ABOUT COMMUNE KITCHEN



​Commune Kitchen is a Singapore-based cooking school led by head chef Payal Thakurani, a cooking instructor, consulting chef and author. Conveniently located in Downtown Singapore, our cooking classes and team-building sessions are conducted in a state-of-the-art kitchen near Tanjong Pagar MRT. Join us for our signature cultural cooking classes along with gluten-free, vegetarian, and wholesome foods - affordable, hands-on, and clean-green cooking for people of all ages!

UPCOMING COOKING CLASSES IN SINGAPORE

In view of the current situation, we have cancelled all our classes in May and will be rescheduling them again once we get the green signal from the authorities.
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We thank you for your continued support and your patience.

STAY SAFE!

Indian Vegetarian Cooking - M5

SGD120.00

Tuesday, May 5, 10am-1pm


Nothing beats Indian cuisine especially when it comes to vegetarian food. Our May menu includes all your vegetarian favorites: Homemade Paneer, Saag Paneer, Gobi Masala, served with soft and fluffy whole-wheat Chapatis.


Indian Vegetarian Cooking

-Paneer (homemade farmer's cheese)

-Gobi Masala (curried cauliflower)

-Saag Paneer (paneer cooked in creamy spiced spinach)

​-Whole-wheat chapatis


Cost: SGD120 including lunch and a drink

Location: OUE Social Kitchen, Downtown Gallery
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It's Taco Time! - M8

SGD120.00
Friday, May 8, 10am-1pm


Imagine moist, succulent chicken, spicy flaky fish, and sweet grilled plantains, topped with fresh guacamole, and tangy roast tomato salsa in a seriously soft, freshly made tortilla - that’s what you are in for this May at our NEW Mexican cooking class. Limited spots available - sign up today!


It’s Taco Time! - cooking class
-Buttermilk Chicken filling
-Spicy Fish filling
-Fried Plantain filling
-Spicy Roast Tomato Salsa
-Fresh and Creamy Guacamole 
-Steamy Corn Tortillas 


Cost: 120SGD including lunch 
Location: OUE Social Kitchen, Downtown Gallery
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The Chinese Wok (NEW!!) - M12

SGD120.00

Tuesday, May 12, 10am-1:30pm


The wok is the most versatile and handy tool in the kitchen. Wok cooking might be intimidating at first but once you get the hang of it there is no looking back. Discover China and its exquisite regional cuisines by joining us this May to learn some popular Chinese classics using the wok.


The Chinese Wok - hands-on cooking class

​-Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple and Peppers

-Kung Pao Chicken with Cashews

-Egg and Shrimp Fried Rice


Cost: SGD120 including lunch

Location: OUE Social Kitchen, Downtown Gallery
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JOIN US FOR A COOKING CLASS OR TEAM BUILDING 
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​SESSIONS IN SINGAPORE!

Click here for information about our upcoming cooking classes in Singapore

ORDER A COOKBOOK OR GIFT CERTIFICATE!

Payal's Cookbook - 'Curries for the Soul'
Your essential guide to homemade Southeast Asian cuisine

-SGD 45 including delivery in Singapore
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Payal is a passionate chef of Asian cuisine and worked as an independent cooking instructor and as chef for an online supermarket in Shanghai. She now lives in Singapore and runs cooking classes to promote healthy Asian and Southeast Asian cooking. This book contains over 100 tried and tested recipes from Payal's kitchen. These include recipes that she grew up with, and many more that she learnt during her travels in Asia. It contains popular Indian and Thai classics like Butter Chicken, Tikka Masala, Jalfrezi, Papaya Salad, and Pineapple Fried Rice, to mention a few.

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I would like to thank you for the awesome food and the professional handling of everything. The food was really delicious; thumbs up from my side and my party guests.

Luise Bachmann

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​You have really made a positive impact on my family and in my life. What you taught me about balancing Thai food: salty, sweet, sour, and spicy continues to pay dividends and has allowed me to cook with more confidence. 

Len Pritchett

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Thank you so much for catering for our daughter's party. Everything exceeded my expectations far beyond. We all loved the food and the presentation was beautiful also. I will definitely be using your lovely food again.

Eva Papadakis

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Payal, Thanks so much for sending the recipes and for such a fun day!  Both my sister and I had such a great time and sure loved the company and the food!!!  I really love the ‘no pressure’ atmosphere and the easy going fun time!!  You are awesome!

Christy Wittenbrink

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We were blown away by the food. Everyone loved it. Thank you for being so professional and lovely. Looking forward to working with you again.

Karin Reiter

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My daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease in February this year and it has been my mission to find ways of cooking that are free from any gluten, healthy and tasty. I am so glad I did the GF flatbreads class, it was fantastic!! I went home and have recreated the recipies for my family and they loved them all. I am so glad I found Payal , she is a wonderful teacher and makes the experience lots of fun. I can't wait to do more of her classes.

Julia Leimanis

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Payal was lovely and a fantastic instructor. I feel quite confident to make my own dumplings and look forward to teaching my son too. We were able to eat the veggie, chicken and prawn dumplings after the class, which we had steamed, boiled or fried so got a few flavors and methods in the one class. Highly recommend.

Carolyn 

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Our team went to Commune Kitchen  to learn how to make dumplings. We had a great time and our chef taught us everything we need to know. I will never look at dumplings the same way again!

Jason  K

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​I attended the Xiao Long Bao making workshop today with my boyfriend and it was a really effective learning session. Payal was a wonderful teacher who patiently answered all out queries and brought us through the entire process with superb attention to detail. It leaves one feeling inspired to dig deeper into the Chinese cuisine. Highly recommended.

​-Sihan Lee 

​Pastry chef and food writer
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