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Sep
23
Sat
Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School
Sep 23 @ 10:00 – 12:30

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 a wide range of spices, seasonings, vegetables, meats and seafood.

Family miso soup ball making with Rieko Hayashi @ The Fermentary
Sep 23 @ 10:00 – 12:00

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 soup.

Presenter: Rieko Hayashi.

Irrigation and water management (2 sessions) @ Bundoora Park Farm
Sep 23 @ 10:00 – 14:00

The two sessions are on Saturday, 23rd September, 10am-2pm at Bundoora Park Farm and Sunday, 24th September, 10am-3pm at Farm Raiser in Bellfied.

Geoff Connellan will deep dive into identifying limitations, opportunities and considerations when it comes to water management and growing crops.

Organised by Farmer Incubator.

Thai cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School
Sep 23 @ 14:00 – 17:00

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 red curry paste; fried corn fritters; green papaya salad; and green curry chicken or red curry duck.

Ratio Cocoa Roasters behind the scenes chocolate factory tour @ Ratio Cocoa Roasters
Sep 23 @ 14:30 – 16:00

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.

Watering your garden workshop @ Bundoora Park Farm
Sep 23 @ 14:30 – 16:30

Geoff Connellan will discuss: how to best set up your at-home irrigation system; how to access your water quality; at what time of the day it is best to water; and how much water to give your plants.

Organised by Farmer Incubator.

Japanese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School
Sep 23 @ 18:30 – 21:30

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 rolls; miso soup; tempura (mixed fried vegetables, prawn and soba noodles); and seaweed salad).

The menu in even numbered months: fish with citrus soy sauce; ramen (noodles); seafood stock; fried chicken; and fried and marinated eggplant.

Sep
24
Sun
Beginners bread making @ Abbotsford Convent
Sep 24 @ 08:00 – 14:00

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 for lunch, which you make, eat and take home.
  • An embroidered apron made from 100% Fairtrade cotton.
Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School
Sep 24 @ 10:00 – 12:30

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 a wide range of spices, seasonings, vegetables, meats and seafood.

Introduction to fermenting at home @ CERES
Sep 24 @ 10:00 – 13:00

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: vegetables that you will prepare in class and take home to ferment; samples of fermented products to taste in class; and notes and recipes.

Presenter: Lauren Mueller.

Introduction to growing microgreens
Sep 24 @ 10:00 – 12:00

You will learn: how CERES produces certified organic microgreens for wholesale in Preston; how to grow pea shoots, radish, and sunflower sprouts at home; and how to plan for a continuous supply of these.

Presenter: Jess Holland.

Sep
25
Mon
Junior chefs – main course @ Boroondara Youth Hub
Sep 25 @ 12:00 – 15:00

For young people in High school.

Gnocchi is on the menu and chefs are welcome to take home any leftovers.

Mid-autumn moon cakes @ Brunswick Library
Sep 25 @ 18:00 – 19:30

Cristina Chang will show you how to make moon cakes. Think mung bean, red bean and curried pork.

Sep
26
Tue
Farming for our future (ages 5 to 8) @ CERES
Sep 26 @ 10:00 – 12:00

This workshop for children aged 5-8 years and each child must be accompanied by an adult guardian.

Explore Honey Lane Organic Farm and meet some chickens. Make a recycled pot and propagate your own plant to take home.

Kids composting workshop @ MC Square - Doncaster Room Level 2
Sep 26 @ 10:00 – 11:00

Aimed at primary and secondary school aged children. Go along and learn how to compost, worm farm and bokashi to help reduce food waste. Learn some of the science behind composting, fun facts about worms and become an expert at indoor composting. Meet some real live worms and learn some tips to boost their breeding and appetite.

Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
Sep 26 @ 13:00 – 13:45

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 three chocolate creations to enjoy.

Become a junior chocolatier @ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
Sep 26 @ 14:00 – 14:45

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 three chocolate creations to enjoy.

Women’s health: how nutrition can improve hormone health @ Richmond Library
Sep 26 @ 19:00 – 20:00

Nina Trinquet and Jenny Cameron will discuss the role of nutrition in balancing hormones, particularly as it relates to women’s common health conditions such as PCOS, heavy painful periods, endometriosis and menopause.

Organised by Green Karma.

Sep
27
Wed
No waste cooking workshop @ Arrabri Community House
Sep 27 @ 10:00 – 11:30

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 picking up some money-saving tips and tricks.

Presenter: Open Table.

Junior chefs – desserts @ Boroondara Youth Hub
Sep 27 @ 12:00 – 15:00

For young people in High school.

Cookies are on the dessert menu and chefs are welcome to take home any leftovers.

Farm to fork (ages 3 to 5) @ CERES
Sep 27 @ 13:00 – 15:00

This workshop for children aged 3-5 years and each child must be accompanied by an adult guardian.

Explore the CERES market garden and visit the chickens and bees. Learn how to turn food waste into healthy soil for plants with help from worms. Learn how to safely plant seeds into soil and care for them as they grow.

Sep
28
Thu
Buzzing around @ Edendale
Sep 28 @ 11:00 – 12:00

For children aged 3-8. The child will need to be accompanied by a supervising adult.

Through dance, art, observation and play, the children will discover how the honey bees live their busy lives. They will play with props to understand how bees collect nectar, make wax and honey and look after their babies. They will learn the bees’ famous waggle dance and find out how well the bees work together.

Cheesy stuffed arancini (for children) @ Lilydale Community House
Sep 28 @ 11:00 – 12:00

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 @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School
Sep 28 @ 18:30 – 21:00

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 a wide range of spices, seasonings, vegetables, meats and seafood.

