Flour, fizz and her own gnocchi
A chef, a floury bench and the girls rolling gnocchi or stretching pizza dough, then everyone sits down to eat what they made.
We build her cooking class into the whole hens, from a Melbourne gnocchi day to a Gold Coast pizza cook-off.
She gets the first gnocchi photo and the first toast. You get the thank-yous in the group chat, with your name on them.
01 the short answer antipasto
Nobody needs to be able to cook. Everybody needs to be hungry.
A hens cooking class with My Ultimate Hens is a hands-on class with a chef, from gnocchi and pizza to cake decorating, dumplings or sushi, then a sit-down feast of what the girls made, built into a whole celebration of her. The class is where the day starts, not where it ends.
who does what at the bench
Exposed brick, warm light, wine bottles on the walls and the bowls already set out. A coffee or a glass of bubbly to start, and the first toast is already hers.
A hands-on masterclass: perfect gnocchi rolled from scratch, or pizza dough stretched and topped by every pair of hands at the table. Even the friend who burns toast gets there.
Everyone sits down to the gnocchi they rolled or the pizzas they stretched, glasses up, and the first toast goes to the bride. The proudest lunch of her life, and she made it herself. Mostly.
Lunch is where the class ends, not the day. In Melbourne it keeps going: a rooftop or a breather, then a VIP booth that night. See the whole day.
02 her call primi
Two doughs, two ways to do the room, and as much cheek as she wants on the side.
Gnocchi and pizza are the house specials, led by a chef, and you eat what you made. Pick the dough, then the room: a class shared with other food lovers, just your crew, or a cook-off in teams. Cake decorating, dumplings, sushi, tapas and more are on the rest of the menu.
Pillowy little parcels rolled from scratch, one perfect and one that looks like a tiny cloud with ambition. The bride will want photos of both.
Dough stretched to the light, toppings argued over, one base in the shape of Tasmania that someone swears was on purpose.
On a shared class day your crew learns alongside other food lovers, which is half the fun for a group that likes to chat. On a private class day it's just your crew and the chef, so the jokes can get as cheeky as the girls like, and the entertainment walks in mid-class.
Hands in the dough, then the door swings open and our drag queen sweeps in: a show, a hens game with the bride front and centre, then selfies before she sashays out.
Our topless waiter pours the drinks, runs the hens games and poses for as many photos as the bride wants. Nobody is looking at the pizza.
Rather the queen with your pizza, or the waiter with your gnocchi? Swap them. How cheeky it gets is her call.
The bride squad splits into teams at cooking stations in a Tuscan-style Italian restaurant in Surfers Paradise, and the chef host runs the challenges: who can spin the perfect dough, build the best topping combo, beat the clock. May the best team win. Then the pizzas you made land on the table with grazing platters, and the hens games start.
Carlina D., maid of honour, Easy Weddings verified review, 5 stars. She wanted it cheeky but classy enough for both mums: VIP access, entertainment and a private rooftop area.As the Maid of Honour, planning the perfect hen's night four our girl felt like a lot of pressure, I wanted something unforgettable, fun, a little bit cheeky, but classy enough that the bride and groom's mums could still enjoy themselves! Let me just say, My Ultimate Hens delivered absolutely everything and then some!
From the very first enquiry, the team was so helpful and professional. They worked with me to customise the night to suit our bride's vibe, she wanted equal parts glam, girly, and wild. Every single detail was thought through from the VIP access, to the entertainment (which was fire), to the delicious food and drinks. It truly felt like a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Highlights? The private rooftop area was stunning, the games had us crying laughing, and our bride felt like an absolute queen the entire time. It was the perfect mix of laughter, drinks, dancing, and a little bit of tasteful naughtiness. I didn't have to stress on the night and could actually relax and enjoy myself knowing the bride was in good hands. If you're a Maid of Honour or bridesmaid trying to plan an epic hen's night, do yourself a favour and book a My Ultimate Hen's package. Our group is still talking about it, and you've set the bar very high for future events. Thank you for making our girl's send-off into married life totally unforgettable
Answer for her, not for you. The pick shows up in the form at the bottom as a preference, and we check what's on in her city.
03 the whole menu la carta
Gnocchi and pizza are the house specials. The rest of the menu is just as hers.
Every class below can be built into her hens. Tell us which one is her, and your package consultant comes back with what's on in her city.
