Cook with Confidence
Hands-on cooking classes in a relaxed, bright and vibrant studio on Sydney’s Upper North Shore. Led by your warm and enthusiastic instructor - Sneh Roy. Bring your curiosity and your hunger & come for a delicious afternoon of food and fun!
Hi, I am Sneh
I am the founder of the award-winning food blog Cook Republic, the Cook Republic School in Sydney and a food photographer and cookbook author. I have over 22 years of experience in the food industry - developing thousands of recipes for blogs, publications and social media, editing magazines, and conducting workshops and cooking classes.
I believe good food isn’t just a privilege, but cooking and feeding are also the greatest expression of love. With a bit of guidance and encouragement, anyone can learn to be a good cook. Let me take you on that journey …
Public Cooking Classes / Sydney
Join us for a delightful pasta and bread-making class in Sydney, where you will learn the art of creating delicious pasta and focaccia from scratch. Get ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into this hands-on workshop led by the experienced Sneh Roy. In this Italian cooking class, you will learn to make:
+ Fettuccine
+ Focaccia
We will finish off by enjoying a leisurely lunch of all the delicious things we have cooked along with a delicious Italian pasta sauce, Italian sides for dipping, some wine and a traditional Tiramisu for dessert.
What participants will receive
+ Morning tea
+ Cooking Demonstration and hands-on opportunity to make their own pasta and focaccia.
+ Lunch of everything we cook with wine and dessert.
+ All printed recipes and instructions + Take Home your own Focaccia Slab
Date - Sep 26, 2026 (Saturday)
Time - 10:00am-1:30pm
Venue - Cook Republic Cooking School in Hornsby Heights, NSW 2077 (Address emailed once booking confirmed)
Who - Brimming with ideas and inspiration, this creative pasta and focaccia workshop in Sydney will be taught by Sneh Roy. As you immerse yourself in the class, you will be guided through the process step by step, ensuring a fun and interactive experience. You will not only learn the techniques for making pasta and focaccia from scratch, but also take away heaps of tips and tricks to overcome hurdles and troubleshoot recipes. By the end of the class, you will not only have new culinary skills but also a sense of confidence to try out the recipes in your own kitchen. You will receive all printed recipes and instructions and get to take your Focaccia slab home.
Food - Morning tea and lunch will be provided. Whilst we will do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies, we cannot guarantee that all requests can be met, as this is a bread-making and pasta class. Please feel free to contact us for further information regarding this class before making a booking.
Requirements - Aprons will be provided along with recipes and workshop notes. Feel free to bring your own apron if you prefer. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes (preferably closed ).
Note - All pricing is inclusive of GST. Please choose carefully, as refunds are not given if you can't come or change your mind. You can, however, send someone else in your place by advising us at least a day in advance. Refunds will only be given if the workshop is cancelled on our end and if you are unable to come on the rescheduled date.
Join us for a delightful pasta and bread-making class in Sydney, where you will learn the art of creating delicious pasta and focaccia from scratch. Get ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into this hands-on workshop led by the experienced Sneh Roy. In this Italian cooking class, you will learn to make:
+ Fettuccine
+ Focaccia
We will finish off by enjoying a leisurely lunch of all the delicious things we have cooked along with a delicious Italian pasta sauce, Italian sides for dipping, some wine and a traditional Tiramisu for dessert.
What participants will receive
+ Morning tea
+ Cooking Demonstration and hands-on opportunity to make their own pasta and focaccia.
+ Lunch of everything we cook with wine and dessert.
+ All printed recipes and instructions + Take Home your own Focaccia Slab
Date - Oct 10, 2026 (Saturday)
Time - 10:00am-1:30pm
Venue - Cook Republic Cooking School in Hornsby Heights, NSW 2077 (Address emailed once booking confirmed)
Who - Brimming with ideas and inspiration, this creative pasta and focaccia workshop in Sydney will be taught by Sneh Roy. As you immerse yourself in the class, you will be guided through the process step by step, ensuring a fun and interactive experience. You will not only learn the techniques for making pasta and focaccia from scratch, but also take away heaps of tips and tricks to overcome hurdles and troubleshoot recipes. By the end of the class, you will not only have new culinary skills but also a sense of confidence to try out the recipes in your own kitchen. You will receive all printed recipes and instructions and get to take your Focaccia slab home.
Food - Morning tea and lunch will be provided. Whilst we will do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies, we cannot guarantee that all requests can be met, as this is a bread-making and pasta class. Please feel free to contact us for further information regarding this class before making a booking.
