Asian Street Food Cooking Class

Master umami and spice with Asian cooking. Make dumplings, curries, caramel pork belly and more!



3 hours

Class size 1 to 16 (public classes), 12 to 30
  $155 (Afterpay & PayPal Pay in 4 available)

Umami and spice and all things nice!
Discover the vibrant world of Asian street food! Asian street food is currently the most popular emerging cuisine worldwide, and for good reason. Street food is perfect to recreate at home, and in this cooking class, you'll pick up the confidence to keep cooking up your favourites for yourself or your loved ones at home. It's time to level up your cooking skills and learn some new, versatile recipes. Gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian options are available.
This is a cooking class designed for everybody! From beginners, intermediate or confident cooks to teens, NDIS participants, busy professionals, cranky, uninspired home cooks, or anyone who wants to level up their culinary game but doesn't want to stress or work too hard. It's hands-on and deliciously fun.
Our Asian street food cooking class will cover iconic favourites. You will learn to make quick, nutritious, and flavour-packed meals that prove high-end Asian cuisine can be achievable, budget-friendly, and perfect for your weekly rotation.
Menu: We will make four of these...depending on seasonal availability
  • 1) Handmade Dumplings: Master creating perfect dumplings from scratch. You’ll learn the art of the filling and those impressive "cheffy" pleats that make these parcels a showstopper. Remember, there are so many types of dumplings. I'll show you a few options, and you can choose what suits you best. We will also make our own dumpling wrappers!
  • 2) Chiang Mai Chicken Curry: handmade Chiang Mai curry paste, the authentic way, and then the quick way. I'll then show you how to transform it into a decadent chicken curry served with fragrant lime and coconut rice and topped with crunchy noodles for that authentic texture.
  • 3) Perfect Karaage Chicken: Discover the techniques for the ultimate Japanese fried chicken. We'll achieve that iconic, golden "suntanned" crunch and pair it with a signature spicy dipping sauce, but without the stress or the mess.
  • 4) Caramelised Pork Belly with fragrant nut bling in Betel Leaf - cook the belly the traditional way to get it perfectly sticky like caramel. Then we blend it with roasted nuts, fragrant lime leaf, ginger and shallot and roll it into the perfect ball...served in fresh betel leaf.
  • 5) Salted Caramel Mango: A grand "fabulous" finale! This luscious, light dessert balances the sweetness of mango with a salted caramel twist—the perfect end to an Asian feast.
This class will cover:
  • Master Curry Pastes: Learn how to balance aromatics to create gourmet bases in record time.
  • Knife Skills: Improve your technique so chopping is faster, safer, and stress-free (no more chasing veggies around the board!).
  • Professional Flavour Balancing: Understand how to hit the perfect sweet, sour, salty, and spicy notes every time.
  • Confidence and Independence: Build real skills that translate to a more organised and happy home kitchen.
Perfect for:
Beginner, intermediate, or advanced foodies and home cooks
Date nights, hen's nights, dinner clubs
Teens, students, and young adults looking to build life skills
NDIS participants building independence and kitchen confidence
Friends looking for a fun, interactive night out
Anyone stuck in a menu rut who needs fresh, exciting inspiration
My warm, inclusive teaching style makes everyone feel welcome. No judgement. No pressure. Just happy cooking, great food, and lots of laughs!
What you'll get
  • All premium ingredients and professional equipment.
  • A full 4-course meal of everything we cook.
  • Step-by-step coaching from a professional chef and educator.
  • Take-home recipe cards to recreate the magic at home.
  • Culinary hacks you can use in your kitchen immediately.
Knowledge required
None, all skill levels welcome.
What to bring
  • Bring your enthusiasm and an appetite!
  • Please wear closed shoes.
  • Bring a container if you'd like to take any leftovers home.
  • BYO wine or beer.
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, birthday or hens party.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

The Studio Cooking School Powered By Chef Mel, Junction Drive, Coolum Beach QLD and The Studio Cooking School Powered By Chef Mel, VENUE, 12/44-48 Junction Drive, Coolum Beach QLD (varies by date; click the date selector to see details)

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The Happy Chef: Chef Mel
The Happy Chef: Chef Mel

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I can help YOU become UNSTOPPABLE & KITCHEN CONFIDENT by teaching you CHEFFY SKILLS for life.
Hi! My name is Mel Alafaci. I am the proud founder of Vanilla Zulu cooking school in Brisbane, established 2011. I also founded Gecko Culinary Adventures Cooking School in Durban, South Africa in 2001.
I have been a cooking school teacher since 2001. My passion is food and people, I am a published author and cultural gastronomer...I travel the world and discover cultural food.
I recently created online cooking classes and courses to help level your cooking or cheffy skills. You can do my cooking courses at your own pace, in your kitchen, with me only a message away to help you as you level up your cooking skills and confidence. I am also a published author and have written 13 cookbooks...food is my everything, and teaching is my passion.
I am also excited to announce my new range of online cooking classes through LIVE Zoom sessions...which are perfect to level up the skills YOU want...and these can be amazing team building sessions too!
I also have a range of cookbooks to support your learning. It's so important to learn how to have fun in the kitchen and take all the stress out of learning. All the recipes are tried and tested, perfect for weeknight meals and dinner parties.
It's also perfect if you work in the food industry and need to learn more skills. I have a knife skills course that is FREE when you purchase it, so you can master the fundamentals and boost your confidence.
Perfect for home cooks, foodies and wanna-be foodies, food technology teachers, mining industry, private chefs, private yachts, bed and breakfast or hotel staff, catering staff, students wanting extra help...I guarantee you will increase your cooking skills in the first lesson...and then have the confidence to keep learning.
I also concentrate on food presentation, food matching, and food substitutions. Perfect for various dietaries as I always give gluten-free and vegetarian substitutions where possible.
My courses and cooking classes also covers basic cooking skills, so they are perfect for beginners, intermediate or advanced foodies.
I am always only a message away, and you will have your private learning portal that you can access from your laptop or phone. Along the way, you will receive progress reports and certificates of completion.
If you need a certificate of skills, I also offer a skills assessment so that you can use it for personal development in the workplace...or just to put it on your fridge for your enjoyment...or to show off to family and friends at your next dinner party!
I can't wait to have you as part of my happy tribe.
Here's to happy, delicious cooking...and skills that will last you a lifetime.
Chef Mel

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