The Agrarian Kitchen
ProHighlights
- Private cooking classes for groups of ten or more in a purpose-built teaching kitchen at Willow Court, New Norfolk.
- Corporate team-building classes for up to 24 guests, cooking from scratch with produce picked from the on-site garden.
- A one-acre walled kitchen garden supplies most of the produce used across the classes, restaurant and kiosk.
About The Agrarian Kitchen
The Agrarian Kitchen is a cooking school, restaurant and kiosk set around a one-acre walled garden at Willow Court in New Norfolk. Founders Rodney Dunn and Séverine Demanet started the school on their farm, then moved it into a purpose-built teaching kitchen on this site. The kitchen has plenty of natural light, high ceilings and an open fireplace, and it holds up to 24 guests. Classes centre on cooking from the ground up, using fresh produce from the garden with local, humanely raised meat, seafood and dairy. For groups, there are two options on the class calendar. The Private Agrarian Experience is a class reserved for your own party of at least ten guests. The Corporate Team Building class takes up to 24 people and suits a workplace day out. The signature Agrarian Experience is designed for everyone, from trained chefs to people who rarely cook. It follows the seasons, so what goes on the bench depends on what the garden is producing. The garden itself includes a berry patch, greenhouse, orchards and a citrus grove. Guided one-hour tours run on most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, which can pair well with a class or a meal. The restaurant serves a set lunch menu from Friday to Sunday, and its dining room also takes private seated functions. Group class dates and details are arranged with the cooking school team.
Inclusions & amenities
Activity type
Setting
Pricing
Guided garden tours are $30 for adults and $15 for ages 9 to 17, and the restaurant set menu is $240 per person with optional drinks pairings.
Food
Beverages
Availability
What's Included
Frequently asked questions
How many people do we need for a private class?
The Private Agrarian Experience needs a minimum of ten guests. The Corporate Team Building class can take up to 24 people, which is the capacity of the teaching kitchen.
Do we need cooking experience?
No. The Agrarian Experience is pitched at everyone from qualified chefs and keen home cooks to people who do not usually cook at all, so mixed groups are well suited.
Where does the produce in the classes come from?
Most of it is grown in the on-site walled kitchen garden. The rest is local, with meat, seafood and dairy from Tasmanian producers who raise and harvest their food humanely.
Can we add a garden tour or lunch to our day?
Guided one-hour garden tours start at 11.30am on most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The restaurant serves a set lunch on those days, with reservations needed and bookings of nine or more arranged directly with the team.
Where is the cooking school?
The school is part of The Agrarian Kitchen at 11a The Avenue in New Norfolk, inside the Willow Court precinct beside the restaurant and kiosk.
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Suitable occasions
Alyssa
a month ago
Agrarian delivers an exceptional farm-to-table dining experience that beautifully marries rustic warmth with culinary sophistication. Nestled on the edge of its own expansive kitchen gardens, this hidden gem offers an 8-…
Dan Caines
2 months ago
Great discovery for lunch. Was a very cool and wet spring day but still lovely to have first course served in the green house. Wandering amongst the vege patch with a glass of vino returning to the main kitchen. Quick in…
Vanessa Marko
2 months ago
If you’re looking for something different, with a story even a dark past turned into a bright, sustainable and elegant restaurant, you’ve found it at The Agrarian kitchen. Your lunch may have a high ticket price but it d…
Renee
3 months ago
The best dining experience of 2026 to date. Food and service were both exceptional. The grounds were also amazing, we loved being guided on an informal quick tour of where and how our food was made and then able to expl…
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