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Certificate in Cookery

Take your culinary career to the next level with our 36 week Programme
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Certificate in Classic Cooking

Have fun while learning fundamental cooking
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Complete WSET Award in Wine Levels 2-3 in a single qualification

Welcome to The New Zealand School of Food & Wine

Founded by Celia Hay, the New Zealand School of Food & Wine has been educating the next generation of baristas, chefs, restaurant & café owners, hospitality managers, sommeliers and wine professionals, hospitality tourism entrepreneurs as well as people who just love good food since 1995.

From LCQ Alcohol Managers Certificates to Food Hygiene Safety Certificates to New Zealand Wine Certificate and WSET Wine and Spirit qualifications to Baking and Cooking Classes and Cocktail and Bartending courses. This year, 2020, will mark the 25th anniversary of the New Zealand School of Food and Wine.

Located in Auckland's Viaduct, our NZQA New Zealand Government accredited qualifications offer practical hands-on cooking and hospitality-tourism focused certificates and diplomas, taught by a team of chefs, restaurant managers and wine professionals who are experts in their field and focused on the success of our students.

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Founded by Celia Hay, the New Zealand School of Food and Wine has been educating the next generation of baristas, chefs, restaurant & café owners, wine professionals and food lovers since 1995.

We celebrated our 25th Anniversary in 2020.

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Certificate in Cookery & Bakery, Foundation Level 3

Learn the skills to begin your culinary journey and as a baker or chef and gain confidence in a professional kitchen.

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Certificate in Professional Wine Knowledge, Level 5

Complete WSET® Award in Wine Levels 2 & 3 in a single qualification. Develop your palate as well as your theoretical knowledge with extensive wine tasting and discussion throughout the course.

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Certificate in New Zealand Wine (Foundation)

This NZQA approved Micro-credential course begins the journey to develop your palate and learn about the key grape varieties and wine regions that have built New Zealand's international reputation for fine wines.

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Celia Hay

Celia is a qualified chef and holds the WSET (London) Diploma of Wine. She has a Bachelor of Arts in History, Master of Education (Distinction) and MBA Master of Business Administration from the University of Canterbury.

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The School

Founded by Celia Hay, the New Zealand School of Food and Wine opened its first campus in Christchurch in 1995.

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Student Testimonials

I would not have had the confidence to sit in front of him and say "I want to be your Beverage Manager" without having studied at the New Zealand School of Food and Wine

-Benji Smith, O'Connell Street Bistro

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Alumni

Read stories about our former students.

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Publications

Celia Hay has written two excellent publications, which can be used as a valuable professional resource and for those with a keen interest in food and wine.

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Prospectus

Learn more about our available courses.

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WSET News and Updates

Register for upcoming free webinars by WSET Global on Decoding a wine list, Terroir in spirits and Understanding Napa Valley's top grapes and wine styles.

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Sour cream lemon syrup pudding

Here is an alternative to the traditional Christmas pudding. The lemon syrup that is poured over these puddings just before you serve them gives it a delicious moistness and the fragrant citrus flavour.

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New NZQA Micro-Credentials

With NZQA approval for 13 micro-credentials, the New Zealand School Food and Wine hopes to inspire and attract new people to jobs in hospitality, wine and tourism and also enhance wider community understanding of our food and beverage story.

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Mediterranean Lunch with Advanced Cookery students

One of our most popular projects for our Level 4 Advanced Cookery students is to design a three-course menu, costed to a budget and then prepared for a friend to savour.

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