Cooking schools in Singapore: Learn how to make local dishes, Japanese classics, Italian fare and more
If your life goals involve MasterChef-level cooking at home, here are some classes and courses to help you hone your culinary skills in the kitchen
Singapore is a big foodie city, with top-notch restaurants, hip cafés, and cool watering holes at every turn. But there are days when we just want stay home and whip up our own meals (especially after watching MasterChef). If you, like some of us here at Honeycombers, need more culinary guidance than YouTube videos and step-by-step recipes, help is here. So don those chef whites: with this comprehensive list of cooking lessons in Singapore, you’ll be honing your culinary skills in no time.
Little Green Kitchen
Heard of the phrase – “abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym”? Get lean, fit and most importantly, healthy with the help of Little Green Kitchen (and a regular workout routine). Set up by former lawyer Shalu Asnani, the cooking studio and food consultancy dispels myths of vegetarian food being boring with its range of classes including Healthy Desserts, (yummy) Gluten-Free Cooking and Classic Thai Favourites.
Little Green Kitchen, 1 Hacienda Grove, Upper East Coast Road, Singapore 457908, p. 9763 1483.
Palate Sensations Cooking School
It’s time to curb your addiction to Betty Crocker and learn how to really bake (or cook). If you’ve dreamt of becoming the masterchef of your kitchen, book a sesh or two with Palate Sensations, one of the most established cooking schools in Singapore with over a decade of experience. Brandished with a 2,000sqft open kitchen, up to 75 participants can cook up a storm in one session – perfect for team bonding sessions. It even offers classes proficient in regional cuisine – learn how to cook Peranakan, Indonesian, Thai and even Vietnamese – so if you’re a tourist visiting this part of the region, you can take a slice of Southeast Asia home… literally! Wanna really step it up though? Enrol in the Chef In Training series and you’ll be one step closer to being a professional chef (Nigella, we’re coming for you!).
Palate Sensations Cooking School, #01-03 Chromos, 10 Biopolis Road, Singapore 138670, p. 6478 9746.
ABC Cooking Studio
The newly opened ABC Cooking Studio hails from Japan and is one of the country’s top culinary schools. Situated at Takashimaya in Orchard, the famous cooking institute can take approximately 64 students at a time, and classes are kept small (maximum four students) so that each person can be given the attention he or she needs.
ABC Cooking Studio, #03-12 Ngee Ann City Tower A, 391A Orchard Road, Singapore 238873, p. 6694 6104.
Coriander Leaf
Master the art of making Asian dishes from scratch. It’s Coriander Leaf’s belief that you should be taught how to make dishes perfect for everyday consumption – so don’t expect anything too OTT or chi-chi on the programme.
Coriander Leaf, #02-01 CHIJMES, 30 Victoria Street, Singapore 187996, p. 6532 3357.
Creative Culinaire
Creative Culinaire offers a wide variety of cooking styles to help students discover the joy of being in the kitchen and expand their repertoire of dishes. Besides teaching participants how to make desserts such as macaroons and chocolate cake, their Japanese and Asian culinary classes are also popular with beginners.
Creative Culinaire, 17 Eng Hoon Street, #01-03/04, Eng Hoon Mansions, Singapore 169767, p. 6324 1663
Creative Culinaire, 17 Eng Hoon Street, #01-03/04, Eng Hoon Mansions, Singapore 169767, p. 6324 1663
Buonissimo Culinary School
Study the art of European gastronomy at Buonissimo. Most lessons centre around French and Italian fare (you’ll be taught how to make a three-course meal), but Mediterranean and other cuisines do make an appearance on the class schedule too. Note: classes are hosted at The Expat Kitchen (see below).
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