Free community cooking workshops with Happiness House
Cook Around the World is an ongoing cooking series of free community workshops hosted by Happiness House in partnership with Lakes Multicultural Collective. It’s centred around celebrating the diverse cultures of Queenstown, each fortnight we travel to a new destination. Explore the world through food – no passport required!
Join us for a delicious journey as we celebrate global flavours and local connection through our Cook Around the World series – an interactive cooking experience that brings people together over shared kai and culture. During each session a local guest chef from Queenstown’s multicultural community will guide us through the preparation of traditional dishes from their home country. You’ll get hands-on in the kitchen (as much or as little as you like!), learn authentic recipes, and share a warm, communal meal with fellow food lovers.
What to expect:
• A friendly and relaxed environment – no experience needed
• Tea or coffee
• Class time of approximately three hours
• Learn one to two traditional dishes from a different culture each session
• Optional chances to chop, stir, cook, or just observe
• Recipes to take home and stories behind the food
• A small dish of a shared meal to enjoy together at the end
• Meet new people
You’ll spend the first two(ish) hours watching and helping a talented guest chef guide the group through the preparation of a traditional dish. You’ll gain insights into the cooking techniques, spices and cultural traditions tied to the meal. With many sessions featuring multiple recipes, we encourage guests to bring a notepad to jot down tips and tricks, and to recreate the dish at home. Our past classes have celebrated cuisines from around the world, including Chile, Sri Lanka, England, Nepal, USA, China, Māori Aotearoa, Scotland, Indonesia, Fiji and more.
Come solo or bring a friend – everyone is welcome. All tickets are free thanks to our funders. The next event will be on Tuesday, 19 August, from 10am – 1pm and will focus on the cuisine of Uruguay.
Spaces are limited due to the size of the kitchen, so we release tickets through Humanitix one week before each event. First-time guests get early access to bookings – so we can continue to welcome new people each time. Returning guests get access from the Thursday before the event.
