Cooking Courses

We have put together a list of short cooking courses in Cape Town. We haven’t been to any of these courses ourselves, but if you have any feedback we would appreciate it.

Apron Cookery Classes

Location: Claremont

Brief Description: They offer a general cooking course and courses for ones domestic.

Contact: Nicky Stubbs

Telephone:021 671 6540

Website: www.apronfood.co.za

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Giggling Gourmet

Location: Cape Quarter, De Waterkant

Brief Description: All of our classes are held in our state-of-the-art CooksPlayground™. Included in our CooksCourse™ is a Recipe Book   “More Rude” written by Jenny Morris, a Giggling Gourmet apron, a startup spice pack and all your ingredients, a complementary welcome drink and on occasions promotional beverages. There is a tasting of the dishes as they are prepared, and at the end of all cooking the meal is consumed by the participants. Allow approximately 3 1/2  hours for each class. Extras available for your own account should you require is a pay bar.– Dietary or religious requirements are to be provided at the time of booking. Cost is R2695 per person. Courses start 18th Jan 2010 and then on a 6 week rotation with different content. E-Mail or call for up to date information on all courses available.

Contact:Jenny Morris

Telephone: 021 425 3000

Email: info@gigglinggourmet.com

Website: www.gigglinggourmet.com or www.cooksplayground.com

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Custom Cuisine

Location: Hout Bay

Brief Description: General

Contact: Brett Nussey

Telephone: 021 790 7165

Email: customcuisine@worldonline.co.za

Website:

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Italian cooking classes with Stefania Formenti

Location: Sea Point

Brief Description: Italian cuisine

Contact: Stefania Formenti

Telephone: 083 462 8968

Email: stef@salt-sa.co.za

Website:

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Kitchen Cowboys

Location: V&A Waterfront

Brief Description: General cooking for men

Contact: Pete Goffe-Wood

Telephone:

Email: chef@kitchencowboys.co.za

Website:www.kitchencowboys.co.za

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La Masseria

Location: Durbanville

Brief Description: Italian cooking classes

Contact:

Telephone: 021 976 0036

Email: info@lamasseria.co.za

Website: www.lamasseria.co.za

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The Chocolate Studio

Location: De Waterkant

Brief Description: We offer 10 different workshops in chocolate work ranging from Decadent Lindt Desserts to Décor and Showpiece work.  The Chocolate Studio also sells chocolate related apparatus and equipment at the shop.  Open every week day from 9am – 5pm. Price: From R150 to R5000 per person.

Contact: Laura du Preez

Telephone: 021 811 1334

Email: info@chocolatestudio.co.za

Website: www.chocolatestudio.co.za

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Pick ‘n Pay Cooking School

Location: Kenilworth

Brief Description: General cooking – from beginners to advanced. All courses are taught by professionally trained and experienced tutors and all ingredients and course materials are included. Let us inspire you to start cooking, improve your skills or just have fun! Our students are aged 6 to well into their 70’s! We offer beginners classes in the mornings and evenings as well as a variety of fun one off lessons including Thai, Moroccan, vegetarian, low fat etc. we specialize in corporate and team building events. Between R350 for one off lessons to R2100 for an 8 week beginners course

Contact: Kelly Ramsay

Telephone: 021 658 1162

Email: cbrevis@pnp.co.za or kramsay@pnp.co.za

Website: www.picknpay.co.za/kitchen.html

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SA Chefs Academy

Location: Black River Park, Obervatory

Brief Description: Gourmet, lifestyle cooking classes on the first Wednesday of each month, aimed at people who love to cook but do not want to make a career of it. The bonus is you learn from the same professional chefs who run our full time Diploma courses. Themes change each month, for example we have done Modern Italian, Ways with Seafood or Asian Food – it all depends on feedback we get each month. The evening starts at 6pm and finishes at 10pm. Price: R550 per work station including wine, apron and gourmet goodie bag.

Contact: Sean Mayne

Telephone: 021 447 3168

Email: info@sachefsacademy.com

Website: www.sachefsacademy.com

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Sense of Taste

Location: City

Brief Description: A general 4 week cooking course on Tuesday Evenings. The four lessons costs R1800 per person and includes all your ingredients, a sumptuous feast each evening, drinks on the evening, a memento apron, the best possible cooking knowledge you could ever dream of and naturally loads of fun!

