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The Private Culinary Class

Master the Art of
Great Cooking.

Intimately. Intensely. Beautifully.

A rare, studio-style culinary experience where no more than four students share the kitchen with a world-class instructor. Not a school. Not a course catalogue. A private class — designed to transform how you cook, permanently.

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Max Students Per Class
3
Signature Programmes
6wk
Maximum Duration
100%
Hands-On Instruction
Chef plating beautifully
Fine dining dish
4 Only
Students per class
Intensely Personal Training
Chef instructing students
Plated Nigerian cuisine
Private Studio
Setting
Our Philosophy

Why Four Students
and Not Forty

"Great cooking cannot be taught in a crowd. It has to be lived, corrected, tasted — side by side."

Rachael's Culinary Arts Private Class is not a culinary school. We accept no more than four students at a time, deliberately. This is a non-negotiable commitment — because every student deserves to have their hands corrected, their seasoning questioned, their plating personally reviewed by the instructor. That is impossible in a class of twenty.

Our classes are intense, focused, and built for beginners who are serious. You do not need experience. You need hunger — the real kind. We handle everything else. By the end of your programme, you will have cooked dozens of dishes from scratch, received direct one-on-one feedback, and earned a certificate under the name of one of Nigeria's most respected culinary institutions.

Maximum Four Students
Every student receives individual attention. No one gets lost in the noise.
Beginner-Friendly, Intensely Rigorous
No prior experience required. But we do not hold back. You will be challenged.
Certificate Upon Completion
Every graduate earns a recognised Rachael's Culinary Arts certificate.
Entirely Hands-On
No death by PowerPoint. Every class is active, tactile, and live.
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The Four-Student Rule
Every programme — without exception — runs with a maximum of four participants. This is how we guarantee that our instructor's attention is never divided. Your knife technique, seasoning instinct, and plating finesse receive direct, personal correction. Every single session.
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Zero Prior Experience Required
Our programmes are designed as starter packs. We assume nothing. We begin at the beginning — knife skills, heat management, stock foundations — and build upward with intention. The only requirement is a genuine desire to learn how to cook extraordinarily well.
100%
Live Kitchen, Every Day
You will be cooking from the first hour of the first session. Our kitchen is professional-grade. Our ingredients are fresh. Every dish you prepare is tasted, critiqued, and rebuilt if necessary. We do not teach theory. We build muscle memory.
Live kitchen class
Live Kitchen Sessions
Nigerian dishes
Nigerian Classics
Plating techniques
Plating & Presentation
Pastry work
Pastry & Desserts
Our Programmes

Four Paths to Culinary Mastery

Each programme is a complete, self-contained culinary education. Designed as intensive beginner-level courses — no prior experience, all the depth.

Continental Culinary Arts
01
Flagship Programme
Continental Culinary Arts
6 Weeks · Mon – Thu · 9:00am – 3:00pm
Programme 01

Continental Culinary Arts

Our most comprehensive offering. This programme is thoughtfully designed for beginners seeking to build foundational culinary skills across a curated selection of continental cuisines. You will learn to cook with confidence, precision, and creative flair — working with a personal instructor who teaches no more than four students at a time. No prior culinary experience is required.

Over six weeks you will work through the essential pillars of continental cooking: stocks and mother sauces, classical knife technique, heat management, protein cookery, and professional plating. The first three weeks focus on morning-to-afternoon sessions built around practical drills. The final three weeks move into full dish execution and refining your personal style.

₦800,000 Tuition Fee
6 Weeks Duration Mon – Thu · 9am – 3pm Max 4 Students
+ ₦20,000 Registration Fee (includes starter pack)
What You Will Learn
Week 1: Safety & kitchen, brigade system, utensils, knife skills, herbs & spices
Week 2: Stock, soup & sauces, salad and canapé class
Week 3: Breakfast class, pasta class
Week 4: Grill class, vegetable and grain
Week 5: Food around the world class 1 & 2
Week 6: Dessert & practicals
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Nigerian Culinary Arts
02
Heritage Programme
Nigerian Culinary Arts
4 Weeks · Fridays · 10:00am – 2:00pm
Programme 02

Nigerian Culinary Arts

A comprehensive, deep-dive introduction to Nigerian cuisine from across all six geopolitical zones of the country. Designed for beginners with little or no prior experience, this programme takes students from complete novice to confident, expressive Nigerian cook. You will not just follow recipes — you will understand the logic of Nigerian flavour.

