Mengrai Gourmet Thai

 82 Ontario Street, Toronto, ON, M5A 2V3

(at NW corner of Richmond St E & Ontario),

416-546-0331 (Cooking Classes)

Cooking Studio 
Corporate Events
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Cooking School
Learn the cooking secrets of renowned Chef Sasi
Chef Sasi’s hands on classes are great for Corporate Team Building, Social events or family or wedding party.

Call us today to book your next cooking class

Here's the info about our popular (2 hour) cooking class.  

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Unlock the key to a healthy lifestyle by cooking and living well. It’s easy to cook Thai cuisine with noted culinary instructor and avant-garde restaurant chef, Chiangrai native Sasi and co-host Allan Lim guiding you.

Experience a priceless culinary adventure with Chef Sasi who is according to Sara Waxman of the Toronto Sun, “the best Thai chef in Toronto”. Sasi has been invited to showcase her signature dishes at the Bon Appétit Master Chef Series, alongside some of the World’s top chefs. The most sought after Thai chef today, Sasi's culinary feats had been featured on many chef stages and food shows including the Asian Food Expo which headlined some of the best Asian culinary minds. Sasi has the distinction of being the first female chef from Canada & Thailand to participate in an Iron Chef event as downtown Toronto’s representative.

Learn simple proven techniques and ideas. Sasi shares with you her invaluable expertise, passion and secrets not mentioned in cookbooks! As a bonus, gain useful insights and tips from, their cooking course for one-on-one professional cooks ($5000 /10 hrs), and as Toronto’s number one Thai caterer who have hosted successful private chef dinners for silver spoon clients and celebrities as well as some of the city’s glamourous VIP events.

It’s important to us that you enjoy our class, so we’ve designed a proven comprehensive approach for you to learn in an enjoyable manner. We add the intangibles including cultural aspects that tops others.

Learning to cook great Thai dinners from Sasi is the next best thing to enjoying a scrumptious dinner at Sasi’s restaurants. It is the best time and money that you have ever invested in yourself.
Hands on class: Individuals | Couples | Corporate/Group (please call for prices) Result Driven: Yes, amazing as it sounds, each class is proven to be a 2 hour transformative experience that gives you new indispensable lifelong skills that can literally change the course of your life. Learn from great teachers who are Masters of Thai cuisine: This is not a regular cooking school or demo class where the focus is on cooking from recipe only. Nor is learning to cook from a cookbook where techniques and cooking secrets are rarely explained. There are many great chefs who are not great teachers and great teachers who are not great chefs. Our teaching is lead by award-winning Thai chef Sasi and her husband, Allan who provide you insider’s guide from their years of experience pioneering inventive nouveau Thai cuisine and operators of two successful award winning restaurant establishments.

Gain confidence to cook & create great Thai dishes and acquire healthy cooking habits & ideas. Eliminate as much as 30% oil in cooking that are unnecessary and which destroy nutrients. By prepping like a chef, you will save time to enjoy the dinner party. Take back the kitchen!

Who this class is for: Anyone wishing to cook gourmet Thai - quick weeknight meal or dinner party. As a better chef, you become a better person overall towards a healthy balance life to get the most out of your lives. Save 20% off your weekly grocery – by teaching you the little tricks to cook like a chef, we show you how to turn leftover vegetables that otherwise end up in organic bin, into healthy simple meals.

Opinion – We are consistently commented by our class participants for our knowledge, friendly enthusiasm, efficiency and being helpful, well executed and organized.
To maximize the learning experience, class is in two parts: Interactive Seminar Hands-on Cooking.

Interactive Seminar–Allan, the co-host will, from his years as a corporate coach and master of hosting elegant private parties, discuss Thai cuisine and offers tips on ingredients, flavouring principles, Q &A, shopping, menu planning and keep new ideas flowing on how to create and enjoy a stress-free Gourmet Thai dinner party, etc..

Hands-on Cooking-Sasi shows you how to master 3 great Thai dishes, while unleashing cooking secrets from her years of running a top kitchen, followed by sampling before packing the goods home.

Our class is distinguished by the overall positive learning. We make it entertaining, too – allowing everyone to bring home a personal experience on top of the new cooking skills which strives to bring families back to the dinner table by preparing quality, affordable, easy to prepare meals.

Our corporate team building class is the choice of top US & many Canadian corporate giants. While offering invaluable benefits to your employees, the class also increases productivity as it promotes bonding and team cohesiveness. Use it as a new performance incentive or to reward the people who make your business strong. A great reward, too for customer loyalty and incentive, making it invaluable to the growth of your business. Enhance employment practice that scores employee engagement & staff satisfaction. Previous customer of Chef Sasi’s popular Thai Cooking Class Proctor & Gamble - TD Human Resources - Eli Lily Pharmaceutical - Canadian Tire Foundation - eBay Canada - Amex Travel - AIG Insurance - St Michael’s Hospital *Rated 5 star by training courses.com *Featured in the Toronto Star annual cooking school guide. *Recommended by many concierge agencies for their clients. “For all those who’re getting married: if you don’t know how to cook, learn it now! Join the cooking lessons taught by exceptional chef & teacher, Sasi”- Asianwave Magazine “The foodie gossip I’d been hearing was true. From Thornhill to Forest Hill, Rosedale to Riverdale, they’ve been saying that Sasi is the best Thai chef in the city - Sara Waxman, Toronto Sun, April 24, 2005.” “The one thing which separates a fine cook from an ordinary one is his mind and his spiritual law governing conscious expression. To cook consciously creative, one must use an alphabet of flavour and its combinations.” -Chef Sasi and culinary co-host, Allan Lim. Fun, magnificent cooking secrets & experience you will never forget. Learn essential Thai ingredients and principles that reveal cooking secrets to cook healthily and creatively

The guest feature of many television and cooking shows & demos, chef Sasi is a proud ambassador of her native Thai cuisine. Known internationally as a top Thai culinary instructor & recipe developer, attracting students from as far as Japan, China & Sweden.

Hands-on classes that received top marks from participants from all walks of life: seniors, teenagers, celebrities, physicians, educators, homemakers, journalists & tourists from around the globe.

Chef Sasi takes everyone thru her renowned simple step-by-step cooking methods that focuses on cooking with senses (flavouring principles) and visualization. Sasi has long recognized that the success of empowering someone to cook great Thai food is directly linked to the creative power of the individual. Her programs teach participants how to create and activate their senses to cook the best they can with a passion. Price for Hands-On cooking class (3 dishes) Includes all materials, and recipes. We are flexible with time. Each class approx 1 1/2 hr – 2 hr

Best Times: Tue-Sat starts anytime 2 pm-5 pm For a group of 6 or more, we can arrange weekday afternoon or evenings. Individual or couple class can be accomodated. Price for Hands-On cooking class with a chef selection Dinner party Add a Sit Down Dinner Party : (please call for prices) Enjoy a full service sit-down dinner party after your cooking class This is a fun get-together among friends, family or colleagues. Best for celebrating birthdays, bridal shower or team building. After cooking, we serve a magnificent 3 course chef menu fit for candlelight dinner or bachelorette parties. Assorted Hors d'oeuvres Platters + Salad or Soup + Chef’s Special Entrée Selections (to be discussed) Cameras only are welcome to capture the experience.

Our registration policy: We required a credit card as security deposit to confirm your booking A 50% security deposit by credit card is required for registration to secure your spot. You may cancel without penalty a week before class or transfer to another date at no cost if you inform at least 2 weeks prior to your class. Otherwise, the deposit is non-refundable in the event of a no-show or late cancellation within a week. Full payment will be collected at the start of your class.