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  • Did you know that most green teas are ruined if you make them with boiled water? Say goodbye to the bitter cup and awaken to the delightful, sweet, light perhaps grassy tastes of a well made green tea. During the day you will sample a variety of Japanese and Chinese teas and learn how to get the best from each, we will also look at the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Additional materials of $25.

    Green Teas Explored with Suzanne Rienits

    Posted on January 14, 2012 | No Comments
    Did you know that most green teas are ruined if you make them with boiled water? Say goodbye to the bitter cup and awaken to the delightful, sweet, light perhaps grassy tastes of a well made green tea. During the day you will sample a variety of Japanese and Chinese teas and learn how to get the best from each, we will also look at the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Additional materials of $25.

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  • This class will be jam packed with information on how to live a healthier life through food; Challenge your assumptions about what it means to eat healthily as we cook up a delicious and nutritious feast. Learn about fermented foods, to make ghee, to make yoghurt from scratch. Learn healthy cooking techniques to incorporate in everyday recipes. Additional materials of $25.

    Let Food Be Thy Medicine with Despina Petri

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    This class will be jam packed with information on how to live a healthier life through food; Challenge your assumptions about what it means to eat healthily as we cook up a delicious and nutritious feast. Learn about fermented foods, to make ghee, to make yoghurt from scratch. Learn healthy cooking techniques to incorporate in everyday recipes. Additional materials of $25.

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  • Eating Tunisian isn’t just about the food, it’s about generations of stories, the alchemy and medicine of food, and the magic that happens around the dinner table. Sample the recipes for authentic, healthy and delicious Tunisian feasts passed on to me from my belly-dancing, matchmaking grandmother.

    Tunisian Feast with Teeya Blatt

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    Eating Tunisian isn’t just about the food, it’s about generations of stories, the alchemy and medicine of food, and the magic that happens around the dinner table. Sample the recipes for authentic, healthy and delicious Tunisian feasts passed on to me from my belly-dancing, matchmaking grandmother.

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  • Learn about the tradition of cheese making. We will make yoghurt, soft cheeses, ricotta and labna as well as using seasonal local herbs to flavour your oils so that you have a locally sourced deli on your doorstep. Share recipes for using your cheeses in seasonal menus. Additional materials of $28.

    Yoghurt And Soft Cheese Making with Alison Drover

    Posted on August 15, 2011 | No Comments
    Learn about the tradition of cheese making. We will make yoghurt, soft cheeses, ricotta and labna as well as using seasonal local herbs to flavour your oils so that you have a locally sourced deli on your doorstep. Share recipes for using your cheeses in seasonal menus. Additional materials of $28.

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  • Learn how to grow and prepare the fresh ingredients for your favourite Thai recipes. This workshop will cover planting, harvesting and processing these wonderful plants as we cook up and eat a delicious green curry and green papaya salad. Additional materials of $10.

    Grow Your Own Green Curry with Sharon Gibson

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    Learn how to grow and prepare the fresh ingredients for your favourite Thai recipes. This workshop will cover planting, harvesting and processing these wonderful plants as we cook up and eat a delicious green curry and green papaya salad. Additional materials of $10.

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  • The menu for this class will be influenced by a pinch of Persian, a dash of Italian and a handful of Greek. Recipes will include avgolemono (greek egg & lemon soup), spicy Persian pumpkin, dolmades, eggplant parmagiana and a scrumptious surprise dessert. Learn to make ghee and be introduced to some classic cooking principles that can be applied to many other recipes. $25 materials fee.

    Food For The Soul with Despina Petri

    Posted on January 14, 2012 | No Comments
    The menu for this class will be influenced by a pinch of Persian, a dash of Italian and a handful of Greek. Recipes will include avgolemono (greek egg & lemon soup), spicy Persian pumpkin, dolmades, eggplant parmagiana and a scrumptious surprise dessert. Learn to make ghee and be introduced to some classic cooking principles that can be applied to many other recipes. $25 materials fee.

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  • Do you love coffee? Have you got your own domestic espresso machine and want to learn to make the perfect shot of coffee? Want to learn how to steam milk to make your foam smooth and silky and practice some latte art? Thrown in is a tour of our commercial coffee plantation and roaster and of course lots of coffee tasting.

    Barista – Coffee Making At Home with Andi Davey

    Posted on January 14, 2012 | No Comments
    Do you love coffee? Have you got your own domestic espresso machine and want to learn to make the perfect shot of coffee? Want to learn how to steam milk to make your foam smooth and silky and practice some latte art? Thrown in is a tour of our commercial coffee plantation and roaster and of course lots of coffee tasting.

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