Cooking with Brenton
Join Brenton Pyke from Market Eating House for an exclusive Cooking with Brenton series—your first chance in 2026 to experience these hands-on cooking classes. Across three immersive sessions, you’ll explore bold flavors, master different cooking techniques, and work with premium Western Australian ingredients. Hosted in our newly launched event space, The Old Lyric, each class is designed to inspire and elevate your home cooking, culminating in a shared feast to enjoy the incredible dishes you've helped create. Book yourself in for one class or all three, the choice is yours!
Discover the vibrant, spice-driven cuisine that has influenced our menu at Market Eating House since day one.
In this hands-on class, Brenton will introduce you to the key techniques and flavors that define Middle Eastern cooking. Learn how to create a stunning family-style feast, packed with bold spices, fresh ingredients, and time-honoured traditions.
✅3-hour cooking demonstration
✅Learn essential Middle Eastern techniques & flavors
✅Enjoy a delicious family-style meal
📅 Sunday 22nd February 2026
📍The Old Lyric (access via the rear laneway off Symmons St.)
⏰10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
💰$195 per person
Master the most primal and honest form of cooking – food and fire.
This interactive class will teach you how to harness wood and charcoal to create deep, smoky flavors. Using our wood-fired oven & charcoal grill, you’ll learn fire-kissed techniques for meat, seafood, and vegetables—all skills you can easily transfer to your own backyard cooking.
🔥 Learn the art of cooking over open flames
🥩 Perfect fire-grilled meat, seafood & vegetables
🍽 Discover bold, unforgettable flavors
📅 Sunday 15th March 2026
📍 The Old Lyric (access via the rear laneway off Symmons St.)
⏰ 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
💰 $195 per person
A bright, produce-driven masterclass celebrating the best of a Western Australian summer.
The newest instalment of Cooking with Brenton is all about crafting an unforgettable summer feast. Learn how to build vibrant, flavour-packed salads, create bold marinades, and char seasonal vegetables and fruits to perfection — all in our signature Market Eating House style. This hands-on class is perfect for anyone looking to elevate their summer hosting and bring big, beautiful flavours to the table.
🔥 Create flavourful BBQ marinades and show-stopping summer salads
🍋 Learn fresh, flavour-packed summer sauces
🍽 Finish with a generous shared feast
📅 Sunday 25th January 2026
📍 The Old Lyric (access via the rear laneway off Symmons St.)
⏰ 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
💰 $195 per person