The Art of Carving and Garnishing Fruit and Vegetables

Course Overview

It’s widely known that you eat with your eyes first!

Art of Carving Fruit and Vegetables course is designed to help you present your food in a visually appealing, creative, and appetizing way.

In this course, you will gain hands-on skills and techniques to create stunning fruit and vegetable centerpieces. Specifically, you’ll learn how to use a knife safely to carve various shapes such as leaves, roses, lilies, swans, and fruit baskets.

You will be amazed at how quickly you can master these skills, enabling you to craft attractive plate settings and, at more advanced levels, truly impressive table centerpieces.

Whether you enjoy impressing guests at dinner parties or are a catering professional looking to showcase your artistry, this course will elevate your presentation skills.

By the end of the course, you will never look at fruits and vegetables the same way again!

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!

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What you will learn

Course outline

In this course you will learn carving and garnishing techniques for example:

  • Carving watermelons into fruit baskets
  • Carving carrots into leaves
  • Carving zucchinis into roses
  • Carving apples into swans
  • Carving fennel into calla lilies
  • How to hold a carving knife
  • How to preserve fruits and vegetables

Course outcome

By the end of the course, students will have learned techniques to creatively and confidently carve fruits and vegetables into delicate patterns and flowers for use as garnishes, fruit platters, and decorations.

What you need to know

Entry requirements

No prerequisites required. This class is suitable for beginners to advanced carvers.

Students must be able to satisfy basic carving techniques including correctly holding carving knives and completing various carving to proceed to more advanced and delicate forms of carving.

What you need to provide

  • A chopping board
  • One of the classes will require students to bring their own watermelon to carve into a fruit basket (to be advised the class before)

Other information

  • The carving knife at the first class is $10
  • If students wish to purchase the entire carving set (including 80 additional knives and carving tools the cost is $80)
  • The teacher will provide the fruit for each class (except for the watermelon). At the end of each class the cost of the fruit is split between the students (usually $4-5 dollars each student).

Class details

Start Date12 February 2025
End Date02 April 2025
Sessions8
DaysWed
Time6:30pm - 8:30pm
TutorSatik Gevorkian

$295

Delivery Mode

To meet the needs of our students Macquarie Community College balances delivery and engagement across permanent, regular and temporary delivery sites and offer face-to-face, remote zoom classes and self-paced learning options.

Ways to Study

  • On campus

Our college campus locations are:

    • Blacktown
    • Chatswood
    • Carlingford
    • Epping
    • Ryde
    • Mt Druitt
  • Virtual classroom
  • Complete workplace training
  • Combine ways to study

FAQ

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How to Enrol

Step 1 - Choose Your Course

  • Select the non-accredited short course you are interested in.
  • Find a day and time that suits your schedule.

Note: Enrolment is open to anyone 18 years or older.

Step 2 - Enrol and Verify

  • Click ‘Enrol Now’ after selecting your course and schedule.
  • Enter your details on the enrolment page.
  • Verify your email through a secure link sent to your email address.
  • Complete the secure checkout and payment process.

Ensure you read the Terms and Conditions available at: Macquarie Community College Terms and Conditions. For assistance, call customer service at 1300 845 888.

Step 3 - Receive Your Enrolment Details

  • You will receive an immediate enrolment confirmation email upon successful enrolment. Check and read the attached Terms and Conditions.
  • The payer of the enrolment will receive a tax invoice immediately after processing.
  • You will receive a course reminder email a day before your class begins.
  • For Online Zoom classes, a Zoom link and password will be emailed the day before class. Use the same link and password for subsequent sessions if applicable.