About us

GECKO Culinary Adventures, established eight years ago and now situated in the heart of the Berea in Durban, central for all and easy to find as we are three doors from Durban Girls College in Musgrave Road.

Megan Harker who left a successful career in corporate sales and marketing devotes her attention to her lifelong passion of cooking and natural flair for entertaining, taking GECKO Culinary Adventures to new heights. With years of experience in the food industry and a sound culinary knowledge, she brings a new, fresh approach to GECKO's cooking classes and team building events.

Megan's straight forward approach to cooking, delivered with enthusiasm and commitment to making simple and delicious food, ensures participants leave her classes and parties excited about the delicious food they've prepared and eager to re-create dishes for friends and family.

Every class is a culinary adventure! GECKO offers a variety of classes from everyday quick and easy meals to making sushi and culinary journey's to interesting places in the world such as Italy, France, Portugal, Vietnam, Morocco and the Caribbean, to name but a few.

Situated in a beautiful Durban home over 100 years old, the venue exudes a warm homely feeling. See the photo gallery of our beautiful kitchen and view of Durban from the deck!

The venue is is ideal for large and small groups and corporate functions such as:

• corporate team building events;
• client entertaining and relationship building;
• staff incentives;
• wine tastings;
• fun cooking, where groups take on each other interacting in a safe environment;
• special events & functions;
• private get togethers – book clubs, wine clubs, birthday parties, kitchen teas, girls night out, guys get togethers, etc.

Participants are never taken out of their comfort zone or feel threatened in any way, as in many other team building activities. Our epicurean adventures are designed for those who have a passion for cooking but aren't professional chefs. We show you how every day meals and recreational cooking can be easy, delicious and presented in a gourmet style.

Participants learn to prepare a feast, and present their culinary creations expertly and in as little time as possible. At the end of the evening, everyone enjoys the meal they prepared together on the veranda with a spectacular view overlooking Durban.

We don't offer culinary degrees or certification program but we do share the same passions, so come and meet like minded people and learn new skills in a relaxed, fun and interesting way!  Classes take the form of demonstrations and hands-on interactive participation.

What do you need to bring?

GECKO will provide everything you need from aprons, knives, cutting boards, sushi rolling mats, you name it! All you need is your enthusiasm to learn and participate and your refreshments! 

Contact Megan now to book your culinary adventure.