Cooking Classes - CORIANDER LEAF - The New Asian Food Hub

“Went for a cooking class - really enjoyed it”

Reviewed on Trip Advisor - 03 February 2012
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 Indian (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.

30th Oct 2012 – Thai III

Great demonstration, yummy dishes. – Elaine Wong

27th Oct 2012 – Streets of Singapore
Really enjoyed the class & food – looking forward to trying the recipes at home. Thank you! – Charlotte Allen
Really great class – lots of great tips! – Julia Puccini
Excellent in taste & presentation! – Kim Adcock

24th Oct 2012 – Taste of Spain
Wonderful time always!? - Teri Ahmad
Excellent Food. Very interactive too. – Verena Lunny
Really enjoyable and the food excellent! Will certainly come back for more. – Valarie Jagger

20th October 2012 – The Other Mediterranean
I loved learning a lot about cooking & food….great, memorable food experience! ? - Marie-Anne Garcia
Great versatile food. Excellent teacher. – Kim Halpin
Excellent food – loved the variations proposed in all recipes. – Anchal Jain
I loved the food – just beautify. – Warren Westcott
Excellent, very enjoyable. – Inga Grigaliunaite

17th October 2012 – Sichuan Experience
Excellent, will recommend to my friends coming to Singapore. Thanks! – Leonie Meacock
Fabulous! My first class but not my last ? - Rehina Pereira
An amazing experienced. Completed my Singapore holiday! Thank you – great to meet you. – Dorothy Cropper
Fantastic –Deserves thank you! – Ainsley Foulds

9th October 2012 – Vietnamese Flavours I
Terrific – a taste explosion for the mouth. Thanks. – Sheree Wadd
Amazing really enjoy it! Thanks. – Marina Stettler
Fantastic food! - Nelda Walker

6th October 2012 – Fish Tales
Wonderful cooking experience. – Sarah & Tony LoRusso

3rd October 2012 – Streets of Singapore
My second time for this class but my 3rd time to come. Will be back! – Myrna de Guzman
Fantastic! Thank you for a great day! – Rachel Harman
Delicious recipes, definitely coming back. – Jihea Suk

26th September 2012 – Julie & Julia
Absolutely Delicious! Absolutely Entertaining! – Ellie Chung
Fabulous & Great Fun! – Linda Belawich

25th September 2012 – Thai I
Absolutely LOVE this class and restaurant! Great teaching very enjoyable. – Silja Rendlen
Loved Samia way of teaching!!! Worth every penny! – Denise Outi
Fantastic. Thanks! – Jose Gaztelu

22nd Sept 2012 – Italian Interpretations
Fabulous Cooking Class! Awesome Chef! Very Interactive! – Mabel Cheng
15th Sept 2012 – Streets of Singapore
Lovely, would really like to return for the 16 & 18 class – Karina Winderam!
Thank you for all the tips! I’m happy to come back next week – Stephanie Grouselle
Delightful class! Delicious & always learn so much! – Paula Stiles
Loved the class. Will definitely come back! – Aarti

12th Sept 2012 – Thai II
Variety of doable recipes! – Alexia Perversi
Lovely! Yummy!! – Katja Flann
It was excellent! Thanks a lot! See you at the Thai class. – Julie
Gorgeous, yummy! – Fiona Cobban

16th August 2012 – Vietnamese Flavours II - Indochine
A wonderful experience. Awesome – Terry & Vicki McCluskey
Thank you for sharing your passion in cooking. Would love to come back for more. – Cheryl Foo
Loved the class! Fantastic Flavours! – Paula Stiles
Thanks for the great experience with Vietnamese foods! – Angelia

11th August 2012 – Thai I
One of the most amazing & enriching experience. Thank you! – Asfia Mohammad
8th August 2012 – Singapore Classics
Loved course. Highly recommend, thanks! – Debbie Burdon
FRIEND STAFF, VERY INFORMATIVE LESSON. LOVED IT!! - Rachel

4th August 2012 – Vietnamese Flavours I
Fantastic! Really enjoyable & fabulous food – Marianne Blamire
Really enjoyable experience & fantastic food. Thank you. – Kathy Welsh
Great experience, great value – Tamara Connor

28th July 2012 – Italian Summer
Very interesting and food was fantastic! Will certainly want to join another class! – Chua Swan Lynn

28th July 2012 – Singapore Classics
Excellent food. Brilliant teacher. – Anna Maria Saroli
Very Good Food – Interesting to see the preparation. – Cristina Segantin
Brilliant as always. – Nigel Bath
Fantastic, easy to follow. – Brian Cheung
Thank you. Great Class! – Kellie Kilcoyne & Chris Leger

26th July 2012 – Thai III
Inspirational; flavours smells have blown me away. Happy taste buds + full belly. – Aimee & Mick
Wonderful Class! – Chris McDonnell
Great class. Enjoyed it thoroughly! - June

