{"title":"Workshops","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"indian-cooking-melbourne","title":"GET SPICY: A 5 Week Indian Cultural, Spice and Cooking Workshop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 5-week immersive Indian cultural experience in Melbourne exploring chai, spices, cooking, stories, traditions \u0026amp; hands-on learning. Next series beginning Sunday 27 September 2026.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGET SPICY 🌶️\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 5 Week Journey Into Indian Spices, Chai, Culture \u0026amp; Cooking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if you could learn about Indian food and spices from someone who didn't learn it from a cookbook?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWelcome to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet Spicy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an intimate five week cultural experience at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChai Walli Studios in Kilsyth, Melbourne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, exploring Indian spices, chai, food, language, customs, stories and traditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis isn't your traditional cooking class. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's an immersive experience built around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eknowledge shared person to person\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Stories passed down through generations. Customs that live in kitchens. Spice knowledge rooted in lived experience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the granddaughter of an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAyurvedic doctor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Uppma Virdi grew up surrounded by a deep understanding of spices, food and their place in everyday Indian life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGet Spicy is an invitation into that world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe'll sit around the table, drink chai, talk, taste, cook, listen and learn. We'll share stories, explore traditions and get hands on with the food and spices itself. We also weave in breathwork into our weekly classes. It's an immersive cultural experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🌶️ FIVE WEEKS. 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