Welcome to The Wellness Chef

100% online learning course

Join me as I spill all the secrets and skills needed to thrive in the incredible culinary wellness world.


The Wellness Chef is about to take your food and health game to the next level. Whether you're a primary producer living on a farm or a city slickin' hipster in a high-rise.

Because so many people ask me how they can get a job like mine - I’m bringing you the tricks of my trade spanning 35 years in hospitality and wellness into an exciting online course: The Wellness Chef with Chef Sam Gowing.

My courses are designed to leave participants feeling inspired, aglow, and equipped with an abundance of evidence-based research. You won’t find an experience like this anywhere else!

Get ready to unlock the secrets of the trade as I share my knowledge and experience gained from more than three decades in the hospitality and wellness industries.

The Global Wellness Economy soars to estimated 5.6 Trillion, marking unprecedented growth.



Advance your career in the wellness and tourism industries today!


Publish Your Passion

Have you ever thought about self-publishing but don’t know where to start? Understand the process of self-publishing for both print media and online ebooks.

Learn what you need to know about getting your product out there and how to market it.

Discover Wellness Tourism

The Global Wellness Economy soars to estimated 5.6 Trillion, marking unprecedented growth.

Carve a slice of that very lucrative Wellness Tourism pie with my proven methods of successful spa cuisine.

Teach A Cooking Class
Teach Cooking Classes

So you want to teach a cooking class? This module is bursting with handy tips and tricks to help you on your way. The lesson is complete with my exclusive how to VDO and is the perfect place to launch your cooking class revenue stream.

Product Development

The consumer demand for clean flavours and transparency of ingredients has never been so great. Understand food product development and deliver a unique wellness offering that is authentic, handcrafted blends with a contemporary health twist.

Kitchen Systems

Kitchen systems are crucial for efficient and organised culinary operations. They streamline workflow, enhance productivity, and ensure food safety. From storage and preparation to cooking and cleaning, well-designed kitchen systems optimise resource utilisation and minimise wastage.

Collaborate Well

Collaborations in industry are pivotal as they foster innovation, pool diverse expertise, and accelerate problem-solving. By bringing together different perspectives and skill sets, collaborations enable the development of more comprehensive solutions to complex challenges. Shared resources and knowledge contribute to increased efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Kuo Fang O'Connor


I have always been fascinated about what we consume can affect our health, being a mother of 2 with a busy family and working schedule, cooking freshly and tasty (and fast) has become key principles of my everyday cooking. 


Learning plant based diet and nutrition from Sam helped me massively to understand the combination of planet based food and about the future trend of food. This opportunity has led me into various different projects so thank you Sam!

Mandy Hall - MasterChef Australia​

Since leaving MasterChef Australia last year, I have been looking for ways to expand my food knowledge, particularly around ingredients and nutrition, there are so many claims out there and when your passion is feeding people, you want to make sure you’re getting it right, there was so much more I wanted and needed to know.


I gained so much from my work with Sam, it was the springboard for me to continue learning and she gave me such encouragement to remain on my career path. I look forward to working with Sam at any opportunity in the future, she is so motivating and genuinely interested.            

Stacey - My Kitchen Rules

I had the absolute pleasure of attending my first cooking class with the lovely Chef Sam Gowing. A few years back I never would have dreamt that I would be so lucky to be working with such amazing people and discovering my passion.


There was a week back in 2016 where I made up a bunch of fried rice and that’s all I ate for a whole week. Like we’re talking breakfast, lunch and dinnerI had no idea about cooking (clearly) and wasn’t interested in learning about what I was putting into my body. Fast forward and I’ve got the privilege of learning from the best. 


Meet your instructor​

Samantha Gowing

Dip.Hlth.Sci.Nut; LCBMGastTour

Sam is an award-winning clinical nutritionist who put the ‘food as medicine’ concept on the map in Australia with her combined expertise in nutrition, fine dining and business. She has devoted her 35 year career to improving people's health and wellbeing as a chef, clinical nutritionist, teacher and mentor.

With a Masters in Gastronomic Tourism from Le Cordon Bleu, a Diploma of Health Science, Nutrition and wisdom gained from Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine, Sam’s influence is respected among healthy lifestyle audiences worldwide. 

A former Melbourne hotelier and chef hat-winning restaurateur before turning her heart and mind to food as medicine, Sam is also a keynote speaker and wellness authority, and author of The Healing Feeling, a beautifully written compendium of recipes, personal stories and teachings.

Sam’s courses are designed to help you pave a healthier pathway to the enjoyment of nutritious food - incorporating the ancient wisdom of the medicinal approach to the healing power of food - while having some cheeky fun along the way!


Course fee AUD $550