ครก · Mortar · Bangkok Style

You Will Smell Like
Lemongrass
For Days.

Hands-on Thai cooking where you pound your own curry paste from whole spices, toss som tum over live fire, and leave with muscle memory — not just a recipe card.

3,200+
students graduated
12
signature dishes
100%
whole-spice pastes
4.97★
avg rating
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Choose Your Experience

Three Ways
Into the Kitchen

Every format ends with you eating what you made. That part is non-negotiable.

Date Night

Better than any reservation.

Two people, one mortar, and a kitchen that smells like the best decision you've made this month. You cook together, eat together, and leave with a story.

3 hours
2 people
  • Private station for two
  • Champagne on arrival
  • Full recipe packet to take home
  • All ingredients included
$185per couple
Book Date Night

Solo Deep-Dive

You've watched enough YouTube.

Four hours, one-on-one with Chef Nong, three dishes from scratch. No group pace. No shortcuts. You leave knowing exactly why every ingredient is there.

4 hours
1–2 people
  • One-on-one with Chef Nong
  • 3 dishes from whole spices
  • Technique critique + feedback
  • Signed recipe book included
$245per person
Book Solo Deep-Dive
What They Said

The Wok Doesn't
Lie to You

"I've taken cooking classes in three countries. This is the only one where I actually learned something I couldn't have picked up from a video. The difference is in the sound of the mortar."
Elena Vasquez, woman with dark hair smiling warmly
Elena Vasquez
Food photographer, Austin TX
Solo Deep-DiveGreen Curry Paste + Tom Kha
"We brought 18 people from our engineering team. By the time the curry hit the wok, people who barely spoke to each other were arguing about fish sauce ratios. That's the most team-building I've ever witnessed."
Brendan Osei, man in professional attire with confident expression
Brendan Osei
VP Engineering, Chicago IL
Team Build
"My boyfriend can't cook. He pounded the entire green curry paste by himself and was so proud he almost didn't eat it. We've been back twice."
Yuki Tanaka, woman with short dark hair laughing
Yuki Tanaka
Interior designer, Seattle WA
Date Night
"Chef Nong corrected my knife grip at 7pm. By 9pm I was doing it without thinking. That kind of correction doesn't happen in a group class. Worth every cent."
Marcus Webb, man with beard looking directly at camera
Marcus Webb
Home cook, Portland OR
Solo Deep-Dive
Chef Nong in her kitchen, wearing a white chef's coat, surrounded by fresh Thai herbs and mortar and pestles
Your Instructor

Chef Nong Siriporn

Born in Chiang Mai, trained under her grandmother's mortar before any professional kitchen. Fifteen years of Bangkok street cooking, two years running a Michelin-recognized restaurant, and now this: a room small enough to hear the paste change.

Chiang Mai native15 yrs Bangkok kitchensFormer Michelin kitchen3,200+ students
The Last Step

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Station

Spots fill Thursday through Saturday. If you're deciding between two nights, pick the earlier one.

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Date Night$185
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