Food Playground
Food Playground
5
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Monday
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Are you looking to experience Singapore in an authentic and personal way? Join our award-winning cultural cooking experiences at Food Playground for a fun-filled and unforgettable adventure, where you will learn interesting snippets about Singapore and its multifaceted food culture and cook up authentic Singaporean dishes like Laksa, Curry Chicken and Char Kway Teow in a fully-equipped kitchen located within a heritage shophouse. For group visitors to Singapore, we also offer exciting team-building lessons and workshops like Amazing Chinatown Race and Corporate Cooking Challenge to help you bond with one another while getting to know Singapore in a fun and delicious way!
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Neighborhood: Outram
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- Telok Ayer • 7 min walk
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janny2904
Cudgen,Australia47 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
We have visited Singapore many times and wanted to experience a cultural experience so chose food playground.
We were welcomed by Sharon and Mary and prepared and cooked nasi lemak and curry puffs.
The ladies were fabulous and showed us how to cook from their experience of learning these recipes passed down from their mothers and grandmothers.
What a wonderful concept of employing stay at home mums and sharing their cultural stories so they will not be forgotten.
We were welcomed by Sharon and Mary and prepared and cooked nasi lemak and curry puffs.
The ladies were fabulous and showed us how to cook from their experience of learning these recipes passed down from their mothers and grandmothers.
What a wonderful concept of employing stay at home mums and sharing their cultural stories so they will not be forgotten.
Written February 10, 2020
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tish43
Philadelphia, PA76 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
Great way to learn about Singapore’s heritage food. Mary was informative and interesting explaining the way and how to make our delicious lunch. It was so fun much learning about the food culture of Singapore in an unique way. I was comfortable coming alone to class but great activity for couples, friends, solos, families ( especially teenagers)
Written February 13, 2020
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K G
Framingham, MA10 contributions
Jan 2024 • Friends
We had the best time with learning to cook a traditional dish (3 of them actually) with Mary and Annie. Besides learning to cook some great Indian dishes, we also learned some cultural history, all while having fun. Not only would we do another cooking class with Food Playground, we would highly recommend them to others as well.
Written January 4, 2024
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Gerard H
24 contributions
Oct 2022 • Solo
This was a fabulous way to spend a morning during a stopover. Teresa was brilliant, I learned a lot and have been regularly recreating the dishes at home. It was a huge bonus to discover that this isn’t just a standard business but a social enterprise that supports women returning to the labour market and senior citizens like the sprightly Mrs Lee who made sure that everything we needed was ready and waiting, I can highly recommend Food Playground .
Written December 27, 2022
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Lisa E
3 contributions
Jan 2023 • Couples
This place is absolutely fantastic. We had the best experience. We made three dishes, the staff was so knowledgeable and guided us along the way. I would recommend this place to anyone who wants to enjoy a meaningful cooking experience. What a marvelous way to spend a morning and learn about another culture's food.
Written January 28, 2023
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Amanda Seah
Bangkok, Thailand3 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
Celebrated my boyfriend's birthday here by learning to cook char kway teow, popiah and gula melaka sago dessert.
The trainers were wonderful and great interactions with other international participants.
It's a 3 hours session starting with an introduction of singapore food, followed by cooking and preparation of 3 items and ending with a communal dining session.
Highly recommended for locals, visitors and expats to experience local authentic cooking and culture.
Would definitely come back here to learn other dishes :)
The trainers were wonderful and great interactions with other international participants.
It's a 3 hours session starting with an introduction of singapore food, followed by cooking and preparation of 3 items and ending with a communal dining session.
Highly recommended for locals, visitors and expats to experience local authentic cooking and culture.
Would definitely come back here to learn other dishes :)
Written February 16, 2023
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Tony L
Canberra, Australia11 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
This was a lot of fun and at the same time a great opportunity to learn about local history and cuisine and support mothers returning to work.
