Vanilla Zulu Culinary Adventures

Rustic Italian Cooking Class Pasta Making Skills

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Italians are masters of understated culinary art. Their foods are rich in strong flavours and seasoned with gorgeous fresh herbs. Now is your chance to learn the techniques behind creating simple yet delicious dishes that will wow your friends and family. Your cooking class begins with a heart warming welcome where you are served with either freshly made bread, focaccia or pizza over an introduction and chat with your fellow budding chefs. Then pop on your apron, get into the kitchen and start cooking!

You will work in small groups as Chef Mel guides you step by step. In this class you will learn the tricks and tips to making the perfect pasta dough, delicious ravioli filling, roasted capsicum sauce and burnt butter with sage. On top of that, you will also have the opportunity to learn an Italian sweet dish - the fabulously light and refreshing semi-freddo, a versatile, delicious Italian ice-cream dessert. This is fun, informative and will teach you how to produce stunning authentic Italian dishes that are steeped in tradition and flavour!

Rustic Italian Menu

• Signature lavender and rosemary flatbreads with pancetta and artichoke...served with truffle olive oil and fig balsamic

• Roasted pear and pancetta bark baked cheese

• Ravishing ravioli stuffed with speck and sweet potato, burnt sage butter sauce, famous roast capsicum puree

• Ricotta and pear tarts with blow torched sugar and double vanilla pear gelato

Please note: The menu is based on available seasonal produce and is subject to change at the experience provider's discretion. Pasta will always be included. You will not have your own personal kitchen and work space; instead you will work and cook together as a team, and share workspace and the kitchen equipment with other participants. A group cooking session with partial group participation is the most effective and fun way to add to your cooking skills. Some dishes will be hands on, but to speed up the session there will be some dishes that are only demonstrated!