A turntable each, a piping bag that has a mind of its own, and a long table of naked cakes waiting for buttercream. Rosettes, drips, meringue kisses and far too many sprinkles, then a cake every girl is unreasonably proud of. The sweetest hens cooking class there is, and the one mum will talk about at the wedding.
Truffles, tarts, meringues and the kind of dessert you'd never attempt alone. Dessert first, for once.
Royal icing, tiny piping bags and a dozen "Bride to Be" biscuits that are too pretty to eat for about ten minutes. Custom hens cookies with her name are a favourite extra with our Melbourne crews too.
Pleating, pinching and a lot of competitive folding, then a feed of what you made. Shaken cocktails on the side if the crew wants a cocktail and dumpling class.
Rolling mats, sticky rice and a gyoza fold that takes three goes to master. Neat, social and very photogenic.
A pan the size of a table, a long lunch of tapas, and a jug of sangria if the crew wants one. Holiday energy, no passport.
Tortillas by hand, salsa with opinions and a taco-folding rivalry nobody saw coming.
Fresh mozzarella or ricotta stretched and set by hand, then eaten while it's still warm. Gentle, curious and very mum-friendly.
Folded salami roses, cheese at jaunty angles, strawberries tucked into every gap. Everyone builds a board, and dinner is sorted.
Teams, a clock and a chef judging. The Gold Coast pizza cook-off is ready to book; tell us her crew and we can turn any class into a competition.
The chef comes to you: a cooking class in the hens house, or a long dinner cooked in front of you while the girls get ready.
04 the trend di moda
Pasta is having its moment, and the numbers say it isn't a phase.
Source: Google Trends (five years) and Google Keyword Planner (twelve-month monthly averages), Australia, read by My Ultimate Hens. These are everyday searches, not only hens. Pasta leads the cooking class searches we measured.
05 the table a tavola
Set the table for everyone she loves, including the ones who never usually come out.
A hens cooking class works for every kind of crew, because everyone has something to do with their hands and something to talk about straight away. Here's how it sits with the people organisers ask us about most. For more, see our hens ideas for all ages and pregnant bride hens party ideas.
She plans holidays around where to eat and judges a restaurant by its bread. This is her hens told in her own language, and she gets to eat the evidence.
A bench, a chef and a sit-down lunch is the easiest invitation to give the older guests. Mum gets her hands in the dough, nan gets a team, and they wave you off to the next stop with full tummies and a story about the bride at twelve.
A cooking class is one of the easiest things for a pregnant bride to love from start to finish: a stool at the bench, her hands in the dough and a plate of something she made at the end.
The school friends meet the work friends over a ball of dough. By the time the bases are stretched they're swapping stories about the bride she'd rather they didn't.
Whatever is on the crew's no list is catered for: tell us when you check her date, and everyone is at the table for the eating part.
Six of you or thirty, it works a treat. A small crew gets the chef all to itself; a big one turns it into a cook-off with teams and trash talk.
Bring in our drag queen or our topless waiter and the same lunch gets a lot louder. The bride decides how far it goes.
Jennifer, Google review, 5 stars. A crew who weren't big drinkers.Honestly, I was nervous about the price point of going out as we couldn't decide if we should just have it at my house and nearly talked myself out of it twice. Josh who helped me find our package remembered I'd mentioned during my first chat that we weren't sure if a drinks package would be good value for us because not many of us are big drinkers, and he agreed with me and found a package at a lower price point so I really appreciated that and felt really looked after. He actually cared about us finding a package that suited us which I really appreciated. Really overjoyed with the outcome and so was Rachel the bride and her very fussy mum as well. Thank you to the whole team but especially to Josh.
Emily Osmond, Google review, 5 stars. She organised it without knowing the other girls.I booked a hens with this company for my cousin and didn't actually know any of the other girls attending, which can sometimes be a bit awkward when being the organiser, but it ended up being the best hens I've ever been to even if I do say so myself haha
We did one of the pamper party packages with the accomodation for some of us as well and it was really good. If you're reading this and wondering whether you should book the package… just do it. It was soooooo good!
Chloe G., Easy Weddings verified review, 5 stars. Planning around pregnant guests.Molly is amazing!! I had so many questions, needed to work into budgets and potential pregnant guests. Molly gave me a tonne of options, responded to my emails quickly and made the whole journey of planning a hen's weekend a breeze! Highly recommend to anyone wanting a destination hens weekend
06 the numbers il conto
The whole celebration, not just the class.
Il conto
a cooking class hens, per person
Our cooking class hens packages usually sit around $100 to $400 per person.
