Upcoming Classes
We hold a variety of 4 hour hands-on cooking classes ( $165) as well as wine workshops and other food, wine and beer events.
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Vietnamese Soups & Noodles – New Class! – $165
In this class we create a classic beef pho from scratch, a delicious noodle dish with charred tender pork belly and meatballs, a stir fry chicken noodle salad and hot and sour Prawn Soup with Tamarind. You’ll learn about making stocks – the basis to all good soups and which noodles to use and when. […]
11:00 am
29.04.2018
Scrumptious Salads $165
Who says you can’t make friends with salad?! These absolutely delicious salads will have your friends clamouring for an invite to dinner. Black Beluga lentils with chorizo and aioli Quinoa, fresh dates, spinach, toasted almonds, preserved lemon, goats fetta Thai beef salad with lemongrass, fresh mint, cherry tomatoes, ground roast rice Farro with avocado, sugar […]
10:00 am
30.04.2018
French Bistro Cooking $165
This hands on cooking class will teach you some wonderful classic French techniques – the masters of cuisine! Crab and Gruyere Souffle, Crepinettes of Pork with a, Mushroom Cream Sauce, Loin of Lamb en croute with a Port Wine Sauce, Potatoes Dauphinoise, Glazed Carrots Perrier, Salad Lyonnaise, Poached Pears in Red Wine with Chocolate Sauce.
9:30 am
5.05.2018
Decadent Desserts $165
Nicole Daldy, Head pastry chef from Aria restaurant will be teaching this class and will share with you all the tips and tricks to create fabulous desserts at home. Handmade Rocky Road with Marshmallow, Honeycomb, Hazelnut & Coconut, Churros with Spiced Cinnamon Ice cream and Rich Chocolate Sauce, Yoghurt & Lemon Pannacotta with Seasonal Fruit, […]
9:00 am
6.05.2018
Kitchen Essentials $165
This cooking class will teach you classic techniques, give you some essential skills in the kitchen and master the art of sauces. Learn to chop and dice like a chef, fillet fish and trim beef, make a stock, truss, stuff and roast a chicken, deglaze and make a jus from pan juices, roll pastry and […]
2:00 pm
6.05.2018
Flavours of Spain and Portugal $165
In this cooking class we make a tasty traditional Spanish bread with spinach, garlic, pine nuts and raisins and follow with piri piri barbecued chicken, a rich and delicious pork and clam stew plus fried potatoes with chorizo and Spanish style salad. For dessert we make a Spanish version of creme brulee with a golden […]
5:30 pm
9.05.2018
Moroccan and More – $165
Learn how to cook a whole duck, make bread, toast and blend spices and celebrate the unique ingredients and flavours of the Middle East. Spicy Lamb Harira soup; Manoushi Flat breads with Scallop, Baba Ganoush and Harissa; Roast duck with Pomegranate and Walnuts; Wild rice salad with barberries, carrot and pine nuts; Semolina cake with yoghurt and burnt butter.
9:00 am
12.05.2018
Beer, Beef and Butchery Class with Green Beacon Brewing $185
This is a hands-on, 4 hour, collaborative butchery, cooking and beer tasting experience featuring a stellar lineup of talent. Golden Pig owner/head chef Katrina Ryan will be joining forces with butcher extraordinaire, Chris Luxton and Jason Poffley from award winning Green Beacon Brewing. The event starts with Chris breaking down a forequarter of grass fed Angus Beef, […]
11:00 am
13.05.2018
Asian Street Food – New Class! $165
This class features some of Katrina’s favourite dishes from travelling through Thailand. Betel leaf snacks, noodles with a red curry sauce and a selection of fresh accompaniments, pan fried bread with minced chicken filling, a rich exotic curry of pork and green papaya salad made authentically in the Som Tham mortar and pestle. Miang of […]
10:00 am
14.05.2018
Pizza and Pasta Essentials – $165
In this class you will master the classic Italian trifecta…pizza, pasta and gnocchi. Learn how to make pizza dough and create a potato, rosemary and prosciutto pizza, hand make spaghetti with a simple oil, garlic, chilli and white anchovy sauce with crunchy breadcrumbs and potato gnocchi with a rich tomato suace and pesto. Finish with […]
