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			1 Italian cooking (2 sessions) 18:00 Italian cooking (2 sessions) @ Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre Jun 1 @ 18:00 – 21:00 Tickets The two sessions will be on Thursdays, 1st and 8th June, both 6-9pm. Lucia Silverii will teach you the time-honoured techniques of southern Italian cooking. The first session will cover pasta with zucchini and tuna [...] Dumpling party 18:30 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 1 @ 18:30 – 21:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience teaching you how to make dumplings from scratch. Sit and eat together at the end with a glass of sparkling wine. The ingredients for the various dumplings will include [...] The cuisine of Central Italy 18:30 The cuisine of Central Italy @ La Cucina di Sandra Jun 1 @ 18:30 – 22:30 Tickets What you will learn: Discover the food of Abruzzo. How to prepare authentic Italian food from the Abruzzo region. How to adapt Australian produce to Italian dishes. What you will get: A three-course meal with [...]	2 Behind the bar – Imbue Distillery 17:30 Behind the bar – Imbue Distillery @ Nillumbik Cellars Jun 2 @ 17:30 – 19:30 Tickets Imbue Distillery gin tastings. Free to attend, free to taste, and no bookings required. Truffle and praline workshop 18:00 Truffle and praline workshop @ Sissys Gourmet Delights Jun 2 @ 18:00 – 22:00 Tickets Learn how to create handmade chocolates from start to finish using your creative influences to make unique flavours and shapes. They will cover flavour combinations, ganache based flavours, nut pralines, enrobing methods and finishes. You [...] Korean cooking master class 18:30 Korean cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 2 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Korean cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: kimchi, Korean style spicy chicken; [...]	3 DIY mushrooms 10:00 DIY mushrooms @ CERES Jun 3 @ 10:00 – 16:00 Tickets Presenter: Buttons Mira from The Mushroomery. You will be shown the secrets to successfully growing mushrooms at home. You will learn the growing methods for oyster and shitake mushrooms, including inoculation and sterilisation, and be [...] Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 3 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience teaching you how to make dumplings from scratch. Sit and eat together at the end with a glass of sparkling wine. The ingredients for the various dumplings will include [...] Egg carrier bags 10:00 Egg carrier bags @ Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House Jun 3 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets Make an egg bag for collecting eggs. Recipes to reduce food waste 10:00 Recipes to reduce food waste @ Chirnside Park Community Hub Jun 3 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Learn how to make a quick and easy meal out of leftovers and food scraps. In this session, you will cover: ideas for using random leftovers so nothing in your fridge goes to waste; tips [...] Sourdough breadmaking (advanced) 10:00 Sourdough breadmaking (advanced) @ Living And Learning @ Ajani Jun 3 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets Nadine will help to expand your knowledge to add fruit, seeds or olives and parmesan to your loaves and teach you how to make different shapes, focaccia and ciabatta. Take a 2 litre container with [...] Vegan cooking Italian style 10:00 Vegan cooking Italian style @ CERES Jun 3 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets You will be shown a selection of vegan dishes with an Italian flavour and you will finish with a feast. The menu: napoli sauce, gnocchi, ricotta , arancini, risotto, mushroom florentine sauce, bechamel sauce and [...] Wild fermentation class and edible forest tour 10:00 Wild fermentation class and edible forest tour @ Edible Forest Yarra Valley Estate Jun 3 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Louise Ward will lead you through the techniques of wild fermentation and the importance of incorporating good gut health into your diet. You will sample and learn how to make fermented foods such as pickling, [...] Rosa’s cooking class 10:15 Rosa’s cooking class @ Private address Jun 3 @ 10:15 – 15:00 Tickets Italian food. See Rosa’s website for the menus. Thai cooking master class 14:00 Thai cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 3 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Thai cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: fish sauce dressing; green or [...] Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 14:30 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Jun 3 @ 14:30 – 16:00 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival. Japanese cooking master class 18:30 Japanese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 3 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Japanese cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu in odd numbered months: sushi [...]	4 Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 4 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience teaching you how to make dumplings from scratch. Sit and eat together at the end with a glass of sparkling wine. The ingredients for the various dumplings will include [...] Mushroom foraging 10:00 Mushroom foraging @ Strathdon Reserve Jun 4 @ 10:00 – 14:00 Tickets Join Anna, the Urban Nanna, for an educational session about wild mushrooms: when, where & how to find them, what to look for and how to use them. The 4 hours will be split up [...] Soil management masterclass and field trip (2 sessions) 10:00 Soil management masterclass and field trip (2 sessions) @ Bundoora Park Farm Jun 4 @ 10:00 – 14:00 Tickets The two sessions are on Sunday, 4th June, 10am-2pm at Bundoora Park Farm and Friday, 16th June, 10am-4pm at Yarra Valley ECOSS. For aspiring farmers. The first day will equip you with the skills to [...] Rosa’s cooking class 10:15 Rosa’s cooking class @ Private address Jun 4 @ 10:15 – 15:00 Tickets Italian food. See Rosa’s website for the menus. Women’s health – how nutrition can improve hormone health 13:00 Women’s health – how nutrition can improve hormone health @ Diamond Valley Library Jun 4 @ 13:00 – 14:30 Tickets Nina Trinquet and J?enny Cameron will discuss the role of nutrition in balancing hormones. They will discuss women’s common health conditions, including PCOS, heavy painful periods, endometriosis and menopause. Introduction to soils workshop 14:30 Introduction to soils workshop @ Bundoora Park Farm Jun 4 @ 14:30 – 16:30 Tickets Agronomist Ian Mott will discuss: how to assess soil conditions; resources for conducting soil tests, what to test for (e.g. contamination, identifying hazards, fertility, suitability to particular crops) and where to do so; how to [...]
5	6 Pasta e basta! 18:30 Pasta e basta! @ La Cucina di Sandra Jun 6 @ 18:30 – 22:30 Tickets What you will learn: How to create, mix and match different types of pasta and sauces. How to incorporate Australian ingredients into classic Italian dishes. What you will get: A three-course meal with a complementary [...]	7 Complete urban farmer (14 sessions) 09:00 Complete urban farmer (14 sessions) @ CERES Jun 7 @ 09:00 – 15:00 Tickets 14 sessions over a period of a 14 weeks. Presenter: Justin Calverley. The topics to be covered will include: permaculture; fruit production; soil preparation; beekeeping; composting, worm farming and fertilisers; vegetable growing; propagation; seed collection; [...] Home harvest Manningham 18:30 Home harvest Manningham @ Manningham Civic Centre Jun 7 @ 18:30 – 20:30 Tickets 15 minutes before each event (i.e. at 6.15pm), there is a food and seed swap. 2023 events 5 AprilAutumn in the gardenTeresa Day, Sustainable Gardening Australia 3 MaySeed savingMaria Ciavarella, My Green Garden 7 JuneComposting [...] Indian cooking – South Indian (2 sessions) 18:30 Indian cooking – South Indian (2 sessions) @ Hurstbridge Community Hub Jun 7 @ 18:30 – 20:30 Tickets This is a two-session workshop, with the two sessions being on Wednesdays, 7th and 14th June, both 6.30-8.30pm. The food of South India features the use of tamarind, shredded coconut, coconut oil, coconut milk, mustard [...] Shrubs and herbal infusions with Kelly Burns 18:30 Shrubs and herbal infusions with Kelly Burns @ The Fermentary Jun 7 @ 18:30 – 20:00 Tickets Kelly Burns will discuss herbalism and medicinal herbal infusions. You will make two types of shrub which you will then take home. A shrub is essentially a herb- or fruit-steeped sweet vinegar that you can [...]	8 Organic vegetable gardening for beginners 11:00 Organic vegetable gardening for beginners @ Diamond Valley Library Jun 8 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Learn how to grow vegetables all year round, without harmful chemicals, in whatever space you have. Learn how to select a location for a veggie garden, prepare and improve the soil, work out what to [...] Dumpling party 18:30 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 8 @ 18:30 – 21:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience teaching you how to make dumplings from scratch. Sit and eat together at the end with a glass of sparkling wine. The ingredients for the various dumplings will include [...] Kraut M.O.B. 18:30 Kraut M.O.B. @ The Fermentary Jun 8 @ 18:30 – 20:00 Tickets Choose between a red or white cabbage as your base and flavour with the plethora of herbs, spices and vegetables that they will provide. You will take home a jar of kraut plus all the [...]	