Chocolate Making Workshop
- $130
- 56 Reviews
- Location: Melbourne, Victoria
- For: 1 person
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- Valid for 12 months
- Free exchange
This chocolate-making workshop is all about chocolate-making in a dream setting. You'll make gorgeous hand-made chocolates in a fully equipped commercial Melbourne kitchen. Under the guidance of a professional chocolatier, you'll be preparing ganache filling, chocolate curls, and more!
Professional foodies and chocoholics alike will simply love this beginners’ chocolate-making workshop. To begin with, a professional chocolatier will talk you through the process of turning cocoa beans into a block of chocolate and give you some tasty information on the history of chocolate. Then you’ll be ready to temper the chocolate and turn it into chocolaty delights!
Correct tempering of chocolate is the key to perfectly-made delicacies. During the workshop you will work with only the highest-quality Belgian couverture chocolate, which averages over 64% cocoa. You’ll make ganache filling, choose your own flavouring, and pour into moulds that are the same as those used by the world’s top chocolatiers! You will also get to call on your creative side when making little curls and other decorations for your chocolates.
Throughout the four-hour class you’ll make a variety of chocolates and decorations – all of which you’ll get to take home with you afterwards! Everything is done to the highest professional standard and the atmosphere is all about fun.
One of the best things about this class is the size. With no more than 9 participants in the group you will all work together and receive all of the attention you need in order to bring out your innermost chocolaty creative flair!
This course is ideal for the chocolate-lover who wants to learn about the intricacies of chocolate appreciation and learn how to make goodies for themselves, or as gifts for others. Any professional cook or patisserie chef who wants to hone their skills in chocolate-making will also benefit greatly from this workshop. Whatever your motivation, you will walk away from this workshop knowing all about the full potential of chocolate and with a box full of chocolaty treats. This is a fun-packed four hours that you won’t forget!
This experience voucher is valid for 12 months from date of purchase.
Venue:
Blackburn, Victoria – approximately 12km east of the Melbourne CBD.
Session Length
This experience takes place on selected Monday, Thursday & Friday evenings from 6 - 10 pm and on selected Saturdays from 2 pm – 6 pm. Bookings are essential and are subject to availability.
Available Dates:
| Location | Date | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| VIC | Saturday, 11 Feb 2012 | Full |
| VIC | Sunday, 12 Feb 2012 | Full |
| VIC | Monday, 13 Feb 2012 | Full |
| VIC | Tuesday, 14 Feb 2012 | Full |
| VIC | Wednesday, 15 Feb 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Friday, 17 Feb 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Thursday, 23 Feb 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Saturday, 25 Feb 2012 | Full |
| VIC | Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Thursday, 1 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Friday, 2 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Saturday, 3 Mar 2012 | Full |
| VIC | Wednesday, 7 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Thursday, 8 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Friday, 9 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Saturday, 10 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Thursday, 15 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Friday, 16 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Saturday, 17 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Wednesday, 21 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Thursday, 22 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Saturday, 24 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Friday, 30 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Saturday, 31 Mar 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Thursday, 5 Apr 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Thursday, 12 Apr 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Friday, 13 Apr 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Saturday, 14 Apr 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Thursday, 19 Apr 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Friday, 20 Apr 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Saturday, 21 Apr 2012 | Spaces |
| VIC | Friday, 27 Apr 2012 | Spaces |
Last updated on 9 February 2012.
These dates are guidelines only and are subject to daily change.
We suggest you only purchase a voucher for one of the dates listed above if you plan to redeem your voucher and book the date today.
Guidelines:
Our chocolate-making workshop is best suited for people who are 14 years of age or older. However children as young as 12 years are welcome as long as they are accompanied by a paying adult.
Numbers:
The price quoted is for one person. There will be a maximum of 9 participants per class.
Spectators:
Not suitable for spectators.
Weather:
This experience takes place indoors and is therefore not affected by the weather.
Map
The map below gives you the location of this experience to allow you to plan.
Exact location, directions and meeting place will be available to you once you have booked your experience
RedBalloon Team Reviews
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Reviewer: Kasey
December 09 2020It was a day out on the Town for the RedBalloon Retail team! We were immediately greeted by Sylvia who was very welcoming. We were excited to be in a commercial kitchen, surrounded by professional equipment and so much chocolate.... Want to know more?