Nonna’s comfort food (Italian) @ La Cucina di Sandra
Sep 28 @ 18:30 – 22:30

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, plus finger food before the meal.
  • A full set of recipes for all dishes.
Kombucha brewing workshop @ The Good Brew Company
Sep 28 @ 19:00 – 23:00

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 @ The Thorn 3071
Sep 28 @ 19:00 – 22:00
Sep
29
Fri
Carlton aperitvio food tour @ Brunetti Classico
Sep 29 @ 17:00 – 19:00

You will indulge in the Italian ‘Aperitivo’ tradition. What exactly is Aperitivo, what can you expect to eat and drink, how did it begin, how did it make its way to Melbourne? You will learn all this and more while sipping on Italian cocktails, prosecco and wines and tasting arancini, cicchetti, pizza, pasta, gelato, salumi and cheese. Walking along Lygon Street, you will visit some foodie venues, meeting the people behind the food.

5 food & drink stops, 11 food tastings and 2.5 standard drinks.

Sep
30
Sat
Dumpling party @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School
Sep 30 @ 10:00 – 12:30

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 a wide range of spices, seasonings, vegetables, meats and seafood.

Sri Lankan cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School
Sep 30 @ 10:00 – 13:00

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 chutney; chicken curry; dhal lentil vegetarian curry; coconut sambol; and flavoured rice.

Growing mushrooms at home @ Sporadical City Mushrooms
Sep 30 @ 10:30 – 13:00

Presenter: Julia Laidlaw from Sporadical City Mushrooms.

This hands-on, beginners workshop will cover basic oyster mushroom growing. It will be a skill sharing ‘tips and tricks’ lesson from an experienced commercial mushroom grower who started growing very basically at home in a small space with no technical equipment in the inner city. You will take home your own mushroom growing kit that you prepared during the workshop, plus the materials and instructions needed to prepare a kit at home (re-purposed plastic bucket & lid, oyster mushroom grain spawn, enough straw for a grow kit, bag for pasteurising straw, small bottle of isopropyl alcohol for sterilisation).

Indian cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School
Sep 30 @ 14:00 – 17:00

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 raita; and palak paneer (cottage cheese and spinach curry).

Japanese cooking master class @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School
Sep 30 @ 18:30 – 21:30

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 rolls; miso soup; tempura (mixed fried vegetables, prawn and soba noodles); and seaweed salad).

The menu in even numbered months: fish with citrus soy sauce; ramen (noodles); seafood stock; fried chicken; and fried and marinated eggplant.

Oct
1
Sun
Good health and gourmet bread making class @ Abbotsford Convent
Oct 1 @ 08:00 – 14:00

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; a lunchtime walk around the historic Convent buildings; and a Convent Bakery embroidered apron.

Growing nutrient dense food @ CERES
Oct 1 @ 10:00 – 15:00

This workshop will introduce you to growing better quality, nutrient rich produce at home even if you only have a tiny growing space. It will include: selecting your crops; transforming your soil by focusing on the soil food web; an introduction to soil minerals and going beyond NPK; creating nutrient rich composts; fertilising your plants for maximum nutrition; and harvesting and preparing produce to maintain nutrients.

Presenter: Donna Livermore.

Rosa’s cooking class @ Private address
Oct 1 @ 10:15 – 15:00
The basics of pickling (2 sessions) @ Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct
Oct 1 @ 11:00 – 14:00

The two sessions are on Sundays 1st and 8th October, each 11am-2pm.

Learn the art of pickling, both non-fermented (quick-pickle) and fermented. Learn about the history, significance, and health benefits of pickling. Experiment with fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, and spices, and create unique fermented pickle recipes.

Street food of Asia @ Otao Kitchen Cooking School
Oct 1 @ 14:00 – 16:30

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 with a glass of sparkling wine or beer. Depending on the month, the menu will include street food from Thailand, Vietnam, China or Japan.

Oct
3
Tue
The ultimate biscuit class @ Sissys Gourmet Delights
Oct 3 @ 10:00 – 15:00

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 in chocolate. They will cover shelf life, storage, freezing and nutritional input. They will include gluten free, dairy free and nut free recipes. You will take home 1kg of assorted biscuits made in the class plus their recipes.

Pasta e basta! @ La Cucina di Sandra
Oct 3 @ 18:30 – 22:30

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 glass of wine, plus finger food before the meal.
  • A full set of recipes for all dishes.
Oct
4
Wed
Home harvest Manningham @ Manningham Civic Centre
Oct 4 @ 18:30 – 20:30

15 minutes before each event (i.e. at 6.15pm), there is a food and seed swap.

2023 events
5 April Autumn in the garden Teresa Day, Sustainable Gardening Australia
3 May Seed saving Maria Ciavarella, My Green Garden
7 June Composting and worm farming Ella Boyen, Chooktopia
5 July Fruit tree essentials, pruning and maintenance Karen Sutherland, Edible Eden Design
2 August Garden design – re-gaining the connection to urban food growing Kat Lavers
6 September Tomato master class Penny Woodward, Author Tomato Know, Sow Grow, Feast
4 October Keeping chickens Ella Boyen, Chooktopia
1 November Edibles in small spaces and November in the garden Duncan Cocking, Leaf, Root and Fruit
6 December Preparing for the summer harvest Teresa Day, Sustainable Gardening Australia

Jaclyn Crupi: pasta love @ Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library
Oct 4 @ 18:30 – 20:00

Jaclyn Crupi’s book Pasta Love is a celebration of pasta and the people who make it. Unlock the secrets of starchy salty pasta cooking water, hear stories of the Italian grandmothers that Jaclyn has made pasta with, and learn their pasta-making ways. Jaclyn will demonstrate how to make a semola rimacinata flour and water pasta dough and then shape it into cavatelli, orecchiette, fusilli al ferretto, lorighittas and more.

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