Private Modern Australian Cooking Class with a Professional Chef in Melbourne
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home with your host and professional chef Tonya. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Tonya will teach you three modern Australian dishes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together. Tonya trained as a chef in Melbourne as well as at Le Cordon Bleu and the Ritz Escoffier in Paris. She has an extensive personal culinary library of over 3000 cookbooks! Tonya loves teaching cooking and enthusiastically shares the Australian way of life, its food, culture and history. Through the experience of cooking and dining in her home you will get to discover everything you've always wanted to know about Australia's culture and cuisine!
Notes: Tonya can offer vegetarian, low-carb and gluten free meals on request. A glass of wine is included in your experience cost.
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Cooking and lunch + alcohol
Cooking class and lunch (including alcohol) with your host Tonya
What's included in Private Modern Australian Cooking Class with a Professional Chef in Melbourne
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Tonya warmly welcomes you into her beautiful modern apartment overlooking St. Kilda marina and Port Philip Bay with tea and cake. Tonya's food philosophy is to cook with fresh, seasonal, locally-produced ingredients using simple recipes that help enhance the natural flavors of the food, making the food look and taste delicious. During your hands-on Melbourne cooking class, learn to make three modern Australian dishes that you will enjoy together. Tonya starts your 3-hour cooking lesson by giving you an overview of the menu that you will be preparing, and providing helpful tips for the preparation and cooking process. A few dishes that you might prepare are oysters and verjus jelly with a shallot dressing, green peppercorn and chive jus, slow-roasted ocean trout with creamy, lemony mayonnaise and native finger limes, or hazelnut torte with blueberries. At the end of your cooking class you will be given a folder to take home with all the recipes and tips that you learned so you can easily recreate the meal at home.
Food Menu
STARTER - Scallop ceviche with a pear, ginger and lime dressing
MAIN - Slow-roasted ocean trout with a creamy aioli and native Australian finger limes
DESSERT - Pavlova with vanilla cream or chocolate fondant with berries and ice-cream
Inclusions
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Non-alcoholic beverages
- Homecooked meal
- Gratuities
- Private cooking class with your host Tonya
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Menu may vary depending on the season
- If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- Vegetarian, low-carb and gluten free option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Private, personalized experience
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Please meet your host Tonya at her home in St Kilda neighborhood of Melbourne. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
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Address: Apartment 11, 45 Marine Parade, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia Meeting Instructions: Meet Tonya at her home. Here is a Google Maps link to her location: https://goo.gl/maps/pceitBd9iZL2. Her home is accessible both by bus along Barkly Street and the 69 tram, which travels from the city to Acland street, St Kilda, a 10 minute walk from Tonya's home. Upon confirmation, Tonya will email you details of parking and access to the building. If you need assistance, please contact your host Tonya at +61 412 838 323 or via email at [email protected] -- Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!
