Tastings of delicatessen, oils, liqueurs and spirits at vomFASS in Karlsruhe

Culinary workshops, courses and tastings in Karlsruhe

from Alisa Litterst

17.09.2025

Enjoyment and fun at the same time in Karlsruhe city center

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Karlsruhe is a real hotspot for anyone who is enthusiastic about tastings and culinary workshops. A variety of exciting courses right in the city center invite you to join in, taste and enjoy. 

Experience culinary cooking and baking diversity in Karlsruhe

Cooking is enjoyment and coming together at the same time - so if you'd like to swing a wooden spoon together and pick up a few tips, you should visit "Karlsruhe Cooks" should drop by. 

Since spring 2019, "Karlsruhe Kocht" can be found in the show kitchen at Karlstraße 30 - 32. Christian and Susanne Freytag's courses have been very popular ever since and, depending on the topic, are fully booked in no time at all. A journey into the culinary world of faraway Japan, brewing your own beer, baking your first bread or learning how to conjure up the perfect sauce - the choice of courses is huge:

  • Tapas cooking course
  • Fish cooking course
  • Game cooking course
  • Baden meets Swabia
  • Cooking course Orient/Jerusalem
  • Basic sauces and advanced sauces cooking courses

and many more - a complete overview of all courses can be found on the website. Whether with friends, family, colleagues (keyword Christmas party!) or alone - fun and enjoyment are guaranteed here.

If you prefer to learn more about the craft of pastry-making and love to bake, the courses at the Pâtisserie Ludwig are just right for you. Who wouldn't want to be able to conjure up the little delicacies from Pâtisserie Ludwig at home? From cassis chocolate and vanilla berry dream tartlets to the finest macarons - the professionals reveal their tips and tricks here. The three and a half hour baking courses take place at the Backstube am Stadtgarten, near the main train station in Karlsruhe, and participants get to take home a whole host of freshly baked tartlets or macarons as well as the coveted recipes.

Further cooking and baking courses in Karlsruhe city center are also available at the Fallah Cooking School.

Culinary tastings in the heart of Karlsruhe

In addition to the cooking and baking courses in the city center, tastings in Karlsruhe have also enjoyed great popularity for many years. These are not just about tasting, but also about understanding - origin, production and possible combinations are also the focus here. At vomFass on Karlsruhe's market square, visitors can get to know the gourmet world of owner Jule Kalmbach. Everything here revolves around delicatessen products, oils, liqueurs, spirits and everything that makes life tasty. "We've been here at our new location in the heart of the fan-shaped city for a year now and have plenty of space for our tastings," says Jule. In summer, the events take place outside on the small terrace directly in front of the store. Sprizz drinks, wine and gin and tonics or non-alcoholic drinks are also available there during the day. "The events can be attended on the set dates or booked as a private event for company events, birthday parties or stag and hen parties for eight or more people," says the owner. The range of tastings large:

  • Rum Tasting
  • Spirits Tasting
  • Wine tasting
  • Pleasure evenings
  • Dressing workshop
  • Whiskey Tasting
  • Gin Tasting

Since the summer, Gaby Schwebe has also been in her new location in the southern Waldstraße 95 with El Corazón, taking you into the delightful world of wines, whiskeys, rum and gins. spirits tastings - It's worth stopping by!

Also in the southern Waldstraße and in the immediate vicinity of El Corazón, the popular Café Yollie offers various indulgence workshops such as the latte art workshop, where you can learn how to conjure up a heart, a leaf or a small swan in the milk foam of your coffee. The workshops are often combined with creative tasks - painting ceramics with a splash of pleasure or creating pearl jewelry and enjoying prosecco. Here, pleasure and art go hand in hand.

Want to do more than just watch? Then book a tasting or enjoyment workshop for yourself and your loved ones (perhaps as a gift) in Karlsruhe city center, be surprised by completely new ideas and delights and take a look behind the scenes!