Introducing the Hanoi Cooking Centre

Stickyrice readers, particularly those on the way to Vietnam, often make food related enquiries about Hanoi, many of them concerning cooking classes. Until now, I haven't been able - with any confidence or first-hand experience - to recommend a cook nor a kitchen.

Drum roll, people. Twenty-one gun salute, even.

Allow me to introduce the Hanoi Cooking Centre, the brainchild of long-time Vina food-phile, chef and cookbook author, Tracey Lister, and business partner Linh Phung Dinh, Hanoian born and bred expert eater and local hospitality insider. Launched softly a few weeks back, the centre is aiming to promote and teach Vietnamese cuisine from up and down the country, offering classes ranging from the dishes of Hanoi and the northern highlands to vegan tofu cookery to my personal fave, Vietnamese street food.

But, local expats and Vietnamese citizens sit up and take note. The centre is also catering for those who may have noodle and rice fatigue, those who may want to dip their cooking chopsticks into the cuisines of other regions, those who may have a new oven and don't know what to do with it. Graduate in bread, biscuits or elegant finger food if you like. This week just gone, Tracey has been earnestly bashing out dough for that old Easter favourite, hot cross buns.

So, I know that the Hanoi Cooking Centre is going to be a happening place where food will truly be celebrated. I'm also looking forward to collaborating with Tracey, Linh and the god on some unique street food tours, routed through markets and some of my compulsory eating haunts in Hanoi. But more on that later.

In the meantime, visit the centre's website...book a class. Have an espresso in their cafe.

Tell them Sticky sent you!

Comments

[Jonathan]

It's nice to see a new place to take some cooking courses, and especially one with so much diversity..

..But over 45$ for a course?!
Almost 1 Million dong...

I understand Hoi An cannot compare to Hanoi, but I paid about 10$ to learn 5 dishes down there!

[Kieran]

Sounds like a bit of heaven to me!

[Sticky]

Jonathan I hear ya but I'd like the Hanoi Cooking Centre to survive and $10 for five dishes just isn't realistic. How could they possibly make a profit?

People have money in Hanoi and they like spending it.

In Melbourne, at the Essential Ingredient Cooking School, prices range between A$95 - 275. A five hour workshop on dumplings and noodles at SF school, Tante Marie will set you back US$185.

HCC is cheap as chips mate.

Kieran - Kerry, Ireland sounds like a little slice of heaven to me!

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