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				1 Chocolate making workshop 18:30 Chocolate making workshop @ Park Orchards Community House & Learning Centre Sep 1 @ 18:30 – 20:30 Tickets Join them for this hands-on introduction to couverture chocolate which will cover: tempering of milk and dark chocolate; filling truffle shells with supplied ganache for centres; dipping and decorating truffles; and chocolate discs topped with [...] Thai cooking master class 18:30 Thai cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 1 @ 18:30 – 21:30 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 [...]	2 Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 2 @ 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 [...] Wild fermentation class and edible forest tour 10:00 Wild fermentation class and edible forest tour @ Edible Forest Yarra Valley Estate Sep 2 @ 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, [...] Taiwanese banquet cooking class 12:00 Taiwanese banquet cooking class Sep 2 @ 12:00 – 14:30 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 [...] Black forest cake 13:30 Black forest cake @ Living And Learning @ Ajani Sep 2 @ 13:30 – 16:30 Tickets You’ll learn how to make a moist and tender chocolate cake, whip up a fluffy cream filling, layer in the tart cherries, top it with chocolate shavings and, finally, decorate the cake with a touch [...] Indian cooking master class 14:00 Indian cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 2 @ 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 [...] Choux pastry workshop 14:30 Choux pastry workshop @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Sep 2 @ 14:30 – 16:00 Tickets Learn how to make traditional Parisian choux pastry. Fill with decadent flavours and glaze with specialised finishes to create six pastries to take home and enjoy. Japanese cooking master class 18:30 Japanese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 2 @ 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 [...]	3 Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 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 [...] Vegan cooking master class 14:00 Vegan cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 3 @ 14:00 – 17:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. Depending on the month, the menu will include dishes from Japan, [...]
4	5 The ultimate biscuit class 10:00 The ultimate biscuit class @ Sissys Gourmet Delights Sep 5 @ 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 [...]	6 Colombian cooking workshop 10:00 Colombian cooking workshop @ Trentwood at the Hub Sep 6 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets Learn how to make empanadas using corn flour and a variety of fillings. You’ll also get to make a dessert. Presenter: Donde Mama. Organised by Trentwood at the Hub.	7 Junior pastry chef class 10:00 Junior pastry chef class @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Sep 7 @ 10:00 – 11:00 Tickets For children aged 6-12. Go learn to mix, bake and create pastries. Junior pastry chef class 11:30 Junior pastry chef class @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Sep 7 @ 11:30 – 12:30 Tickets For children aged 6-12. Go learn to mix, bake and create pastries. Dumpling party 18:30 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 7 @ 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 [...]	8 Rosa’s cooking class 10:15 Rosa’s cooking class @ Private address Sep 8 @ 10:15 – 15:00 Tickets Italian food. See Rosa’s website for the menus. Japanese cooking master class 18:30 Japanese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 8 @ 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 [...]	9 Beginners cheese making class 10:00 Beginners cheese making class @ That's Amore Cheese Sep 9 @ 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 [...] Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 9 @ 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 [...] Mexican cooking master class 14:00 Mexican cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 9 @ 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); [...] Spanish cooking master class 18:30 Spanish cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 9 @ 18:30 – 21:30 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Spanish cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: ham and cheese croquettes or [...]	10 Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 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 [...] Italian cooking master class 10:00 Italian cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 10 @ 10:00 – 13:00 Tickets This is a hands-on cooking experience with an expert cooking instructor. Learn about Italian cuisine, watch some cooking demonstrations, then enjoy eating the food with a complementary drink. The menu: eggplant and ricotta cooked with [...] Rosa’s cooking class 10:15 Rosa’s cooking class @ Private address Sep 10 @ 10:15 – 15:00 Tickets Italian food. See Rosa’s website for the menus.
11	12 Turkish cooking, an introduction 18:30 Turkish cooking, an introduction @ Trentwood at the Hub Sep 12 @ 18:30 – 20:30 Tickets Join Arzu Yilmaz to learn how to make four different vegetarian dishes: a lentil soup, a meze, Turkish borek and a dessert. Arzu will also talk about her experiences as an Istanbul girl and her [...]	13 Bliss ball treats with Liana 10:00 Bliss ball treats with Liana @ Montrose Library Sep 13 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Liana will show you how to make bliss balls.	14 Dumpling party 18:30 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 14 @ 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 [...] Milk kefir magic 18:30 Milk kefir magic @ The Fermentary Sep 14 @ 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 [...]	15 Cooking with bean curd 18:00 Cooking with bean curd @ Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct Sep 15 @ 18:00 – 20:00 Tickets Explore a wide range of soybean curd products, including tofu and fermented soybeans. Hui will guide you through the world of vegetarian cooking, sharing insights on how to embrace a plant-based diet while ensuring you [...] Chinese cooking master class 18:30 Chinese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 15 @ 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 [...]	16 Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 16 @ 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 [...] Halloumi cheese making, traditional ricotta and ricotta salata 10:00 Halloumi cheese making, traditional ricotta and ricotta salata @ CERES Sep 16 @ 10:00 – 15:00 Tickets You will learn how to make halloumi cheese, traditional ricotta and ricotta salata. You will take home what you make. Presenter: Kristen Allan. Mozzarella making class 10:00 Mozzarella making class @ That's Amore Cheese Sep 16 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets What you will learn: the process behind producing curd; how to make hand-stretched fresh mozzarella; and how to shape mozzarella into bocconcini and trecce. What you will get: guided cheese tasting with a glass of [...] Cheese making 12:00 Cheese making @ Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House Sep 16 @ 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 at least four [...] Cooking with Australian ingredients master class 14:00 Cooking with Australian ingredients master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 16 @ 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 [...] Street food of Asia 18:30 Street food of Asia @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 16 @ 18:30 – 21:00 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 [...]	17 Sourdough bread baking 09:00 Sourdough bread baking @ CERES Sep 17 @ 09:00 – 17:00 Tickets What you will learn: how to make your own bread; how to make your own handmade pizzas; and more about sourdough. What you will get: handmade pizzas for lunch; your own bread to take home [...] Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 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 [...]
