If you're interested in learning about Sri Lankan cuisine, head over to the Repulse Bay, which is holding a cooking class at Spices on Thursday. Executive chef Dietmar Spitzer will teach students to make such dishes as spicy prawn patties stuffed with lentils and served with tamarind sauce, pumpkin soup with shrimp, coriander and cumin, yellow lentil curry and green mango curry. The class costs $400 and includes lunch at Spices. For details, tel: 2812 2711.
Those who want to learn more about sake can sign up for an appreciation class at the Kowloon Shangri-La. Sake sommelier Haruo Matsuzaki will lead students through tastings on September 22 and 23. The class costs $500 and includes tasting notes and Japanese cocktails. For details, tel: 2733 8751.
Wendy Siu, president of luxury tableware shop Heather & March (the Prince's Building, Central), and the Mandarin Oriental's pastry chef Yves Matthey are teaming up to offer an exclusive cooking class on Thursday. Students will learn how to make a kumquat tart and chocolate cake with lavender. The class costs $350 plus 10 per cent and is limited to 12 students. For details, tel: 2116 0839.
