Reviewed Dec 10, 2022 Fun cooking class! My husband and I enjoyed chef Leez’s cooking class - she has a lot of interesting trivia/insights!

Nov 23, 2022 12 Dish Class Chef Leez was by far the greatest experience we’ve had in Bangkok. She is so passionate and charismatic about Thai food, and we are so excited to bring home our newfound knowledge. We highly recommend taking the 12-dish class!

5-star Nov 15, 2022 Charismatic Chef Leez. Tripadvisor review: Chef Leez Traditional Thai Cooking Class in Bangkok I loved this class! Chef Leez is very entertaining and her authentic Thai recipes were delicious. Best Tom yum paste I have ever eaten, and the prawn heads were to die for! The whole class was very professional and her kitchen is spotless.

5-star Nov 14, 2022 Greatest Cooking Class Ever Tripadvisor review: Chef Leez Traditional Thai Cooking Class in Bangkok Loved it, I maybe the strongest, but it is always great to learn new things. Thanks Chef Leez. I would highly recommend to all people except for the other Monarchs. Highly recommend