Highlights

• Learn professional butchery techniques with chicken, duck, and quail
• Create rich stocks and restaurant-quality sauces from scratch
• Enjoy a shared meal with wine or beer after a full day of cooking

Master poultry like a professional chef in this full-day hands-on cooking class. Learn expert butchery and cooking techniques using fresh produce and sit down to enjoy the dishes you’ve created with a glass of wine or beer.

What's included?

• Full-day hands-on poultry cooking class
• Instruction from two experienced chefs
• All ingredients, aprons, and equipment
• Group meal with glass of wine or beer
• Recipe booklet and online resources

Discover the art of poultry mastery in this full-day cooking workshop, guided by expert chefs. You’ll begin with learning the professional butchery techniques, including how to break down whole chickens, ducks and quails. Next, explore how to create rich stocks and flavourful sauces that elevate every dish. Using premium Victorian produce, you’ll gain confidence working with classic cooking methods such as roasting, braising, and poaching.

Throughout the day, you'll work in small groups inside a modern, purpose-built teaching kitchen, and enjoy cultural storytelling from your mentors between cooks, bringing each recipe to life. After the final dish is plated, sit down with the other participants for a shared meal with a glass of wine or beer and savour what you have created. This cooking class will leave you with new skills, professional tips, and a recipe booklet to continue your culinary journey at home.

Sample Menu (subject to change due to seasonality)

• Duck confit cassoulet with garlic-parsley crumbs
• Sous-vide chicken salad with chilli oil
• Chicken liver mousse with port
• Roast chicken with herbes de provence
• Dry-aged duck breast with gastrique
• Chicken butchery and stock preparation
• Southern fried chicken
• Chicken roulade

Session Length

• This experience is approximately seven hours in duration
• Starts at 9am and finishes at around 4pm