Food and Wine
Baking
Starts 12th February 2026
Ends 5th March 2026
4 Thursday evenings - Starting on 12 February
Come and learn to make some delicious baked treats! Cupcakes, cakes, slices, scones, bread… it’s up to you! Come along with some ideas on what you’d like to learn and we can decide together what we will bake the following weeks! Gluten free options not available in this course.
Fees: NZ$140 - Fee includes ingredients, bring containers to take baking home in
CHEESE MAKING: Halloumi & Ricotta
1st March 2026
- Normal: $120.00
1 Sunday morning - On 1 March from 9am-12pm
You make the cheese at this intensely practical DIY 'hands-in' workshop because the key to good cheese making is knowing how the cheese should look and, most importantly, how it should feel at different points in it's creation. During this three hour hands-on workshop, you will be guided through the cheese making process while you make your own Halloumi and Ricotta which you will be able to take home and show off at the end!
Fees: NZ$120 - fee includes ingredients, bring a container to take cheese home
CHRISTMAS CAKES TO GIFT!
8th October 2025
- Normal: $88.00
- Member: $8.00
Tutor/Facilitator: Mandy Keen
1 Saturday morning - 29 November from 9:30 - 12:30pm
During this course you will decorate mini cakes to gift (5 x approx 10cm cakes pp). This will include cellophane and ribbons to wrap.
Fees: NZ$95 - fee includes ingredients
FIT, FUELED & CONFIDENT – Nutrition Fundamentals for Adults
Starts 10th February 2026, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Ends 24th February 2026, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
- Normal: $60.00
Tutor/Facilitator: Kaya Stojkov
3 Tuesday nights - Starting on 10 February from 6:30pm - 8:30pm
This course will empower adults to understand the principles behind good nutrition so that they become healthy and confident in their bodies. We will discuss how food impacts health, bust toxic myths, and apply behaviour change science to make sure healthy habits actually stick. This course is not personalised and we will not provide medical advice.
Fees: NZ$60
GROWING HEALTHY EATERS – Nutritonal Fundamentals for Parents
Starts 10th March 2026, 6:30pm
Ends 24th March 2026, 6:30pm
- Normal: $60.00
3 Tuesday nights - Starts on 10 March from 6:30 - 8:30pm
This course will empower parents to ensure that their children are getting the nutrition they need to grow optimally. We will cover manage picky eating, reduce mealtime stress, and support children to build healthy habits. This course is not personalised and we will not provide medical advice.
Fees: NZ$60
INDIAN COOKING- Breads and Masalas
28th March 2026, 9:30pm
- Normal: $125.00
1 Saturday - On 28 March from 9:30am - 3:30pm
Take a day and create a range of delicious and different Indian masalas, using both Manjula’s tried-and-true recipes but also some of the new spice mixes now available in Indian shops. You’ll also learn how to make a variety of breads (naan, roti and parathas) to serve with the curries. By the end of the workshop, you’ll be able to: • Create several different masalas (curries) • Make tasty Indian bread accompaniments • Adapt ready-made spice mixes to enhance the flavours • Use a range a different Indian spices with more confidence
Fees: NZ$125 - fee includes ingredients
ITALIAN COOKING: 2
10th March 2026, 7:00pm
- Normal: $140.00
4 Tuesday nights - Starts on 10 March from 7 - 9pm
This class is for students who have already taken the Italian course at Tawa College in the past. Expand your pasta making to coloured pastas and new sauces, learn some more desserts and catch up with old classmates! Please bring a pasta machine if you have one, some will be provided.
Fees: NZ$140 - Fee includes ingredients