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The Farmhouse Kitchen - cooking classes in the Hobart

The Farmhouse Kitchen (Wattle Grove)5.0 (52)

From $105pp

No cooking experience is needed, as each class explains the history behind the dishes and shows how to repeat them at home.

The Agrarian Kitchen - cooking classes in the Hobart

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The Agrarian Kitchen (New Norfolk)4.6 (498)

Cooking from base ingredients is the focus here, using freshly picked vegetables alongside local meat, seafood and dairy.

Getting Cooking Classes Right

Group cooking classes here are a country outing. One school runs from a farm at Wattle Grove in the Huon Valley, the other from New Norfolk up the Derwent Valley, and either way the class finishes at the table with the group eating what it made.

Where the two kitchens differ:

Numbers: the Huon Valley farm kitchen takes six to nine people, which suits a family birthday or a small leadership group, while the New Norfolk school takes ten to 24 for a larger team.
Menu: the farm class works through family recipes from Puglia, while the New Norfolk school shapes its classes around what comes out of its own garden beds.
Price: the farm kitchen starts at $105 per person, and the New Norfolk school quotes private and corporate sessions on enquiry.
Occasion: birthdays and team days at the farm, and corporate team building or private group classes up the Derwent Valley.

Both trips take the group well out of the city, so book a minibus or coach and let the class run without anyone watching the clock. For other ideas see team building.

Everyone has a job at the bench, so quieter staff join in without being put on the spot.
The meal at the end gives the conversation time that a quick activity never does.
Produce grown on site gives the day a sense of place that a function room in town cannot.

Questions for the kitchen

What the menu covers, and whether dietary needs can be swapped in.
Whether wine or other drinks come with the meal, or can be brought.
How long the class runs from arrival to the last plate.
What happens if the group falls below the minimum.

Seasons in the valleys

Garden and farm menus follow what is ripe, so ask what is likely to be on the bench for your date.
Winter classes are snug indoors, but the trip home is in the dark early, so set the return pickup with that in mind.
Summer weekends around the holidays fill first, and a weekday class is often easier to secure.

Answers to Common Cooking Class Questions

Can a team of around 20 take a cooking class in the Derwent Valley?

Yes. The New Norfolk school runs private and corporate classes for groups of ten to 24, built around produce from its walled garden. Prices are quoted on enquiry.

What is the smallest group the Huon Valley farm kitchen takes?

The farm kitchen at Wattle Grove takes groups of six to nine, from $105 per person, for a class in southern Italian family cooking followed by the shared meal.

Do the country cooking schools finish with a sit-down meal?

The Huon Valley farm class ends with the group sharing what it cooked. Ask the New Norfolk school how its private and team sessions wrap up.

How should a group travel out to a valley cooking class?

Charter a minibus or coach, or book a hired driver, so the group arrives together and nobody is worried about the trip home after a long lunch.

Is a farm cooking class suitable for a birthday?

Yes. The Wattle Grove farm kitchen lists birthdays alongside team days, and its small group size suits a family or close friends.