Complete Cooking Skills Course Menu
This is Brisbane’s best and most comprehensive cooking course, open to the public! You will learn how to create show stopping meals based on the fundamentals of essential cookery techniques and you will learn how to simplify and adapt these skills to make meals which take minimal time or effort to prepare! The focus is on enjoying the experience, gaining confidence, and learning essential cooking and presentation techniques.
This Course runs on a Monday Evening only, 6pm – 9pm. Running consecutively for 6 x weeks from your start date. Every Monday for 6 x weeks in a row. We are closed Public Holidays so the course will be extended around these. Guests work in pairs on a table of 4, each table will share the cooking of these dishes on the day, some sides and sauces may be made for the group!
Course Start Dates for 2025
Monday 3rd March (limited spots remaining)
Monday 12th May
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Discover the art of:
Sauces and emulsions, reductions, flambés
Sauces and emulsions, reductions, flambés
Preparing the perfect steak – rare, medium rare, medium perfectly every time
Overview of meat and fish cuts, braising, roasting, getting the crispiest skin on your fish, slow cook
Pasta Making and gnocchi
Presentation skills. Garnishes and decorations, stacking
Knife tips & tricks
Eggs – poaching
Sugar work
Ice cream
Pastry work
And so much more…….
SUITABLE FOR GLUTEN FREE BUT SOME RECIPES CANNOT BE ADJUSTED! Some recipes can be adjusted but not all of them.
Pay a 50% deposit to secure your booking, with your final payment due by the Start Date.
All while enjoying a drink from our fully licensed Bar with Gin Cocktails!
our Hundreds of 5-Star Reviews
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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.
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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!!
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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 😄).
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Daniel_
We had a fantastic time and the cooking instructor and her team were very helpful. I would highly recommend the Vanilla Zulu experience.
Lose the fear of attempting to make your own meals from scratch ever again
Follow the step by step, fail-safe recipes that will produce amazing fresh dishes – full recipe e-book provided!
Learn the secret of using fresh, authentic ingredients that really make the dish and how to use them with ease
Repeat every recipe at home whenever you want and create food that is better than your local restaurant
Learn cooking techniques to use across all cuts of meats, vegetables and sauces
Knife skills and plating and more..
3hr action-packed, friendly cooking sessions in a relaxed environment over 6 consecutive weeks
Everything you need to create the most authentic, made from scratch, mouth-watering food
Apron provided
Dinner included! Enjoy a 3-course feast of the meals that you prepared – every week!
Recipe book with additional free recipes to try at home
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What To Expect in the Class
Your cooking class begins with a heart-warming welcome, introduction and chat with your fellow budding chefs. Then pop on your apron, get into the kitchen and start cooking. You will work in small groups of about two on a table of four as your Chef guides you step by step. Each week you will progress in our course.
A typical course menu includes:
Pasta making, gnocchi, focaccia and panna cotta
Braising: pork belly with perfect crackling, ciabatta, creme brûlée
Poultry work including pate, roast spatchcock, lavosh/crackers, egg poaching, chocolate tart
How to cook perfect steak and sauces, pastries and apple lattice pie, mayo and emulsions
Crispy skin salmon, smoking, stacked salads, ice creams and gelato
Lamb shoulder with date and pistachio bling, vanilla glazed donuts and soufflé.
No Refunds On Bookings
Changes / Rescheduling
Yes, you can reschedule your entire Course with a strict minimum of one week’s notice provided by email to info@vanillazulu.com.au.
One Make Up class is available with a minimum 3 x business day’s notice. On the day requests will incur a fee of $39. Once a Make Up class is scheduled, it cannot be rebooked.
Please note: The menu is based on available seasonal produce and is subject to change at the experience provider’s discretion. You will work and cook together as a team, and shared a workspace and the kitchen equipment with other participants. A group cooking session with partial group participation is the most effective and fun way to add to your cooking skills.