Cooking Class: Thai Cuisine for Beginners
Craft a menu that rivals your favorite Thai restaurant in this immersive cooking class with Chef Shawnie.
Begin with a classic tom yum soup featuring an aromatic broth with mushrooms, spicy chilies and fresh shrimp. Next, learn time-honored techniques to prepare your choice of panang curry: a creamy red curry with coconut milk, bell peppers and beef or a green curry with chicken or pork. You’ll also make perfectly fluffy jasmine rice to serve alongside. Then, prepare a vibrant vegetable stir-fry seasoned with Thai basil, ginger and lemongrass. Finish with a sweet and refreshing mango sorbet. Book your spot today!
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Tom Yum Soup
With vegetable broth, mushrooms, chilies, aromatics and shrimp
Panang Curry With Jasmine Rice
Choose one as a group
Red Panang Curry With Beef
With coconut milk, red Panang curry paste, red bell peppers and aromatics
Green Panang Curry With Chicken or Pork
With coconut milk, green Panang curry paste, red bell peppers and aromatics
Thai Basil Stir-Fry
With mixed vegetables, Thai basil, ginger and lemongrass
Mango Sorbet
With coconut, lime zest and mint
Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.
- Minimum Guests 2
- Maximum Guests 10
- Event Duration 2 hours
- Activity Level
Activity Level
- LabelsSingles, Beginner, Fun, Thai, Asian, Couples
Outside Reviews for Chef Shawnie
Nathalie
20 Mar 2026
Chef Shawnie's experience spans multiple cuisines. She loves to share stories about Wanderlust Tours, a boutique culinary travel company she founded in 2023, which take you down a trip to hands-on villa cooking classes and regional culinary workshops - from teaching pasta-making in Italy to preparing seafood in France. Her friendly and approachable personality are an added bonus to welcome into your home.
Event location: Columbus
Chef travels to your location
Chef Shawnie is a culinary instructor and food writer known for bringing globally inspired flavors into every class. Drawing from her experience living and working throughout Europe, she creates travel-driven menus that highlight the connection between cuisine, culture and tradition. As a resident chef in Columbus, she leads engaging, hands-on sessions with a warm and approachable style, helping you build confidence in the kitchen while discovering new techniques and flavors.
