Hi! I’m Sophia Lindop and I’m really glad you’re here.
The love of food has shaped my life.
With a Lebanese family on my father’s side, I grew up on a farm in the Northern Cape. Food always drew the family together and cooking for people became my love language early in life. Connect with me for our Weekly Catch-up
I’d love to have you on this journey with me to the places and people who have captivated my heart, inspired my tastebuds, and stimulated my creativity. Let’s keep learning together.
Cookery Classes
Spend an easy, carefree morning cooking with me. Whatever your skill level, we’ll explore and learn together in courses designed to suit you, followed by a leisurely lunch paired with exceptional wines. Trundle home with your recipes and a little gift from my pantry.
Gift Vouchers
Join me for a day of fun in the kitchen. Learn more about the food of the Mediterranean – laid back, simple, and wholly focussed on letting the ingredients shine.
Please note that prices include course notes, recipes, and a feast.
Valid for 12 months from date of purchase.
Tasty feedback
A day cooking with Sophia is an experience and an indulgence – don’t miss it! Been there, done that, more than once and will do it again.
We went to Lebanon and back, without our passports!
My friend Liz and I had the most incredible weekend in Montagu, learning to cook with the lovely Sophia. Sophia and Paddy are such gracious hosts and do everything they can to make the weekend magical and special. Liz and I felt recharged and replenished and we would highly recommend a weekend in Montagu cooking with Sophia. We can’t wait to do this again!
On a recent cooking weekend with Sophia, she took a small group of food fanatics to heaven and back, with the most amazing food, drinks and a “goodie bag” to die for! Preparing our own dishes was lots of fun as we had the chance to really get to know the essence of Lebanese food. Later that evening we sat down at a beautifully decorated feast table with the food we all prepared. Being an introvert the small group of people that Sophia takes per workshop suited me really well and I can’t wait to do the next food weekend with Sophia.
Henning de BruinBloemfontein
I will be using these ingredients with enthusiasm!!! I also can’t wait to try on my apron - I am a cooking nerd!
Lisa BothaPrince Albert
A wonderful weekend indeed. I doubt what happened in Montagu will stay in Montagu…!! - A wonderful group of people altogether and thanks for orchestrating it all. We have been actively making many of the dishes you taught us with great success and enjoyment.
Arthur and Tush TauteHermanus
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Sophia’s Cookbooks
I’m a storyteller at heart, so my cookbooks are more than just page after page of recipes. They are a journey, in words and pictures, through the food and places and people that I love. I tell stories of the food I love – simple, wholesome and nostalgic, yet contemporary – in my collection of eight cookbooks, and there are more on the way.
Cookbooks