Cooking Holidays worldwide
 With On The Menu, you learn to cook sensational food in spectacular locations. From India to Indonesia, Morocco to Mexico, or Sydney to Seville, you will find vibrant cities, idyllic beaches, lush country and ancient lands . . . all with great cuisine.
Each of their venues has been carefully chosen for their quality and character. In inspirational hands on sessions you will learn new techniques and culinary secrets. Their teachers range from gourmet chefs to local women who have been cooking almost since they could walk. Classes are intimate and deliberately small to allow for plenty of individual attention. You work with fantastic fresh produce, cooking authentic regional food. Always there are fascinating market trips with your chef. Often, you get to pick ingredients from the local farms or gardens. What better way to learn about a country than through its food and flavours, choosing vegetables at the markets, sharing stories over a bubbling pot.
These holidays are designed to be just that - a holiday. So between cooking and lingering over long meals, there is plenty of time to yourself - to explore or just unwind. Non cooking companions will have plenty to do while you cook and are welcomed at almost all of the schools. From the earthy character of rural country villas to luxurious hotels, gleaming state of the art kitchens, to rustic cook ups, city culture to beachy bliss, there is something to suit all tastes and pockets. None require you to be an expert cook, the courses are for the enthusiast, not the professional chef and the atmosphere is relaxed, educational and fun. Thier philosophy is simple . . . great cooking in great places.
Holidays for people who love food!
Cooking
Holiday Australia . . . cooking in Sydney
Think
Sydney and you think seafood. Fresh, succulent and lots
of it. Yet with fabulous fresh produce, award winning
wines, exciting restaurants and a confluence of culinary
influences that seem to bring out the best in everything,
it’s not all just juicy king prawns and barramundi.
This is a rare opportunity to discover Sydney’s
fantastic food scene with the woman in the know.
Sydney
Pemberton, a renowned food writer and chef, loves good
food and is passionate about sharing her knowledge.
She is an authoritative source, having taught at the
famed Sydney Seafood School and penned many a cookbook.
Infact her book “From Water to Plate’’
is a must have for the serious fishetarian. You couldn’t
ask for a better guide. Her tours, a combination of
cooking, markets, shopping, tastings and restaurants
are arranged over 3 days. It’s the perfect addition
to a holiday in Australia, whether you are passing through
Sydney or staying in the city for a while. You can choose
to do just one day or all three depending on what you’ve
got time for.
The
emphasis is on seafood, how to buy it, prepare it, cook
it perfectly and deliciously. You will be taken around
the Sydney Fish Market, see the seafood auctions and
choose fish for your session. There’s also a specially
created session on barbeques - learn from the inventors
of outdoor cooking on how to do it best. It’s an
inspirational session with flavours and techniques that
will have you crying out for summer sunshine. There’s
a trip to the Growers Market for more fresh produce
and discussions with impassioned producers. For those
who prefer not to cook, but love their food and drink
there’s a day of shopping and eating. You’ll
be led to some of Sydney’s best kept food secrets;
taste oils, cheeses and breads; lunch at the haunts
of the locals. And there’s plenty of time to chat
with your host about where to eat and where not to.
We can arrange hotel accommodation for you within Sydney’s
Central Business District and all transport to and from
the tours is taken care of.
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PICK
AND CHOOSE OR DO ALL THREE!
Tuesday
SYDNEY SEAFOOD MARKET
Start
time 9:30 am. Finish 1:30 pm
Sydney
Fish Market right on Sydney Harbour is the second
largest fish market in the world. It’s a bustling
place with an auction that runs 5 days a week and
buyers arriving to survey the catch from 5 am. Stroll
around, see what’s come in, watch the auction
in action and then buy some seafood for a lunch-time
cooking class. Drive over Sydney Harbour Bridge to
the kitchen where there is a lively discussion of
the menu. Then it’s on with aprons and the fun
begins. After cooking, sit down to a casual seasonal
seafood lunch accompanied with Australian premium
wines.
Wednesday
FARMER'S MARKET TOUR
Start
time 9:30 am. Finish 1:30 pm
Spend
time tasting and learning about Australian produce
from the producers themselves. At Fox Studio Farmers
Market, these sellers are passionate about their apples,
lamb, salad leaves and extra virgin olive oil. On
the way round select produce for lunch and discuss
the planned menu. Then it’s back to the kitchen,
the barbecue fired up and the cooking begins. A delicious
lunch is enjoyed with a selection of fine Australian
wines.
Thursday
FOODIE SYDNEY
Start
time 11:00 am. Finish 2:00 pm
A
stroll through one of Sydney’s local foodie areas
– a well kept secret- with interesting shops,
food stores and speciality suppliers. Start the day
tasting oils, cheese and bread in the local delis.
Then visit some interesting food stores that stock
speciality Australian products. Lunch is at a great
local restaurant with a special wine tasting menu.
Dates
The tours are available all year and run every Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday.
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Accommodation
is not included in the course. We will be happy to reserve
or recommend hotels with Sydney's Central Business district
for you if you wish.
All
transfers to the tours from hotel's within CBD are included
in the cost of the tour. If you are not staying within
CBD there will be a meeting point from where the tours
commence.
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