Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand's Masterclasses take place in our demonstration auditorium seating up to 60 individuals. Watch our world class chefs share the techniques to heighten your cooking while taking notes and enjoying samples of the dishes prepared before you.

During this fun and creative masterclass, Francis Motta, Le Cordon Bleu master cuisine chef and Craig Leaf-Wright, producer of olive oil at Leafyridge Olive Grove, will demonstrate and guide you through an introductory class on dégustation of 4 different dishes with NZ extra virgin olive oil.

Date: 23 February 2024

Time: 6pm – 9.00 pm

Duration: 3 Hours

Maximum capacity: 60 people

Location: Level 2, 52 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington

Course Details: During the masterclass, you will learn and see the following:

Degustation & testing of olive oil with Craig Leaf-Wright

Demonstration and tasting of 4 dishes, cooked with different range of olive oil

How to make your own olive oil soap at home like a ”Savon de Marseille”

(You will take home an olive oil soap)

Immersion into Leafyridge Olive Grove with Craig Leaf-Wright:

How to grow, harvest and press the olive.

Presentation of his “Award winning and a Gold Medal Olive Oil”

Course Includes: Tasting of 9 Extra Virgin Olive Oils, tasting of a range of 4 different savory and sweet dishes, explanation of how to make soap at home, history of Leafyridge Olive Grove.

Contact Details: +64 4 472 9800 | nz@cordonbleu.edu

Olive Oil Masterclass