Below is a list of classes that we have offered in the past. Please note that none of these classes are now available to book, however we do repeat some classes throughout the year so fee free to contact us if you have any questions about upcoming classes.
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Kindling the fire of christmas hospitality with ruth pretty
Santa’s sleigh laden with Christmas culinary goodies is on its way to your Christmas dinner table, packed with creativity and fresh tastes. The ‘northern lights southern style’ combo is attracting huge interest, bringing the best of both hemispheres to your...
Santa’s sleigh laden with Christmas culinary goodies is on its way to your Christmas dinner table, packed with creativity and fresh tastes. The ‘northern lights southern style’ combo is attracting huge interest, bringing the best of both hemispheres to your...
$245.00
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Lazy rustic linner
6 MAY 2017: Everyone loves a lazy weekend lunch. Start it late and call it linner so you can flag dinner. Think autumn colours, passing platters laden with rustic deliciousness to your friends and generally feeling life is pretty good....
6 MAY 2017: Everyone loves a lazy weekend lunch. Start it late and call it linner so you can flag dinner. Think autumn colours, passing platters laden with rustic deliciousness to your friends and generally feeling life is pretty good....
$220.00
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Let's party with ruth pretty
Ruth Pretty not only loves a party, she has thrown more than most so knows all the tricks. She’ll help you deal with big birthday parties that your guests will love and won’t kill you. Because if you are going...
Ruth Pretty not only loves a party, she has thrown more than most so knows all the tricks. She’ll help you deal with big birthday parties that your guests will love and won’t kill you. Because if you are going...
$220.00
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Love my table with tina duncan
Christchurch’s Tina Duncan says "My table was a great place to shelter under during the earthquake! However, it is playing an even more important role in our emotional recovery. It’s where we sustain family and friends, where we share stories,...
Christchurch’s Tina Duncan says "My table was a great place to shelter under during the earthquake! However, it is playing an even more important role in our emotional recovery. It’s where we sustain family and friends, where we share stories,...
$210.00
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Mamma mia: a gorgeous greek culinary adventure with ruth pretty
Our stunning hot, dry summer has been a cracker and reminded Ruth of long hot days in Greece. She reckons by April we might enjoy a gorgeous late-summer reminder of the simple pleasures of good food, simply cooked but positively...
Our stunning hot, dry summer has been a cracker and reminded Ruth of long hot days in Greece. She reckons by April we might enjoy a gorgeous late-summer reminder of the simple pleasures of good food, simply cooked but positively...
$220.00
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Mark and pete's excellent seafood adventure with mark limacher and pete collins
Mark Limacher and his old mate and chef buddy Peter Collins can’t help it – they just love fresh seafood, and getting "up close and personal” with it. So reuniting behind the stove at their new restaurant Ortega Fish Shack...
Mark Limacher and his old mate and chef buddy Peter Collins can’t help it – they just love fresh seafood, and getting "up close and personal” with it. So reuniting behind the stove at their new restaurant Ortega Fish Shack...
$195.00
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Modern hong kong food with tony tan
12 AUGUST 2017: Melbourne-based Tony Tan has an unequalled knowledge of the nuances, similarities and differences in various Asian cuisines. Travelling and writing extensively, he understands and shares the foods of this vast and complex region in his highly-regarded books...
12 AUGUST 2017: Melbourne-based Tony Tan has an unequalled knowledge of the nuances, similarities and differences in various Asian cuisines. Travelling and writing extensively, he understands and shares the foods of this vast and complex region in his highly-regarded books...
$230.00
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Modern kiwi cuisine with ray mcvinnie
Wherever Ray McVinnie travels, he explores the pleasures of the local cuisine and ingredients. European, Asian and North and South American cuisines have given him new food ideas, ingredients and techniques to bring home and make work for New Zealand...
Wherever Ray McVinnie travels, he explores the pleasures of the local cuisine and ingredients. European, Asian and North and South American cuisines have given him new food ideas, ingredients and techniques to bring home and make work for New Zealand...
