$25 for "Chocolate Talk" by Chef Hannah Wong at Shermay's Cooking School (Worth $50)

Unlike throwing a television out a third storey window, chocolate soothes the pains of a breakup without forcing you to miss the season finale of Glee. Marry rationality with the transience of a sugar high with today’s Groupon: for $25, you get a 2 hour Chocolate Talk by celebrity Chef Hannah Wong at Shermay’s Cooking School (worth $50).

Get an introduction to chocolate at Shermay’s Cooking School located in the luxurious Holland Village estate, and get to taste a selection of chocolate from dark to milk, to white and to nibs. Observe a demonstration of how to properly melt chocolate so you can more gamely do so in your own free time without worrying about it cementing beyond recognition and repair. Also get a live demonstration of simple 5 to 10 minute recipes: Milk Chocolate Pot de Crème, One-Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes, and Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies. Get to taste the items after they’ve been prepared or take some home in a box. At the helm of the kitchen is Chef Hannah Wong, who was part of the winning team at the Food & Hotel Asia Salon Culinaire and also winner of the prestigious Cacao Barry Scholarship to Paris at the World Gourmet Summit in 2006.

Also find a variety of cooking classes taught by some of Singapore’s award winning and celebrity chefs, and a retail shop stocking rare items like Valrhona chocolate. Like how chocolate mends a broken soul, these are tried-and-tested recipes that work right here at Shermay’s Cooking School.

Operating hours:

Mon to Sun: 10am-8.30pm

Shermay’s Cooking School was featured in publications like Her World and The New York Times, and has 484 fans on Facebook.

“Cooking classes are taught by award-winning and celebrity chefs in Singapore. Chefs selected have over 10 to 25 years of experience. Amongst them are executive chefs, cookbook authors and a few have worked in 3 Michelin stars kitchens in Europe.” – Guidegecko Review