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Interactive Culinary Masterclass in Melbourne
Step into a warm, social kitchen in Melbourne and learn how to craft fresh pasta and artisanal pizza from scratch, the way it is meant to be made! 🍕 This is not a demonstration; it is a fully hands-on masterclass where you will be rolling, shaping, filling, cooking, and eating every step of the way alongside a vibrant group of food lovers, with a glass of wine in hand. 🍷
Perfect for date nights, catch-ups with friends, special celebrations, or anyone looking for a memorable culinary adventure in the heart of Abbotsford.
Unforgettable Kitchen Experiences
- Hands-On Creation: Learn the secrets to making perfect pasta dough and Neapolitan pizza dough from scratch.
- Expert Guidance: Work alongside professional chefs who share simple tricks to elevate your home cooking.
- Social Dining: Sit down together at the end of the class to enjoy a shared feast of your creations, paired with complimentary wine, beer, or non-alcoholic beverages. 🥂
- Take-Home Skills: Walk away with the confidence (and dough balls!) to recreate these delicious dishes at home.
The Masterclass Menu
- Neapolitan Pizza Dough
- Salsa di Pomodoro (Authentic Tomato Sauce)
- Pizza Stagioni (Pizza with Seasonal Toppings)
- Fresh Hand-Shaped Pasta (depending on the session menu)
Special Dietary Accommodations
We perfectly cater for vegetarian, vegan, and nut-free diets. If you are gluten-free, a high-quality store-bought pasta substitute will be provided. For dairy-free guests, non-dairy alternatives are gladly supplied.
Important Booking Information
- Our pizza and pasta making parties are perfect for private events, hens parties, and corporate team-building activities. For private bookings, this class can be held at your home, chosen venue, or in our fully equipped Abbotsford kitchen.
- For large corporate parties of 24+ guests, we can combine classes (such as sushi, pasta, or dumplings) to offer multiple cooking options in the same room.
- For rescheduling made more than 14 days prior to the event, there is no charge to change to your new date. After the first date change, there will be $49pp per date change. For rescheduling made within 14 days prior to the event, we can only accept that you are being sick with a medical certificate, and we will still charge $49 for administration fee.
- No refund or reschedule will take effect (1) if you fail to arrive at the venue at the time stipulated, (2) if you voluntarily leave your class after it has commenced, (3) if you need to leave the event for reasons of bereavement, injury or illness. Travel insurance and medical insurance are therefore strongly recommended.
- In the event that you are unwell, we ask that you send someone in your place. The participants who are not unwell will still be expected to attend.
- Lateness: please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled start time of the class. We cannot accommodate or refund for those who arrive after the scheduled start time, even if you call ahead. The instructor will be expected to start on time and will not be able to repeat the health and safety and/or demonstrations at the beginning of the class.
- Read more of our FAQs and booking terms.
Groupon Terms and Conditions
Terms & Conditions – Groupon: Pasta Making Party with Wine
- This offer is exclusive to Groupon customers and is valid only for the “Pasta Making Party with Wine” experience as listed on the Groupon deal page. It cannot be exchanged, transferred, or redeemed for any other masterclass, experience, or product offered by Otao Kitchen.
- Vouchers purchased under this offer are valid only for the specific sessions allocated to this Groupon promotion. Availability is strictly limited to these dedicated sessions and cannot be used outside of them.
- Vouchers are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase unless otherwise stated. Expired vouchers may be extended at the discretion of Otao Kitchen for an additional extension fee.
- All bookings are subject to availability and must be made in advance. Standard booking terms apply, including minimum notice periods.
- Rescheduling is permitted in accordance with Otao Kitchen’s standard rescheduling policy. Reschedule fees may apply depending on notice provided. Late changes, no-shows, or failure to attend will result in forfeiture of the booking without refund.
- All bookings are final. No refunds, exchanges, or credits are available for change of mind, scheduling conflicts, or inability to attend.
- Otao Kitchen reserves the right to reschedule or cancel sessions due to unforeseen circumstances, in which case customers will be offered an alternative date within the promotional period.
- This offer is non-transferable and cannot be combined with any other discounts, promotions, or special offers.
- By purchasing and redeeming this voucher, customers agree to these Terms & Conditions and Otao Kitchen’s standard booking policies.
Guest Reviews
Jennifer Lamb • Sep 2025
My partner and I had a good time learning how to make pizzas. The staff we’re very nice and friendly. The kitchen was clean and well organised. We had an abundance of ingredients to choose from and the final product turned out great. We ended up making a few pizzas in the process which was great practice. We learnt a lot and thanks for the extra tips. Thanks for having us we can’t wait to apply what we’ve learnt at home :)
Adam Fernandes • Sep 2025
The course was good! On the whole, I really enjoyed it and thought it was a great experience. The teacher was a bit all over the place and some participants looked like they needed help. However, it was a good opportunity for us to help each other. I would definitely recommend others do the course, and I will likely end up doing more courses as well.
