What: bpb and Aurus’ Gourmet Science Class at Aurus, Juhu Tara Road, Juhu, to register email  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , limited seats, Rs 1,500.

Why: Aurus head chef and the ever-entertaining Vicky Ratnani invites you to his science lab where you’ll use syringes and pipes and calcium chloride to make watermelon caviar, cheese soufflé-stuffed mushrooms and Argentinian chicken. The course includes a lecture but not without hands-on work stations, tongue twister techniques like spherification and the chance to poke injections into (chicken) breasts.

When: Pans and needles on Saturday, January 21 from 3.30 pm to 5 pm.