To match our new “one-stop service” concept, the Towngas Cooking Centre was completely renovated in January 2005. Now boasting a cosier environment and updated equipment, the interior offers comprehensive services to culinary aficionados of the 21st century.

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To deliver convenient and all-encompassing services to our students, the brand-new Towngas Cooking Centre is divided into four zones:

As soon as you enter the lobby, your eyes will be attracted to the huge variety of cookware on display. We have assembled every kind of essential cookery item to meet all our students’ requirements; from practical yet stylish cooking utensils and tableware to unusual ingredients and seasonings. This “one-stop” concept saves you the chore of going out from the classroom and searching for items in shopping malls. Moreover, besides high-quality dining and cookery necessities, the Retail Area also stocks many videos and books on cookery and gastronomic culture to inspire students with the spirit of culinary creativity.

The cosy and tranquil Leisure Area is located in the heart of the eye-catching Retail Area. Exquisitely designed armchairs and verdant plants generate a comfortable and relaxing ambience that you will seldom encounter in this hectic city. It is the perfect spot to sit down, relax, chat with other members, leaf through the many periodicals we have reserved for you, and feast your mind on the hottest culinary and recreational information. In the Leisure Area, you will also find everything food lovers can imagine to help you while away an entire afternoon.

Mastering the techniques of cookery excellence requires both a good grasp of theory as well as practice. Neither can be neglected. The Towngas Cooking Centre has a separate teaching zone where students can learn the most comprehensive range of culinary knowledge available anywhere.

To demonstrate the theoretical aspects, we have created a spacious and meticulously thought-out demonstration theatre. Its pleasant and comfortable environment can seat classes of 50 students as they learn from experienced instructors and exchange cookery ideas with one another. Besides excellent acoustics and a theatre-style seating system with the lowest tiers at the front, a camera installed on top of the rostrum projects every step the instructor takes at the demonstration table onto two large screens flanking the rostrum. No matter where they sit, students never miss a single move of the fascinating culinary demonstrations!

The newly renovated and roomy practical classroom occupies about 2,000 square feet, allowing up to 24 students to cook simultaneously.

To create an intimate cookery atmosphere, each student has an individual worktop, cookware and stove. In addition, the most common kitchenware items are deliberately used during the classes, so that students can cook just as proficiently when they return home to their own kitchens.