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Started our work Xmas party here with Paul and the team. Paul was a well of knowledge and I think we all took a lot home from the session. The food was amazing with one of the best steaks I have had in a long while and Paul is a great guy, happy to answer questions and happy to have a good laugh. Would recommend the experience to anyone even if you don't like to BBQ as the food is so good! Cheers
Just completed a fabulous BBQ/Smoking course run by Paul. What an amazing experience. Great knowledge of the produce being used as well as why things should done the way they are
My partner and I did the dumpling cooking class with Ken today. It was fantastic! Ken was really friendly, funny and knowledgeable. He showed us great tips with so much utility, even as simple as best practice chopping techniques. The dumplings and dipping sauces we made were absolutely delicious and we had so much fun making them. Highly recommend and will be back for other classes.
So far we've done 3 classes here.
Seafood BBQ with Paul
This was the best class that we've done, Paul showed us how the tips and tricks on opening oysters. We've cooked most of the dishes several times at home. The fish curry is our favourite dish. Paul is patient and answers questions thoroughly. The recipes provided were accurate and easy to follow.
Japanese street food
This was great session. It was great to learn how to make the sauces. However I felt like the ingredients were more difficult to source. We've not made the dishes from this course as much. The cabbage pancake was great! The chef was friendly and knowledgeable. The recipes provided were easy to follow.
Bread baking
This was the most recent class we did. The pastry teacher knew her stuff. However the recipes provided weren't accurate and is not clear. The class was fun and tasty too!
Seafood BBQ with Paul
This was the best class that we've done, Paul showed us how the tips and tricks on opening oysters. We've cooked most of the dishes several times at home. The fish curry is our favourite dish. Paul is patient and answers questions thoroughly. The recipes provided were accurate and easy to follow.
Japanese street food
This was great session. It was great to learn how to make the sauces. However I felt like the ingredients were more difficult to source. We've not made the dishes from this course as much. The cabbage pancake was great! The chef was friendly and knowledgeable. The recipes provided were easy to follow.
Bread baking
This was the most recent class we did. The pastry teacher knew her stuff. However the recipes provided weren't accurate and is not clear. The class was fun and tasty too!
I attended the 4-week Adult Beginner’s cooking course which was led by head chef Paul Pereira.
Paul is extremely experienced and knowledgeable. I really appreciated the anecdotes and tips that Paul would share throughout the class.
The food we prepared each week was delicious. It was great to try it during the class and then have enough to take some home.
I highly recommend Sydney Cooking School and I look forward to coming back.
Paul is extremely experienced and knowledgeable. I really appreciated the anecdotes and tips that Paul would share throughout the class.
The food we prepared each week was delicious. It was great to try it during the class and then have enough to take some home.
I highly recommend Sydney Cooking School and I look forward to coming back.
I recently went to Sydney Cooking School for a birthday present. My partner and I really enjoyed the French cooking class and learnt lots of useful tips. The chef was very professional and answered any questions we had. After cooking we got to sit down and enjoy the 3 course meal which included a cheese soufflé, lamb and ratatouille and chocolate fondant. We loved it so much we are already thinking of going again or gifting to experience to friends. Highly recommend!
We did the seafood BBQ yesterday with some friends and it was very fun and also full of information. Recipes approachable for a home cook! Highly recommend
**update** our Australia Day spread included several dishes from the class cooked at home on normal grilling equipment - everything turned out great! Highly transferable for actual home cooks.
**update** our Australia Day spread included several dishes from the class cooked at home on normal grilling equipment - everything turned out great! Highly transferable for actual home cooks.
We had a great experience with chef Paul at American BBQ masterclass today! Friendly atmosphere, small group, lots of valuable information. We really enjoyed it! It was an awesome birthday gift for my husband.
Its more like cookie making observation rather than a Macaron cooking class. What is made in this session is not the smooth and nice looking/texture macarons you see at the shops but rather more similar to cookies with a rough surface.
We went in on a Sunday morning with our friends to a macaron cooking session anticipating a fun Sunday morning but the chef/cook/instructor ( Laurent) was a bit too serious for hat this was all about. Definitely learn something but its no different to learning from a few youtube videos. Most people do this for fun and enjoyable experience but I guess the instructor attitude ruins it all.
We observed making for different tastes of Macaron and participated by taking turn for a few seconds each in the mixing, weighing, forming, etc. you dont get the opportunity to make your own. The 3 hours fast pace session starts with a 30 minutes of non stop and not interesting information about other cooking courses offered in this centre ( Marketing) and 2.5 hours of standing up and watching the instructor do things.
