Cook dinner with a bunch of strangers

This isn't a cooking class where you stand quietly watching someone else julienne a carrot. Food Jams turns cooking into a social event: music on, aprons on, everyone chopping, stirring and improvising together before sitting down to eat what you've made.

Their public Food Jams are the ones we're interested in. You can come with someone or arrive solo and share a kitchen with other food-loving Capetonians — which makes this as much about meeting people as learning to cook. Food Jams has two Cape Town studios, Soute in Salt River and Soet in Woodstock, and the experience changes depending on the Jam.

BEFORE YOU GO
Look specifically for Public Jams on their schedule; many of their other experiences are designed for private or corporate groups. Public classes are open to solo guests as well as couples and friends. Book ahead rather than simply arriving. Food Jams SA