Class sizes are small. The classes are very well organized, the teacher Mary was friendly and a great communicator and did a great job of supporting us all. While doing this she also told us a bit about herself. At the end we met Daniel who manages the business.
After great team work with your partner, you get to eat your food that you’ve spent the morning preparing.
Class sizes are small. The classes are very well organized, the teacher Mary was friendly and a great communicator and did a great job of supporting us all. While doing this she also told us a bit about herself. At the end we met Daniel who manages the business.
After great team work with your partner, you get to eat your food that you’ve spent the morning preparing.
Written February 14, 2020
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C T K
2 contributions
Nov 2023 • Business
Food playground did an amazing job in coordinating this. I contacted Daniel to request for a quotation and was given details on how and what will be conducted.
We were impress from the start because there was no hidden cost and the interaction was smooth. Annie and Cindy were our host for the day, they gave us clear instructions and guided us throughout the session. The team bonding was a success, the place was clean and perfect for the 14 of us. We had fun whipping up 3 healthy dishes. We highly recommend food playground for company looking for team bonding activities! Location was great to, it was walking distance from chinatown MRT, definitely convenient!
We were impress from the start because there was no hidden cost and the interaction was smooth. Annie and Cindy were our host for the day, they gave us clear instructions and guided us throughout the session. The team bonding was a success, the place was clean and perfect for the 14 of us. We had fun whipping up 3 healthy dishes. We highly recommend food playground for company looking for team bonding activities! Location was great to, it was walking distance from chinatown MRT, definitely convenient!
Written November 14, 2023
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Elinor D
Singapore, Singapore94 contributions
Jan 2021 • Couples
Above and beyond for a cooking class - not only do you learn how to make tasty new dishes but the instructors share the cultural heritage and meaning of the traditional foods of Singapore and their own experiences of the evolution of Singapore and it’s cuisine over their lifetime.
We had a wonderful time learning to make Claypot rice, steamed egg and glutinous rice balls with Helen, our fantastic instructor. We really appreciated how much Helen shared in terms of tips and tricks to extend the recipes we were given and her recommendations on other dishes to try in Singapore.
We had a wonderful time learning to make Claypot rice, steamed egg and glutinous rice balls with Helen, our fantastic instructor. We really appreciated how much Helen shared in terms of tips and tricks to extend the recipes we were given and her recommendations on other dishes to try in Singapore.
Written January 14, 2021
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Aileen G
1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Family
We had a fantastic time with our host Sara. She was a wealth of information about local customs as well as making the cooking course enjoyable. The curry we made will definitely be tried at home. Highly recommend this.
Written November 11, 2023
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Hi elizabethferreira59,
I also like to take the classes every day. Did you go to the market tour every day? Did they give you a discount for going every day?
Written July 5, 2019
I have an egg allergy. Is there a class I could do? It is OK if the others are using eggs.
Written December 28, 2018
Not sure, but as the people are very accommodating, I'm sure you'd be fine. In fact I was partnered with a vegetarian, and dishes were divided accordingly. Why not email Food playground direct?
Written December 29, 2018
Hi, looking at coming to Singapore in December and thought of doing a cooking class. Is your cooking class area air conditioned?
Written August 7, 2018
Yes, the entire cooking studio is fully air-conditioned, and the downtown location is convenient and easily accessible by train and taxi.
Written August 7, 2018
Could I have the lesson schedule and fee from 4 July to 7 July?
Could I have the phone number and address?
Written June 29, 2015
Hi,
You can find our lesson schedule on our website.
The website address can be found on our Tripadvisor page (sorry Tripadvisor does not allow me to post html or website links here)
You can also check real-time availability of our classes on our website under 'Book Now' page.
The fee for our class on 4July and 5July is 119SGD per class per person.
The fee for our class on 8 & 9 July is 99SGD per class per person.
Our phone number is +65 94523669 and our address is 24A Sago Street, Singapore 059020. Hope this clarifies.
Feel free to contact me if you need more info.
Cheers,
Daniel
Written June 29, 2015
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