You dont really enter the kitchen area and everything happens on a table at the shop front.
You will taste one of each kind ( made by the previous day class) and get to take home a small box of one of each kind ( from what you made on the day).
Not sure if I want to recommend this to anyone since its a bit intense and you may be humiliated by the i structor if you ask a question.
We went in on a Sunday morning with our friends to a macaron cooking session anticipating a fun Sunday morning but the chef/cook/instructor ( Laurent) was a bit too serious for hat this was all about. Definitely learn something but its no different to learning from a few youtube videos. Most people do this for fun and enjoyable experience but I guess the instructor attitude ruins it all.
We observed making for different tastes of Macaron and participated by taking turn for a few seconds each in the mixing, weighing, forming, etc. you dont get the opportunity to make your own. The 3 hours fast pace session starts with a 30 minutes of non stop and not interesting information about other cooking courses offered in this centre ( Marketing) and 2.5 hours of standing up and watching the instructor do things.
You dont really enter the kitchen area and everything happens on a table at the shop front.
You will taste one of each kind ( made by the previous day class) and get to take home a small box of one of each kind ( from what you made on the day).
Not sure if I want to recommend this to anyone since its a bit intense and you may be humiliated by the i structor if you ask a question.
Chef Laurent was amazing! This was my first cooking class so I was very nervous and me and my gf had a great time cooking with him and the other two participants. He was very knowledgeable about his craft and really enjoyed hearing his stories and experiences. Thanks so much for the free CVN-78 postcard and I hope to attend another class when I visit Sydney again! 5 star for sure :)
I wasn't impressed.
It is evident that the chef is incredibly controlling. He held our hands as we pipped macron and told a participant he wouldn't risk them not being perfect as they are for tomorrow's class. I thought this was going to be fun and engaging but he made it incredibly uncomfortable.
I'm glad I went with friends because that was the only part I enjoyed. I didn't buy anything because of his attitude.
Wouldn't go again.
It is evident that the chef is incredibly controlling. He held our hands as we pipped macron and told a participant he wouldn't risk them not being perfect as they are for tomorrow's class. I thought this was going to be fun and engaging but he made it incredibly uncomfortable.
I'm glad I went with friends because that was the only part I enjoyed. I didn't buy anything because of his attitude.
Wouldn't go again.
Awesome learning experience with Laurent, incredible chef and teacher. Very explicit and teaches you many tips and tricks when cooking (eg. basic tips, folding, pasting and minimising waste tips). Offers plenty of constructive criticism with the goal of improving you to cook better which is what you want!! Learnt heaps and would love to come back again!
I've done a few 8-week courses with Laurent over the years and have always found them to be very good value and educational. Nice small groups. And we love all the meals we get to take home! For people doing a Groupon class, you can't expect to be too hands-on or take home a big bag of goodies, nor should you be surprised if the school tries to sell their merchandise. Businesses make almost no money from these deals. I do agree that the premises need a bit of maintenance but you won't get a better value class elsewhere in Sydney.
Did a taster course for making macrons and it was a lot of fun. My course we were mostly assisting the chef but I still felt pretty exhausted after the 2.5 hours. Also the ingredients that can be purchase there is really cheap compared to market value
I picked up a deal on groupon and did the macaron masterclass. It was only short but enough for me to fine tune skills. I have made the more complicated macarons with Italian meringue (which takes 6 hours to make) so I understand why there is not enough time in a 2 1/2 hour class for everyone to be making them (for those complaining it was not hands on enough). It gives you a quick feel for what is involved and I was glad to learn how to make an easier one using French meringue.
I really enjoyed it so I joined the 8 week french pastry course. I have absolutely loved it. It is intense as you are cooking 3 desserts in 2 1/2 hours but I have learnt so much. My husband loves what I am bringing home and I am eager to do another 8 week course. The lady that stands opposite me has done 9 of the courses
I really enjoyed it so I joined the 8 week french pastry course. I have absolutely loved it. It is intense as you are cooking 3 desserts in 2 1/2 hours but I have learnt so much. My husband loves what I am bringing home and I am eager to do another 8 week course. The lady that stands opposite me has done 9 of the courses
The floor and toilet was quite dirty and even though the teaching we got was good and thorough, there was far less teaching than constant sales encouraging students to buy products from the store. Also, for what was supposed to be a hands-on class, we got very little chance to do much ourselves, rather taking turns to do small things. We only got to taste/take home a small number of macarons at the end. Not recommended.