11 Best Team Cooking Classes in Sydney Your Office Will Love

Treat your team’s tastebuds with cooking classes in Sydney and create a recipe for workplace success! With these team building activities in Sydney, you and your team will be able to connect over frying pans, laugh as they make fresh pasta dough from scratch and socialise while rolling sushi. Guided by passionate chefs from local cooking schools, you and your colleagues will not only learn how to cook amazing dishes in the kitchen but also how to build great relationships in the workplace.

Creating a sense of community in the office is essential to establishing a healthy work environment but scientists have struggled for decades trying to figure out how. We may not have scientists, but creative team building activities might just be the answer. With a variety of corporate cooking classes in Sydney, your work squad will feel refreshed and reinvigorated with full tummies. 

Try out the best 2024 cooking classes in Sydney for team building and reignite passion in the workplace!

Fresh Pasta Masterclass in Mortlake 

Price: $149 - $169 

Frozen packet pasta will be a thing of the past in the office kitchen after the team gets together and whips up some fresh ravioli, spaghetti and fettucine! In this hands-on cooking class, your team will be guided through the steps it takes to create a range of pasta the traditional Italian way, ending the class with a delicious Italian feast. Bennisimo! 

Burrata and Bocconcini Making Class in Rosebery

Price: $99 per person

If you’re looking for unique things to do in Sydney for team building then you’ve got to try out cheese making with Omnom Cheese. Set in a cozy shopfront in Rosebery, their popular burrata and bocconcini making class is a must do team bonding experience. Stand up and stretch cheese curds into silky smooth cheese and learn all the tips and tricks to make cheese at home. As you shape your cheese, make some cute, cheesy memories with your team!

French Croissant Baking Class in Maroubra

Price: $210 per person

Learning the art of croissant baking certainly has a je ne sais quoi to it, and with Joel Barda’s 25 years of experience, he’ll have the office crying "Tre Bien!" before the croissants are even out of the oven. The class covers all the croissant essentials, from rolling the dough to adding the perfect amount of butter, as well as teaching the art of the delicious danish. And, while they’re baking, he’ll even give you an initiation into the world of puff pastry. Every monsieur and mademoiselle will be positively smitten. 

Shojin Ryori Gluten-Free and Vegan Cooking Class in St. Ives

Price: $95 per person

This class is a niche, but it’s a niche for a reason. Shojin Ryori is an East Asian cooking technique that, adhering to Zen Buddhism philosophy, is strictly vegan. Don’t discount it, however. The process of making Shojin Ryori cuisine is said to be an exceptionally meditative experience, and the food itself is designed to bring peace and balance to one’s mind and body. If your workforce is both in need of a mental reset and has numbers up to eight, this small class may bring your office the zen that the new astroturf promised, but never provided.

Spanish Paella and Tapas Cooking Class in Neutral Bay

Price: $135 per person

Although well regarded, traditional Spanish food can be hard to track down. Thankfully, Sydney Cooking School can show you everything you need to know about the artform of paella and traditional Spanish tapas. Pairing you off, you and your cooking partner can choose from chicken, mussels, prawns and more to create a mouthwatering paella and when the cooking is complete, enjoy fresh churros and chocolate. Housemade Sangria is supplied, adding to the traditional Spanish cooking experience for up to 30 colleagues. 

Vegan Indian Cooking Class in North Ryde

Price: $180 per person

Spice up your team building activities with the ultimate Indian cooking class, hosted by the incredible The Modern Desi! Learn how to cook with amazing flavours and spices right in the heart of the city. At the end of the class, sit down with up to six of your workmates to enjoy your lunch feast over a few glasses of wine and good conversation.

American Smoking BBQ Class in Centennial Park

Price: $150 per person

Get your team away from their desks and behind the barbie at this hands-on BBQ cooking class in Centennial Park! Guided by a local chef, you and your colleagues will learn how to cook a classic smoky barbecue feast, washed down with a cold beer (or two). Fire up your colleagues with these team building activities and create unforgettable memories.

Gnocchi Making Class in Surry Hills

Price: $160 per person

Although pasta making has already been covered, it’s worth appreciating that although classed as pasta, gnocchi is in a league of its own. These beautiful little Italian potato dumplings are arguably the most magical food to ever usher forth from the Aegean, and Pasta Emilia is offering you the opportunity to create your own! With corporate cooking classes for up to 15 individuals, get the inside information on how to make the perfect little ball of Italy’s greatest creation since the aqueduct. 

Pizza Making Masterclass in Darling Harbour

Price: $80 per person

Level up your office pizza party with this hands-on Italian cooking class at Planar Restaurant. Held in a beautiful harbourside location, you and your team will be in carb heaven as you learn how to make pizza from scratch. There is even a friendly competition for the best pizza acrobatics performers and the best pizza of the night award - perfect for motivating your team and producing some awesome team bonding moments! You may also like to order a two-hour drinks package for an additional $40 per person, adding to this amazing cooking experience for up to 40 colleagues. 

Sausage Making Class and BBQ in Petersham

Price: $170 per person

Calling all sausage-loving teams. Learn how to make snags with bottomless lashings of refreshing craft beer with Chrissy the Sausage Queen! Guided by Chrissy, you and your team will get hands-on with sausage making before sitting down to enjoy your delicious creations with a BBQ lunch. If you’re after a fun and boozy night out with your colleagues then you’ve got to try this must do Sydney class.

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Cocktail and Dumpling Making Class in Potts Point

Price: $95 - $99 per person

If your team is torn between taking a group cooking class or just going to the bar, combine both with this standout cocktail and dumpling making class. Learn the ins and outs of traditional Asian dumplings whilst also crafting the perfect cocktails to match! This is the ultimate crowd-pleaser for up to 50 people, and if you have tables and gas burners, the class can even come to you. It works out to be about 10 dumplings per person so although the food may be small, no one’s going hungry.

No matter what size your team is or how they party, there’s a Sydney cooking class to suit the needs of your workplace. Get out of the office and learn how to cook today!