Get up to speed with essential kitchen skills or learn a new cuisine in our hands-on cooking classes – Chinese, Italian, Mexican, Spanish, Morocco and much more.
Try this rewarding and fun experience today.
Learn how to make a delicious range of authentic Spanish pintxos and tapas dishes, including chorizo and mushrooms cooked in red wine, crispy calamari with aioli, jamon croquettes, a trio of pintxos (Spanish bar snacks), gambas pil pil (sizzling garlic prawns), Spanish tortilla and albondigas...
Please visit CAE Customer Service Centre or phone 9652 0611 to enquire about enrolling in this course
This course celebrates classic and authentic Asian cuisine that can be comfortably created by the home chef. Chef Szuting Lin creates pickled cucumber and onion,Taiwanese style stir fried rice noodles, chicken braised in wine and sesame, stir fried tomato and eggs and Chinese egg tart.
Thursday, 17th May - 1 class
Session ID
DHAM2002C
17 May - 17 May
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$149 / $142 (conc)
$149 / $142 (conc)
Teacher
Sooty Morrish
Sooty Morrish
Join Italian-born chef Simone Mancin to create a range of traditional Italian dishes that are perfect for Melbourne’s warm weather: classic Caprese salad, Mediterranean grilled vegetables, salmon carpaccio, spinach & ricotta crespelle, vitello tonnato and delightfully wobbly panna...
Please visit CAE Customer Service Centre or phone 9652 0611 to enquire about enrolling in this course
Get up to speed with essential kitchen skills in this hands-on cooking class for beginners. Whether you want to build your confidence in the kitchen or expand your cooking repertoire, this class will help you master basic techniques for creating terrific pastas, casseroles, stir fries and curries...
Wednesday, 2nd May - 1 class
Session ID
DHY44602C
2 May - 2 May
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$149 / $142 (conc)
$149 / $142 (conc)
Teacher
Simone Mancin
Simone Mancin
Tuesday, 7th August - 1 class
Session ID
DHY44603C
7 Aug - 7 Aug
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$165 / $157 (conc)
$165 / $157 (conc)
Teacher
Simone Mancin
Simone Mancin
So you have the basics down pat. You can pan fry to perfection and cook a mean roast. Now it’s time to expand your culinary repertoire. Join Chef Simone Mancin as he shows you how to cure, confit, poach and sous vide. You’ll even learn how to dehydrate fruits and vegetables and all...
Tuesday, 19th June - 1 class
Session ID
DHAL7101C
19 Jun - 19 Jun
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$149 / $142 (conc)
$149 / $142 (conc)
Teacher
Simone Mancin
Simone Mancin
Discover the pleasures of French cuisine with European-trained chef, Simone Mancin. In this delightful culinary journey of France you’ll learn how to prepare classic dishes such as French onion soup, quiche Lorraine, coq a vin, gratin dauphinoise and the deliciously satisfying apple tarte...
Tuesday, 29th May - 1 class
Session ID
DHZ78201C
29 May - 29 May
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$149 / $142 (conc)
$149 / $142 (conc)
Teacher
Simone Mancin
Simone Mancin
Italian trained chef, Simone Mancin takes the fear out of creating two classic Italian dishes – Gnocchi and Risotto. Learn how to prepare pork sausage risotto, mushroom ‘barlotto’ (barley risotto) and beetroot risotto, as well as classic potato gnocchi with blue...
Tuesday, 8th May - 1 class
Session ID
DHAM1901C
8 May - 8 May
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$149 / $142 (conc)
$149 / $142 (conc)
Teacher
Simone Mancin
Simone Mancin
Learn how to perfect a few basic sauces and you will elevate your cooking skills to new heights, turn a good dish into a sensational dish, every time. And it doesn’t have to be complex and time consuming. Chef Simone Mancin will show you how to make hollandaise,...
Please visit CAE Customer Service Centre or phone 9652 0611 to enquire about enrolling in this course
Home-made bread making provides the home-cook with wholesome fresh products at minimal cost. This session will focus on white loaves, pizza dough, brioche dough and more where participants learn to knead, rest and bake dough for warm and delicious results. The class includes hands-on...