The package is the magic: the chef, the bench and the lunch you made, plus everything that turns it into her hens.
07 at a glance in breve
Everything the group chat will ask, in one place.
08 the table talks recensioni
Real hens in their own words, typos and all. Each one says what her day was.
Thank you very much for helping me plan my beautiful sister Racheals high tea cruise. We all had a blast with lots of laughs. The day couldn't be more perfect along the water on a absolutely glorious sunny day! Not to mention the food was delicious those chocolate tarts were to die for. The food and layout of our vessel were presented to high standards. You did an outstanding job and would highly recommend this to anyone... Thank you again! X Christine
Thanks for helping me plan my hens party My Ultimate girls! It was perfect from start to finish and many glasses of wine were had. The luncheon had great views and was substantial as promised, and our driver Nikki kept us entertained all day, all the girls said it was the best hens they have been on which made me feel very blessed! Thankyou again and a special thanks to Nyree for ensuring the pickup and drop off times worked for all of my friends and that we made it to all the wineries on the day, and for your bubbly personality always making me smile in the leadup too. Thanks again ladies, love Beth L soon to be Beth B!
We celebrated with the Tapas and Tarot for our beautiful bride to be Megan's hens party! We had such a brilliant night and Pip your tarot reader was so lovely and friendly! The food was so delicious and plenty of it too which always works well when you are having lots of champagne. Thankyou girls for helping make the night such a success for Megan!
Hi Chloe, I wanted to thankyou for the amazing night you put together for Emma's hens night. It was an absolute pleasure dealing with everybody from yourselves in the office. My daughter and all the guests has a fantastic time, so again, thankyou. Kind Regards Kerry-lee
Kaitlin M., Easy Weddings verified review, 5 stars. A hens weekend with a lunch.A big thank you to everyone who was involved in our hens booking for a couple of weekends ago! The bride loved it and every detail was just perfect from the beautiful views at the accommodation to the photo of the bride and groom at the lunch! It was an amazing weekend thanks to all of you involved!
09 the proof la prova
Since 2011, a lot of brides have rolled, stretched and toasted their way through a My Ultimate Hens day. This is what the girls are trusting when you send them the link.
Sydney's first Hen-Tathlon, with 2Day FM
The Jimmy & Nath Show with Emma crashed five My Ultimate Hens parties across Sydney in one day
And we've been growing, evolving and hens-obsessed ever since
So much has changed over the years, but what has not changed is the essence of it all: the laughter, the sparkle, the connection, and that iconic moment to stop and celebrate the friendships that raise and define us.
Nyree FOUNDER to news.com.au on My Ultimate's 15th anniversary
10 the fun stuff per lei
Pasta, pizza, cook and sip, or bake. Eight finished invites to send as they are, or make one hers in your own words.
Free extras from us. Not part of any package.
Make it yours: her name, the line under it, then every detail you want, in your own words.
Tap to add a line, then make it yours
Pasta menu · tap a style
One card each, printed or on a phone. Tick a square when it happens at the bench or over the meal; the first full line calls it and picks who makes the next toast. Anyone who'd rather just watch keeps score.
For a pasta or gnocchi class: flour on the bride, mamma mias and a pasta shape nobody can name.
For a pizza class or a cook-off: the Tasmania-shaped base, the pineapple debate and the perfect cheese pull.
For any class on the menu, from dumplings to tapas: spoon lickers, apron selfies and seconds, please.
For cake, cookie and dessert classes: icing on the bride's nose, a cake that leans and sprinkles everywhere.
11 the dress code il vestito
Flour finds everyone. Dress like you know that and you look forward to it.
Wear something you'd happily get a little flour on and shoes you're happy to stand at a bench in, then pick how far the group goes with the theme.
Everyone in their own going-out look. The bride gets the headband, the veil or the sash, so the photos know who the day is for.
Matching sashes, heart sunnies, red lips or a ribbon in everyone's hair. Pick one thing everyone can wear from the bench to the bar.
A colour brief for the whole crew, the bride in white. Gingham, lemons and red for an Amalfi day, or all pink for a pasta party.
Amalfi lunch: white, lemon and blue, the bride in white. Flat shoes for the bench, sunnies for later.
Dress code, hisThe topless waiter on a pizza day has the shortest dress code in the room. It gets shorter.
More looks for every theme: what to wear on a hens night.