Contact: Debbie or Peter

Telephone: 021 511 0426, 082 337 6240

Email: chef@senseoftaste.co.za

Website: www.senseoftaste.co.za

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Superfoods

Location: Constantia

Brief Description: Raw food, health

Contact: Peter and Beryn Daniel

Telephone: 021 794 7793

Email: info@superfoods.co.za

Website: www.superfoods.co.za

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Top Nosh Cooking School

Location: Bergvliet

Brief Description: They offer: Theme lessons: single lessons mostly on a Thursday night. A six lesson basic cooking course Monday evenings from 18h30. A six lesson domestic cooking course Tuesday mornings from 9am. A four lesson, entertainment course occasionally. A 6 lesson teenager course: pre-booked by schools. Child’s classes on request. Team building classes: maximum of 8 people. Private lessons at an hourly rate for things such as chocolate, Sushi or fine dining. Prices start at R220, including notes and ingredients.

Contact:Nadin Pospech

Telephone: 082 782 3622

Email: nadin@top-nosh.co.za

Website: www.top-nosh.co.za

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Silwood Kitchen

Location:Rondebosch

Brief Description:General

Contact:

Telephone:021 686 4894

Email: cooking@silwood.co.za

Website: www.silwood.co.za

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Love Green Food

Location: City

Brief Description: Cooking Healthily

Contact: Larissa Green

Telephone: 021 434 1559

Email: info@lovegreenfood.co.za

Website: www.lovegreenfood.co.za

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Kitchen Angel

Location: Newlands

Brief Description: General Cooking

Contact: Lynn Angel

Telephone: 021 683 5318

Email:

Website: www.kitchenangel.co.za

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Cape Malay Cooking Experience with Martha

Location: Constantia

Brief Description: Cape Malay

Contact: Martha Williams

Telephone: 021 794 2137

Email:

Website: www.cellars-hohenort.com

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Eleven Food Coaching Co-op

Location: Woodstock

Brief Description: General

Contact:

Telephone: 021 461 3820

Email:

Website: www.11cooks.com

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Blowfish Restaurant

Location: Blouberg

Brief Description: Sushi

Contact:

Telephone: 021 556 5464

Email:

Website: www.blowfishrestaurant.co.za

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Back2basics

Location: Fish Hoek

Brief Description: General

Contact: Nikki Green

Telephone: 021 785 7572

Email:

Website:

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The Tea Emporium

Location: Cavendish, Claremont

Brief Description: Learn all about tea

Contact: Hajira

Telephone: 021 674 6066

Email: haj.teaemp@gmail.com

Website:

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Nice Touch

Location: Sea Point

Brief Description: A variety of course ranging from ones for your domestic, children, babies, Jewish cuisine etc.

Contact: Janis Moss

Telephone: 021 674 6066

Email: cookwithjanis@gmail.com

Website: www.nicetouch.co.za/Courses.html

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Chez Gourmet

Location: Claremont

Brief Description: This course is for: “People who are already in the business to upgrade or update their skills. People who want to learn the basics. People who want to learn the correct techniques that underpin great cooking. People who would like to learn the tricks of the trade. People who want to get the “Chef Factor” into their food. People who are bored with their repertoire. Finding out how easy good food really is to make. Foodies wanting to try out new ideas and ingredients. Mageirocophobics or People who are really terrified by kitchens and gadgets.” (From their site)

Contact:

Telephone: 021 671 2080

Email: info@chezgourmet.co.za

Website: www.chezgourmet.co.za

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Aniseed Curry Classes

Location:

Brief Description: Offering a basic education in the uses of aromatic spices to delight family and friends. The classes teach students  how to transform the simplest ingredients into stunning meals, quickly, easily and economically. Aniseed curry classes opened in February 2010. This innovative venture is the brainchild of Cyril Naicker, a young man with an extraordinary talent for creating exciting harmonies with aromatic spices – and an endearing passion to pass on this knowledge. The school runs courses that are tailored to your individual needs. Each class last for 3 hours. The course is based on the basics to more complex curries. All courses end with a taste of what you have cooked that highlights the newly acquired skill of the student.

Contact: Cyril

Telephone: 079 225 5088

Email: cyril@perceptionevents.co.za

Website: None yet

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Capsicum Cooking School

Location: Pinelands

Brief Description: Capsicum Cooking School is Southern Africa’s leading national professional chef and hotel management training provider. All the professional programmes on offer are internationally accredited allowing our graduates entry into the marketplace anywhere in the world. Our campuses are strategically located in major centres close to commercial and businesses in South Africa. We offer the highest standard in both culinary and hospitality education. Our graduates are sought after both locally and internationally.

Contact: Kurt

Telephone: 086 111 CHEF (2433)

Email: enquiry@capsicumcooking.co.za

Website: www.capsicumcooking.com

Please let us know if you have any information to add to the above, or if it is outdated too! We hope you manage to find a suitable cooking course close to you. Happy cooking!