Private Cooking Class For Two

Code: QKB551

$250
Location: Canterbury Region
For: 2 people

Valid for 12 months
Free exchange

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Join us for a private cooking class for just you and a friend! Try your hand cooking with pasta, making desserts or just preparing scrumptious veggies. Best of all, all of the food cooked and prepared on the day will be tasted and one of the dishes will be served for lunch with a glass of wine!

Ever wanted to improve your cooking skills? Bring a friend and learn how to make delicious meals in this private cooking class for two. Choose from a variety of courses on offer, such as: Dinner Party Food, Pasta and Pastry, Vegetables and Salads, Italian Foods, Dessert and Sweets. All courses can be adapted to suit special interests or requirements. Please notify us at the time of booking your preferred cooking course. You can choose from:

Dinner Party - This demonstration will cover a wide variety of foods and skills and give you ideas on how to personalise a 4-course dinner while following a set menu.
Pasta and Pastry - Covers a range of techniques in how to make and use different doughs like shortcrust, puff pastry and pasta dough. Learn how to cook dried pasta properly and how to make ravioli, tortellini, noodles and more.
Vegetables and Salads - Learn how to cook a wide range of vegetables in many different and interesting ways. Like braised beetroot, red cabbage, ratatouille, asparagus and if available some interesting and seldom used vegetables like kohlrabi, Florence fennel or celeriac. This course also covers salads and dressings. Be inspired by vegetables and greens!
Italian Foods - Covers a range of Italian specialities like polenta, risotto, gnocchi and also some pasta. It is also designed to give you a taste and appreciation of different Italian products like olive oil, Parmesan cheese, balsamic vinegar, Parma ham, olives and much more.
Desserts and Sweets - Such as Tiramisu, Panna Cotta, Tarte Tatin and how to make simple tartlets with seasonal fruits and berries. It covers also some and sauces and crèmes.

Get some hands-on experience and the food will be served and tasted with some complimentary wine. The above menu can be changed to suit individual tastes and requirements or seasonable availability of ingredients.

This experience voucher is valid for 12 months from date of purchase.

Venue:

Rakaia Gorge - about a 60 minute easy drive from Christchurch Airport.

Session Length

The classes are held all year round, subject to availability and dependant on demand. This private class is 2 hours in duration. Please book at least 7 days in advance, where possible.

Guidelines:

The cooking class is not suitable for children. No previous knowledge or experience is required.

Numbers:

The price quoted is for two people. This is a private cooking class.

Spectators:

Not suitable for spectators.

Weather:

This experience is not affected by the weather.

Other Info:

Accommodation is also available at the Guesthouse. If you wish to stay overnight, please liaise directly with the supplier at the time of booking. The lessons are given by Swiss trained chef Robert Koller, together with wife Christine. He has won many prizes and awards in his previous restaurants.