12 the playlist la musica
Three courses for getting ready, the drive in, and the breather when the flats come off and the heels go on.
Play these while you get ready, in the car and during the breather. The playlist is ours to you, free.
Getting ready, getting there.
Sleeves up, hands in.
Lunch, then louder.
And the last song of the day, as everyone heads out for the night: That's Amore, again. Louder.
13 the camera roll le foto
Eight shots to get before the plates are cleared, and the captions to post them with.
The best hens cooking class photos happen at the bench before anyone washes the flour off, and in the first ten minutes of lunch before the plates are cleared. Here's the list, and the captions to post them with.
Pasta la vista, single life.
We came, we kneaded, we ate it all.
Hands in the dough, ring on the finger.
That's amore. And carbs.
Flour power, bride edition.
Extra cheesy, like the speeches will be.
Rolling with my girls before she rolls down the aisle.
Dough you love me? He does.
14 the day secondi
Lunch is the start, not the end. Here are our crews' favourites.
There's no one way to build it. Here are four of the most-loved ways our crews have done it, and her city's packages have plenty more combinations.
A welcome coffee, the chef, your gnocchi or pizza, then lunch on it with a glass of house wine or a soft drink. Everyone takes home her dough and a goodie bag.
Palms, skyline views and a reserved area for the group, with a bottle of bubbly popped on arrival and a discounted cocktail menu. The skyline photo with the bride in the middle happens here.
Dinner is on your terms: everyone freshens up and swaps flats for heels. Or add tapas and a drink before the booth and keep the whole crew at one table.
A glam cocktail lounge down a laneway. VIP entry, so no cover charge, a booth beside the dance floor, and a surprise bottle of bubbly for your hen.
Why it runs this way: food first, so nobody hits the dance floor on an empty stomach; the rooftop gets the afternoon light for the photos; the breather lets everyone get glam for the night. Three venues, one booking.
A shared gnocchi or pizza class, a Melbourne favourite.
A glass of bubbly each on arrival, then your own chef and a hands-on gnocchi masterclass for just your crew.
Our drag queen sweeps in: a performance, a hens game with the bride front and centre, then selfies and group photos.
Your handmade gnocchi served up fresh, a surprise cocktail just for the hen, and nobody rushing you out after.
Freshen up, then VIP entry to a velvet booth held for two hours beside the dance floor, and a bottle of bubbly for the bride.
Why it runs this way: the queen arrives when everyone's hands are in the dough, so even the quietest girl is laughing before lunch, and the spotlight never leaves the bride.
A private gnocchi class, a Melbourne favourite. Some crews add a rooftop with bubbly before the booth.
A glass of bubbly each in an old-school Italian room, then your own chef and a private pizza masterclass. Stretch it, top it, film the bride trying to spin a base.
Our topless waiter, for the whole class and lunch. He pours the drinks, runs the hens games and poses for every photo the bride can think of.
Your handmade pizzas fresh from the kitchen, a surprise cocktail for the hen, then tonight a VIP booth for two hours, a bottle of bubbly for her and the dance floor.
Why it runs this way: he's there for the whole class and lunch, so the cheek builds while the dough rises, and the spotlight always finds its way back to the bride.
A private pizza class, a Melbourne favourite.
The chef host meets you at an Italian restaurant in Surfers Paradise, a glass of bubbly goes round, the first toast goes to the bride, and the crew splits into teams.
A series of challenges at the cooking stations: spin the dough, perfect the toppings, try to match the chef's acrobatics. Flour everywhere, and may the best team win.
The pizzas you made are sliced and served with grazing platters, the group photo happens, then hens games at the table.
Add a stretch hummer cruise, a hens treasure hunt or paintball around it, or tell us what she'd love next.
Why it runs this way: teams turn a cooking class into a competition, so the girls who've never met are on the same side from the first challenge, and everyone eats the evidence.
A pizza cook-off, a Gold Coast favourite.
15 the difference il resto
The class is the easy bit to book. The day around it is the bit she gets thanked for.
Plenty of crews book a class themselves and have a lovely lunch. A My Ultimate Hens cooking class puts the whole celebration in one place: the class, the lunch, the drinks, the next stop and the little surprises for the bride, lined up in an order that works, because we've been building hens since 2011 and we know what makes a day land.
One package, one consultant, every piece lined up before the first ball of dough.
The little touches for the bride are part of the plan, not on your to-do list.
Flour on your hands and a glass in the toast, in the middle of the photo, not on your phone sorting the next booking.
