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About Vanilla Zulu

Brisbane’s best cooking school is here! Vanilla Zulu is the place to come for cooking classes, corporate team building and special events. Located in the central and trendy suburb of Teneriffe!

Have you always wanted to do a cooking class? We offer a wide range of interactive cooking classes, including cuisines like Rustic Italian, Authentic Thai, Asian Street Food, Spanish Tapas, Eat yourself sexy, Desserts and Pastries, Middle Eastern and Vegan classes, to name just a few.

Guided by our team of accredited chefs, you will learn how to make delicious meals from scratch and enjoy hours of fun and food. Learn to cook everything with quality ingredients in a spacious and modern kitchen. Take home our Recipe Book so you can be your very own chef at your next dinner party.

Click through to read more about our chefs' backgrounds and passion for food.

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Your Culinary Adventure

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    Team Building Activities

    Celebrate a win, rebuild team relationships, reward clients, add value to your conference, or welcome new employees with an interactive cooking challenge, full of fun and laughter with one of our team-building packages.

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    Cooking Classes

    What are you looking for in your next cooking class? To learn a new skill? To express your passion for food? Or to spend a few hours laughing with friends? With our open bar and passionate chefs, whatever you are looking for in your next culinary adventure, you will find it here

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    Gift Vouchers

    Gift someone a new skill, an amazing experience, and unforgettable fun with family and friends. Click through to select your gift voucher and gift an experience that will last a lifetime!

our Chef Skills Complete Cooking Courses

All skill levels, from beginners to advanced. Hands-on, interactive cookery courses designed for those with a passion for cooking.
Choose from our two great courses:

Rustic Italian Cooking Class
Cake

Complete Cooking Skills Course 6 x weeks

Patisseries

Complete Patisserie Skills
Course 3 x weeks

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our Chefs

Our chefs are specialists in their field.  They have a wide range of skills and specialities for you to draw from.  We are Brisbane’s friendliest and most enthusiastic cooking school.

  • Chef Tong

    Chef Tong hails from Chaing Mai in Thailand and is also a professional fruit carver. Chef Tong runs our Asian Street Food, Japanese and Authentic Thai Cooking Classes.  His passion, and wealth of knowledge, make him very popular with our amazing foodie clients.

  • Chef Elle

    Chef Elle MacLennan is trained in French, Italian and Patisserie and has a wealth of knowledge and technical skills that she is happy to share with her passionate foodies. No matter your skill level Chef Elle will help learn and enjoy your cooking class.

  • Chef Luciana

    Chef Luciana Aguirre hails from Argentina. With her Turkish and Italian heritage and a passion for Mexican, Brazilian and Spanish cuisine, she is certainly a chef who can take you around the world! She is also a senior specialist in gastronomy and Haute Cuisine and is a qualified Pizza and pastry chef.

  • Chef Sean

    Chef Sean Webber hails from South Africa and brings with him 25 years of experience and a wealth of knowledge to share. Classically trained, he spent years running Chef Schools before taking an interest in mass catering and food manufacturing. As an internationally accredited culinary competition judge, he is ready to share his vast knowledge!

  • Chef Andrea

    Chef Andrea is our delightful weekend chef.  From strong Italian heritage, and having spent years living in Japan, Chef Andrea has a wonderful mix of cheffy skills.  His beautiful personality ensures every class he teaches is enjoyable.

our Books

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our Testimonials

  • Brenda_

    I have just finished the Complete Cooking Skills Course and absolutely loved it. I am already signed up for the advanced pastry class. I wanted to expand my skills in the kitchen to take my cooking to a higher level and have definitely accomplished that. Chef Mel is a passionate teacher and also just a fun, genuine person. I hear her tips in my head when I am cooking at home. I highly recommend the school.

  • Daniella_

    Fantastic experience! Will be recreating these incredible dishes at home for years to come!!!! Thanks for all the knowledge you’ve passed on. Met such lovely people too!!

  • Betty_

    My daughter completed this course and loved it. She is saving her own weekly allowance to do the advanced pastry course and the vegan course also. Meals at home have certainly changed for the better as everything she makes is restaurant quality presentation and tastes amazing. Good investment in teenagers kitchen skills. Lots of tips and tricks to make cooking easier.  100% recommend if your teenager shows any interest in cooking to send them to Vanilla Zulu . Your whole family will benefit (also friends who come for dinner parties 😄).

  • Daniel_

    We had a fantastic time and the cooking instructor and her team were very helpful. I would highly recommend the Vanilla Zulu experience.

our Foodie Blogs

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