The Kitchen Table ??

[Bo1331]

We’re on Viking Sky for our first Viking cruise and see they have The Kitchen Table, what is it.  It looks like a on board cooking school.  Any info on it.

[Peregrina651]

3 hours ago, Bo1331 said:

We’re on Viking Sky for our first Viking cruise and see they have The Kitchen Table, what is it.  It looks like a on board cooking school.  Any info on it.

 

There are two versions. One is a shore excursion with the Executive Chef -- a visit to a local market to shop for the ingredients for a meal that you will then assist the chef in preparing. Not offered on every itinerary or sailing.

 

The other is  an at-sea day activity where you prepare a meal with the chef and then enjoy it. Usually offered on sailings with multiple at-sea days. 

 

Both versions are very limited capacity.

[Baron Barracuda]

We were on the Star last month for the Grand Hawaii & Polynesian and dw did 7 kitchen tables including the long one where she went shopping with chef.  They were the highlight of her cruise.  I believe price was $69 for regular classes and $269 for the big one.  Each had a different theme (Italian, French, Caribbean, Australian, etc).  Attendance is limited to 12.  Guest services would be happy to go over details with you.

[FoggyEthan]

We have one shore-ex version on our upcoming cruise. Is there a standard time for when everyone reunites on board for cooking and eating? The shore-ex is listed as 1-3PM, but I'm guessing that that just covers wandering around going shopping, and then we actually cook it up later?

 

Thanks!

-- Ethan

 

[Baron Barracuda]

DW went ashore in SD with chef at 10am.  Returned a couple of hours later.  Believe dinner was around 5pm and lasted 4 hours.  Only negative is it was held on last night of cruise so she had to rush back later to finish packing.

[Mich3554]

There are 2 versions.  One is an excursion on a port day where you go shopping with the chef and prepare a meal.  The other is an excursion only on sea days.  It starts at 10 am in the morning, where 12 people get together and help the chef cook a set meal.  At the end, you sit down and eat a late lunch around 1.  This pops up on the excursion section of the interactive TVs in your room as an offering on sea days, and it’s $69 pp.  At the end, you get to keep your Viking apron and receive a printout of the recipes you cooked.  
I left the world cruise with 4 aprons.  I didn’t do all of them that were offered, but only the ones that interested me.  I signed up for the one on our Northern Lights cruise we just returned from, but rather than a sea day, we were flown to London.  

[stretchcruz]

I was on the cruise with Baron's wife and did what she did....7 classes plus Kitchen Table shopping with Chef Joseph and 4 assistants. We did not cook that meal, it was served to us. In the classes we cooked. I had a wonderful time!!!