Participants explore traditional and contemporary Nigerian dishes — soups, one-pot rice specialties, street food classics, festive dishes, snacks, and Nigerian beverages. The programme is structured to develop your palate, your confidence with native ingredients, and your ability to cook for family and guests with real distinction.

₦500,000 Tuition Fee
4 Weeks Duration Fridays · 10am – 2pm Max 4 Students
+ ₦20,000 Registration Fee (includes starter pack)
What You Will Learn
Week 1: Breakfast class, party food
Week 2: Small chops, Afro fusion
Week 3: Soup class 1 & soup class 2
Week 4: Soup class 3 & practicals
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Pastry Culinary Arts
03
Artisan Programme
Pastry Culinary Arts
5 Weeks · Mon – Thu · 9:00am – 2:00pm
Programme 03

Pastry Culinary Arts

The most artisan of our three programmes — and perhaps the most rewarding. This course covers both French and Nigerian pastry traditions side by side, giving students a unique dual vocabulary: the precision and elegance of classical French patisserie, and the distinctly West African flavour of Nigerian pastry making. A beginner-level course that produces results far beyond what beginners usually achieve.

You will make croissants, tarts, choux pastry, and mousse from scratch. You will also work with Nigerian pastry traditions — from chin-chin and buns to native sweet breads, puff pastry interpretations, and indigenous flavour-infused desserts. By the end of five weeks, your pastry table will speak two languages fluently.

₦600,000 Tuition Fee
5 Weeks Duration Mon – Thu · 9am – 2pm Max 4 Students
+ ₦20,000 Registration Fee (includes starter pack)
What You Will Learn
Nigerian Week 1: Meat pie, sausage roll, chicken pie, scotch egg, donut & buns
Nigerian Week 2: Chin chin, spritz cookies, bread roll
French Week 1: Macarons, financier, madeleines
French Week 2: Pâte choux, Paris-Brest, éclairs, croquembouche
French Week 3: Croissant, pain au chocolat, danishes, baguette
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Cake Baking & Decoration
04
Professional Baking Programme
Cake Baking & Decoration
4 Weeks · Fridays · 10:00am – 2:00pm
Programme 04

Cake Baking & Decoration

A comprehensive, hands-on introduction to the art of cake baking and decoration. Designed for beginners with little or no prior experience, this programme takes students from basic baking principles to confidently creating beautiful celebration cakes with professional finishing techniques.

Participants will learn how to bake a variety of cakes, master fillings and frostings, and develop practical decorating skills using buttercream, fondant, piping, and modern cake styling methods. This programme is structured to build your confidence, creativity, and ability to create cakes for family events, celebrations, or even commercial baking opportunities.

₦500,000 Tuition Fee
4 Weeks Duration Fridays · 10am – 2pm Max 4 Students
+ ₦20,000 Registration Fee (includes baking starter kit)
What You Will Learn
Week 1: Identification of baking & decorating utensils, calculation of cake recipes
Week 2: Chocolate, vanilla, marble, Madeira, coconut, red velvet & banana cake
Week 3: Buttercream icing decoration, whipped cream decoration, Italian Swiss meringue
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The Experience

What It Feels Like
to Be in Our Kitchen

"You will come in not knowing what you are doing. You will leave knowing exactly why you are doing it."

The day begins with prep — mise en place — the discipline of having everything in its place before a single burner is lit. Your instructor demonstrates. You observe once. Then you do it. You are corrected immediately, with clarity and warmth. You do it again. And again, until your hands remember without your mind having to think.

The four-student structure means no one is waiting for the stove. No one is watching from the back of the room. You are in it from minute one. Your classmates are cooking alongside you — four curious, committed people building something real together in a private kitchen that functions at professional standard.

Private Studio Kitchen
A fully equipped, professional-grade kitchen reserved exclusively for class participants. Not shared with other groups. Ever.
Fresh Ingredients, Every Session
All ingredients are sourced fresh for each session. You cook with real, quality produce — not frozen, not pre-prepared.
You Eat What You Cook
Every dish prepared during class is plated, presented, and tasted by the student. Your feedback is the first measure of your progress.
Certificate of Completion
Graduates receive a Rachael's Culinary Arts certificate, recognising their programme, duration, and achievement.
Chef instructing student
Students cooking
Private
Studio Kitchen Only
Every Programme Includes

Everything You Need.
Nothing You Don't.

Your tuition covers all of this. The only thing you bring is yourself and the willingness to learn.

