Top Johannesburg Cooking Classes

Our Taste Of Africa is offered in 2 of the most Afro-cosmopolitan areas in Joburg rich in African cuisine. Yeoville (3pm)-one of the most diverse suburbs in South Africa, known for being highly Afro-cosmopolitan with many African nationals found in one square mile and a rich history due to the migration into South Africa. Maboneng-(12pm & 5pm ) a new suburb in Johannesburg which is home to Art, Culture,graffiti and a variety of African foods Both these areas offer great experiences when it comes to african cuisine.Our Taste of Africa experience will give you a taste of the continent with no visa requirements or expensive flights. The experience will offer guests the ability to try a variety of different African foods from - South African meals - Ghanaian - Nigerian - Cameroonian - Zimbabwean - Congolese Each food tasting will include at least 4 dishes we will be trying on the day. You can also include African beer tasting with your booking to enjoy the beers on the continent.

Learn about the history of South African wine making and sample a variety of boutique wines without having to travel far with this wine tasting experience in Johannesburg. Led by a wine expert, enjoy tastings of at least five different wines from the winelands near Cape Town, accompanied by an optional cheese platter (extra expense).

Whether you're a keen home chef or toying with the idea of taking up bartending, learn the mixology basics from a professional bar trainer at a Johannesburg bar school. You'll learn techniques including stirring, shaking, layering, muddling, straining, and smashing. And you'll add recipes such as Negronis, caipirinhas, margaritas, daiquiris, mojitos, martinis, and more to your repertoire—and taste them too. Numbers are capped at just eight travelers, ensuring instructor attention.

If you’d like to discover how to make authentic Cape Malay recipes, then put away the cook books, as a hands-on demonstration is the best way to learn. Instead of a busy kitchen studio, this intimate and private experience takes place in a local’s home. Learn family recipes that have been perfected over the years and enjoy making 2–3 dishes which you can then eat at the end of the class.

7 hours over three days, consisting of 70% practical and 30% theory. Shaker has offered barista training from our Cape Town and Johannesburg schools since 2010. We work in partnership with Cape Town Barista School, Johannesburg Barista School, and Michu Coffee to bring our students all there is to know about great-tasting coffee. Students get the benefit of years of expertise from our award-winning baristas refined into our short courses. Our team are on hand both during your course and afterwards, to offer you advice on a career in coffee. You will always be part of the Shaker and Barista School family.

Have you ever wondered what it takes to make the perfect cup of coffee? Is it the beans, the milk or the barista? You will learn some of the secrets of professional Baristas, the theory, pouring an espresso, milk dynamics and how not to burn the milk when making a latte. And you will get a chance to drive a proper espresso machine