In Cucina Cooking Academy

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Pricing: From $150 per personCategory: Cooking ClassesLocation: 1/26A Gow Street, Padstow NSW 2211

Highlights

Italian cooking school built around wood-fired ovens
Three-hour pizza classes capped at 10 people, with food and wine included
Private classes for birthdays, hens, bucks and team days, with a custom menu

About In Cucina Cooking Academy

In Cucina Cooking Academy is an Italian cooking school on Gow Street in Padstow, in a recently renovated event space and kitchen. It has been teaching for around ten years, and its speciality is cooking in wood-fired ovens. Classes cover pizza, sourdough and other breads, meat and seafood, and have grown to include pasta, gnocchi, risotto and pastry. The emphasis is on home-style dishes you can make again in your own kitchen. The public pizza class is the easiest way in. It runs for about three hours with an internationally accredited pizza chef, takes between six and ten people, and costs $150 per person including ingredients, food and wine, a laminated dough recipe and dough balls to take home. A wood-fired meat and seafood class is listed at $180 per person, and a six-hour professional masterclass for aspiring pizza makers costs $1,200 for one to six people. For celebrations and team days, In Cucina runs private classes of about three hours, including the meal at the end. You can stick to one of the standard menus, combine a few, or have one written for your group, and everyone gets a laminated copy of the recipes. Birthdays, hens and bucks groups, anniversaries and work teams are all catered for, with a small surprise added for birthdays. Private sessions run Monday to Friday, mornings or afternoons, and it's best to enquire eight to ten weeks ahead. Public classes are for over-16s.

Inclusions & amenities

Activity type

Cooking Classes

Price range (per person)

$150pp+

Pricing

The wood-fired pizza class costs $150 per person and the meat and seafood class is listed at $180 per person. The six-hour professional pizza and baking masterclass is $1,200 for one to six people. Private parties and team-building classes are priced on enquiry. Gift vouchers are available and stay valid for three years.

Food

Every class ends with the group sitting down to eat what it has cooked, and private groups can take their leftovers home.

Beverages

Wine is served with the food in the public pizza class.

Availability

Private parties and team-building sessions run Monday to Friday in the morning or afternoon, ideally booked eight to ten weeks ahead. Public pizza classes run on set dates, and the next one listed is 24 October 2026.

What's Included

Hands-on tuition from the chef, all ingredients, aprons, and laminated recipes for each guest, followed by a shared meal of the dishes you make. The pizza class also includes dough balls to take home.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a cooking class at In Cucina?

The wood-fired pizza class is $150 per person and the meat and seafood class is listed at $180 per person. Private party and team-building classes are quoted on enquiry.

How many people can join a class?

Public pizza classes need at least six people and take no more than 10. Private events are planned around your group, so include your numbers when you enquire.

How long does a class run?

Most classes last about three hours, including time to eat what you've cooked, though the pizza class often runs a little over as guests stay to chat with the chef.

Is there an age limit?

Participants in the public classes must be over 16. Spectators can't attend, and aprons are provided, but wear casual clothes as they may get messy.

When can we book a private party or team day?

Private sessions run Monday to Friday in the morning or afternoon. In Cucina suggests enquiring eight to ten weeks ahead so the class can be planned properly, and noting any dietary needs.

Where we are

Suitable occasions

Birthday Party Bucks Party Corporate Event Hens Party Team Building

Reviews

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Carlos Sotomayor

9 months ago

Excellent course. Very good set up, very knowledgeable and friendly instructor in Mario, and the pizzas we made were great. Definitely walked away with some improved skills.

Prakash Wilson

a year ago

Very good class .. I thoroughly enjoyed the pizza class . Joe is a great teacher ,. We did the dough , stretched it , ‘scooped’ it .

vanessa thomas

2 years ago

Course was great from a genuine Italian Pizza Connoisseur! Explained everything well and answered all our questions. Would happily recommend. I feel more confident now in using my own pizza oven when it's construction i…

Mark Hoban

2 years ago

Was a fantastic full experience. Plenty of great tips even for those who have made & cooked their own pizzas before. From how best to start your fire to how to prepare your toppings prior to putting on your pizza and of…

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