The Essential Ingredient Prahran
We aim to inspire and feed your love for cooking
We know about the best ingredients, and we’re passionate about helping you bring fabulous food to your table with the right tools, cookware, recipes and techniques. Our Prahran store is also home to a famous cooking school where our clients work with and learn from some of the most inspiring innovators the cooking world has to offer.
Cooking Classes
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Kitchen Hire-Event Space
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We’re thrilled to announce that the first 2020 Cooking Classes are now available for booking! Whether you’re interested in improving your knife skills, wanting to create luscious and delicious biscuits and slices, understanding and preparing fish or learning the art of making perfect pasta and gnocchi, a class at The Essential Ingredient Prahran, Melbourne – led by some of Australia’s most highly regarded chefs and cooks – will teach you fantastic new skills! Click here to discover the Preview Cooking Classes 2020 or to book 2020 cooking classes. |
Located on the mezzanine level, the cooking school overlooks The Essential Ingredient retail space. For those interested in food and the culinary arts the ambience is inspiring, while for those yet to experience the thrill of the kitchen it is definitely motivating. Whether it’s a hands-on workshop, chef’s table demonstration with lunch or dinner, conversational session, or format created especially for you, we will work with you to design an experience you and your guests will be talking about for years to come. Click here to download brochure. |
Knife Sharpening Services
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Wholesale
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Knives are one of the most important tools in a kitchen, arguably second only to the stove. Choosing the right type of knife and the right brand for you is crucial. If you need help buying your first knife, increasing your collection or getting some tips on how to care for and get the most from your knives, visit our Prahran store and speak to one of our experts. We offer a knife sharpening service every first and third Tuesday each month. Bring your knives in before 3.30pm Tuesday and they’ll be ready for collection after 12noon on Wednesday. |
The Essential Ingredient Prahran’s wholesale arm has been servicing Victoria’s restaurant trade and elite chefs for well over twenty years and is widely considered to hold expert knowledge of the world’s best single ingredients. For more details, click here. |
