EatFit Cooking Class

Delicious food and cooking skills for a stronger, happier, healthier you.



2.5 hours

Class size 1 to 16 (public classes), 10 to 30
  $127 (PayPal Pay in 4 available)

Eat Yourself Into Shape Cooking Class: Healthy, Happy, Good-Mood Food
with Chef Mel – The Happy Chef
Make “in shape” your new normal.
If you want to feel stronger, healthier, and more confident in the kitchen without boring food or complicated recipes, this class is for you.
You can’t train off a bad diet, so stop self-sabotaging and start being intentional about what you put into your gorgeous body. When you feel inspired and supported, healthy eating becomes easy.
This is a hands-on, deliciously fun cooking class designed for everybody – athletes, beginners, teens, NDIS participants, busy professionals, or anyone who wants to feel better from the inside out.
What You’ll Learn
We will create quick, nutritious, flavour-packed meals that prove healthy food can be exciting, colourful, and satisfying, while still being budget-friendly and perfect for weeknights.
Menu We Will Cook
Chicken Involtini
Chicken breast stuffed with cheese, herbs, and garlic, baked in the easiest, laziest sugo. All in one dish – perfect for weeknights or dinner parties when you need to impress without stress.
One-Pan Suntanned Chicken
A versatile recipe with endless flavour variations. Mix and match rubs, sides, and accompaniments. Family-friendly, meal-prep friendly, healthy, and adaptable.
Aburi Salmon Stack
A lazy sushi twist. Build a fancy salmon stack or turn it into a good-mood bowl for a quick weeknight meal. Options for broccoli or cauliflower rice. Includes a demonstration of 10-minute sweet potato julienne fries – nutritious, crispy, and guilt-free.
Fresh and Fabulous Salads
Colourful, exciting salads that are a meal on their own, not an afterthought. Learn how to mix flavours and textures for satisfying, vibrant, healthy salads.
You’ll Discover How To
Prepare balanced meals for energy, recovery, and mood
Meal prep and bulk cook efficiently
Make healthy upgrades and allergy-friendly swaps
Understand portions, macros, and smart substitutions
Cook delicious, budget-friendly meals the whole family will love
Build confidence and independence in the kitchen
Improve knife skills for faster, safer, stress-free chopping
Who This Class Is For
Athletes and gym-goers
Veterans and first responders
NDIS participants building independence and cooking skills
Teens, students, and young adults learning to cook
Anyone managing coeliac, diabetes, weight goals, or special diets
Anyone with menu fatigue or kitchen unhappiness
Friends looking for a fun, healthy experience together
Chef Mel’s warm and inclusive teaching style makes everyone feel welcome. No judgment, no pressure – just happy cooking, great food, and plenty of inspiration.
What’s Included
All ingredients and equipment
A 3-course meal of the dishes prepared
Step-by-step coaching from a professional chef and culinary educator
Take-home recipe cards
Healthy inspiration to continue cooking at home
What to Bring
Bring your enthusiasm and an appetite for change.
A takeaway container is optional if you’d like to take leftovers home.
Location: The Studio Cooking School @ VENU, 12/44-48 Junction Drive, Coolum Beach, QLD 4573, Queensland
What you'll get
  • Recipes and inspiration
  • Three recipes + heaps of valuable tips and info + eat what we make
  • Downloadable recipes
  • Access to a private foodie fitness community for ongoing inspo + support.
  • Option to purchase Eat Yourself Fit EatFit Cookbook
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Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly
What to bring
  • Closed, flat shoes
  • Take-away containers
Add-on available for this class
  • Eat Yourself Fit Cookbook ($29)
You can add this when you book (optional).
Location

The Studio Cooking School @ VENU, 12/44-48 Junction Drive, Coolum Beach QLD 4573, QLD

This venue is in Newmarket, close to all public transport with street parking available.

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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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