COOKING CLASS IN UBUD

I signed myself up for a cooking class on one of the days I was in Ubud. We started with a tour of the local market where our (Balinese) instructor, his name was Elvis, showed us all the different fruits and spices and the areas where the locals shop that aren't so touristy. We then headed back to Cafe Bali where we prepped our ingredients and learned to make some traditional Balinese food. Actually, it was more watching Elvis do his thing than actually doing any of the work ourselves, but it was interesting to see the techniques they use and the kitchen was a new experience too. At the end of the class, the four of us (Eve and Roxanne, this very sweet couple from the south of France that I ran into numerous times around town after the class, and this other French chic) sat down to enjoy the meal we had just helped create. I would never be able to recreate any of the food on my own with just the one class but I'm all about anything that has to do with food so I really enjoyed myself!