About Our Workshops and Classes
Join us at the studio for a series of fun and interactive, hands-onworkshops integrating theory and practice of olfactory and culinary arts. Learn how to createperfumed products and beaituflly flavoured foods with essential oils, floral waters, freshspices and herbs. These workshops have no pre-requisites, except thatyou must sign up and pay in advance to reserve your spot, as spaces areextremely limited.
Students who refer friends will receive one class for free. We alsoencourage you to contact us with feedback - please let us know if thereis a class you would like us to repeat and offer again, or anything that you like to learn and think we will be able to teach!
We currently offer the following courses, classes and workshops:
- Foundation of Natural Perfumery Course - a 2 year program divided into four 5-months term
- Chocolate Truffles Workshop
- Crème Parfum workshop
- The Art of Perfumed Candlemaking
- The Art of Incense
- Ice Cream Wtih Floral Waters
- Chocolate Truffles with Kids
- Lip Balm with Kids
- Scented Body Products Part I: Bath Salts & Massage Oils
- Scented Body Products Part II: Sugar Scrubs
- Scented Body Products Part III: Body Butters
- Introduction to Natural Perfumery
- DIY Booze
- Powders and Sachets
- Stunning Stationary: Scented paper and Greetin
- Aromatic Cooking with Fresh Herbs, Spices & Floral Essences
Workshops Details
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES WORKSHOP
Learn how to make scented chocolate truffles with fine chocolate baseand precious floral essences. We will be making two types of truffles(white or milk based, and dark chocolate base), and you will be taking them home with you to sharewith loved ones (or not…).
How much: Group price $270 ($45 per person including materials - limited to 6 people).
Click here to book.
Back to Top ^
Crème Parfum workshop
Learn how to make your own perfume! In this workshop, you will design and create your own personal perfume from precious botanical essences. By the end of the workshop, you will have made a perfume to take home with you. We will provide simple jars as basic packaging, but fancy silver compacts or porcelain pillboxes from the perfumer’s collection will be available for purchasing, for those who wish to add an extra visual and tactile touch to their first olfactory creation!
How much: Group price $450 ($75 per person incudling materials - limited to 6 people)
Click here to book.
THE ART OF PERFUMED CANDLEMAKING
Join our guest instructor Nikki Sheritt, an artisan candle maker of Seattle-based Gabriel's Aunt,for an afternoon of candle-making. You will learn how to makebeautifully fragrant soy candles using essential oils and naturalvegetable waxes. You'll be guided step-by-step in the process ofblending the essences, moulding and crafting a high-quality,clean-burning candle. By the end of the class, you will take with you aspecially scented candle, beautifully packaged and gift wrapped - readyto go under the tree!
How much: Group price $300 ($50 per person including materials)
THE ART OF INCENSE
Learn about the origins of incense and create your own incense blendusing precious resins, gums, woods, spices and herbs. We will pulverize, grind and mix together raw materials that were used inincense makig since antiquity. After experiencing first hand thesensual aromatic process of incense making you may never look atincense the same way again...
How much: Group price $360 ($45 per person incudling materials - limited to 6 people)
Back to Top ^
ICE CREAM WITH FLORAL WATERS
Learn how to make ice cream from scratch, using top quality freshingredients and original, all-natural flavourings such as hydrosols andresins traditionally used in Middle Eastern desserts.
This class is also open to children ages 4 and up, when accompanied with a parent.
How Much: Group price $210 ($35/adult, $5/child)
Click here to book.
Chocolate Truffles with Kids
Learn how to make scented chocolate truffles with fine chocolate baseand delicious botanical essences. We will be making two types ofchildren's favourite truffles (white and milk), and you will be takingthem home with you to share with siblings and friends (or not…).
How much: Group price $270 ($45/adult $5/child)
*This class is also open to children ages 3 and up, when accompanied with a parent.
Click here to book.
LIP BALMS with Kids
Create your own delicious lip balm for soft glossy lips! Making lipbalm is fun and easy, and a great way to engage young children in theprocess.
How much: Group price $270 ($45/adult $5/child)
*This class is also open to children ages 3 and up, when accompanied with a parent.
Back to Top ^
SCENTED BODY PRODUCTS PART I: BATH SALTS & MASSAGE OILS
Making your own bath and body products is fun and easy. You’ll beusing high quality, readily available ingredients to make your own,custom-scented bath salts and massage oils.
How much: Group price $270 ($45 per person including materials - limited to 6 people)
SCENTED BODY PRODUCTS PART II: SUGAR SCRUBS
Making your own bath and body products is fun and easy. You’ll beusing high quality, readily available ingredients to make your own,custom-scented sugar scrubs.
How much: Grou price $270 ($45 per person incudling materials - limited to 6 people)
SCENTED BODY PRODUCTS PART III: BODY BUTTERS
Making your own bath and body products is fun and easy. You’ll be usinghigh quality, readily available ingredients to make your own,custom-scented body butters.
How much: Group Price $270 ($45 per person incudling materials - limited to 6 people)
Introduction to Natural Perfumery
This class is an interactive introduction to the art of naturalperfumery. You will learn about how perfume is constructed, and willget exposed to the thinking process of a perfumer. You will learn howto sniff like a “Nose” and evaluate beautiful and strange essences fromaround the world, and smell how they were incorporated in some of AyalaMoriel’s perfume creations.
How much: Group price $250 ($25 per person - limited to 10 people)
DIY Booze
Learn how to make your own fine liquors from readily available aromatics and spirits.
In this class we will make homemade Limoncello, a classic for the summer!
How much: Group price $210 ($25 per person- limited to 6 people)
Back to Top ^
Powders and Sachets
Create all-natural sachets, scented powders and potpourri based onvintage recipes from the turn of the century. The finished productsmake a perfect gift and will inspire you to do more at home.
How much: Group price $270 ($45 per person limited to 6 people)
Stunning Stationary: Scented paper and Greeting Cards
Make your own beautifuly scented stationary and greeting cards. We willbe using handcrafted paper and blank greeting cards and botanicalelements to create stunning stationary - both visually andolfactory-wise. The stationary can be used as holiday greeting cards,or as a gift with a personal touch.
How much: Group price $280 ($35 per person - limited to 8 people)
Aromatic Cooking with Fresh Herbs, Spices & Floral Essences
"We cook and complain that it's a waste of time, when we shouldbe pouring our love into making that food" (Paulo Coelho, "The Witch ofPortobello")
Join Ayala for a fabulous evening of aromatic cooking- using freshherbs,freshly ground spices, floral waters and essential oils - in bothsavory dishes and luxurious desserts. Your will be given a collectionof recipes totry at home, and receive guidelines for aromatic cooking. In eachclass, we will prepare an inspiring dish together using seasonalvegetables and fruit. I hope that by the end of the class you will feelinspired touse your own aromatic culinary creations at home and feel encouraged toexpress your creativity in the kitchen, using the best qualityaromatics you can source.
Examples of some of the dishes that you will learn about (each classwill be dedicated to one or two dishes, but you will recieve recipesfor more, enough to build a menu for an entire feast):
Couscous from scratch
Stuffed vegetables and Grapevine Leaves (Dolomates)
Delicious and healthy ways to dress up salads and vegetables (steamed or fresh)
Ice creams
Pastries (cookies, cakes and more)
Beverages - both warm and cool flavoured with spices and floral waters
How much: Group price $390 ($65 per person - space limited to 6 students).
Click here to book.