9 Rosa’s cooking class 10:15 Rosa’s cooking class @ Private address Jun 9 @ 10:15 – 15:00 Tickets Italian food. See Rosa’s website for the menus. Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 11:00 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Jun 9 @ 11:00 – 12:30 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival.	10 Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 10 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience teaching you how to make dumplings from scratch. Sit and eat together at the end with a glass of sparkling wine. The ingredients for the various dumplings will include [...] Edible weeds 10:00 Edible weeds @ CERES Jun 10 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets What you will learn: how to identify edible weeds; and how do use them in your everyday life. What you will get: detailed handouts; and samples in class of prepared edible weeds. Presenter: Lauren. Learn [...] Mushroom foraging 10:00 Mushroom foraging Jun 10 @ 10:00 – 14:00 Tickets Join Anna, the Urban Nanna, for an educational session about wild mushrooms: when, where & how to find them, what to look for and how to use them. The 4 hours will be split up [...] Rosa’s cooking class 10:15 Rosa’s cooking class @ Private address Jun 10 @ 10:15 – 15:00 Tickets Italian food. See Rosa’s website for the menus. Type 2 diabetes: prevention and reversal 11:00 Type 2 diabetes: prevention and reversal @ Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library Jun 10 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Nina Trinquet will discuss whether or not reversing diabetes is possible. Cheese making at home 12:00 Cheese making at home @ Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House Jun 10 @ 12:00 – 16:00 Tickets Learn how to make ricotta, feta and halloumi cheese. You will make enough to take some home and also to taste test at lunch. Take along an apron, a glass jar and several plastic containers [...] Cultivating Community workshop 12:00 Cultivating Community workshop @ Kathleen Syme Library Jun 10 @ 12:00 – 14:00 Tickets Learn about all matters related to growing food, food waste, composting and the circular economy. Just turn up. Winter pruning and care of fruit trees with Robin Gale-Baker 13:00 Winter pruning and care of fruit trees with Robin Gale-Baker @ Sustainable Macleod Community Garden Jun 10 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Learn how to prune nectarines, peaches, plums, apples and quince trees and how to maintain these trees so that you will get disease-free fruit and healthy leaves in the summer. If you have sharp secateurs [...] Indian cooking master class 14:00 Indian cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 10 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Indian cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: chicken tikka masala; naan, mint [...] Japanese cooking master class 18:30 Japanese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 10 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Japanese cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu in odd numbered months: sushi [...]	11 Shopping guide according to Aegean longevity cuisine 10:00 Shopping guide according to Aegean longevity cuisine @ Woolworths Jun 11 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Learn how to shop for healthy and proper ingredients. Explore the importance of understanding hidden preservatives in food, the impact of excessive sugar and salt consumption, and how to identify additives on food labels. Start [...] Sri Lankan cooking master class 10:00 Sri Lankan cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 11 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Sri Lankan cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: fried pea cakes with [...] Rosa’s cooking class 10:15 Rosa’s cooking class @ Private address Jun 11 @ 10:15 – 15:00 Tickets Italian food. See Rosa’s website for the menus. Street food of Asia 14:00 Street food of Asia @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 11 @ 14:00 – 16:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Prepare and cook a varied menu, utilising a wide range of techniques along the way. Finish the class by tasting all of your creations [...]
