Cooking Class Schedule

Starting with an innovative introduction to samosas served with coriander chutney, our food journey takes you to the streets of India for the best samosas, sambar (lentil-based vegetable stew), tamatar kasundi (pickled tomato chutney) and chicken tandoori. Time to bring over your friends for a dinner party!

Learn all about the almighty “Chilli”, and how to use chillies for their flavours as well as their heat. Featuring the famous Puebla dish of “mole poblano” (chicken in chocolate chilli sauce), you will also create some wonderful dishes to accompany this taste sensation plus “little bundles of joy” tamales!
This class is for those who want to spend a bit more time learning a “classic” dish that is a major part of the rich colourful history of Mexico. Victor helped create the Mexican food revolution in Australia, taking it from ‘the same seven ingredients rolled differently” to a cuisine respected for its subtle complexity. This recipe was published in Gourmet Traveller so note you will be the host of the moment when you make this for your friends. This particular class is suitable for cooks with a big thirst for knowledge.

Spring in France makes our hearts yearn for classic cool dishes that infuse this class with Spring bistro ambience. Learn traditional sauces and spring vegetables, think duck a l’orange, prawn salad with tarragon vinaigrette, fresh radishes with cultured butter & smoked salt, tarte tatin and more!

Tantalise your senses in a hands-on cooking class feast of modern Moroccan cuisine. Imagine chicken tagine that melts in your mouth, couscous steamed to perfection, harissa for zest, honeyed eggplant, fresh orange, fennel salad with orange blossom, Kahlúa date crepes - you’ll be surprised by what you discover

We offer you easy-to-do Vietnamese recipes that are sure to impress. From making your own crispy spring rolls to amazing dipping sauces, Vietnamese prawn pancake, succulent Vietnamese pork chops, calamari & pomelo salad, you will be thrilled by the full, fresh flavours of Vietnamese food you will be able to create. This class will introduce you to Vietnamese spring rolls, Vietnamese pork chop, calamari pomelo salad. Cook for the family or friends and have your own dinner party (and let them help wash up!)

Chef Wanitha Tanasingam brings you her spice infused amazing Malaysian cooking. Wanitha alone is worth the class fee as she will teach you how to make some of the great and easy "hawker style" dishes from her native land. Think delicious noodle dishes like char kway teow, chicken curry, roti jala (lace pancake), and Buah Rojak (spiced fruit salad). This class is a must for food lovers.

Victor travelled to the Greek Islands for years leading food tours and returned with fabulous recipes and stories. You will learn about olives and olive oil and make and eat wonderful purees of aubergine and fava, octopus simmered in red wine, and prawns saganaki, just to name a few… Come and immerse yourself in the flavours of Greece and say “Yasu!” as you create and enjoy the best of the Mediterranean.

Be seduced by the smells of saffron, garlic, chorizo, and Spanish paprika as you click your heels and journey to Spain for the day. Learn to make perfect seafood paella in authentic style, why the right saffron is so important, what type of pans to use and how to compliment it with savoury tapas like blistered padrón peppers, albondigas, ajillo mushrooms and Catalan spinach. Expect sultry flavours to this delicious class. 

The food of this country is absolutely healthy and delicious so come along to experience big bold flavours as we create a Lebanese banquet with kofta, spiced chicken with pistachio pesto, tabbouleh, hoummos, and the most amazing whole Lebanese style fish you can imagine. Discover the lusciousness of Lebanese!