Our fully interactive cooking sessions are offered in Chef’s custom built cooking workshop (our ‘Atelier’). Upon entering you will be requested to wash your hands thoroughly at our double basin in our ‘Larder’ and then please frequently do so throughout the class along with the use of hand sanitiser provided. Our classes will begin with an introduction and overview of the recipes and cuisine for the day, followed by hands-on preparation before you then head upstairs (via stairs or lift) to our dining room to enjoy a feast with your peers. We can accommodate up to 22 guests around our marble workstations. You will prepare an array of recipes and at times this can be solo or in pairs, should you come along solo you may be invited to ‘make a new friend’ and partner up to share your skills and increase your knowledge together. It is common for each class to have up to 12 recipes being prepared (for fully booked classes), these recipes will be shared across our attendees and whilst you won’t prepare all the dishes personally you will receive all of them to take home in a printed booklet. Frederick will frequently bring the class together around his ‘Chef’s Table’ to learn tips for the array of recipes on the day to increase your knowledge and confidence in your own kitchen. Our ‘shoppe’ will then be open for 1 hour when our classes are completed for you to peruse should you wish to do so or purchase pre-ordered items.

You are welcome to arrive up to 15 mins prior to the designated start time of your booked class, we will be beginning our class induction promptly at the stated set class time on the day. Typically classes begin at 1030am and finish at approximately 330pm.

- Please wear closed in, comfortable shoes – you will be standing during Chef’s class introduction and the preparation of our dishes for the day, you will then be seated upstairs for your lunch with your classmates in our upstairs dining room. - Please ensure long hair is tied back – thank you. - Please feel free to bring along a water bottle for use during the class preparation stage (a water station will be set up in the Atelier however you may wish to bring along your own water bottle).

With advance notice, we try our utmost to cater for food allergies. However, as our number one priority is our guests/students safety, we recommend you contact us to discuss your specific dietary needs so that we may determine if the class you are considering is suitable for your requirements. Our class environment and larder contain a variety of ingredients and therefore no liability is accepted by Kirby’s Atelier de Cuisine for you preparing or consuming foods that are potentially risk foods to you, examples being (and not limited to): gluten/dairy/nuts/seeds/grains and seafood.

There is ample street parking on Stirling Terrace. However given we are located in the busy Albany CBD area, parking can at times be limited so please allow time to secure your vehicle space or walk a brief distance from your car to our venue. There are disabled parking facilities directly out the front of our building on Stirling Terrace. Please be advised, the City of Albany do issue parking fines for parking in non public designated areas that surround our location.

- We are fully licensed, a stunning selection of Alkoomi wines will be available for purchase on the day. We will provide you complimentary sparkling water, chilled rain water and a selection of soft drinks with your meal. Alcohol will not be served within our teaching environment, only after the dishes are prepared – alcohol will be offered in conjunction with food at all times. Alcohol will only be offered to guests 18+ years of age and you are responsible for ensuring your conduct is socially acceptable in a public environment. We will not tolerate guests who are violet, abusive, quarrelsome, disorderly or behaving indecently on our licensed premises. We reserve the right to refuse the service of alcohol to any guest. Further we reserve the right to ask you to leave if we deem, at our absolute discretion, that your behaviour is offensive, inappropriate or insulting.

Children aged between 14 years and 18 years are welcome however must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to any of our classes. The parent or guardian will be responsible for their safety and conduct at all times. Children aged 14-18 will pay the same class attendance fee as adults.

Kirby’s (owners and employees) along with our guests are subject to adherence of any precautionary measures in place by either federal or state governments re: COVID-19 or any future pandemics. We will not allow anyone to participate in classes or events if they are unwilling to comply with government guidelines. Refusal to comply will void any class credit, if applicable. Currently masks are optional however we ask for the safety of all attendees and staff that you attend responsibly and substitute yourself in the event you have Covid – such group activities as cooking classes rely on you, the attendee, to be respectful of the health and safety of others.

Our classes are non-refundable. Attending a class at Kirby’s is not dissimilar to attending a concert or professional sporting event, if you buy a ticket and can no longer attend the venue is unable to refund or credit you, nor let you change to an alternate event. However, you are welcome to transfer your place to a friend or family member – please advise us with a minimum of 24 hours notice of their name, contact number and any dietary requirements (please kindly do so via email: experiences@kirbys.com.au ). Our Kirby’s class experience is best enjoyed with a minimum of 12 guests in our Atelier to enable a volume of recipes to be on offer. If this number hasn’t been reached 7 days prior to the class, Kirby’s reserves the right to cancel it, in the event this may occur you will be offered a full refund, option to transfer to rescheduled date or select an alternate class – whichever is your preference. Considerable attempts will be made via marketing and social media to reach minimum guest attendance before we would look to reschedule. We invite you to be courteous to others and replace yourself in the event you are unwell given this is a hands-on group activity.

In the event of a potential hazard you are required to immediately inform Frederick, Jacqueline or a member of the Kirby’s team so that we can ensure yours and all remaining guests safety, the safety of our guests is at all times paramount to our class experience and we invite you to read and become fully aware of the operating instructions of our small appliance range – again, please do not hesitate to ask Frederick for a demonstration of how to safely utilise any equipment on site. Our back of house ‘Chef’s kitchen & scullery’ remains out of bounds to public guests due to the complex nature of commercial equipment within this space. It is also an expectation you try your best to prevent any risks or hazards and these include, but are not limited to spillages and safe use of equipment.

Children aged between 14 years and 18 years are welcome however must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to any of our classes. The parent or guardian will be responsible for their safety and conduct at all times. Children aged 14-18 will pay the same class attendance fee as adults

Frederick sources the most premium, locally grown/raised ingredients and in the event an ingredient is unavailable on the day this may be substituted for the most suitable option and done so without communication prior to attendance.

FAQs Archive - Kirby's - Atelier de Cuisine

Q: WHAT YOU WILL TAKE HOME

- Comprehensive recipe booklet - Your apron is for you to keep and use when you replicate your recipes at home

Q: PHOTOGRAPHS/VIDEO RECORDING

We may from time to time engage a photographer to capture our class experiences, in the event this may occur within your booked class we would seek your permission to do so via a release form and you are welcome to exclude yourself from any images captured that may then be used on social media or our website. We ask of you yourself to be mindful of your class peers and ensure your own mobile device is on silent please and that if you wish to take any photos of the foods you prepare or class environment that you seek permission of surrounding guests if they are perhaps prepared to be in the image you capture.

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