Hailing from India, Chef Avi’s passion for cooking brought him to Canada to pursue a culinary degree. His career has included time as an executive chef, restaurant manager and cooking instructor. Chef Avi’s sound technical knowledge as a professional chef and his positive demeanor combine in his cooking classes, creating an upbeat, relaxed learning environment.
Chef Highlights
Graduated from Hotel-Restaurant Management, Culinary Management, Provincial certified chef (REDSeal)
Flexible booking: Cancel or reschedule this event's reservation for free up to 48 hours before the event.
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Chef Avi will travel to guests in Ottawa
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Learn how to craft four traditional courses inspired by Indian cuisine completely from scratch.
In this hands-on cooking class, Chef Avi will discuss the history of several classic Indian dishes as you create four courses using authentic ingredients, spices and techniques. Learn basic kitchen skills as well as professional techniques to produce mouthwatering Indian cuisine before enjoying your handcrafted meal. Begin by preparing red lentil soup infused with bay leaves and cilantro, and onion dumplings from scratch made with chickpea flour, spinach and red lentils. For the entrée, Chef Avi will teach you how to make classic chicken tikka masala and mango rice pudding for dessert.
Guests are welcome to bring wine and beer to enjoy during the class.
Your Menu
Red Lentil Soup
With mire poix, bay leaves, chicken broth and cilantro
Onion Dumplings
With red lentils, fenugreek leaves, chickpea flour and spinach
Chicken Tikka Masala and Basmati Rice Pilaf
With tomatoes, yogurt and spices
Mango Rice Pudding
With milk, sugar and essences
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
No prior cooking experience needed
All ingredients and equipment are provided
Dietary accommodations available upon request
Private classes available for groups and special events
Hailing from India, Chef Avi’s passion for cooking brought him to Canada to pursue a culinary degree. His career has included time as an executive chef, restaurant manager and cooking instructor. Chef Avi’s sound technical knowledge as a professional chef and his positive demeanor combine in his cooking classes, creating an upbeat, relaxed learning environment.
Chef Highlights
Graduated from Hotel-Restaurant Management, Culinary Management, Provincial certified chef (REDSeal)
We cooked:
-Ghate Garam
-Red Lentil Soup
With mire poix, bay leaves, chicken broth and cilantro
-Chicken Tikka Masala and Basmati Rice Pilaf
With tomatoes, yogurt and spices
-Mango Rice Pudding
With milk, sugar and essences
Chef Avi was excellent. He gave us a lot of information about knifes and cutting techniques, we learned about new vegetables that we didn’t know and had the chance to taste them. We also learned a lot about how to select vegetables and difference that we didn’t know (like the sex of peppers
Jason M.
Chef Avi was personable and a well of knowledge - he taught is a tonne or little tricks to improve the way we cook at home and provided a hands-on lesson in knife skills.
The 4 course Indian meal was delicious and the entire experience was first rate.
We would definitely do another event with Chef Avi!
Geoff B.
The Masala chicken was amazing and the Rice pudding waff his grandmother's recipe and was the best I've ever had!
Dami F.
Great cooking and conversations. Avi excels at Indian cuisine; he came prepared with all the needed ingredients and explained the food origins. Great for people looking for a unique food experience.
Amanda S.
Great food and great company! Thank you!
Justin L.
Very tasty food and he accommodated gluten allergies
Benjamin V.
We had a fabtastoc meal, Chef Avi did a great job.
Jared Carden .
Thoroughly enjoyed the experience with Chef Avi. I would have him again!
Anne L.
He was awesome and had a lot fun and lots of learning. Thank you chef for teaching us so many tricks and sharing your experiences in the kitchen. Great night.
Paul S.
What a fabulous experience. The conversation was sparkling and informative, the food was amazingly delicious, and the spicing was perfection. We would highly recommend Avi for your personal meal and class or your group catering.
Jesse C.
Chef Avi was awesome! Super knowledgeable coupled with a warm and kind demeanour. I’d absolutely spend another evening with Chef Avi again. Thanks chef for the great meal and time spent.
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Verified guest reviews for other classes with Chef Avi
Tennyson F.
Booked the class
Rustic French Dinner
with Chef Avi
I had cooked the Rustic french dinner with Chef Avi and it was so delicious; one of the tastiest chicken dishes i've ever had. Chef Avi was excellent, providing tips along the way as my cooking skills are beginner at best. He went out of his way to give tips about cooking in general and ways to eat healthier. Chef Avi was flexible in the method of the class, allowing us to decide how involved we wanted to be. I would recommend a class with Chef Avi to anyone looking to enjoy a few hours of cooking and great conversation. :)
Ryan Hartvich .
Booked the class
Rustic French Dinner
with Chef Avi
Avi was an excellent chef, we had a great night and great conversation. I would definitely recommend to anyone, 10/10!
Darren Hodder .
Booked the class
Fare From Across Europe
with Chef Avi
Thank you Chef Avi for such a memorable evening! The food we made is still blowing my mind for how incredible it tasted. Thanks for all you've shown and taught us as well.
Sean M.
Booked the class
Fare From Across Europe
with Chef Avi
Very good.
Jessica D.
Booked the class
Rustic French Dinner
with Chef Avi
We had a fantastic time with Chef Avi. We enjoyed our delicious meal, his interesting food facts and the flowing conversation. What a great evening@
Deborah D.
Booked the class
Rustic French Dinner
with Chef Avi
Chef Avi was amazing. He was so patient with us, encouraged us all to interact, and we all left having learned so much. And the meal was outstanding. He really made it fun!
Amy P.
Booked the class
Rustic French Dinner
with Chef Avi
Great knowledge, very friendly. portion was amazing and we were so grateful for the extra food. Good value for money. It would have been nice to be more a part of the cooking as I did indicate that I would like to learn knife techniques and such. I only peeled a carrot.
Appointment/event went 2.5 hours overtime and this was a struggle. We never eat that late and it inhibited my enjoyment of the meal. I could hardly eat anything due to usually being in bed before 9:30.
I usually do tip but I needed to pay extra for the travel to Limoges. This is the only reason I did not tip.
Karen and Mark F.
Booked the class
Rustic French Dinner
with Chef Avi
We had a wonderful evening. Great food, great discussion and some laughs. Thanks Avi!
Chris A.
Booked the class
Fare From Across Europe
with Chef Avi
I booked Avi as a surprise for my wife’s birthday and wow - he delivered! Not only was Avi a great conversationalist on a wide range of topics, he is incredibly knowledgeable about unique spices and ingredients that make a dish sing! He also is health conscious and provided valuable advice for places to buy high quality ingredients at bargain prices. We spent a lot of time laughing and my wife said it was was the best birthday surprise ever! #winning
Ryan C.
Booked the class
Fare From Across Europe
with Chef Avi
Chef Avi provided an absolutely delightful culinary experience. Extremely knowledgeable on many different cooking techniques from different cultures and was very friendly and communicable. Showed us many new tips and tricks in the kitchen and never hesitated to make the best use of a learning opportunity. Chef Avi came prepared and shared with us his experiences as a chef and business owner. He was very flexible in working with people with varying culinary skills, and was able to adapt the recipes to individualized palates. He is a 5/5 recommendation for someone looking to try Cozymeal's services and is a great representation of a professional and passionate chef.
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