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All Ingredients and Materials
Every ingredient used in every session is sourced and provided by us. Fresh, quality, professionally selected. You will never need to bring ingredients to class unless your instructor makes a special arrangement with you for a personal project dish.
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Professional Kitchen Access
Our private studio kitchen is equipped with commercial-grade stoves, ovens, stand mixers, blenders, precision scales, mandolins, and the full range of tools a working professional chef uses daily. You will cook like a professional from day one.
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Personalised Daily Instruction
With a maximum of four students per class, your instructor's attention is never diluted. Every technique, every mistake, every breakthrough is addressed in real time. You will receive personal feedback at every session — not group commentary, individual coaching.
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Recipe Binder and Class Notes
Every dish you prepare is documented in a professionally compiled recipe binder, yours to keep. This is not a printout — it is a curated collection of every recipe, technique note, and instructor annotation from your entire programme. A reference book for life.
05
Food Safety and Hygiene Briefing
Every programme includes a structured introduction to food safety and kitchen hygiene — covering personal hygiene, safe storage, cross-contamination prevention, and kitchen sanitation. These are non-negotiable foundations for anyone who intends to cook for others.
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Rachael's Culinary Arts Certificate
Upon successful completion of the programme, every student receives a Rachael's Culinary Arts certificate of completion. The certificate identifies the programme name, duration, and student name. It is a tangible recognition of a real achievement.
The Starter Pack

Everything You Need
From Day One

Your ₦20,000 registration fee does more than reserve your place — it gets you into the kitchen fully equipped.

We believe no student should arrive at their first session feeling underprepared or under-equipped. The Rachael's Culinary Arts Starter Pack is included with your registration fee and is waiting for you when you walk in on day one.

It contains everything a beginning culinary student needs to participate fully, cook professionally, and carry the experience forward long after the programme ends. It is yours to keep.

The starter pack is also a statement: from the moment you enrol, you are a Rachael's Culinary Arts student. The uniform reflects that. The tools reflect that. The standard reflects that.

The Starter Pack
Included with ₦20,000 registration fee · All programmes
  • Rachael's Culinary Arts chef's apron (personalised with your name)
  • Professional chef's hat (toque blanche)
  • Programme recipe binder — pre-formatted and ready for your notes
  • Welcome letter from Chef Tayo Pinheiro
  • Class schedule and session breakdown
  • Food safety briefing booklet
  • Rachael's Culinary Arts pen and notepad
  • Knife technique reference card
The Starter Pack is issued on the first day of class. Additional tools and equipment are provided by the studio kitchen and do not need to be purchased by students.
Tuition Summary

Clear Pricing.
No Hidden Costs.

All tuition fees cover ingredients, kitchen access, instruction, recipe binder, and your certificate. The registration fee is paid once and covers your Starter Pack.

Programme 01
Continental Culinary Arts
₦ 800,000
6 Weeks · Mon – Thu · 9am – 3pm
  • 6-week intensive programme
  • Continental cuisine foundations
  • Classical techniques and mother sauces
  • Protein, vegetable and sauce cookery
  • Professional plating and presentation
  • All ingredients and kitchen access included
  • Recipe binder and certificate included
Registration: ₦20,000 (once, all programmes) · Includes starter pack
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Programme 02
Nigerian Culinary Arts
₦ 500,000
4 Weeks · Fridays · 10am – 2pm
  • 4-week intensive programme
  • Traditional and contemporary Nigerian dishes
  • Soups, rice, swallows and stews
  • Nigerian street food and snacks
  • Nigerian beverages and drinks
  • All ingredients and kitchen access included
  • Recipe binder and certificate included
Registration: ₦20,000 (once, all programmes) · Includes starter pack
Enrol in Programme 02
Programme 03
Pastry Culinary Arts
₦ 600,000
5 Weeks · Mon – Thu · 9am – 2pm
  • 5-week intensive programme
  • French and Nigerian pastry traditions
  • Croissants, tarts, choux pastry
  • Nigerian chin-chin, buns and pastry
  • Tropical flavour infusions and desserts
  • All ingredients and kitchen access included
  • Recipe binder and certificate included
Registration: ₦20,000 (once, all programmes) · Includes starter pack
Enrol in Programme 03
Join the Class

Four Students.
One Kitchen. Your Season.

Spaces are extremely limited by design. We accept no more than four students per programme — and when a cohort fills, it fills. If a programme interests you, reach out now. Our concierge team will confirm availability and walk you through everything.

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