Matt Petrou • Jul 2025
xcellent quick coarse. Definitely learnt the basics and lots of good tips for making your own dough. Good teacher and even better pizzas.
Thomas Wilson • Apr 2025
Teacher had great knowledge and a friendly touch. Value for money and a great experience overall
Gary Barrett • Feb 2026
Teacher was great the course was great it was all great and thank you I will come again
Jen Wu • Feb 2026
Great teacher – made it simple and fun. Thoroughly enjoyed it as a team building session.
Calendar and Menu
https://otaokitchen.com.au/c182pdhqnj
Recipes
https://otaokitchen.com.au/recipes/m/pizza-making-party-r261.html
Pizza Making
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They also provide takeaway containers, which was a nice touch. It’s a fantastic activity for couples, friends, or even doing solo. There’s a great variety of other classes too, although starting with the dumplings was definitely the right choice for us. Drinks were included per person, and the staff were incredibly friendly throughout the whole experience. Highly recommended!
We made sushi, miso soup, okonomiyaki, and soba with tempura. Each dish was hands-on, and I loved that Dylan taught tips and techniques you wouldn’t normally get from a recipe. My favourite part was learning how to roll sushi properly — it was surprisingly beginner-friendly with his guidance.
The class also included free drinks, and I really enjoyed the wine.
Overall, it was a great experience and I’d definitely recommend Chef Dylan’s class to anyone wanting to learn Japanese cooking in a fun, relaxed, and welcoming environment.
Dillian was a great teacher who was engaging and didnt overwhelmed the class with too many directions at one time.
Even when our ramen noodle dough went a bit south he swooped in to help us out and encouraged us until we saved it.
Thanks again. Will be back!
The only constructive feedback / improvements worth to look at is that every student should have their own dedicated board when hand made their own pasta or pasties. At the moment all these are done on the cooking/dining table and we see it with possible hygiene issues. Hope to see this new change in our next classes, thanks
The only constructive feedback for improvement - All students should have dedicated board to hand make their own pasta and pastries instead of on the cooking table as it will be more hygiene
Large, well stocked kitchen, plenty of time to cook 4 different dishes.
Fun, interactive, well paced, Cooking demonstrator and assistant friendly and suportive.
very enjoyable evening
Highly recommend this cooking experience.
Had a great night learning to cook Japanese meals, the set up was fantastic and the class ran amazingly well, a lovely way to spend a friday night.
Anan was a great teacher and fun person to learn to cook from!
We'll be back for another type of cuisine soon I'm sure.
I could not fault it.
No one in our group had ever prepared dumplings the only experience we had was eating them in restaurants.
The chef was so thorough in his explanations, patient answering questions and helping novices correct technique.
We enjoyed the process and we were rewarded with a delicious lunch, washed down with our choice of wine or soft drink. Plus we were provide with containers to take home the remainder of the dumplings.
Excellent morning - thanks chef.
Anan was super generous with his time, you end up with a great amount of food to eat and take home as well
The facilities were clean and well set out. We had all the equipment needed to carry out the preparation and cooking of the meals. The drinks provided certainly helped to create a very relaxed and inclusive atmosphere. And, to finish things off, we were able to enjoy a very tasty dinner.
I can not recommend this experience highly enough. We would be more than happy to partake in another one of these courses.
Thanks again to Anan and the team at Otao.
Cheers,
Michael and Tatiana
I felt it was rushed and because I was paired up with someone that they did the majority of the cooking.
For what I was looking for, I felt like the $200 price was not worth it.
This review is in no way a reflection of the chef that demonstrated the class, but only my experience.
Throughout it all Dylan attentively makes sure we are all across the assembly and cooking steps. I thoroughly recommend this for all, from new to seasoned cooking enthusiasts!!
We would use this company again
The OTAO chopping knife is a handy souvenir I recommend you take home :-p
The preparation beforehand was excellent and we’ll be back again for sure
We wish it had been longer and our daughter's aged 14&12 loved the experience as well
Attention to detail and the help working through the courses was great.
We are confident that we can now make dumplings at home from scratch.
We bought the experience for our daughter as a birthday present we had a fantastic time and can't wait to return to Otao Kitchen with the whole family for another class.
Great fun, high energy, inclusive, an the food that resulted was delicious.
The kitchen class room was well laid out, the large screen for additional viewing was a good assist instead of having a recipe on the bench or looking at a mobile screen.
The instruction came at a good pace so there was no boredom time and yet there was no rush either. It didn't make a difference whether one was proficient in the kitchen or not it just seem to be at your pace. Thank you to Ang for his guidance and instructions.
Definitely looking to come back and try something else.
The kitchen class room was well laid out, the large screen for additional viewing was a good assist instead of having a recipe on the bench or looking at a mobile screen.
The instruction came at a good pace so there was no boredom time and yet there was no rush either. It didn't make a difference whether one was proficient in the kitchen or not it just seem to be at your pace. Thank you to Ang for his guidance and instructions.
Definitely looking to come back and try something else.



















