Flavours of Hungary meets at the Central Market Hall entrance for a guided produce shop, then walks to a private kitchen for a hands-on Hungarian lunch class.
Order: Ask the host for a paprika-grading session at the market spice counter.
Tip: Daily except Sundays; the market portion of the class is the strongest, ask plenty of questions.
Chefparade on Pava utca in Ferencvaros has run Hungarian cooking classes since 2008, with goulash, chicken paprikash and dobos torta on hands-on three-hour.
Order: Ask the chef to walk you through paprika handling before the soup hits the pot.
Tip: Classes run daily morning and afternoon; the optional Central Market walk-in lead picks the ingredients each day.
Taste Hungary's Tasting Table on Brody Sandor utca runs Hungarian wine-and-food pairing sessions in a Palace District cellar, with Tokaj, Eger and Villany.
Order: Ask for the optional Aszu pour at the end of the Tokaj-themed session.
Tip: Pairings rather than cookery; book the Tokaj or Eger session for a regional focus.