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Fun Italian Cooking classes in Melbourne

Step into Nonna’s kitchen and learn how to cook authentic dishes at Italian cooking classes in Melbourne! With beautiful restaurants, pizzerias and gelaterias lining the streets of the city, Melbourne is the perfect place to appreciate all that Italy has to offer. Get fun and creative with your birthday party ideas at a pasta making class, or roll up your sleeves and learn how to make pizza with your colleagues at a private team building event. Looking for Mother's Day ideas for 2024? Discover 30+ Italian cooking courses and enjoy your delicious meal together with a bottle of wine at the end. Now that’s amore! ||

Find the best Italian cooking classes near you

Discover a variety of delicious Italian cooking classes in Melbourne CBD and beyond. For pasta lovers, try our homemade pasta making class in Brunswick and whip up a traditional fettuccine or ravioli dish. If pizza is more your style, head over to Pascoe Vale South and learn how to throw pizza dough like a pro. Looking for fun team building activities? Indulge your sweet tooth at a tiramisu masterclass with your team! Whatever you decide, each Italian cooking class in Melbourne offers a unique hands-on experience guided by local, passionate chefs. Roll your sleeves up and master the art of Italian cuisine right in your suburb!

Italian cuisine dates all the way back to thousands of years ago, with the likes of pasta, bread and pizza making. Although Italy as a country has only existed since the 19th century, the multiple millennia worth of food history stretches back before the Romans. Each city in Italy has its own variations on traditional Italian food, with Venetian and Sicilian cuisine being the most popular deviations. Using a combination of seafood, vegetables, red meat and staple carbohydrates, Italian cuisine is often praised for achieving maximum flavour out of minimal ingredients. Some of Italy’s most famous dishes have fewer than six ingredients, and with such an emphasis on fresh high quality produce, the world has fallen in love with both cooking and enjoying Italian cuisine. 

Italian cooking classes in Melbourne are a perfect way to learn what goes into the style of food you eat nearly every day. Our pizza making classes are a superb way of appreciating the art of making the perfect pizza dough and learning how to marry fresh ingredients to create a flavour explosion that will blow Dominos out of the water. 

Most Italian cooking schools will give you the essentials on how to cook pasta from scratch, so you can enjoy fresh fettuccine, linguine and gnocchi in your own home! Our pasta making classes are one of the truly unique experiences Melbourne has to offer, and learning to make your own dough is an intricate yet simple process. Learning to cook is not just a great confidence builder, but a good penny-pinching tip. With newfound confidence and skills up your sleeve, you'll be able to feel inspired to create Italian dishes at home and show them off to your friends and family. No more store-bought takeaway but delicious, homemade dishes shared around the table! 

What to expect at Italian cooking classes in Melbourne

Our Italy cooking classes are run by Italian food aficionados who are keen to share their wisdom and experience when it comes to dishing up exquisite Italian cuisine. You’ll be shown how to balance key elements and ingredients in order to make a beautifully traditional passata and turn it into a base for a fresh and authentic pasta dish. Learn what it takes to roll traditional Italian meatballs, and how to create a creamy seafood risotto that’s absolutely al dente!

Learning the art of Italian cooking is deliciously rewarding and suitable for people of all levels of experience. The style of Italian cuisine means that it’s exceptionally versatile, and our workshops can cater to vegetarians and vegans, as well as people with gluten intolerance. It always helps to let your teacher know beforehand to the class, so they can have adequate time to prepare the alternative ingredients so you can get the most out of your Italian cooking class in Melbourne, without compromising on flavour.

Learn pizza making and pasta making for beginners in 2024

Ever wanted to learn how to make your pizza and pasta from scratch? Join our Italian cooking class in Melbourne! Guided by your friendly chef, you’ll get the opportunity to learn a variety of traditional Italian dishes, from margherita pizzas to classic spaghetti carbonara. The best part? No prior experience is required! Whether you're a complete beginner or just someone who loves Italian food, our hands-on pizza and pasta making classes ensure you’ll leave with newfound recipes and culinary skills. So no need to search for ‘Italian cooking classes near me,’ simply bring your willingness to learn how to knead pasta dough or get the perfect pizza crust. 

Did you know pizza and pasta is also good for you? Although covering a wide range of food groups and cooking styles, Italian food is one of the healthiest cuisines in the world. With its emphasis on fresh vegetables and grains, you’re getting plenty of vitamins and minerals. Being a high fibre diet, Italian cuisine is great at stabilising blood pressure and lowering your cholesterol. Many consider the liberal use of oil associated with Italian cuisine to have a negative impact on your diet, but it’s quite the opposite. Olive oil is rich in omega fatty acids and actually aids in the body’s protection from heart disease. So next time you’re reaching for another slice of pizza, you can feel relaxed! 

Custom classes

Want to learn or experience something specific? You can easily contact our teachers, arrange a custom workshop at your preferred time, and suit your skill level.

If you’re looking for a unique and memorable event these workshops are perfect things to do with friends on the weekend, for aged care groups, team building exercises, indoor things to do, and kids weekend activities. We've got a range of teachers who cater specifically to larger events, and we can customise classes to meet your needs. Get in touch today and we'll put something together for you.

• Locations: Melbourne CBD, Flemington, Moonee Ponds, South Yarra, Pascoe Vale South, Hawthorn, St Kilda, Brunswick

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