Bread and Pizza Cooking Class Saturday May 10 and Monday August 11
Bread and PizzaSaturday May 10 and Monday August 11Taking the mystery out of real bread baked in a conventional and also in the new Wood Oven. If you feel the need to knead this is your class. The...
View ArticleAntipasto Cooking Class Monday May 12 Monday July 14 Saturday July 26
ANTIPASTOThere is nothing better to begin a meal than a freshly prepared side table of regional specialities. This class gives us a chance to showcase the best of our region with simple recipes that...
View ArticleAutumn Menus Cooking Class Saturday 17 May
Autumn at Sunnybrae brings quinces, late tomatoes, heritage apples, roasted pears amongst many other regional specialties. Perhaps some wild fungi? or some game? A time to stock the larder and...
View ArticleClassic Desserts Cooking Class Monday May 19
Classic Desserts Monday May 19Seasonal examples from 5 classic dessert categories. Mousses, tarts, ice-creams, hot puddings, Soufflé. Some custards and pastry also covered. We can always branch out and...
View ArticleClassic Bisro Cooking Class Saturday May 24
These dishes never go out of fashion. Alain Ducasse, Charlie Trotter, Raymond Blanc and many other leading chefs all have moderne retro-bistros that keep alive the rich traditions of Bistro Cooking....
View ArticleBasic Essentials Cooking Class Monday 26 May
Basic Essentials.A chance to begin or re-visit some basic but essential techniques.Stock, sauces, pastry, knife skills, simple boning and filleting as well as the fundamentals of planning a dish and a...
View ArticleSeafood Cooking Class Saturday May 31 and Saturday July 19
SEAFOODI will have ordered a wide selection of the best available seafood for the day from Footscray Market and our local suppliers. We will examine all the produce, pointing out how to really test for...
View ArticleFungi Cooking Class Wild and Cultivated Monday June 1
FungiExplore the use of wild and cultivated fungi with a trip to gather some during class with identification in the field. The trip is usually into the Otways but with variable weather conditions the...
View ArticlePasta and Risotto Cooking Class Saturday June 7 and Monday July 28
A look at some simple, authentic regional recipes. We will make our own pasta and also examine the variations in quality dried pastas. We will compare risotto rices, make filled pastas, gnocchi, white...
View ArticleCassoulet Cooking Class Monday June 9 and Monday August 4
No dish holds more romance and mystery than this traditional speciality from the South West of France. We will compare 3 different styles. Which dried beans with which? Sausages? Crust or no crust? but...
View ArticleSoup Cooking Class Saturday June 14
Soups on. I promise no pumpkin soup, as much as we love it. From consomme to Bouillabaisse, from light delicate broths to hearty one pot meals. Some bread to accompany will also be covered.$110 per...
View ArticleSunnybrae Classics Signature Dishes Saturday June 21 and Saturday August 23
.Over the last 15 years or so some dishes have become constants in our repertoir. We love to share them with others.The way we do our stock, the way we make our pastry. Special game dishes, dressings...
View ArticleOffal Cooking Class Monday 23 June
The unmentionable cuisine.Sweetbreads, tongue, liver, kidney in classic recipes with light accompaniments. Not particularly politically correct but delicious and nutritious.$110 per person or $100 per...
View ArticleWinter in the Vegetable Garden Cooking Class Monday 16 June and Saturday 28 June
Winter is one of the most productive times in the Sunnybrae vegetable garden. Prepare and enjoy eating the produce you have picked that morning. Warming winter dishes – best time for artichokes. Two...
View ArticleDuck Cooking Class Saturday July 5 and Saturday July 12
People seem to be intimidated by the preparation of duck. It just takes a little special care and then a wealth of dishes are revealed. From confit to Peking, duck prosciutto, duck neck sausages. Also...
View ArticleBraising Cooking Class Monday July 7 and Saturday August 16
The original slow cooking. Too many stews or ragout ignore the subtle differences between say a Daube and a Navarin, between a Matelot and a Bourride. Osso buco, Rendang, Gulyas some of the finest...
View ArticleWinter Desserts Cooking Class Monday July 21 and Saturday August 9
Puddings plus. Warming winter dishes using classic techniques with a modern touch. We do not have a cyclotron but are kitted up for most techniques, Comparing different sugars with a close eye on the...
View ArticleWinter Menus Cooking Class Saturday August 2 and Monday August 18
Winter dishes do not have to be heavy. Slow cooking, developed flavours, great eating weather. Two entrees, two mains, two desserts.$110 per person or $100 per person with a group of 4 or more.All...
View ArticleStocks and Sauces Cooking Class Monday June 30
A very close look at the fundamentals of French and other European cuisines. We will aso look at some Asian stocks. Derivative sauces and also special sauces that do not require stock.Light liasons,...
View ArticleSausages Cooking Class Monday August 25
There are a great variety of traditional artisan-made sausages available. We will look at Chorizo, BoudinBlanc and Noir. Lyonnaise, Debreceni, Cotechino. Toulouse, Lapcheong etc. We will also prepare...
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