Requirements - Aprons will be provided along with recipes and workshop notes. Feel free to bring your own apron if you prefer. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes (preferably closed ).
Note - All pricing is inclusive of GST. Please choose carefully, as refunds are not given if you can't come or change your mind. You can, however, send someone else in your place by advising us at least a day in advance. Refunds will only be given if the workshop is cancelled on our end and if you are unable to come on the rescheduled date.
Learn to cook Indian food with your senses, your hands and a whole lot of spice intelligence.
Indian cooking isn't about following a recipe. It's about understanding what spices do, how they work together, and when to coax the most flavour out of them.
Join Sneh Roy at Cook Republic Cooking School in Sydney for a 3.5-hour, deeply hands-on Indian cooking experience designed to take you beyond recipes and into the delicious adventure of Indian food.
We'll start at the Spice Bar — a sensory exploration of whole and ground spices where you'll touch, smell and taste your way through their individual flavour profiles. You'll learn how to recognise spices, understand what they bring to a dish and start building your own spice vocabulary.
Then comes Tadka Technique — the magic of blooming whole and ground spices in hot oil or ghee to release their aromas and transform the flavour of a dish.
Next, we'll get into Masala Magic: learning how to combine spices into balanced masalas and understanding how those combinations create the foundations of Indian curries.
Then it's time to cook.
Working in pairs, you'll roll up your sleeves and get seriously hands-on. Across the class, you'll make seven seasonal dishes, rotating through different techniques and preparations, so you learn every single element of the feast.
A non-vegetarian curry
A vegetable curry
Dal
Roti/Paratha
Jeera Rice / Vegetable Pulao
Raita
Masala Pappadums
You'll learn how to build flavour from the ground up — tempering spices, creating masalas, layering aromatics, balancing heat and acidity, cooking curries and getting those little details right that make Indian food truly sing.
And then we sit down together.
We'll enjoy the feast we've cooked with Indian-inspired sides, wine and dessert — most likely warm, syrupy Gulab Jamun with ice cream.
What you'll experience
A guided Spice Bar sensory session
Learn the art of Tadka and blooming whole spices to start and finish a dish
Learn how to build and balance Indian masalas
Hands-on cooking in pairs
Make seven Indian dishes across the class
Learn curry, dal, roti/paratha, sides and spice techniques you can use at home
A relaxed, generous lunch of everything you've cooked
Wine and dessert
All recipes and instructions to take home
Plenty of spice knowledge, cooking confidence and new tricks for your kitchen
This isn't a demonstration where you watch someone else cook. You'll be cooking at your own individual cooking stations.
Come curious. Leave spice-intelligent.
Date - Oct 31, 2026 (Saturday)
Time - 10:00am-1:30pm
Venue - Cook Republic Cooking School in Hornsby Heights, NSW 2077 (Address emailed once booking confirmed)
Food - Morning tea and lunch will be provided. While we will do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions and allergies, we cannot guarantee that all requests can be met. Please feel free to contact us for further information regarding this class before making a booking.
Requirements - Aprons will be provided along with recipes and workshop notes. Feel free to bring your own apron if you prefer. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes (preferably closed ).
Note - All pricing is inclusive of GST. Please choose carefully, as refunds are not given if you can't come or change your mind. You can, however, send someone else in your place by advising us at least a day in advance. Refunds will only be given if the workshop is cancelled on our end and if you are unable to come on the rescheduled date.
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Give the gift of cooking to a friend or loved one!
Creative Space
The Cook Republic Cooking School is a beautiful, vibrant and spacious cooking and photography studio on Sydney’s leafy Upper North Shore. Located on a quiet street with ample street parking, this light-filled studio has huge windows, polished concrete floors and a beautiful green outlook.
Equipped with a large kitchen, commercial fridge, cooking appliances, gadgets, cookware, kitchenware, rolling food-grade stainless steel benches, islands and a 3m-long dining table for long lunches. This space can easily convert from a cooking class for up to 20 people to a cookbook launch, author talk and meetup for up to 40 people.
The School also has an extensive selection of over 200 photography backdrops, canvases and boards for food styling and photography. And a prop room full of carefully curated food styling props sourced from all around the world - handmade ceramics, vintage metalware, wireware and woodenware.
Have Questions?
Would you like to book a private booking class? A birthday party? A hen’s night? A corporate team building cooking class? Or hire the studio for the day? Get in touch!