Family Kitchen

Parents and children cook together in the Aroleid kitchen — a morning session that ends at the table.

Children cook alongside their parents, guided by Marian. The recipes are chosen to be genuinely achievable by a ten-year-old and genuinely interesting to the adults beside them. No condescension, no simplified versions — the same kitchen, the same standards, adapted for hands of different sizes. The session ends with a meal the group made together, eaten at the same table.

What you'll learn

• Knife skills for younger hands: safe technique, correct posture, and confidence with basic cuts
• Dough and pastry: how ingredients combine and what changes when ratios shift
• Sauce basics: building flavour in stages rather than adding everything at once
• How to read heat in a pan — what it looks and sounds like at the right temperature
• Plating: how presentation works and why it matters even when eating at home

Session details

Duration: 2.5 hours
Group size: Maximum 6 guests (adults and children together)
Minimum age: 8 years
Location: Aroleid Restaurant kitchen, Zermatt
Includes: All ingredients, aprons for children, full meal together at the end
Prerequisites: None. No cooking experience required from any participant.
Timing note: Works best as a morning session — leaves the afternoon free for the mountain. Menu changes seasonally.

Book as a family or alongside another family. Suitable for guests staying in chalets, lodges, or the Aroleid Lodge itself.

This product may be eligible for a deposit payment.