Best Cooking Schools in Sydney

Renown across the city as the destination of choice for foodies hunting for the freshest seafood for their celebrations, Sydney Fish Market also offers a specialised cooking school. Students work in small groups in a state-of-the-art kitchen, then enjoy their handiwork in a stunning dining room with a sepia photo of a 360-degree views of Blackwattle Bay.

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Pasta Emilia is warm and spacious, like coming home to an Italian family kitchen. From your seat in the rustic style restaurant with fresh flowers on every table, you can watch the chefs create classic cuts of fresh organic pasta in the kitchen. Its shelves are stocked with pasta and sauces for you to take home to re-create the Emilia magic in your kitchen. Cooking Classes at Pasta Emilia are a fantastic way to learn how to make pasta, gnocchi and sauces and have some fun at the same time

Cheeky Food Group reckons food is the perfect vehicle for relationship building and the Surry Hills establishment runs over 400 team-cooking classes a year to prove it. The interactive events span a range of cuisines, with tapas, Spanish paella, Italian gnocchi and Magic of the Middle East among those foodies can choose from.

Accoutrement is the place to visit if you're looking for culinary tips from the best in the business. Located at Mosman, one of Sydney's most upmarket shopping and dining districts by the harbour, Accoutrement gets its fair share of celebrities and yummy mummies alike. Book a private cooking lesson or a group class with the likes of Matt Moran, or go all-out with an overseas or interstate gourmet food tour.

Release your inner chef at Victors Food – from "French Bistro Cooking" and "Learn to Be a Chef" to "Perfect Paella" and "Thai Street Food", Victors offers a range of classes to suit a every skill level. Cooking classes are built around a banquet menu so you learn more and get to experience several dishes while you create part of the meal. Classes are limited to 14 people. Victors also offers Sydney Produce Market food tours (Farm Fresh Feast) which includes a cup of Toby's Estate coffee, market guide, tastings, demonstrations and samples to take home.

Luciana Sampogna's Cucina Italiana teaches the honoured traditions of regional Italian cooking, inspired by the much loved recipes of the Simili Sisters. With an extensive knowledge of Italian food after graduating from the Simili Sisters School in Bologna, Luciana shares her insights into the simplicity of Italian cooking, and how to carefully balance the flavours of seasonal and regional dishes.

Love chocolate? Book in for a chocolate appreciation class at Kimberley chocolates. Classes begin with a brief history of chocolate, how chocolate is made and the difference between milk, dark and white chocolate. After sampling a luscious hot chocolate, everyone will then choose a mould and create their own delectable filled chocolates. But the best bit? Any chocolate that isn’t eaten is placed into a box to take home.