This cooking course in Sofia for two or three with Chef Nikolay Nemigenchev is a hands-on introduction to techniques, flavours, and culinary traditions. You do not just follow a recipe — you join a real tasting workshop and choose one of the themed cuisines based on your interests and mood. It works well whether you are starting from scratch or already have kitchen experience and want to build on it with new methods, ingredients, and combinations.

What is the course like?
The experience is designed as practical culinary training with clear guidance and real participation in preparing the dishes. Chef Nikolay Nemigenchev shows the techniques, explains the logic behind each step, and guides you through the selected menu so you learn not only the recipes, but also a better understanding of ingredients, workflow, and presentation.

Depending on the theme, you will explore a different cooking style, but all courses include the same essential elements: prepared ingredients, the necessary working materials, a welcome drink, and a final shared tasting. You leave with new skills and a shared memory that stays with you after the class.

Which theme can you choose?
The course is offered in three major culinary directions, each built around distinctive techniques and dishes. You choose the theme according to your personal taste, curiosity, and desire to explore a specific cuisine in more depth.

French cuisine
The French direction introduces you to one of the world’s most refined culinary traditions. Across the three different courses, you learn key techniques and prepare dishes that reflect both the classic school and more specialised interpretations.

• Classic Escoffier recipes such as Chicken Burgundy and savoury cheese soufflé
• Lyon-style specialities such as Rossini fillet, beef fillet with fondant potatoes, shrimp bisque, and desserts with vanilla, pears, and croquant

This is a course that shows how French cuisine combines technique, precision, and attention to presentation without losing the pleasure of cooking itself.

Italian cuisine
The Italian part of the programme offers two inspiring journeys through regional flavours. The focus here is on tradition, a lively kitchen atmosphere, and the enjoyment of preparing dishes associated with home-style sharing.

• First course: arancini, homemade risotto, fresh pasta, Ligurian focaccia, and Piana corn sweets
• Second course: Emilia-Romagna with melanzane alla parmigiana, ravioli with Parmesan and ricotta, and a modern tiramisu with homemade ladyfingers

Italian cuisine is presented here in a way that lets you feel both the regional differences and its shared identity — flavour, character, and ease, all served in an atmosphere of work, sharing, and good mood.

Japanese cuisine
The Japanese courses focus on precision, balance, and depth of flavour. They are organised in three levels and can be attended either separately or as a progression, depending on your interest and experience. Each next part builds on the previous one and takes you deeper into the logic of Japanese gastronomy.

• First course: different types of sushi, tempura with golden crispness and lightness, Japanese matcha cheesecake, and white chocolate ganache
• Second course: salmon nigiri, tonkotsu ramen technique with a dense, velvety broth, and Japanese matcha cheesecake served in a different way
• Third course: tori paitan ramen, noodles with an elastic texture, tonkatsu with homemade tonkatsu sauce, and a final dessert of roasted black sesame ice cream and sesame cookies

This is a series that gradually reveals both the foundations and the deeper levels of Japanese cooking without oversimplifying them or losing their cultural character.

What do you get?
Every course includes everything you need to focus fully on the cooking itself. Ingredients, working materials, and an apron are provided, and the experience begins with a welcome drink. At the end comes the shared tasting, which turns the class into a complete encounter with the chosen cuisine.

• Participation in a chosen cooking course with Chef Nemigenchev for two or three, depending on the selected package
• All materials needed for the course
• Apron
• A glass of wine or a soft drink

Who is it for?
This voucher is a strong choice if you want to give something shared, meaningful, and memorable. It suits a cooking experience for two or three, someone who enjoys cooking, or someone who wants to discover different cuisines in a practical and engaging way. The format is a group experience with other participants, which adds a social dimension to the class.

Why choose this voucher?
Because you get more than a cooking lesson — you get a guided encounter with French, Italian, and Japanese culinary worlds, led by a chef with a clear style and a strong focus on technique. If you want a gift with character, practical value, and a delicious ending, this is a memorable choice. Choose the voucher and give a cooking experience in Sofia.