Saturday, 26th May - 1 class
Session ID
DHZ84902C
26 May - 26 May
9:30am - 2:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$215 / $205 (conc)
$215 / $205 (conc)
Teacher
Simone Mancin
Simone Mancin
Chop, slice, julienne and dice your way to enhanced kitchen knife skills with chef Simone Mancin. Discover the different types of knives available, how to hold them correctly, sharpening, care and storage. Practise the variety of cutting techniques, from basic slicing to brunoise, and learn how to...
Saturday, 16th June - 1 class
Session ID
DHW58802C
16 Jun - 16 Jun
9:30am - 2:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$215 / $205 (conc)
$215 / $205 (conc)
Teacher
Simone Mancin
Simone Mancin
Learn the secrets of making authentic fresh pasta with Italian Chef Simone Mancin.
Simone will soon have you rolling, cutting and shaping your hand made dough to create classic pasta dishes including pumpkin and ricotta rotolo, duck ravioli, spaghetti alla carbonara, trofie with basil and rocket...
Saturday, 28th July - 1 class
Session ID
DHY47702C
28 Jul - 28 Jul
10:00am - 2:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$199 / $190 (conc)
$199 / $190 (conc)
Teacher
Simone Mancin
Simone Mancin
Delicious, wholesome pies are the ultimate comfort food. Chef Simone Mancin reveals the secrets for making fabulous buttery pie crust that can be used as a base for creating an endless variety of delicious pies, quiches and tarts. Join Simone to make classic beef and burgundy...
Please visit CAE Customer Service Centre or phone 9652 0611 to enquire about enrolling in this course
Pork offers a healthy, tasty and versatile addition to your home cooking. Chef Simone Mancin creates five delicious classic dishes using a variety of pork cuts, including twice cooked pork belly, braised pork ribs, spicy pork ragu, ham hock terrine and pulled pork tacos. Recipes are...
Please visit CAE Customer Service Centre or phone 9652 0611 to enquire about enrolling in this course
Learn how to make Spain’s celebrated dish, paella! From where to source the best Spanishingredients to preparing and cooking two delicious varieties – Paella de Marisco (seafood) and Paella de Jerezana (chicken, chorizo, calamari and peas), Chef Simone Mancin will guide you. In this...
Wednesday, 6th June - 1 class
Session ID
DHZ69701C
6 Jun - 6 Jun
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$149 / $142 (conc)
$149 / $142 (conc)
Teacher
Simone Mancin
Simone Mancin
Classic Tex Mex cuisine is all about a delicious combo of Mexican food and Southern American influences that is perfect for easy, relaxed eating with family and friends. Leam how to create the food that has the restaurants buzzing. Try slow braised pork chipotle tacos, spicy black bean, corn and...
Tuesday, 17th July - 1 class
Session ID
DHZ04802C
17 Jul - 17 Jul
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$149 / $142 (conc)
$149 / $142 (conc)
Teacher
Simone Mancin
Simone Mancin
Chef Simone Mancin takes the mystery out of preparing and cooking beautiful duck dishes including duck l’orange, duck pot pie, red wine braised duck, crispy skinned duck and pappardelle with duck ragu.
Tuesday, 3rd July - 1 class
Session ID
DHZ49101C
3 Jul - 3 Jul
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$149 / $142 (conc)
$149 / $142 (conc)
Teacher
Simone Mancin
Simone Mancin
Wontons are all about creating delicious taste sensations, quickly – for almost instant meals or frozen for your convenience. In this session with Lou Wong, create and feast on steamed, boiled and fried dumplings, making use of the conveniently, ready-made wrappers. Lou delivers on taste with...
Saturday, 30th June - 1 class
Session ID
DHAB4602C
30 Jun - 30 Jun
11:00am - 1:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$149 / $142 (conc)
$149 / $142 (conc)
Teacher
Lou Wong
Lou Wong
Food & Beverage Courses Coming Up
Kitchen Knife Skills: Sharpening, Cutting, Deboning & Filleting
Chop, slice, julienne and dice your way to enhanced kitchen knife skills with chef Simone Mancin. Discover the different types of knives...
Tex Mex: Spicy, Hot & Fun to Share!
Classic Tex Mex cuisine is all about a delicious combo of Mexican food and Southern American influences that is perfect for easy, relaxed...