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    The Essential Ingredient

    2.2 (6 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:30 pm

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    extremely rude staff, cooking classes are poorly organised. You'd be better off asking your cat to give you cooking lessons!

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    Cucina Italiana Cooking School

    Cucina Italiana Cooking School

    5.0(3 reviews)
    118.4 kmAnnandale

    Did the Italian long lunch classic menu today and had such a great time. The menu changes so what…read moreI've described below may not what you'll end up with if you go there. Luciana is very funny and particular in the way things are done - as most chefs are. Very informative class and she is great at answering questions. The class was very hands on and engaging. There was about 16 people in the class that day. There are tables in the house with places where you can put your bags. Remember to bring an apron because you will be dealing with flour so it may get a little dusty. There was wine served with the food and I was pleasantly full but not to full by the time I left. It was just right even though there was all the food! To start, Luciana made a Tuscan Antipasti made with bortolotti beans, olive oil, parsley and red onion served on bread. It was very rustic, simply and really delicious. What a way to kick off the course. I think because there was so many of us, it was easier to showcase how to make this and it was really simple. She was making this in front of us. Second course was ravioli which we made fresh pasta. There was kinds, beetroot and pumpkin. The insides were already done for us as we had to concentrate on making the pasta. So much fun with rolling the dough around, putting it through the pasta machine and trying not to stuff up. Luciana walked around to make sure everyone's dough was ok. Her assistants were also wandering around to make sure people were being looked after. I preferred the pumpkin with sage butter but others preferred the beetroot ravioli. Third course was chicken scaloppine with herbs. The stock she made for this was wonderful. She showed us how to make it and we took care of making the scaloppine. Again this was a simple dish but with great flavours. Last but not least was dessert. I didn't get to make this as there was only a few to make. Semifreddo al caffe - wow dusted with cocoa powder. Sigh, what a way to finish. Only 1 slice was more than enough. It wasn't super sweet or rich which was nice but if you had anymore, it probably wouldn't be very good for you! Lots of cream, sugar, all the good stuff!! Would recommend as a birthday present, corporate event or just a nice way to spend a day!

    Best cooking class in Sydney and I have been to a few. Luciana is an absolute awesome Italian lady…read morethat really makes you feel like you are in Italy and it's quick and easy to copy her yummy creations. There was about 10 of us of a nice summery day a few weeks back attending the long Italian lunch. Luciana has an awesome and very personable character. She kept getting annoyed at the dogs barking and being in love to keeping us in check with not wasting time. To sharing tips and tricks on how to make the best pasta. She had no shame in telling us off for putting in the wrong ingredients together but admitting later it still tasted well. Her son ate the left overs and gave us all the green thumbs up. That after getting starting on making the pasta she than served us to start a lovely pasta with pesto and cherry tomatoes. Accompanied with some yummy wine. Than we moved back to the kitchen to finish making our pasta. After enjoying the pasta we moved on to making extremely tasty chicken in white wine, lemon and herb sauce. To finish we made the best and easiest to make coffee dessert ever. I attend with my girlfriend as a birthday gift and she absolutely loved it. Even the fact that she was able to make everything gluten free. Since than I have re-created almost every dish. Yum yum. I go back and even attend one of luciana's other classes.

    Nilgiri's Restaurant & Cooking Classes

    Nilgiri's Restaurant & Cooking Classes

    4.6(14 reviews)
    110.6 km
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    Delicious delicious Indian Food with fun folks!…read more Ambiance - 4.5 stars. Very clean and nice, but a little cramped. Lighting is bright and refreshing, so you can see your food and your guests clearly. The noise level is perfect for dinner conversation. Service - 5 stars. It's nice to see the owner/chef and if wife often appear serving the dishes and talking with guests directly. Meera is a sweet lady who gives excellent advice on what to try if you're looking to be a bit adventurous and stray from the absolutely fantastic butter chicken and garlic naan staples (just add more, don't neglect these two stars). Food - 4.8 stars. Hands down one of the best Indian Restaurants I've been to. .2 stars off because the lamb was ever so slightly overcooked, but honestly the chicken and everything else was perfectly creamy, spicy, delicious, yummy, and just basically wonderful. Must haves include the garlic naan, the butter chicken, and if you like chai, their chai tea as a dessert is aromatic and delicate. Drink - 4 stars. Not a large selection of drinks, but definitely a solid 4 stars simply because their chai tea is that good. Recommendations - Any of their chicken dishes, they all shine. Garlic naan. Haven't tried the other naan, but the garlic is just so good. Chai Tea, because it is very spot on. Come in a small party of no more than four people total ~ I wouldn't recommend the place for larger groups than that. Make reservations, this place is justifiably busy most days. Takeaway is stellar, don't worry about getting a lower quality dish because you ordered it takeaway.

    Hands down, this restuarant has the most amazing customer service, the samosas were sooo original…read moreand delicious that i forgot to take a pic. Never eaten a samosa so quickly. The curry was delicious too.. definitely visiting this place again

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