9:00 am
19.05.2018
Sour Dough and Bread Making $165
Making your own bread is much easier than you think! In this hands on class you’ll learn how to make and maintain a starter (and take it home with you) and create a variety of delicious breads with quality flour, grains and seeds. The price includes a meal of fresh baked bread with cheese and […]
2:00 pm
19.05.2018
Nose To Tail – Le Petit Cochon $200
Join chef Katrina Ryan and Chris Luxton, butcher extraordinaire, for an afternoon of Pig butchery. We will be butchering a whole pig and cooking up a feast using different cuts including, braised cheeks and belly, rolled and stuffed loin, crispy fried tail & ears, stuffed trotters, sausages and curing and smoking a ham on the […]
10:00 am
20.05.2018
Italian Osteria Cooking – $165
In this class we will be teaching the art to Italian cooking. Elegantly simple Italian dishes relying on quality produce. Crumbed Pork and Fennel stuffed Sicilian Olives with aioli Braised Tuna, Cannellini beans, Tomato Jelly and Salsa Verde Hand made Semolina Spaghetti with Garlic, fresh Crab, roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Nduja Panfried Quail with […]
11:00 am
30.06.2018
French Decadence $165
Sharpen your butter knives for this French feast! Start with Seafood Bourride, a Marseille style fish stew with prawns, scallops, snapper, saffron and aioli. For mains two peasant style dishes; a cassoulet with duck confit, pork sausage & haricot beans and a dijon braised chicken finished with creme fraiche. We will also make handmade buttered noodles […]
9:00 am
1.07.2018
French Bistro 2 – $165
After the popularity of French Bistro Cooking, Chef Chris Gilson will be teaching some more classic French techniques in this hands on class. Dishes include Chicken Quenelles with Tarragon Cream Sauce; Fillet of Beef en croute with Red Wine Sauce; Coulibiac of Salmon with Hollandaise Sauce; Pommes William; Red Cabbage, Flemish Style; Celeriac Remoulade and Passionfruit Soufflé.
11:00 am
15.07.2018
Flavours of Spain and Portugal $165
In this cooking class we make a tasty traditional Spanish bread with spinach, garlic, pine nuts and raisins and follow with piri piri barbecued chicken, a rich and delicious pork and clam stew plus fried potatoes with chorizo and Spanish style salad. For dessert we make a Spanish version of creme brulee with a golden […]
10:00 am
16.07.2018
Modern Greek $165
This hands on cooking class will teach you traditional Greek dishes with a modern twist. Saganaki with Caramelised honey figs, Grilled Octopus with Tatziki dressing, Smoked Tahini Eggplant, Flat bread, Slow cooked lamb shoulder with Thyme and lemon, Skordalia, Fragrant Pilaf, Radish, cucumber, dill, tomato and sesame salad and finish with sweet and lovely Baklava.
9:30 am
22.07.2018
Rani’s Curry Class $165
Join the delightful Rani Veerassamy in her second class specialising in authentic, fragrant Indian curries. Featuring beautiful chicken and prawn curries from South India, specialty bread from Mauritius, vegetable sides and a divine dessert. Lamb and Pistachio Koftas with Yoghurt Sauce Chettinad Chicken Curry South Indian Prawn Curry Sesame and Cumin Potatoes Vegetable Korma Dal […]
3:00 pm
22.07.2018
Italian Osteria Cooking – $165
In this class we will be teaching the art to Italian cooking. Elegantly simple Italian dishes relying on quality produce. Crumbed Pork and Fennel stuffed Sicilian Olives with aioli Braised Tuna, Cannellini beans, Tomato Jelly and Salsa Verde Hand made Semolina Spaghetti with Garlic, fresh Crab, roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Nduja Panfried Quail with […]
10:00 am
23.07.2018
Scrumptious Salads $165
Who says you can’t make friends with salad?! These absolutely delicious salads will have your friends clamouring for an invite to dinner. Black Beluga lentils with chorizo and aioli Quinoa, fresh dates, spinach, toasted almonds, preserved lemon, goats fetta Thai beef salad with lemongrass, fresh mint, cherry tomatoes, ground roast rice Farro with avocado, sugar […]
9:00 am
29.07.2018
Decadent Desserts $165
