New Providence Island Cooking Classes

Mike was great he knew a lot and jeff was great too, mike knew a lot he was very informational and taught us a lot

Jeff was amazing, the tour was a great, and it was the perfect place to hang out with our personally crafted cocktail. Highly recommend!!!

This was the most wonderful girls night we could have ever asked for! Seannette, Erika + team were so incredibly accomodating to our large group, and we had the best time learning about Bahamian culture and how to make snapper, cracked conch, plantains, and peas and rice!! We will be dreaming about the citrus sauce for a LONG time! This tour was so accomodating and wonderful - easy pickup and wonderful communication. My family already wants to do this again next year!!

My friend and I were picked up in downtown Nassau by the sister of "klassy chef," Seanette Cooper. She drove us to Seanette's home/catering kitchen on the east end of the island, so we got to see the embassy district on the way. Seanette, an award-winning professional restaurant chef in the past, greeted us with a coconut milk, cream and vodka welcome drink and cloud-like fried conch puffs. She had tenderized the conch and soaked fresh peas in advance. She lent us aprons and introduced us to the ingredients (e.g., tiny dark peas from her own pea tree) before demonstrating techniques and supervising us in their use. Oil popped and soft Bahamian music played in the background. She prepared a mixture of local red pepper and salt and used that along with fresh thyme and garlic and citrus in several dishes, and somehow prepared dipping sauces without ever turning her attention away from us. The late June night was very hot and it was good to take a break from the kitchen while the peas and rice cooked. We toured her back yard and saw what some of the ingredients looked like before they were harvested. The dinner menu included cracked conch, sweet plantains, peas and rice, and lightly fried red snapper topped with sauteed vegetables. Seanette had inquired about allergies and diet issues in advance; both of us could eat everything. We held hands and gave thanks for the food and the hands that prepared it and sat down to beautifully plated dishes. Everything was good, but nothing was spicey hot. As we chatted, we discovered that she had worked at a big hotel in Atlanta where my friend and I live. Her young daughter joined us and showed us some video of her recent dance recitals. With no room for dessert, Seanette gave us each a ripe,home-grown mango from her garden and drove us home, explaining that some of her work is described on Instagram in case we forget something. Polished and relaxed, she has thought of everything.

We tasted 4 different rums and after each rum we sampled a specialty chocolate. Our guide showed us how tobacco was grown and brought us to the room where the cigars were rolled. He left us there with the professionals to roll our own cigars. We each rolled 3 of our own with their help. We decided to stay and smoke one on their outdoor patio. We really enjoyed the entire experience!

The cigar company is a short walk from the cruise port. You have indoor and outdoor seating where you can enjoy a hand rolled cigar and a glass of whatever you'd like. Excellent friendly staff with a welcoming atmosphere. Very enjoyable.

We did the Rum tasting booked through Marriott experiences, and I wish we could give this 6 stars or picked the longer tour! We were so entertained and learned the history of the Fish Key West Charters while all in the comfort of the speakeasy. Rum was some of the best I have ever tasted and we had the best interactions with all the staff! Next time we go to the Bahamas we will do the longer tour for sure!

Mikey was the absolute best! We learned so much and was laughing the whole time!!! 10 out of 10 would go back again to hang out with Mikey and Jeff.

The class was excellent. Chef has the title AND the credentials to back it up. When our driver heard who was teaching our class, they instantly said how great of a cook she is. That was all the endorsement I needed.The food was excellent, and I think I could legitimately make this food at home, based solely on the instructions given in this class.The class is taught in Chef's home, so it is a bit less "formal" and "bougie" than some might want, but that should ABSOLUTELY NOT DETER you from booking this experience. T he food you prepare, alone, is worth the experience and your time.Book this class.

Seanette was absolutely lovely as was the whole experience. We were contacted ahead of time to arrange a pickup point, and when there were difficulties with parking and meeting, we were easily able to get in contact and find each other.It was a quick drive to Seanette's home, having landmarks and points of interest called out along the way. When we arrived we were greeted with a drink and quick bite of conch before getting into the cooking.Cooking has never been so seamless and enjoyable, and it was great to learn about the local cuisine while preparing the food. All the ingredients were fresh and the guidance was expertly catered to our experience level.After the food was done we sat for a meal together and had wonderful conversation. She even provided some local drinks for us to try on the house.At the end, she went above and beyond by driving us back to port personally, even with pit stops along the way to pick up local candy and rum cakes.We could not be happier with the experience which made our day in Nassau a highlight of our entire cruise.

Great experience learning about the art of rolling cigars and the importance of selecting specific leaves on the tobacco plant for flavor. The employees were knowledgeable and friendly.

More than expected... told them they need to update their website information. We had tour of the cigar factory and history... unexpectedly we were taught how to roll our own cigars and got to keep 3 of them each. The 9 different rums and chocolate tasting was fun and very informative, even brought out a couple of extra rums to sample.

Our guide, Fox was awesome…and might I add the more handsome brother to Shad our equally as awesome guide from our last visit to Nassau!! We enjoyed learning some local history and relaxing at the speak easy. It will be a must do every time we visit the island!

Once we connected with Colby, our tour guide from Island Tours it was great but he was late to our meeting place. I only wish he would have called us to let us know of his late arrival. Also we did not know it was a 3rd party company on this tour & no phone number to call when the guide was late from the booking. It would have been nice to have a contact number because I was getting worried that they ghosted us for this tour. Maybe have a more specific meeting spot as we were outside a museum in Nassau with lots of people. Like I said, once our tour guide got with us, the tour was great.

This was a wonderful fabulous authentic experience…with a wonderful hostess. My husband and I really enjoyed cooking with Seanette. She is easygoing and very knowledgeable. We made an awesome feast of Red Snapper with sautéed veggies, fried Conch seasoned to perfection, fried plantain, glazed carrots and rice with peas from her garden. We absolutely loved meeting Seanette and her sister Simone …. They showed us a video of the 90 year old mother dancing at a party….. I highly recommend this experience…. If you love to cook and meet good people you will love this excursion.

This is the best tour! We had a blast. Very good tour guide, plenty to drink and a great venue.