There's something different about cooking when you've picked the herbs yourself an hour earlier, learned how to balance a dish properly, and discovered how delicious plant-based food can be when it's done well. That's what these classes are about - not strict rules or fancy techniques, but real skills you'll use again and again at home.

I trained as a plant-based chef in New York City and have spent over a decade cooking professionally, but the classes themselves are warm, hands-on, and built for any level. You'll cook alongside me in a small group, share what we've made together at the table, and leave with the recipes, the techniques, and the confidence to recreate everything in your own kitchen.

What you'll learn:

• Cooking with more vegetables - and making it genuinely delicious

• Building real flavour with herbs, spices, ferments and good fats

• Practical knife skills, prep shortcuts and the kind of kitchen confidence that saves you time every week

• Cooking with what's in season, from the garden or what's at the markets this week

• A handful of go-to dishes you'll come back to for years

Class formats

Public seasonal classes - held seasonally in our garden kitchen in Killcare, with 4-8 participants per class. From $ per person.

Each session has a theme - think plant-based summer entertaining, winter warmers from the garden, or fermenting basics.

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Private group classes - gather your friends, family or team for a private class. Lovely for birthdays, hen's parties, milestone celebrations, or simply an afternoon together.

Minimum 6, maximum 30. From $ per person.

Corporate & team workshops - bring your team to the garden for a hands-on afternoon of cooking and connection. Menu and format tailored to your group. Enquire for pricing.

Gift vouchers - a beautiful gift for the cook (or aspiring cook) in your life, redeemable against any class.

The setting

Classes are held in our permaculture garden in Killcare - a small, working garden where we grow much of the produce that ends up on Pachamama menus. You'll cook in an open kitchen looking out onto the beds, pick herbs and leaves as you go, and eat together at a long table when the food is ready. It's the kind of space where people slow down without trying, and the food they cook tastes a little better for it.

What's included

• All ingredients, equipment and aprons

• A printed recipe pack to take home

• A shared meal of everything you've made together

• A glass of something seasonal at the table

Ready to book?

Check upcoming dates or enquire about a private class - we'll get back to you within a day.

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If you'd like to keep cooking after class, the Pachamama cookbook is full of recipes from the garden and the catering kitchen - including many of the dishes we teach.