Nicole Daldy, Head pastry chef from Aria restaurant will be teaching this class and will share with you all the tips and tricks to create fabulous desserts at home. Handmade Rocky Road with Marshmallow, Honeycomb, Hazelnut & Coconut, Churros with Spiced Cinnamon Ice cream and Rich Chocolate Sauce, Yoghurt & Lemon Pannacotta with Seasonal Fruit, […]
2:00 pm
29.07.2018
Fragrant China Cooking Class
These dishes feature the fragrant spices of China including Sichuan pepper, cumin and star anise as well as ginger and chilli. Lamb and Cumin pancakes with crispy chilli oil and pickled Cucumber Stir Fried Chicken with Ginger, Snow Peas and Cashews Ma Po – silken bean curd with spicy minced Pork Grilled Lamb Cutlets marinated […]
5:30 pm
30.07.2018
Thai Seafood
In this class we learn how to create a balance between sweet, salty and sour and create sauces and dishes that compliment our wonderful Australian seafood. Scallops in Betel leaf with Coconut, Lime and Peanuts. Steamed Mussels and Prawns with Thai Basil, Chilli and Oyster sauce Whole Boned Salmon Stuffed with Prawn and Coconut Rice with Sweet […]
9:00 am
5.08.2018
Kitchen Essentials $165
This cooking class will teach you classic techniques, give you some essential skills in the kitchen and master the art of sauces. Learn to chop and dice like a chef, trim beef, make a stock, truss, stuff and roast a chicken, deglaze and make a jus from pan juices and perfectly create emulsion sauces.
5:30 pm
6.08.2018
South American Cooking $165
In this class chef, Katrina Ryan, has handpicked some of her favourite South American dishes. Snapper Cerviche with Avocado and Crispy Shallots Beef Empanadas with Mojo Picon Rosa Moqueca de Camaoroes – Prawns with Tomato and fresh Lime Peruvian Spatchcock Chicken with Jalapeno cream sauce Brazilian Black Beans and Rice with Farofa
9:00 am
12.08.2018
Gluten Free Baking
In this class you’ll learn how to create perfect, delightful gluten free bakes without compromising on taste and texture. The class will cover savory and sweet bakes, a variety of flours such as chickpea, coconut and buckwheat as well as sugar alternatives.
2:00 pm
12.08.2018
Moroccan Summer Delights $165
This cooking class showcases Moroccan flavours at their best using pomegranate, saffron, rosewater, nuts, pulses and spices. We start with a handmade layered fried bread which is served with a sweet and savoury tomato jam and labneh then mains include baked savoury lamb pastries with pine nuts, a rich fragrant braise of fish with saffron, and cous cous. Finish with […]
10:00 am
13.08.2018
French Bistro Cooking $165
This hands on cooking class will teach you some wonderful classic French techniques – the masters of cuisine! Crab and Gruyere Souffle, Crepinettes of Pork with a, Mushroom Cream Sauce, Loin of Lamb en croute with a Port Wine Sauce, Potatoes Dauphinoise, Glazed Carrots Perrier, Salad Lyonnaise, Poached Pears in Red Wine with Chocolate Sauce.
11:00 am
19.08.2018
Spanish Tapas $165
Learn to cook a delicious selection of authentic Spanish tapas in this hands on cooking class ! Snapper, Capsicum and Chorizo kebabs with Mojo Picon Verde; Chicken Wings in Almond and Garlic sauce; Salt Cod fritters with alioli; Empanadas – Spinach, Anchovy, Pine nuts and Raisins; Ham, Green olives and Egg; Baked Cuttlefish Rice with Pimientos, and Saffron
9:00 am
26.08.2018
Sour Dough and Bread Making $165
Making your own bread is much easier than you think! In this hands on class you’ll learn how to make and maintain a starter (and take it home with you) and create a variety of delicious breads with quality flour, grains and seeds. The price includes a meal of fresh baked bread with cheese and […]
2:00 pm
26.08.2018
Scrumptious Summer Salads
Who says you can’t make friends with salad?! These absolutely delicious salads will have your friends clamouring for an invite to dinner. Tea smoked salmon with fresh figs, walnuts , labneh and sapa watermelon, fresh coconut, lemongrass and sticky pork Wild rice, and quinoa with nuts, dried cranberries and sesame eggplant Fried polenta with tomatoes, […]
10:00 am
27.08.2018