Vanessa S, Google review, 5 stars. A maid of honour, the first time.I was a MOH for the first time and feeling the pressure because she is not into the tacky hens thing at all. What I liked most was that Britt actually understood the difference between 'things to do on a hens' and planning a good hens that felt like an actual celebration not a bunch of bookings together because obviously I could have booked a cocktail class and dinner or whatever myself obviously. I only realised after that I just wouldn't have known which combination would suit our group, what order to do it all in or half the little details and personalised touches for the bride that made the whole night what it was. So there's definitely more thought behind these packages than I realised before booking and she absolutely loved it and apparently I'm now the designated event organiser of the group. Would 100% use them again and a big thankyou to Britt and Maddi as well for everything that went into making it so good!
16 pass it round da condividere
A short message in your words, with her city's hens page attached and no price.
Deciding with the two or three girls who matter? Here's a short message in your words. Leave blank whatever isn't decided yet.
Know what you want for her hens? Pick her city to get started.SydneyMelbourneBrisbaneGold CoastPerthAdelaide
Fill in as much or as little as you know. It works with just her city.
Her city
17 her city dove
Two cities have ready-made days. The rest of the menu is on request, in every city.
Not sure yet? Start a wishlist for her in her city: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth, Adelaide.
18 the questions domande
The ones the group chat asks, answered before you have to.
No. The chef shows everyone the secret from scratch, and even the friend who burns toast ends up rolling gnocchi or stretching a base. Being hungry helps more than being good.
Whatever she'd order. Gnocchi and pizza are the ready-made days: a gnocchi class rolls pillowy little parcels by hand, a pizza class kneads, stretches and tops its own bases, and you eat what you made. We also book cake decorating, chocolate and dessert, cookie decorating, dumplings, sushi and gyoza, tapas and paella, Mexican, cheese making and grazing boards, built into her day.
Yes. A cake decorating hens is buttercream, piping bags and a turntable each, with everyone leaving very proud of a cake. It's one of the sweetest classes for a mixed-age crew; tell us her city and her date and we'll build it into her day.
Yes. Dumpling making (with cocktails if the crew wants them), sushi and gyoza, tapas and paella and Mexican classes are all on the menu. Your package consultant tells you what's on in her city when you check her date.
Yes. A private chef can run a cooking class in the hens house or cook a long dinner while the girls get ready, and we'll fit it around the rest of her weekend.
Long enough to make it, eat it and toast her, and how long the celebration goes is up to you. Our packages cater for every kind of hens, from a long lunch to a big day into night or the whole weekend.
Yes. Tell us about any allergies or dietary needs in the crew when you check her date, and they're catered for. Everyone is at the table for the eating part.
Yes, always. We've got packages for every level of drinking. For pregnant guests we can always arrange pregnancy-friendly food, and for non-drinkers we can always organise a non-alcoholic alternative.
Both. The class and lunch happen in the daytime, and the celebration can run through a rooftop bar and into a VIP booth that night, or turn into a cook-off, a feast and hens games.
The star meal is the one you made. At the Gold Coast cook-off the pizzas land with grazing platters; in Melbourne lunch is the feast, then the crew freshens up and eats their way before the booth, or adds tapas so everyone stays at one table.
Every city we celebrate in. Melbourne has ready-made gnocchi and pizza days and the Gold Coast a pizza cook-off. In Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, tell us which class is her and we'll come back with what's on in her city.
Pasta. Searches for pasta making classes in Australia are up 3.3 times over five years, and pasta is the biggest cooking class search we measured. Cooking class searches overall are up 59%, and pizza making class searches in Melbourne are up 21% over the past twelve months.
In the UK it's a hen do cooking class, and in the US it's a bachelorette cooking class. Same flour, different accent.
Questions about booking, payments and how My Ultimate Hens works: our FAQ.
Planning around a bride who lives to eat? Read our hens party ideas for a foodie bride, plan the meal itself with our hens long lunch guide, or see every activity in hens party ideas.
She'll remember the gnocchi that looked like a cloud, the toast at lunch and the bubbly in her booth. Everyone else will remember who booked it. You, obviously.
Pick her city and see what's waiting for her.
Or tell us about her19 her order l'ordine
Give us the basics and we'll come back with the cooking class hens that suits her, her city and her crew. Her order, if you like.
Done. Her cooking class day is officially on the menu.
Keep an eye on your phone, the first text comes from one of us, not a bot.
While you wait: make her invite
