Taste

Learn how to make traditional buttercream icing, layer your cake and develop your icing and piping skills and discover techniques to make decorations using flower paste and chocolate. All ingredients included in course fee.

During this intensely practical, hands-on workshop, you will be guided through each step of the cheesemaking process while making your very own round of Double Cream ‘NZ style’ Brie. You will also be shown how to make Burrata (Cream filled Mozzarella) cheese which you will get to sample afterwards. All ingredients included in course fee.

A practical workshop where you’ll make a round of farmhouse style cheddar and take it home in a cheese press which is yours to keep. All ingredients (and a cheese press) included in course fee.

Always wanted to make your own feta? Find out how and take home your own round, plus get a demo on making mozzarella. All ingredients included in course fee.

Discover how easy it is to make halloumi and ricotta cheeses from scratch. You'll make the cheese and get to take it home too! All ingredients provided.

Keen to try your hand at making staple Chinese foods from scratch? Avoid the additives and learn how to create fresh egg noodles and traditional meat buns. Replicate these delicious basics of Chinese cuisine to enjoy at home. Some communal ingredients supplied, a list of other ingredients will be sent out before the course starts (approx cost $35).

Not Kiwi “Indian” takeaways but real Indian food like they cook at home in Manjula’s native Gujarat! All ingredients included in course fee.

Indian food is one of the great cuisines of the world and creates robust fully-flavoured vegan dishes. Learn how to create intense and delicious flavours with freshly prepared spices and herbs. All ingredients included in course fee.

Create a range of delicious and nutritious meat-free dishes, with an Indian focus. All ingredients included in course fee.

Masala is the Indian word for curry. Spend the day making a range of curries both from scratch and by adapting spice packets, for family meals and special occasions. All ingredients included in course fee.

Create more scrumptious dishes in this half-day workshop, suitable for both Mei-Fen's previous students as well as newcomers to Singapore Hawker Food. Some communal ingredients included in course fee, a list of other ingredients to bring will be sent out before the course starts (approx cost $35).

Take a culinary tour of the streets of Mumbai and learn how to create a range of great Indian foods and snacks. All ingredients provided.

Kick-start your plant-based or vegan diet, or learn how you can better accommodate your herbivorous friends and family with this 3-session dive into vegan plant food basics. You’ll create nutrient-rich and satisfying meals, snacks and discover what pantry essentials you need. All ingredients provided.

Get a taste of Singapore in our half-day workshop where you’ll make some traditional hawker recipes. Some communal ingredients supplied, a list of other ingredients will be sent out before the course starts (approx cost $35).

Gain a panoramic picture of popular Vietnamese Street Foods, which you can enjoy at any time of day and find out how to make some of them with ingredients you can easily find in New Zealand. All ingredients included in course fee.