21st July 2012 – Julie & Julia
Amazing and we’ll be back! – Preston & Amber Hamby
Wonderful as always. – Heath Hendricks

17th July 2012 - Streets of Singpore 2012

Fantastic! Great tips & tricks, absolutley loved the whole thing. Ingrid Borgas

Amazing food & teaching - thanks for the experience! - Celia Tomlinson

Amazing, loved everything. Learnt so muxh & menu was fantastic. - MJ Wilson

28th April 2012 - Italian Interpretations

"Your courses never disappoint! Yum! - J-Ann Samuels

"Wonderful! I will be back. Really delicious, really enjoyable and an informative few hours." - Marianne Blanine

"Had a great time! Informative & entertaining!" - Amy Chng

28th April 2012 - Thai 1

"Amazing! Hope I can replicate it all." - Amina Jamil

4th April 2012 - Thai I

"Good Tips, detailed instructions. Really had a nice time". -Robyn Pandolph

"Excellent class, very interactive. I learnt heaps!" -Aileen Ferguson

"Awesome learning experience! Excellent food! Love it!" -Tristan Basuel

"Good tips, detailed instructions. Really had a nice time." - Cleo Soh

24th Mar 2012 - Singapore Classics

"Very informative and I learnt much and enjoyed it. Tks." - Emily Choo

"Great tips and excellent food". - Munira Nolting

"I loved the experience." - Anagha Bambarkar

17th Mar 2012 - A Moroccan Feast

"Very nice class, excellent dishes. I will be back". - Susanne Kitzeder

"Very delicious and excellent dishes. A wonderful class, I will be back." - Christine Werschnitzky

"Interesting, Fun, Yummy. I will be back for more!" - Daniela Albani

"Very good food, had lots of fun and will be back." - Petra Wieschhoff

"Food is fantastic and courses educational" - Irene Lee

1st Mar 2012 - Thai I

"Very fun and tasty experience!" - Leila Rossi Taraniur

"So much fun and so much lovely food to eat." - Erica Hadfield

29th Feb 2012 - A Moroccan Feast

"Excellent – interaction" - Connie Dowd

"Excellent Class! Love It!" - Joany Perrotta

"Thank you for the tips! Loved and enjoyed the chemistry!" - Kathy Reimer

"Great fun, very nice recipes and will be back for more." - Manju Nair

23rd Feb 2012 - Thai III

"Beautiful flavours, lots of information and explanations, thanks!" - Andrea Baker

"Great, fun and very informative. Fantastic food. Thank you!" - Sue Boadle

Roses & Red
Violets & Blue
Your food is Awesome! - Kjersti

"Enjoyed your humor." - Melanie Long

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digests”

– Proverb

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fish, which is so much more delicate and delicious, constitutes fasting"
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“The nearer the bone, the sweeter the flesh”
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– Chinese Proverb

“Condiments are like old friends – highly thought of but often taken for granted”
– Marilyn Kaytor

“We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavours
and furniture is made from real lemons”
– Alfred E Newman

"A cook can never rise above his ingredients"
- Anonymous

“Eggs cannot be unscrambled”
– American Proverb

“Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education”
– Mark Twain

“The biggest seller is cookbooks and the second is diet books
– how not to eat what you’ve just learned to cook”
– Andy Rooney

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an abiding passion for the task, courage to go out on a limb
and an impeccable sense of balance”
– Bryan Miller

“Anybody can make you enjoy the first bite of a dish,
but only a real chef can make you enjoy the last”
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“Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession”
– W H Auden

"After all the Cook, however good or bad, is an artist whose single vocations is to
make others lives happier. He works only for pleasure of his fellows, twice a day, forever"
- Raymond Oliver

"Any master, who wishes to enjoy the rare luxury of a table regularly well
served in the best style, must treat his cook as a friend"
- William Kitchener (1821)

"Only in a society wherein people of culture and refinement inquire after their Cook's
health can the art of 'cuisine' be developed. No food is really enjoyed unless is it keenly
anticipated, discussed, eaten, and then commented upon"
- Lin Yutang

'He was the founder of the art - he taught us first to practice astrology;
to follow that up immediately by architecture. He had by heart all treatises on nature.
Capping it all came the science of strategy.' That is, the Cook has to understand the stars
to follow the seasons, architecture to lay out the kitchen correctly, and military methods
to ensure proper order and timing.
- The Cook in the False Accuser by Sosipater

As a follower of Epicurus, the Cook follows the laws of nature. As a learned Cook
he must know what ingredients go together, 'for what possible good can come when
one individual quality is mixed with another and twisted together in an hostile grip?
Distinguishing these things is clearly a soulful art'
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"Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our Cooks"
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