12 Gozleme and baklava workshop 18:30 Gozleme and baklava workshop @ Trentwood at the Hub Jun 12 @ 18:30 – 20:30 Tickets Arzu will teach you how to make gozleme and baklava from scratch. Turkish coffee will be served. Includes ingredients. BYO some containers (you will be going home with what you cook, usually about 1.2 kg [...]	13 The ultimate biscuit class 10:00 The ultimate biscuit class @ Sissys Gourmet Delights Jun 13 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets Learn about flours and how they interact with other ingredients. Learn a variety of techniques and textures to create many different types of biscuits from shortbreads, to fancy petit fours, wedged with ganache and dipped [...]	14 Get your dad in the kitchen! 16:00 Get your dad in the kitchen! @ Boroondara Youth Hub Jun 14 @ 16:00 – 18:00 Tickets This event is for dads (or father figures/guardian) and their children (at least 10 years old) to learn how they can cook easy and yummy meals together at home. Facilitator: Joel Feren. Herbalism and gut health with The Perma Pixie 18:30 Herbalism and gut health with The Perma Pixie @ The Fermentary Jun 14 @ 18:30 – 20:30 Tickets Taj Scicluna, The Perma Pixie, will share some herbalism insights. For example, probiotics need to be nurtured, and ingesting a variety of phytochemical can help with this. Herbs are high in phytochemical compounds that can [...]	15 Creative ways to reduce food waste 10:00 Creative ways to reduce food waste @ Japara Living and Learning Centre Jun 15 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Learn how to make the most of the food you already have in your fridge and pantry, making the most of your leftovers and food scraps by turning them into meals. The session will cover: [...] Spring rolls 18:00 Spring rolls @ Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct Jun 15 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Learn how to make spring rolls. A night in Rome 18:30 A night in Rome @ La Cucina di Sandra Jun 15 @ 18:30 – 22:30 Tickets What you will learn: How to prepare authentic authentic Roman dishes. How to adapt Australian ingredients to Italian dishes. What you will get: A three-course meal with a complimentary glass of wine, plus finger food [...] Dumpling party 18:30 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 15 @ 18:30 – 21:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience teaching you how to make dumplings from scratch. Sit and eat together at the end with a glass of sparkling wine. The ingredients for the various dumplings will include [...] How to make fresh gnocchi 18:30 How to make fresh gnocchi @ Living And Learning @ Ajani Jun 15 @ 18:30 – 20:30 Tickets Make gnocchi from scratch the Italian way using basic pantry ingredients coupled with two sauces. Enjoy tasting the dishes with the other participants. You will take home your freshly made gnocchi. Take a container and [...]	16 Make and eat savoury Japanese pancakes 11:00 Make and eat savoury Japanese pancakes @ Greenhills Neighbourhood House Jun 16 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets Chika will show you how to make savoury Japanese pancakes. You will also get to enjoy them for lunch. Truffle and praline workshop 18:00 Truffle and praline workshop @ Sissys Gourmet Delights Jun 16 @ 18:00 – 22:00 Tickets Learn how to create handmade chocolates from start to finish using your creative influences to make unique flavours and shapes. They will cover flavour combinations, ganache based flavours, nut pralines, enrobing methods and finishes. You [...] Japanese cooking master class 18:30 Japanese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 16 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Japanese cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu in odd numbered months: sushi [...]	17 Beginners cheese making class 10:00 Beginners cheese making class @ That's Amore Cheese Jun 17 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets What you will learn: how to make hand-stretched fresh mozzarella and create bocconcini; how to make primo sale; and how to make fresh ricotta. What you will get: Italian style lunch; and primo sale and [...] Cooking up compost 10:00 Cooking up compost @ Chirnside Park Community Hub Jun 17 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets You will learn what materials, processes and tools you need to get started plus what can and can’t go in a backyard compost. Facilitator: Kirsteen Macleod, from the Compost Depot. Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 17 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience teaching you how to make dumplings from scratch. Sit and eat together at the end with a glass of sparkling wine. The ingredients for the various dumplings will include [...] Flavours of Coburg food tour 10:00 Flavours of Coburg food tour @ Coburg Library Jun 17 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets You will experience the cultural delights of 6 different countries over 8 food stops. With a mixture of sweet and savoury tastings, you will soon discover that Coburg is an ideal foodie destination for anyone [...] Home brewing 10:00 Home brewing @ CERES Jun 17 @ 10:00 – 14:30 Tickets What you will learn: make your own beer; all about full grain brewing; and the fermentation process. What you will get: samples of different beers; and recipes to take home. Presenter: Paul Rigby. The workshop [...] Open Cellars Weekend 11:00 Open Cellars Weekend @ Various wineries in Nillumbik Jun 17 @ 11:00 – 17:00 Tickets On both 17th and 18th of June. Visit any or all of the family-owned wineries in Nillumbik. This is a chance to sample wines at wineries not always open to the public. You will also [...] Winter pruning and care of fruit trees with Robin Gale-Baker 13:00 Winter pruning and care of fruit trees with Robin Gale-Baker @ Sustainable Macleod Community Garden Jun 17 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets Learn how to prune nectarines, peaches, plums, apples and quince trees and how to maintain these trees so that you will get disease-free fruit and healthy leaves in the summer. If you have sharp secateurs [...] Home composting for beginners 14:00 Home composting for beginners @ Edendale Jun 17 @ 14:00 – 15:30 Tickets What you will learn: how to compost at home; simple to follow composting steps; and common problems and solutions. Mexican cooking master class 14:00 Mexican cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 17 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Mexican cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: tacos de guisado (stewed beef); [...] Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 14:30 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Jun 17 @ 14:30 – 16:00 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival. Taiwanese banquet cooking class 17:00 Taiwanese banquet cooking class Jun 17 @ 17:00 – 19:30 Tickets Cristina Chang will cover the fundamentals of Taiwanese cuisine, ingredients and flavours whilst you learn how to make a range of Taiwanese dishes. Sample menu: spring onion pancakes, smashed cucumber salad, Taiwanese beef noodles and [...] Greek cooking master class 18:30 Greek cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 17 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Greek cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: handmade pita bread; stuffed eggplant [...]	18 Beginners bread making 08:00 Beginners bread making @ Abbotsford Convent Jun 18 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets What you will learn: Experimenting with bread. The bread baking process with each step explained. How to replicate the process at home. What you will get: 1 kilo of organic flour to take home. Pizza [...] Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 18 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience teaching you how to make dumplings from scratch. Sit and eat together at the end with a glass of sparkling wine. The ingredients for the various dumplings will include [...] In-depth mushroom cultivation workshop 10:00 In-depth mushroom cultivation workshop @ The Mushroomery Jun 18 @ 10:00 – 16:00 Tickets You will learn the growing methods for oyster mushrooms, including inoculation, sterilisation and be introduced to basic mycology. You will undertake practical sessions and learn how to start master cultures. You will also be given [...] Mozzarella, burrata and stracciatella cheese making 10:00 Mozzarella, burrata and stracciatella cheese making @ CERES Jun 18 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets You will learn how to make mozzarella, burrata and stracciatella cheeses. You will take home what you make. Presenter: Kristen Allan. Rosa’s cooking class 10:15 Rosa’s cooking class @ Private address Jun 18 @ 10:15 – 15:00 Tickets Italian food. See Rosa’s website for the menus. Open Cellars Weekend 11:00 Open Cellars Weekend @ Various wineries in Nillumbik Jun 18 @ 11:00 – 17:00 Tickets On both 17th and 18th of June. Visit any or all of the family-owned wineries in Nillumbik. This is a chance to sample wines at wineries not always open to the public. You will also [...] Truffle workshop at Ratio Cocoa Roasters 11:00 Truffle workshop at Ratio Cocoa Roasters @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Jun 18 @ 11:00 – 13:00 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Then make your own milk or dark truffles with a selection of toppings. Pizza making party 14:00 Pizza making party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 18 @ 14:00 – 16:00 Tickets Learn to craft your own pizza dough from scratch. Taste a variety of topping combinations. Eat together at the end with complimentary drinks. Take homw some dough balls.
