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Where to learn cooking
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THE LITTLE THINGS
This cooking and baking school for children has a weekly Self-Savvy Programme for those aged four to 12. The programme runs for eight weeks. It also runs other ad-hoc programmes such as one for parents and toddlers.
Where: 244N Upper Thomson Road Cost: $30 for a one-hour session to $52 for a two-hour session Info: Go to littlethings.sg
CREATIVE CULINAIRE THE SCHOOL
This school runs classes for adults and also offers cooking and baking classes for children aged six to 12 during school holidays. There are also classes for both parents and children.
Aspiring chefs can take part in a junior chef competition at the end of the year. The event is judged by industry professionals.
Where: 17 Eng Hoon Street, 01-03/4 Eng Hoon Mansion Cost: From $58 a child for a three-hour class. Info: Go to creativeculinaire.com.sg or e-mail jeremy@creativeculinaire.com
CAMP ASIA SUPER CHEF
Camp Asia runs Super Chef during the international school holidays for children aged six to 16. This is a five-day camp, lasting six hours each day.
A highlight of the camp is on the last day, when children get to run their own "restaurant", wearing a chef's jacket, hat and apron. They take orders from their parents, cook at their assigned station and serve their parents the food they cook.
Where: Stamford American International school or Australian International School Cost: $695 a child Info: Go to www.campasia.asia or call 6593-3691
PALATE SENSATIONS COOKING SCHOOL
Founded in 2005 by chef Lynette Foo, 45, this school initially offered classes for adults only. Five years ago, it also started the Junior Culinary Bootcamp, a five-day programme for children aged seven and older. At the end of the camp, parents are invited to sample a meal prepared by the children.
Two years ago, the school also started offering parent-child cooking classes which feature different guest chefs twice a month on weekends.
Where: 01-03 Chromos, 10 Biopolis Road Cost: $125 to $180 a child and adult for a parent-child class, which lasts two to three hours; and $700 a child for the junior culinary bootcamp, which is about 41/2 hours. Info: Go to www.palatesensations.com
HUNGRY MUMMIES
Hungry Mummies was founded three years ago when mother of two Penelope Foo, 35, started running cooking classes for adults out of her condominium at Bukit Timah and at clients' homes. Last year, upon parents' request, she also introduced customised cooking or baking classes for children, sometimes with their parents, on an ad-hoc basis and during school holidays.
Where: 40 Coronation Road West Cost: From $50 a child for a group class of two or more. For children aged four and above. Info: Call 9743-7685 or visit www.hungrymummies.com
COOKERY MAGIC
While this is largely a cooking school for adults, founder Ruqxana Vasanwala, 55, welcomes students to bring their children for classes.
She also runs two-hour classes for children aged four and above on an ad-hoc basis.
Some are organised to celebrate a child's birthday. In her "cook up a story" class, she would read a story to the children first, before getting them to "bake" or "cook" an element in it, such as baking a gingerbread man cookie after reading the Gingerbread Man story.
Where: A private house in Siglap Cost: From $65 a child Info: Call 9665-6831