Otao Kitchen Cooking Experiences
Highlights
- Discover diverse cuisines from around the world in hands-on masterclasses led by passionate chefs in Richmond.
- Savour a shared meal featuring your creations, often paired with wine or beverages for a complete culinary experience.
- Explore intimate cooking classes or large-scale team-building events, perfect for couples, families, and corporate groups.
- Enjoy all ingredients and equipment provided, ensuring a seamless cooking experience without the hassle of preparation.
Otao Kitchen offers Melbourne’s most exciting and immersive cooking experiences, celebrating the city’s rich multicultural food scene. Located in the heart of Richmond, Otao Kitchen invites food lovers of all skill levels to discover, cook, and share a diverse range of cuisines from around the world. Led by passionate chefs who bring their heritage and travel stories to life, guests can explore hands-on masterclasses in Vietnamese, Japanese, Indian, Thai, Italian, Middle Eastern, and more—including vegan, native Australian, and dumpling-making specialties.
From intimate cooking classes to large-scale team-building events, Otao Kitchen creates memorable experiences ideal for couples, families, corporate groups, and travellers looking for a taste of culture. Each class includes expert guidance, all ingredients and equipment, and a shared meal at the end—often with wine or beverage pairings. Private sessions, off-site catering, and pop-up activations are also available for events and special occasions.
Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, planning a corporate retreat, or just looking for something unique to do in Melbourne, Otao Kitchen blends education, entertainment, and global flavours into every experience.
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Accreditations
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
- Victoria Tourism Industry Council
Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
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