Cooking Courses
Learn to cook at Sydney Community College. Cooking and Lifestyle courses in Sydney.
Roll up your sleeves and say “yes, Chef!” to a chance to learn some tasty new skills. Nothing beats the hands-on experience of learning to cook in a real kitchen from a real chef. It’s fun and it’s social – and best of all, you get to eat your class projects!
Sydney Community College offers an inspiring and contemporary range of practical and tasty cooking classes and if you like your food plant-based, we have a great range of vegan courses.
As a not-for-profit education provider with 30 years experience in adult education, we offer high quality courses, workshops and studios to help you gain new knowledge and skills you can put into practice right away.
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Cake Baking & Decoration | Cooking International Cuisine | Cooking Vegan
Cooking: Burman Kitchen
Learn how to cook authentic Burmese food at this workshop with our cooking courses in Sydney. Burmese Cuisine has been tipped by many as a hot food trend in 2020 – here in Australia and throughout the world, including London where Burmese fine dining restaurants and street food pop-ups are dishing up fragrant plates of spicy food in every borough. Here in Sydney, sister-in-laws Lay Lay Naing and Tin Tin Khine have brought the traditional flavours of Myanmar (formerly Burma) to...
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Cooking: Paella, Churros, Sangria
Learn how to prepare authentic Spanish Paella, Churros & Sangria with our cooking courses in Sydney. Hola Friday, the only decision you should need to make today is if you will have white or red sangria! This class commences with a nice chilled summery Sangria filled with ice, fizz and seasonal fruit to celebrate the end of the week. Spanish chef Ricardo Zaratustra will show you how to make some delicious tapas to commence the evening... as we know you will be hungry and then work...
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Cooking: Classic French Pastry
Learn how to prepare authentic French pastry at this workshop with our cooking courses in Sydney. During this 3.5 hour class, French chef Pierre Gaudin will guide you through a series of classic French desserts and teach you how to present them with absolute sophistication as he has done for many years working in top restaurants in Paris and France. Course content Pate a Choux avec Crème Patissiere au Café - Choux pastry with coffee custard cream Tarte Citron et Meringue – Lemon...
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Cooking: Knife Skills
Learn knife skills at this workshop with our cooking courses in Sydney. Good knife skills are the key to success in the kitchen, once you know the basics, the world of cooking will be opened up to you. Join this course to learn from a professional chef how to professionally bone, slice, dice, julienne and chiffonade a range of different ingredients. The kitchen bench will be stacked high with an array of different produce for you to practice as the Chef gives you guidance as you...
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Cooking: Essentially Spanish
Learn how to prepare authentic Spanish Tapas with our hands-on cooking courses in Sydney. Come on a culinary journey through Spain and learn to make a selection of classic tapas dishes. With his knowledge and sparkly personality, Spanish Chef, Ricardo Zaratustra will share his family recipes and guide you through an entertaining class full of fun and flavours. Course content Jamon Iberico, Olives and Spanish White Anchovies Begin your night nibbling at this with a glass of Rioja...
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Cooking: Vegan Pasta Workshop
Learn to cook traditional Italian fresh pasta – egg-free and dairy-free. You may have left behind the eggs and cheese, but you can still enjoy authentic pasta dishes. Join this workshop – with Italian chef (and vego) Alessio – to learn all about pasta and how to make it using only vegan ingredients and ethical food practices. First, nail the basic dough. Then (and here’s where you’ll wish you had more hands) work it through a traditional pasta machine, just like Nonna, to create...
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Cooking: Mastering Gnocchi
Learn how to make your own fresh gnocchi at this workshop with our cooking courses in Sydney. If you have always wanted to master the art of making beautiful authentic Gnocchi, then this is the class for you. Join our favourite and incredibly talented Italian chef, Davide Tonucci, in this hands-on class where he will cover 3 very different variations of gnocchi. Course content Potato Gnocchi with traditional sugo – Davide will demonstrate Slow Cooked Beef Cheek Ragu in red wine....
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Cooking: Moroccan Feast
Learn how to prepare authentic Moroccan cuisine with our cooking courses in Sydney. Join Wanitha Tanasingan in this hands-on Moroccan cooking class and learn all about the beautiful balance of spice used in this incredibly flavoursome cuisine. This class covers preparation of fish and poultry along with all wet and dry spice mixes from scratch. Finish up by digging into this feast accompanied by a chilled glass of Riesling. Course content Chicken Tagine Chermoula Snapper Orange &...
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Cooking: Perfecting Pork
Learn how to cook delicious pork with our cooking courses in Sydney. In this hands on cooking class not only will you learn to perfect crispy pork crackling and prepare pork belly to melt in the mouth perfection but Ricardo Zaratustra will also show you how to add flavours and spices to bring it to the next level. Finish the evening by enjoying your delicious meat feast with a glass of Australian Pinot. Course content Crispy belly – how to prepare tender, moist pork belly with...
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Cooking: Essentially Italian
Learn how to cook authentic Italian food at this workshop with our cooking courses in Sydney. Come and work with Italian chef, Davide Tonucci and create a stunning feast that covers the basics of Italian cooking. Everything in this class is made from scratch, you will learn the art of working with beautiful seasonal produce, making pasta, pastry and classic Italian sauces. The class commences with a refreshing Aperol Spritz and some classic antipasti, as we know you will arrive...
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