Calendar of local events

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Given the current coronavirus crisis, it is unlikely that many, if any, of these events will actually be happening.

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All events All once-off events (Cooking, Everything else, Free) Community gardens Food swaps Free meals Markets Farmers’ markets Garden clubs

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		1 Become a junior chocolatier 10:00 Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Apr 1 @ 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 [...] Become a junior chocolatier 11:00 Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Apr 1 @ 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 [...] Become a junior chocolatier 12:00 Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Apr 1 @ 12:00 – 12:45 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 [...]	2	3	4 Cheese making 10:00 Cheese making @ Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House Apr 4 @ 10:00 – 14:00 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 [...] No Waste Cook Club 10:00 No Waste Cook Club @ North Fitzroy Library Apr 4 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets This workshop will help you to reduce food waste at home. You will cook a vegetarian lunch together and learn to save money, get creative with veggies, be more adaptable in the kitchen, and learn [...] Truffle workshop at Ratio Cocoa Roasters 10:30 Truffle workshop at Ratio Cocoa Roasters @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Apr 4 @ 10:30 – 12:00 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. Chocolate workshop at Ratio Cocoa Roasters 13:00 Chocolate workshop at Ratio Cocoa Roasters @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters Apr 4 @ 13:00 – 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. Then make your own milk or dark truffles with a selection of toppings. Then learn [...] Danish dark rye bread workshop 14:00 Danish dark rye bread workshop @ Bee Sustainable Apr 4 @ 14:00 – 16:30 Tickets What you will learn: How to make a Danish dark rye wholegrain loaf of bread. Understand the timeline and stages to create the bread with minimal effort. How to make and care for an authentic [...]	5 Feta and haloumi cheese 10:00 Feta and haloumi cheese @ CERES Apr 5 @ 10:00 – 16:00 Tickets What you will learn: How to make your own fetta and haloumi cheese. How to make ricotta cheese. About different cheeses. Presenters: Janet Clayton and Charlene Angus from Cheeselinks. Indian cooking 10:00 Indian cooking @ CERES Apr 5 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets What you will learn: Indian cooking. Improved culinary skills. What you will get: An Indian feast Recipes to take home. Presenter: Aditi Daware. Banh my workshop (vegetarian and carnivore) 10:30 Banh my workshop (vegetarian and carnivore) @ Under the Pickle Tree Apr 5 @ 10:30 – 15:00 Tickets Facilitated by Kelly Meredith from Under The Pickle Tree. Learn the art of braising pork in coconut juice and steeped in spices; how to pickle Vietnamese vegetables; and how to crisp pork crackle to add [...]
6	7 Become a junior chocolatier 10:00 Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Apr 7 @ 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 [...] Become a junior chocolatier 11:00 Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Apr 7 @ 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 [...] Become a junior chocolatier 12:00 Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Apr 7 @ 12:00 – 12:45 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 [...]	8	9 Easter bunny cake decorating with Norma Rose Cakes 19:00 Easter bunny cake decorating with Norma Rose Cakes @ Chirnside Park Community Hub Apr 9 @ 19:00 – 21:00 Tickets Jess, from Norma Rose Cakes, will teach how to make buttercream icing, buttercream decorating techniques, and fondant detailing.	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17 Blokes in the kitchen 08:00 Blokes in the kitchen @ Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre Apr 17 @ 08:00 – 12:00 Tickets Learn to prepare simple meals with other blokes under Pieter’s guidance. Enjoy a shared meal and conversation to finish the session.	18 Sourdough bread baking 09:00 Sourdough bread baking @ CERES Apr 18 @ 09:00 – 17:00 Tickets What you will learn: How to make your own bread. How to make your own handmade pizzas. More about sourdough. What you will learn: Handmade pizzas for lunch. Your own bread to take home and [...] Wild fermentation class (pickling and sauerkraut) 10:00 Wild fermentation class (pickling and sauerkraut) @ Edible Forest Yarra Valley Estate Apr 18 @ 10:00 – 12:30 Tickets Louise will lead you through the techniques and importance of incorporating good gut health into your diet. You will sample and learn how to make fermented foods such as pickling, exploring the art of fermenting [...]	19 Blue cheese making 10:00 Blue cheese making @ CERES Apr 19 @ 10:00 – 16:00 Tickets What you will learn: How to make blue cheese. How to make sour cream. How to make your own ricotta cheese. Presenters: Janet Clayton and Charlene Angus from Cheeselinks. Feta, halloumi and ricotta cheesemaking workshop 12:00 Feta, halloumi and ricotta cheesemaking workshop @ Bee Sustainable Apr 19 @ 12:00 – 15:30 Tickets What you will learn: The fundamentals of fermenting milk. Coagulating milk using both starter cultures and rennet. Cutting, draining and moulding curds. What you will get: Recipes and notes. A tasting of the cheeses made. [...]
20	21 Kids cooking club – pasta salad 16:00 Kids cooking club – pasta salad @ Thomastown Library Apr 21 @ 16:00 – 17:00 Tickets To celebrate their new kitchen garden, they will be teaching kids how to make pasta salad and salad dressing. Kids must be aged 7+ and parents must be present.	22	23	24	25	26 Gluten free kitchen skills 10:00 Gluten free kitchen skills @ CERES Apr 26 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets Presenter: Melanie Leeson, from Mettle + Grace. After an introduction to gluten-free flours and their texture, taste and how to use them, you will have the opportunity to cook a collection of recipes, including: a [...]
27	28 Asian flavours in your thermomix 19:30 Asian flavours in your thermomix @ Chirnside Park Community Hub Apr 28 @ 19:30 – 21:30 Tickets Their demonstrations will include spring rolls and laksa. Tastings will be available.	29	30 Nonna & Mum’s homestyle cooking class 19:30 Nonna & Mum’s homestyle cooking class @ Furlan Club Apr 30 @ 19:30 – 22:30 Tickets

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