19 Demystifying wine 18:00 Demystifying wine @ Cardwell Cellars Jun 19 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Learn from Jenny Polacke how to taste wine and a little bit about winemaking. By the end, you will understand what you like and don’t like in a wine and be able to describe it.	20 Milk kefir magic 18:30 Milk kefir magic @ The Fermentary Jun 20 @ 18:30 – 20:30 Tickets They will show you how to easily incorporate this little SCOBY into your daily routine. You will make some milk kefir and then move onto flavouring, making butter, labneh, catching the whey and then making [...]	21 Sri Lankan cooking class 18:00 Sri Lankan cooking class @ Balwyn Community Centre Jun 21 @ 18:00 – 20:30 Tickets Experience the tastes, smells and sounds of Sri Lankan cooking. You will learn how to make a chicken curry dish, dhal with spinach and brinjal moju (eggplant) alongside Sri Lankan special yellow rice. Afterwards, you’ll [...] Kombucha / Jun M.O.B. 18:30 Kombucha / Jun M.O.B. @ The Fermentary Jun 21 @ 18:30 – 20:00 Tickets They will demonstrate how to feed your mother/SCOBY (choose between kombucha or jun). You will then flavour their own batch ready for second phase fermentation using fruits, herbs and spices. Take home your selected SCOBY [...]	22 Cooking up compost 18:00 Cooking up compost @ Japara Living and Learning Centre Jun 22 @ 18:00 – 19:00 Tickets You will learn what materials, processes and tools you need to get started plus what can and can’t go in a backyard compost. Facilitator: Kirsteen Macleod, from the Compost Depot. Dumpling party 18:30 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 22 @ 18:30 – 21:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience teaching you how to make dumplings from scratch. Sit and eat together at the end with a glass of sparkling wine. The ingredients for the various dumplings will include [...] Sicilian food 18:30 Sicilian food @ La Cucina di Sandra Jun 22 @ 18:30 – 22:30 Tickets What you will learn: How to prepare authentic Italian food from Sicily. What you will get: A three-course meal with a complimentary glass of wine, plus finger food before the meal. A full set of [...] Nonna & Mum’s cooking class 19:00 Nonna & Mum’s cooking class @ The Thorn 3071 Jun 22 @ 19:00 – 22:00 Tickets	23 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour 11:00 Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Jun 23 @ 11:00 – 12:30 Tickets A behind-the-scenes tour of the 10 step chocolate making process at Ratio Cocoa Roasters. Followed by a guided chocolate tasting. Tasting plate can be adapted to non dairy / vegan, please advise on arrival. Chinese cooking master class 18:30 Chinese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 23 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Chinese cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: sichaun wontons; chilli and sesame [...]	24 Grow your own seedlings 09:00 Grow your own seedlings @ Oakhill Food Justice Farm Jun 24 @ 09:00 – 11:00 Tickets Create a seed-raising mix and grow some seedlings. In this workshop, Jemma will discuss where to source inputs and seeds to have the best possible chance of growing healthy starts for your backyard garden. Sourdough bread workshop 09:00 Sourdough bread workshop @ Bee Sustainable Jun 24 @ 09:00 – 11:30 Tickets What you will learn: ways to create and look after your own sourdough starter culture; the flour to use for the best nutrition and results; ways to knead sticky high hydration dough for a more [...] Colombian cooking workshop 10:00 Colombian cooking workshop @ Trentwood at the Hub Jun 24 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Join Verena Puello, head chef at Donde Mama, as she shows you how Colombians make empanadas using corn flour and a variety of fillings. You’ll also get to make a dessert. Drink bottle carrier 10:00 Drink bottle carrier @ Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House Jun 24 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets Make a hands-free cross-body bag to fit your drink bottle and phone. Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 24 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience teaching you how to make dumplings from scratch. Sit and eat together at the end with a glass of sparkling wine. The ingredients for the various dumplings will include [...] Growing berries 10:00 Growing berries @ CERES Jun 24 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets What you will learn: the wide range of berry fruits that can be grown in Victorian gardens; how to cultivate the plants for great yields and great flavour; berry selection; planting and fertilising; and how [...] Spoon carving workshop 10:00 Spoon carving workshop @ Newlands Neighbourhood House Jun 24 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Learn the basics of spoon carving as you work on your own handmade spoon. You will work with hand tools such as a knife, hook knife and gouges to learn how to carve an eating [...] Rosa’s cooking class 10:15 Rosa’s cooking class @ Private address Jun 24 @ 10:15 – 15:00 Tickets Italian food. See Rosa’s website for the menus. Beekeeping workshop 13:00 Beekeeping workshop @ Bee Sustainable Jun 24 @ 13:00 – 15:30 Tickets What you will learn: bee behaviour; the various major items that make up a bee hive and how to construct them; and the major tasks in hive management. What you will get: a wooden beehive [...] French patisserie – croquembouche 13:30 French patisserie – croquembouche @ Living And Learning @ Ajani Jun 24 @ 13:30 – 16:30 Tickets Tish will teach you the art of making croquembouche, starting with how to make the choux pastry and the creme patisserie and then how to cook toffee and build the croquembouche. Take an apron, a [...] Cooking with Australian ingredients master class 14:00 Cooking with Australian ingredients master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 24 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about some bush foods, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: smoked kangaroo tenderloin or [...] Flavours of Latin America cooking master class 18:30 Flavours of Latin America cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 24 @ 18:30 – 21:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Latin American cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: Venezuelan arepas (corn bread [...]	25 Good health and gourmet bread making class 08:00 Good health and gourmet bread making class @ Abbotsford Convent Jun 25 @ 08:00 – 14:00 Tickets What you will learn: experimenting with bread; the bread baking process with each step explained; and how to replicate the process at home. What you will get: 1 kilo of organic flour to take home; [...] Food photography 09:30 Food photography @ Eltham Living and Learning Centre Jun 25 @ 09:30 – 12:30 Tickets This class is for food bloggers, bakers or restaurant/cafe owners. It will focus on taking great images of food using your own, or easily obtainable, equipment. It will cover such aspects as the right lens, [...] Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 25 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience teaching you how to make dumplings from scratch. Sit and eat together at the end with a glass of sparkling wine. The ingredients for the various dumplings will include [...] Introduction to fermenting at home 10:00 Introduction to fermenting at home @ CERES Jun 25 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets What you will learn: the basics to successfully start fermenting vegetables at home; ideas about creating your own fermented condiments; and how to use fermented products in day to day life. What you will get: [...] Fermenting for justice – with Dolly Kikon 13:00 Fermenting for justice – with Dolly Kikon @ The Fermentary Jun 25 @ 13:00 – 15:00 Tickets This workshop will include a presentation on Naga ferments and tasting a few dishes. Dolly will share Naga fermented food cultures and the importance of recognising indigenous knowledge and tradition for a sustainable shared future. The art of baking sourdough with Fei 13:00 The art of baking sourdough with Fei @ The Food School Yarra Valley Jun 25 @ 13:00 – 16:00 Tickets You will learn how to make sourdough bread from start to finish, from mixing and kneading the dough to proofing, shaping and baking. You will also cover how to maintain a sourdough starter. You will [...] Japanese cooking class – vegetarian/vegan 14:00 Japanese cooking class – vegetarian/vegan @ Regent Community Garden Jun 25 @ 14:00 – 16:00 Tickets Learn how to make some simple vegetarian and vegan Japanese food. Click here to read about the garden.
