The Hills District in Sydney houses one of the city’s top, award-winning cooking schools and its recently renovated kitchen has incorporated 11 Smeg appliances into the design. Urban Graze is renowned for its intimate hands-on classes and Smeg (see below) was selected to give guests the opportunity to cook with technologically advanced appliances suitable for both beginners and experienced cooks.
Each three-hour cooking classes focuses on the foundations of modern cooking, incorporating food and wine matching, a minimum of four dishes and a meal at the dining table to recap on what the evening has covered. Urban Graze prides itself on supporting the local community for all of its produce and equipment and ensures that the classes host no more than10 people.
As a special offer, Urban Graze in conjunction with Smeg, is conducting free interactive cooking classes based on how to use Smeg products and understand the brand’s cutting edge technology. Each Smeg Cooking Class is designed around the equipment which is a unique focus in the school’s syllabus.
Guests can choose from two options:
Introduction to Smeg: This class is designed to assist you in selecting the appliances most suitable for the way you cook, your lifestyle and your family. This two-hour class will cover different types of ovens – from steam to multi function – cooking with gas and induction, effective microwave usage and how to bring all of these together in your kitchen.
Post Purchase: This two-hour class is designed for people who already own a Smeg appliance (purchased in the last 6 months) and would like to learn more about the features.
To decide whether this class is suitable for you, the Urban Graze newly designed kitchen has the latest Smeg appliances, as follows:
The Smeg Classes are held through-out the year (6.30pm-8.30pm) and bookings are essential. Classes are limited to a maximum of 12. Please go to Urban Graze Smeg Cooking Classes here.
Urban Graze Millthorpe
Urban Graze has also taken its brand to the country offering hands-on classes, followed by a meal in front of an open fire, at the new Urban Graze Millthorpe, just 15 minutes south of NSW rural foodie region, Orange.
Class themes at Millthorpe include French Degustation, Modern Thai and Spanish Tapas. The school also serves High Tea each Sunday from 11am-4pm, runs two-day Cheese Making classes as well as accommodates groups to stay in the Millthorpe Motel for cooking slumber parties!