Going to a farmers market can be a great way to get to know regional cuisine, but to get the most of your experience, why not bring a chef along?

In New York, you can tour the Greenmarket with local chefs to learn how ingredients influence their menus.

After that, you’ll eat a meal with those ingredients, all included in the $125 price tag.

In Napa Valley, Cooking with Julie starts with a visit to the farmers market followed by a hands-on cooking class and a three-course lunch.

That experience will cost you about $185.

If you’d prefer to stay out of the kitchen, the farmers markets in both Dallas and San Francisco offer demonstrative cooking classes.

And, if you want to get your culinary market experience abroad, Food & Wine Trails offers trips to Northern Spain and Tuscany that include tours of some of the largest food markets in Europe, plus hands-on cooking lessons, meals and wine tasting.

Get more great food experiences in our Culinary Travels section.

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