26	27 Become a junior chocolatier 09:00 Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Jun 27 @ 09:00 – 09:45 Tickets In a 45 minute ‘parent-free zone’, children aged 6–12 years can learn from their chocolatiers how to make their very own chocolate creations. Includes personalised badge, chef’s hat and apron, graduation certificate plus take home [...] Become a junior chocolatier 10:00 Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Jun 27 @ 10:00 – 10:45 Tickets In a 45 minute ‘parent-free zone’, children aged 6–12 years can learn from their chocolatiers how to make their very own chocolate creations. Includes personalised badge, chef’s hat and apron, graduation certificate plus take home [...] The ultimate biscuit class 10:00 The ultimate biscuit class @ Sissys Gourmet Delights Jun 27 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets Learn about flours and how they interact with other ingredients. Learn a variety of techniques and textures to create many different types of biscuits from shortbreads, to fancy petit fours, wedged with ganache and dipped [...] Become a junior chocolatier 11:00 Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Jun 27 @ 11:00 – 11:45 Tickets In a 45 minute ‘parent-free zone’, children aged 6–12 years can learn from their chocolatiers how to make their very own chocolate creations. Includes personalised badge, chef’s hat and apron, graduation certificate plus take home [...] Junior chocolatier – master class 12:30 Junior chocolatier – master class @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Jun 27 @ 12:30 – 13:30 Tickets In a 60 minute ‘parent-free zone’, children aged 9-14 years can learn from their chocolatiers how to make their very own chocolate creations. Junior chocolatier – master class 14:00 Junior chocolatier – master class @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Jun 27 @ 14:00 – 15:00 Tickets In a 60 minute ‘parent-free zone’, children aged 9-14 years can learn from their chocolatiers how to make their very own chocolate creations.	28	29 Junior pastry chef class 10:00 Junior pastry chef class @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Jun 29 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets For children aged 6-12. Go learn to mix, bake and create pastries. Sustainable cooking workshop for kids 10:00 Sustainable cooking workshop for kids @ Chirnside Park Community Hub Jun 29 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Children are to be accompanied by an adult. Your kids will learn how to make a quick and easy ‘cheat’ pizza, with a scone style base. You will also be shown some tips on how [...] Junior pastry chef class 11:30 Junior pastry chef class @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Jun 29 @ 11:30 – 12:30 Tickets For children aged 6-12. Go learn to mix, bake and create pastries. Italian kids cooking 16:30 Italian kids cooking @ Balwyn Community Centre Jun 29 @ 16:30 – 18:30 Tickets Your child will learn how to make Italian pasta from scratch. When they are finished cooking, the group will sit down to enjoy their home-cooked dinner. Teacher: Carmela. Dumpling party 18:30 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 29 @ 18:30 – 21:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience teaching you how to make dumplings from scratch. Sit and eat together at the end with a glass of sparkling wine. The ingredients for the various dumplings will include [...] La cucina della Sardegna 18:30 La cucina della Sardegna @ La Cucina di Sandra Jun 29 @ 18:30 – 22:30 Tickets What you will learn: How to prepare authentic Italian food from Sardinia. Discover new ingredients to use and where to shop for them. What you will get: A three-course meal with a complimentary glass of [...] Kombucha brewing workshop 19:00 Kombucha brewing workshop @ The Good Brew Company Jun 29 @ 19:00 – 23:00 Tickets Learn how to brew your own kombucha. Plus, receive your own kombucha SCOBY starter kit to create your own brew.	30 Indonesian cooking master class 18:30 Indonesian cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Jun 30 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Bali cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: fragrant spice paste; peanut sauce [...]

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Lisa says:

May 22, 2022 at 11:49

Oh wowza fantastic thank you for the calender!
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