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Category: Cooking ClassesLocation: MelbourneListings: 3

Find the Right Cooking Class in Melbourne

Getting Cooking Classes Right

A cooking class gives a party a task, a teacher and dinner in a single booking. Guests chop, fold and season side by side, then sit down to the food they made. Two of Melbourne's schools on this page are in the Inner North and one is in Bayside.

Otao Kitchen on Victoria Street, Abbotsford, covers over 20 cuisines, Korean, Vietnamese, Greek and Mexican among them, across two licensed kitchen studios with room for private or work groups of 60 to 80. Classes close with everyone at the table eating the courses they cooked, from $159 per person.

Brunswick Kitchen, on Albert Street, is run by chef Tracey Lister, whose years in Hanoi shape its northern and central Vietnamese menus; it also covers Portuguese, Mexican, Colombian and handmade pasta, with private classes for ten or more from $145 per person. Relish Mama in Sandringham is run by Nellie Kerrison, a nutritionist who has written cookbooks, and she plans a menu to suit each group, be it Moroccan, Italian, dumplings or barbecue, for 12 to 25 guests.

Before booking, work out:

  • The cuisine the group most wants to cook
  • How many are coming, from a dozen to a whole department
  • Whether you want the kitchen to yourselves
  • Whether children are joining, since Otao Kitchen and Brunswick Kitchen welcome kids

Cooking classes are a common pick for team building and for a 40th birthday party.

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Three kitchens compared

  • Otao Kitchen: the widest choice of cuisines and room for groups of 60 to 80
  • Brunswick Kitchen: smaller chef-led classes, plus full or half-day kitchen hire
  • Relish Mama: a menu designed for your group and exclusive use of the kitchen, finishing with a shared meal

Occasions these schools host

  • Corporate events and team building at all three
  • 40th and 50th birthdays
  • Christmas parties at Otao Kitchen and Relish Mama
  • Hens groups at Otao Kitchen and Relish Mama, and bucks groups at Otao Kitchen

Answers to Common Cooking Class Questions

Which Melbourne cooking school can take a group of 80?

Otao Kitchen in Abbotsford, whose two licensed kitchen studios fit private or work groups of 60 to 80.

Can we hire Brunswick Kitchen without booking a class?

Yes, Brunswick Kitchen offers full or half-day kitchen hire as well as private classes for ten or more.

Who teaches the classes at Relish Mama in Sandringham?

Nellie Kerrison, a nutritionist and cookbook writer, who designs the menu for each group.

Do we eat what we cook at Otao Kitchen?

Yes. Each class wraps up with the group at the table for the courses it has just cooked.

Is there a Vietnamese cooking class for groups in the Inner North?

Both schools there teach it: Brunswick Kitchen focuses on northern and central Vietnamese food, and Otao Kitchen includes Vietnamese among its cuisines.

How many guests does Relish Mama need for a private class?

Private groups run from 12 to 25 people.