Gourmet in a Day

From planning a menu, sourcing the best possible ingredients, preparation and plating up secrets, this class is designed to increase your confidence and change the way you approach your next dinner party.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

A Day in France

The French connection is coming to the cooking school with a day of delicious traditional French cooking. Join us for a fun filled day of indulgent French cuisine enjoying a five course menu with matching wines.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Spanish Tapas

Join us for a day of tasty Spanish tapas where we will create a seven course menu highlighting the beautiful flavours of Spain.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

The Ultimate BBQ

This class is a must for those looking to completely upgrade their BBQ skills and learn how to cook a new repertoire of delicious BBQ recipes.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Asian Inspirations

Asian Inspirations combines our increasing love of Asian cuisine with our growing awareness of lighter, more healthy and gluten free eating without compromising on maximum flavour.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Fresh from the Wharf

Seafood, seafood and more seafood. This class is a must for those who love seafood and are looking to learn some fabulous new recipes with a variety of different types of fish and shellfish.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Summer Bounty

At this time of year the garden is full of fresh ripe produce and we will show you how to maximize the summer harvest by turning it into a gorgeous five course menu for you to enjoy.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

A Day in Italy

Inspired by travels throughout Italy, we share our favourite Italian dishes covering bread, antipasto, pasta making, fish or meat and an Italian dessert. We will create a gorgeous five course menu for you to enjoy in our fun filled class.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Canapes & Cocktails

Canape's and Cocktails is our new fun filled class pairing small elegant bites of food with a cocktail or two along the way. We will cover at least 8 canapes from nibbles to more substantial bites to get you inspired before your next party

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

A Day in Thailand

Inspired by our travels throughout Thailand over the years the cooking school has put together their favourite Thai dishes and have turned them into a five course menu for your to enjoy on the day and easily recreate in your own home.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Christmas Banquet

Your Christmas day menu with a modern, summery Kiwi theme. Come and join us where we will create a sumptuous five course menu that will be easy for you to recreate on Christmas Day.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Tastes of the Med

Inspired by travels throughout the Mediterranean over the years we will bring you a five course menu of our favourite dishes from all over the Med.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Indian Inspirations

Join us for our Indian Inspirations cooking class where chef Steve Bradley will recreate some of his favourite dishes having returned from his epic five week adventure throughout the Indian continent.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Bring Home the Baking

Join chef and expert baker Steve Bradley who will demonstrate all things baking related from short crust pastry, sourdough, croissant dough and a bread and butter pudding

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Winter Bistro

Join us for a day of heart warming food with recipes designed to get you through the coldest of winter days. Think hearty ragus, moreish soups, spiced slow roasted veges and gooey warm desserts all served at the large dining table.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

A Taste of Riverstone

Head Chef and owner Bevan Smith of award winning Oamaru restaurant Riverstone Kitchen is coming to Akaroa to run one day cooking classes. Confirmed dates for 2018 will be available early next year.

Autumn Harvest

With the abundance of fresh produce around at this time of year we will create a beautiful menu full of delicious seasonal recipes. Join us for a day of indulgence where we will demonstrate an inspired five course menu for you to enjoy.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Holiday Entertaining

With the holiday season fast approaching, we will be sharing our delicious, straight forward recipes for entertaining friends and family. We will cover a range of dishes from tasty lunches, snacks, dinners to cater for a crowd and desserts

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Spring Harvest

In this class we champion beautiful spring produce at the peak of the season and turn it into inspiring delicious dishes. Spring time is gorgeous on the Peninsula and with the abundance of fresh ingredients it's a great time to visit.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Mid Winter Banquet

Join us for a celebratory Mid Winter feast to fend off the winter chills. Come and spend your day tucked up inside with lots of warming dishes throughout the day and some lovely wines to compliment all of the delicious food.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Mid Week Made Easy

Join us for our brand new class that has been designed to inspire you with new ideas for those repetitive mid week meals.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

The Breakfast Club

Join The Breakfast Club where we share new and innovative ideas for that all important meal of the day.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)

Food for Thought

Good friend and patisserie expert Joachim Ogden will be coming to share his extensive dessert knowledge and will be accompanied by his partner Francesca who will impart her nutritional expertise.

• Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)