From the category archives:

Classes and workshops

Appetite for Excellence Sensory Analysis Workshop, Fraser’s Restaurant, West Perth

4 April 2012

It’s a crisp sunny Sunday morning when Jac and I arrive at Fraser’s in Kings Park to attend an exclusive sensory analysis workshop in the restaurant’s private dining room. This event has been organised through Electrolux Appetite for Excellence, a national awards program for young hospitality professionals – chefs, waiters and restaurateurs. We’ve been ...

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Sarawak cooking demonstration at Pullman Kuching

9 December 2011

After a great morning featuring orangutans, kolo mee and bird’s nest soup, we return to our hotel, the Pullman Kuching, for a cooking demonstration with Executive Chef Joshua Er.
We take our seats and sip on ice-cold orange juice. Chef Joshua will show us how to cook three dishes and tell us all about the ...

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Bumbu Cooking Class, Kuching

17 November 2011

With our baskets full of fresh ingredients purchased from Satok Market, we head back to Bumbu Cooking Class to cook our own Malaysian dinner. The class is led by the lovely Richa, who is our Kuching guide Joseph’s sister. Her assistant Nora also helps throughout the class.

Richa, one of our cooking instructors

Richa welcomes us ...

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Cake Love Cupcake Teaser Workshop

26 September 2011

On a Thursday evening after work, I attend a Cupcake Teaser Workshop run by Cake Love – Couture Cakes. The class is an introduction to cupcake decorating using fondant and is held in the back room of gourmet food and kitchenware shop Epicurious in Subiaco.
Each participant has her own eight cupcakes to decorate. I’ve ...