Reviews
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I had a great experience, the class was very well explained, especially in relation to tempering chocolate, this was my greatest doubt, and it was duly informed, I recommend!
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Absolutely LOVED IT, so much fun, Sylvia was lovely and so helpful. The chocolates we brought home were VERY professional not to mention delicious!!
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We were looked after very well - had a fun afternoon making delicious ganache filled chocolates and learned a lot. Took home an amazing selection of beautiful gourmet chocolates and truffles.... all made by us. Looking forward to making some more chocolates with our new skills!
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We had a great afternoon at this workshop. The staff and instructor were great.
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The whole experience was fantastic - the size of the group was workable and i really enjoyed myself. The workshop was easy to get to and Sylvia and James were great to have taking the class. Having to learn about the cocoa bean before doing anything with the chocolate was great because it gave us a better meaning of what chocolate is; what the processes are of turning the cocoa into chocolate and the differences between couverture and compound chocolate. I would just like to say a big thank you ...The whole experience was fantastic - the size of the group was workable and i really enjoyed myself. The workshop was easy to get to and Sylvia and James were great to have taking the class. Having to learn about the cocoa bean before doing anything with the chocolate was great because it gave us a better meaning of what chocolate is; what the processes are of turning the cocoa into chocolate and the differences between couverture and compound chocolate. I would just like to say a big thank you to everyone and RedBalloon - this is a fantastic workshop that many will enjoy.
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James was a fantastic teacher and we had a ball. Great chockies to take home, too. Thanks!
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it was great as the chef that ran the course was very polite and willing to help or answer any questions you had
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Fun and messy. Great instructor and assistant. Very helpful and class size meant that no-one felt left out. Excellent
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Magnificent fun! So much chocolate I felt sick! I loved it! James the chef was great. I would like to have made more praline-type centres perhaps. A great experience.
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Was very informative the teacher was fantastic
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Really enjoyed the chocolate making. The teacher was great in explaining the process and interesting to listen too. Knowledgeable about the subject. Hands on experience and plenty of chocolates to take home. Time went really quickly and the hot chocolate break in the middle was a nice touch.
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I definitely have a new appreciation for chocolate know that i know more about it. Teacher was very informative and funny! Lots of fun making pretty chocolates!
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Chocolate making was awesome! It was great to see how the entire process works and the end products were delicious!
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James our teacher was just fantastic, we learnt soooooo much and the choc was really yummy
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It was a great experience.. James and Sylvia were lovely.. I did have doubts about learning the process in such a short time but I came out of the workshop with so much knowledge about chocolates. I would recommend to anyone..
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James our teacher was just fantastic, we learnt soooooo much and the choc was really yummy
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The chocolate making course was a terrific few hours... James the teacher was informative, relateable and very playful. Myself and my partner enjoyed it very much!
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Terrific experience, learnt a lot about chocolate and now consider myself a master eater of it :) Great staff, the chocolate is SO delicious and you leave with about 30 of your own creations (25 by the time you get home)
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I thought the workshop was great!! The four hours went by too quickly and the chocolates looked and tasted amazing.
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Great teacher, small class with lots of hands on - I feel confident enough to try what I learnt at home
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Fantastic fun. Friendly and fun environment and the chocolate was divine! If you do not like getting covered in chocolate, I would not recommend the class. It gets extremely messy! But that's all part of the fun really!
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AMAZING time, delicious chocolate, left with at least 30 individual variety chocolates that we made as a group, testers, hot chocolate half time break.. learnt a lot about different types of chocolate, where and how its made- awesome experience, great gift!
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Excellent, friendly staff, enjoyed my time and had James, as a wonderful instructor! Learned different things concerning the Cacao industry !!
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James was fantastic. It was a great experience.
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Sylvia who ran the workshop was fantastic. It was a really enjoyable experience. Great group of participants as well, a small group of 5, which was good.
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What a great afternoon. It was educational, fun and most of all yummy! A nice small group and a great teacher in James.
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I was given a voucher for my birthday last year and finally got around to finding a Saturday that I was available and there was a vacancy in the class. After spending 4 fabulous hours last Saturday I wish I had done the course earlier. James was fantastic, and the chocolates that we came away look very professional in their gift boxes and ribbon.
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It was great, easy to understand and informative. I would do it again.
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Fantastic course. Really enjoyed it!
