TOP 10 FRENCH COOKING CLASSES IN NEW ZEALAND

My favourite style of food – classic timeless cooking which has evolved over a long time to give us the traditional recipes we’ll enjoy today.  You will see how we can reproduce great tastes from original recipes in a New Zealand kitchen.

Join French Pastry Chef Anne Picart to learn authentic French pastries.  Anne will teach recipes using choux pastry, brioche dough and French meringue.

The French connection to Akaroa is coming to the cooking school with a day of delicious traditional French cooking.  The menu will be inspired by our travels to France over the years and include lots of the French classics with a modern twist.

The Basic Cuisine programme (Basic Certificate) opens the door to the adventures of French cuisine.

Join us for a celebratory Mid Winter feast to fend off the winter chills. Come and spend your day tucked up inside with lots of warming dishes throughout the day - think home made breads,

The Superior Cuisine (Superior Certificate) programme culminates in Le Diplôme de Cuisine Le Cordon Bleu (Cuisine Diploma).

More French classics. Another useful French menu to extend your range of cooking – and eating – experiences.  A different menu means demonstration of different techniques of course, so you’ll learn new skills.

Join The Breakfast Club where we share new and innovative ideas for that all important meal of the day. This class is designed for those looking to break away from the usual routine and really get some new flavours and ingredients on to the plate in the morning.

The focus of the programme is the preparation and service of French classical and contemporary patisserie dishes using advanced classical and contemporary French techniques and theoretical knowledge.

Like your romantic idea of how a mythical French grandma would cook, well she would have cooked it maybe 30 years ago, she’s resting up in the retirement home now, regaling the other old ladies about the lunches she used to cook when all the family came round