Cooking Classes - Course Schedule - CORIANDER LEAF

Reviewed on TripAdvisor -
4 Feb 2013

My husband and I attended the Thai II cooking class on January 30, 2013 while vacationing in Singapore, after deciding to do something completely different. WOW, what a truly unique and very inspiring class. Chef Samia was every bit the professional. An extremely talented and entertaining chef and teacher!
We enjoyed every aspect of the preparation and cooking as well as the final sit down meal with insightful conversation with Chef Samia.. We absolutely cannot wait to re create all these wonderful dishes with friends and family in our own kitchen. This was one of the highlights of our trip and one we will always fondly remember. Thank you Chef Samia for an amazing adventure into the world of Thai cooking

Reviewed on TripAdvisor -
18 Oct 2012

"Lots of fun - highly recommended -
Fantastic cooking class with magnificent food!... The class is an observation class with snippets of taste testing as you go along but the final food presentation and platters that you get to devour at the end were worth the wait.
The idea of watching instead of a 'hands on' approach means that you get to experience many more dishes in a more systematic way. Samia was a wonderful host and a fun chef. I don't think the experience would have been nearly as good if she was not in centre stage with her entertaining dry sense of humour. Have already booked to return!!!"
- annettem 17, Singapore

Reviewed on Trip Advisor - 29 September 2012

"Learning from a Master Chef -
This was an absolutely marvelous experience. Samia is both a brilliant chef and brilliant, utterly charming teacher. My husband and I took Singapore Classics with dishes like pepper crab, boon hee, chicken w dried red pepper, spring rolls.
At first we were a little wary that it was a demonstration course rather than hands on but it's extremely interactive and you learn so much: technique, tools, variations, shopping advice, culture.
You're constantly trying things like 3 kinds of palm sugar (Thai, Indonesian and Indian) and learning the differences. The meal is spectacular and huge. The mix of students (13 in all) was great - business travelers w a free Sat morning, tourists, expats, and native Singaporeans.
I can't recommend this more highly. We will definitely try her two restaurants, this one and Screening Room." - 'extrapagespassport', Cambridge, Massachusetts

Reviewed on TripAdvisor -
24 July 2012

“Double thumbs up!!-
I have taken 3 cooking classes and definitely want to take more when time permits.
I took away so many cooking techniques it was so much more than a cooking class. More of a lifestyle change. Food was not just excellent but very unique and from all over the world.
Samia was so incredibly hospitable and inspiring!!"

Reviewed on Trip Advisor - 03 February 2012

“Went for a cooking class - really enjoyed it”
We ate here as part of a three hour cooking class, and really enjoyed it. When we were planning our trip to Singapore, we had decided learning to cook some Asian inspired food would be good fun, but we struggled to find places that did classes.
I initially was reluctant to sign up at the Coriander Leaf, since the class was a demonstration, and I would generally have preferred hands on, but as it turned out, it was not a problem. The head chef did the demo, and she was fantastic. Did a great job explaining each step of preparing the dishes (she cooked 7 things), and also spent plenty of time talking about how to use Asian spices etc. I learnt a lot.
I also liked her assistant, who was very funny, and also gave some of his input which was great, since he was a Singaporean, whereas the head chef is Pakistani (though she has lived around the world), so we got a different slant on things.
After the demo, we sat down as a group to eat the food, and it was stellar. I would have liked to eat in the restaurant following this, but was unable to find a time to suit.

"In cooking as in all arts, simplicity is a sign of perfection" - Curnonsky (1872 - 1956)

"Cooking is a language through which a society expresses itself" - Jean Soler, the Semiotics of Food in the Bible

“When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece” – John Ruskin

“If you can organize your kitchen, you can organize your life” – Louis Parish

“The torch of love is lit in the kitchen” – French Proverb

“Cooking is like love, it should be entered into with abandon or not at all” – Harriet Van Horne

"A meal is tasteless without a touch of fantasy" - "Erasmus (1469-1536)

“The greatest dishes are very simple dishes” – Escoffier

“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best” – Oscar Wilde

“Respect all food, and avoid it’s waste, because it is life itself”
- Thomas Keller

"A meal is tasteless without a touch of fantasy"- Erasmus (1469 - 1536)

Register for classes by telephone +65 6532 3357or by e-mail info@corianderleaf.com Payment due upon confirmation of class - (classes confirmed with minimum of 5-6 participants)
Cancellation : 50% refund with one week’s notice.
If less than one week’s notice, 100% cancellation fee, students may have the recipes in that event.
Prices subject to change without notice

"Anybody can make you enjoy the first bite of a dish, but only a real chef can make you enjoy the last" - Francois Minot

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