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It was a delightful afternoon in a small group environment. The instructor was very knowledgeable and helpful. It was an activity that I would be keen to continue to the next level.
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I had a great time!!
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The class was exceptionally informative and at the same time, quite enjoyable. James who lead the class was extremely thorough with his teachings and Sylvia, the shop owner where the class was held, assisted him/the class very well. I got this for my boyfriend who has always been interested in learning more about chocolate and how to make it and he loved the Workshop. So much so that we are looking into attending the advanced course. I would recommend this to all chocolate lovers and for cook...The class was exceptionally informative and at the same time, quite enjoyable. James who lead the class was extremely thorough with his teachings and Sylvia, the shop owner where the class was held, assisted him/the class very well. I got this for my boyfriend who has always been interested in learning more about chocolate and how to make it and he loved the Workshop. So much so that we are looking into attending the advanced course. I would recommend this to all chocolate lovers and for cooking enthusiasts and to anyone really. A great experience where for 4 hours, you're engrossed in the wonderful world of chocolate.
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Thoroughly enjoyed it...learned quite a bit about what goes into making good quality chocolates. New appreciation for the people that produce beautiful chocolates and not mass produced.
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It was a fun afternoon, definitely something different! Participants were very friendly and had a good sense of humour. Our Instructor, James, was very patient and made the afternoon lots of fun.
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The chocolate making workshop was a fantastic experience! The whole chocolate making process was explained and we took home so many delightful chocolate creations. It is a great starting point for beginners and the staff are very friendly, knowlegdeable and helpful. Even if you don't know anything about making chocolates it is fun to eat good quality chocolate while discovering the methods to making really delicious chocolates and truffles.
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Very friendly atmosphere, full of information, great advantage that we were able to eat our experience.
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I didn't really know what to expect from this experience, since I received this voucher as my birthday present. It turned out to be such a wonderful, interesting and engaging evening where I learned so much about chocolate making. I am now determined to try do this at home and plan to visit the chocolate shop in the near future again.
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Instructor was extremely knowledgeable, and was able to give tips and tricks in making not only delicious but beautiful looking chocolates!
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Really enjoyed the experience, can't wait to make some delicious chocolates by myself:)
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Had an excellent experience, from booking through to completion everything was so easy!! The course was informative, fun and YUMMY. Would definitely recommend to others or repeat it all over again myself :)
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An excellent experience. James, who ran the workshop was friendly and easy going. He had a lot of experience and made the afternoon a lot of fun. It was value for money as we got 4 hours of tuition and we got to take home around 24 chocolates and 6 truffles each.
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It was great to learn the history behind chocolate and how it gets to my tummy! Also enjoyed learning some good tricks of the trade that will make decorating at home simpler than I thought. Overall a jam packed 4 hours of chocolate fun.
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Excellent afternoon chocolate making. Both James (instructor) and Sylivia (business owner) were fabulous hosts. Very good value.
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I had a great time and got a lot out of it
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I really enjoyed the beginners chocolate making class! Very interesting history and theory component. The teacher was fantastic. Making the chocolates was surprisingly easy once we got the hang of the process and was so much fun. We were all very proud of our efforts: came home with a beautiful gift box brimming with professional looking, delicious moulded chocolates and mini truffles. Can't wait to enrol in an advanced class!
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Great experience well spaced over 4 hours. It never dragged and we got lots and lots of goodies to take home!
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It was really good full of information and totally worth the money
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James and Silvia were both so knowledgeable and helpful and they really involved you in every step. Highly recommend it.
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Great experience and totally enjoyed it. Great for chocolate lovers.
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This was an amazing experience and one which I would definitely recommend to others. The trainers were very knowledgeable and really made it a day to remember.
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A great experience! We learnt lots about chocolate and had fun creating our own box of chocolates
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We had an awesome day! Sylvia was lovely & it was very personal & hands-on. We went home with lots of yummy chocolates, which were beautifully gift wrapped for us. 10/10!
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Was a wonderful workshop, lots of information and well presented.
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Great experience! Was a lot fun.
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What a fantastic class. It was great fun to have the experience of making your own chocolate. The owner/teacher Sylvia was fantastic and funny. She has great knowledge of the industry and was able to answer all questions, and teach us that chocolate is good for you. “who would ever have thought that”? We made quite allot of different chocolates and was quite surprised at the end how much we got to take home. A fantastic course and will recommend to anyone. A definite must.
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