COOKING CLASSES

Join us for an unforgettable day in the kitchen with Tina. In these immersive 6-hour demonstration classes Tina shares time-saving secrets, cooking techniques and flavour combinations that will enhance your cooking skills and arm you with new recipes to add to your folder of favourites.

Drawing on Tina’s lifetime of experience in cooking for a crowd, her recipes will help you know how far to take prep in advance, how to heat and hold, to revolutionise your kitchen technique with tinfoil and tea towels, and most importantly, how to enjoy being with your guests rather than stuck in the kitchen.

Typically held in the Riverside Kitchen, upstairs at Riverside Market in Christchurch, classes are usually held from 10am – 4pm. Join us for coffee on arrival, followed by Tina sharing 7-8 recipes – typically based around starters, main courses, side dishes and dessert. We follow class with a long lunch around the table, sharing the day’s recipes, and accompanied by wine and banter with new friends.

All skill levels are welcome. Whether you're a novice or an experienced cook, Tina’s classes will ensure you spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying the company of your guests.

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UPCOMING CLASSES:

2025 Christmas Cooking Classes
Friday 21 or Saturday 22 November, 2025
10am-4pm
Riverside Kitchen, upstairs at Riverside Market, 96 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch
Cost: $270. Includes lunch and wine

Class numbers are limited.

Our Christmas Cooking Classes are now live!

After more than 25 years of Christmas classes I’m always challenging myself to come up with new recipes ideas for entertaining without the stress!

This Christmas I’m trying different techniques, bringing in some new flavours and figuring out how to feed a crowd with some of the tightest food costs you’ve ever had to juggle.

There’ll be my usual new favourite go-to Summer salad, Christmas treats for the tins and throw together canapes for the drop-in drinks and ‘take-a-plates’. You know me, it’s easier and less daunting when it’s prepped in advance with a good runsheet to lead you.

We’ll start at 10am with coffee and treats before heading into a demonstration of each class recipe, finally raising a glass together for a successful festive season. As usual, we’ll be repeating the class each day.

Please advise of any dietaries in the booking form.