18	19 The ultimate biscuit class 10:00 The ultimate biscuit class @ Sissys Gourmet Delights Sep 19 @ 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 [...]	20 Become a junior chocolatier 09:00 Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Sep 20 @ 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 Sep 20 @ 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 [...] Junior chocolatier – master class 12:30 Junior chocolatier – master class @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Sep 20 @ 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 Sep 20 @ 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. Cookie decorating 15:00 Cookie decorating @ Oxygen Youth Space Sep 20 @ 15:00 – 17:00 Tickets For 12-17 year olds. Join Lori and Vanessa in some fun cookie decoration.	21 Preserving and drying citrus 11:00 Preserving and drying citrus @ Diamond Valley Library Sep 21 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets Learn how to make the most of your excess citrus through preserving or drying. Dumpling party 18:30 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 21 @ 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 Sep 21 @ 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 [...]	22 All day art day – feeling fruity fantastic 09:30 All day art day – feeling fruity fantastic @ Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct Sep 22 @ 09:30 – 15:15 Tickets For children aged 6–12. The children will whip up apple dumplings in the cooking session, create a fantastic fruity collage and a fruit themed recycled paper pencil holder. Take a snack lunch, hat, sunscreen and [...] Korean cooking master class 18:30 Korean cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 22 @ 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; [...]	23 Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 23 @ 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 [...] Family miso soup ball making with Rieko Hayashi 10:00 Family miso soup ball making with Rieko Hayashi @ The Fermentary Sep 23 @ 10:00 – 12:00 Tickets Make your own little, ready to eat miso balls and take home a container of 12 of them to pop into your fridge or even freeze. End the session with a warm bowl of miso [...] Thai cooking master class 14:00 Thai cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 23 @ 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 [...] Japanese cooking master class 18:30 Japanese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 23 @ 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 [...]	24 Beginners bread making 08:00 Beginners bread making @ Abbotsford Convent Sep 24 @ 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 Sep 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 [...] Introduction to fermenting at home 10:00 Introduction to fermenting at home @ CERES Sep 24 @ 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: [...]
25 Junior chefs – main course 12:00 Junior chefs – main course @ Boroondara Youth Hub Sep 25 @ 12:00 – 15:00 Tickets For young people in High school. Gnocchi is on the menu and chefs are welcome to take home any leftovers. Mid-autumn moon cakes 18:00 Mid-autumn moon cakes @ Brunswick Library Sep 25 @ 18:00 – 19:30 Tickets Cristina Chang will show you how to make moon cakes. Think mung bean, red bean and curried pork.	26 Become a junior chocolatier 13:00 Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Sep 26 @ 13:00 – 13:45 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 14:00 Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery Sep 26 @ 14:00 – 14:45 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 [...]	27 No waste cooking workshop 10:00 No waste cooking workshop @ Arrabri Community House Sep 27 @ 10:00 – 11:30 Tickets Join them for an educational cooking experience that focuses on simple ways to reduce household food waste. Be inspired to get creative with vegetable scraps, odds and ends and excess seasonal produce, as well as [...] Junior chefs – desserts 12:00 Junior chefs – desserts @ Boroondara Youth Hub Sep 27 @ 12:00 – 15:00 Tickets For young people in High school. Cookies are on the dessert menu and chefs are welcome to take home any leftovers.	28 Cheesy stuffed arancini (for children) 11:00 Cheesy stuffed arancini (for children) @ Lilydale Community House Sep 28 @ 11:00 – 12:00 Tickets For children aged 6-12. Parental supervision is required for 6-9 year olds. Learn how to make arancini balls with Glen from Glen Cooks Food. Organised by Lilydale Community House. Dumpling party 18:30 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 28 @ 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 [...] Nonna’s comfort food (Italian) 18:30 Nonna’s comfort food (Italian) @ La Cucina di Sandra Sep 28 @ 18:30 – 22:30 Tickets What you will learn: How to incorporate Australian ingredients into classic Italian dishes. How to update traditional Italian dishes for modern living. What you will get: A three-course meal with a complimentary glass of wine, [...] Kombucha brewing workshop 19:00 Kombucha brewing workshop @ The Good Brew Company Sep 28 @ 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. Nonna & Mum’s cooking class 19:00 Nonna & Mum’s cooking class @ The Thorn 3071 Sep 28 @ 19:00 – 22:00 Tickets	29	30 Dumpling party 10:00 Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 30 @ 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 [...] Sri Lankan cooking master class 10:00 Sri Lankan cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 30 @ 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 [...] Indian cooking master class 14:00 Indian cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School Sep 30 @ 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 Sep 30 @ 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 [...]

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May 22, 2022 at 11:49

Oh wowza fantastic thank you for the calender!
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