$230.00
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Modern parisienne food with julie le clerc
Julie Le Clerc just adores Paris. It’s a spiritual haven - she has a collection of Eiffel Towers – and frequent trips recharge her family and culinary batteries. Now Food Editor of Next magazine, Julie trained at Le Cordon Bleu,...
Julie Le Clerc just adores Paris. It’s a spiritual haven - she has a collection of Eiffel Towers – and frequent trips recharge her family and culinary batteries. Now Food Editor of Next magazine, Julie trained at Le Cordon Bleu,...
$210.00
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Mother's day how to high tea with ruth pretty
Mothers' Day is the best possible reason to relax and enjoy Ruth's incredibly popular take on High Tea. A perfect mother and daughter outing, with pretty cakes, plates, tea and laughter as Ruth shares her secrets for creating a stylish...
Mothers' Day is the best possible reason to relax and enjoy Ruth's incredibly popular take on High Tea. A perfect mother and daughter outing, with pretty cakes, plates, tea and laughter as Ruth shares her secrets for creating a stylish...
$120.00
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Oldies but goodies with ruth pretty
Many of Ruth’s favourite recipes have their moment in the spotlight as she re-discovers pleasures from her early catering and cooking school years. 20 years of cooking class recipes provided Ruth with a treasure trove of food memories and half-remembered...
Many of Ruth’s favourite recipes have their moment in the spotlight as she re-discovers pleasures from her early catering and cooking school years. 20 years of cooking class recipes provided Ruth with a treasure trove of food memories and half-remembered...
$210.00
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Pass the platter, por favor with ruth pretty
Look away now if you can't deal with the fact that these pigs could turn up on your plate as ‘jamon Iberico' or that divine unique Spanish (Iberian) cured ham that adds unparalleled depth of flavour to practically every type...
Look away now if you can't deal with the fact that these pigs could turn up on your plate as ‘jamon Iberico' or that divine unique Spanish (Iberian) cured ham that adds unparalleled depth of flavour to practically every type...
$195.00
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Peta’s pintxos passion with peta mathias
When inveterate culinary adventurer and TV star Peta Mathias says the Basque Country food of northern Spain is "without a doubt the best I have eaten in Europe” you have to sit up and take notice. She fell in love...
When inveterate culinary adventurer and TV star Peta Mathias says the Basque Country food of northern Spain is "without a doubt the best I have eaten in Europe” you have to sit up and take notice. She fell in love...
$220.00
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Ready, steady, bake with dean brettschneider
SATURDAY 21 JANUARY 2017:Picking up ideas and baking styles for breads, cakes, pastries and biscuits from all over the world, Dean shares his experience and enthusiasm generously. His life is a whirl of international travel, baking business development and classes,...
SATURDAY 21 JANUARY 2017:Picking up ideas and baking styles for breads, cakes, pastries and biscuits from all over the world, Dean shares his experience and enthusiasm generously. His life is a whirl of international travel, baking business development and classes,...
$230.00
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Remembering summer favourites with ruth pretty
Everyone who came to the Oldies but Goodies class last year loved the food and especially the nostalgia of "I remember that – it’s fabulous”. Ruth has loved trawling through summery dishes from her early classes for this blast from...
Everyone who came to the Oldies but Goodies class last year loved the food and especially the nostalgia of "I remember that – it’s fabulous”. Ruth has loved trawling through summery dishes from her early classes for this blast from...
$210.00
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Ruth's barbecue rules with ruth pretty
Ruth’s Barbecue Rules: Barbecues are all about relaxation and having a good time, with good food. The food has to taste terrific, but cannot be fussy. It doesn’t have to be totally meaty, while boring salads are a crime against...
Ruth’s Barbecue Rules: Barbecues are all about relaxation and having a good time, with good food. The food has to taste terrific, but cannot be fussy. It doesn’t have to be totally meaty, while boring salads are a crime against...
$210.00
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Ruth's mid-winter christmas: a collection of christmases past with ruth pretty
Imagine the sense of re-discovery involved in finalising this menu. Ruth admits she has it "whittled it down to only 10 possible main courses and 15 desserts” so has to be strong and resolute in her decision-making! As always, she’s...
Imagine the sense of re-discovery involved in finalising this menu. Ruth admits she has it "whittled it down to only 10 possible main courses and 15 desserts” so has to be strong and resolute in her decision-making! As always, she’s...
$220.00
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Sailing away with santa: a tropical christmas
A sunny kiwi Christmas with a taste of the tropics: light, fresh, and communal for family and friends. This is Ruth’s take for her incredibly popular Christmas classes this year. Grab a group of friends and get yourselves sorted for...
A sunny kiwi Christmas with a taste of the tropics: light, fresh, and communal for family and friends. This is Ruth’s take for her incredibly popular Christmas classes this year. Grab a group of friends and get yourselves sorted for...
$240.00
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Seafood barbecue bonanza
SATURDAY 25 MARCH 2017:Back for the second time this class is a showcase of Kiwi seafood with delectable simple twists all done on the barbecue. Ruth will show you how to bring it all together to delight your friends and family....
SATURDAY 25 MARCH 2017:Back for the second time this class is a showcase of Kiwi seafood with delectable simple twists all done on the barbecue. Ruth will show you how to bring it all together to delight your friends and family....
$230.00
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Seriously sexy dim sum with tony tan
Everyone loves Chinese yum cha lunches, but did you know most of us get it wrong when we call the delicious little specialised morsels dumplings? They are actually dim sum. Tony is a crowd favourite at Springfield, with his extraordinary...
Everyone loves Chinese yum cha lunches, but did you know most of us get it wrong when we call the delicious little specialised morsels dumplings? They are actually dim sum. Tony is a crowd favourite at Springfield, with his extraordinary...
$225.00
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Shared winter table with claire aldous
SATURDAY 30 JULY 2016: Claire has that rare ability to “make the ordinary extraordinary”, through encouraging New Zealanders to embrace a world of home cooking by creating recipes that are both accessible and inspirational. Her concept of a ‘shared winter table’...
SATURDAY 30 JULY 2016: Claire has that rare ability to “make the ordinary extraordinary”, through encouraging New Zealanders to embrace a world of home cooking by creating recipes that are both accessible and inspirational. Her concept of a ‘shared winter table’...
$230.00
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Simple is best with ruth pretty
The secret of Ruth’s legendary barbecue prowess is "simple is best”. Possibly with a side of "less is more”. She says focusing on doing the simple things really well pays off with fantastic food, less stress for the cooks and...
The secret of Ruth’s legendary barbecue prowess is "simple is best”. Possibly with a side of "less is more”. She says focusing on doing the simple things really well pays off with fantastic food, less stress for the cooks and...
$230.00
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Simply summery high tea with ruth pretty
Starting in the Kitchen, Ruth will show you how to create your own High Tea, with flair and small bites of deliciousness. This means you can recreate all or some of the experience later, with the recipes and all Ruth’s...
Starting in the Kitchen, Ruth will show you how to create your own High Tea, with flair and small bites of deliciousness. This means you can recreate all or some of the experience later, with the recipes and all Ruth’s...
$120.00
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Soul food a la provençe with peta mathias
Think late summer/early autumn eating and somehow the south of France comes into its own: all those deceptively simple yet outrageously flavourful tomato, anchovy, aniseed and olive oil favourite ingredients. A glass of rosé and the scent of herbs. Highly...
Think late summer/early autumn eating and somehow the south of France comes into its own: all those deceptively simple yet outrageously flavourful tomato, anchovy, aniseed and olive oil favourite ingredients. A glass of rosé and the scent of herbs. Highly...
$230.00
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