Saturday, 14th December 2024

10am till 2pm

$220

This cooking class is always a hit for so many reasons; it’s the last class of the year, there is always a tremendous lunch menu planned, and well, it’s Christmas – a time to be festive and gather with friends & family!

In this cooking class, Angela with share her love of creating an Italian Christmas lunch – where she will be influenced by her Southern Italian heritage, her extensive experience and knowledge gained from many years of study (Angela is a trained pastry chef), her work experience in commercial kitchens, and her overall love of Italian cooking & baking!

This Italian Christmas Lunch with include the following menu – ‘Peach & Prosciutto Antipasto’ to start, ‘Lobster & Prawn Ravioli’ for our main, and to end ‘Zuppa Inglese (Italian Trifle)’! 

There will be morning tea served on arrival, a glass of bubbles to help along the way, and of course, a glass (or two) of vino for the sit-down lunch – where the fruits of labour will be devoured and enjoyed!

TO BOOK USING GIFT VOUCHER: Please email angela@thevillagecooks.com.au with your contact details and voucher number. Angela will reply with booking confirmation or if extra payment is required.

Saturday, 7 December 2024
10am till 2pm
$200

This is a Summer Italian Lunch cooking class! Join me as we create a 3-course authentic Italian lunch menu using summer produce. We have such a bounty to choose from; peaches, nectarines, berries, tomatoes, capsicums, cucumbers, zucchini, cherries, mangoes, stone fruits (including my favourite apricots) and on and on the list goes. Summer is a favourite season of mine to cook and bake with and I am looking forward to sharing this with you!

There will be home-style cooking and baking involved, with lots of chatting, laughing and learning along the way. We will then sit outside (alfresco style) together to enjoy the fruits of our labour sampling authentic Italian fare with a glass (or two) of vino.

TO BOOK USING GIFT VOUCHER: Please email angela@thevillagecooks.com.au with your contact details and voucher number. Angela will reply with booking confirmation or if extra payment is required.

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Saturday, 30 November 2024
10am till 2pm
$200

SOLD OUT –

THIS IS A PRIVATELY BOOKED COOKING CLASS.

Requirements for a Private Cooking Class –

• Minimum 6 people & maximum is 8 people for a private cooking class.
• Cost $200 per person
• Cooking class will include a 3 course Italian inspired lunch using seasonal produce and homemade ingredients such as pasta, ricotta, etc. Cooking class menu can be tailored to suit the needs/wants of attendees.

If you would like to book your own Private Cooking Class, please contact Angela at angela@thevillagecooks.com.au.

TO BOOK USING GIFT VOUCHER: Please email angela@thevillagecooks.com.au with your contact details and voucher number. Angela will reply with booking confirmation or if extra payment is required.

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Saturday, 9 November 2024
10am till 2pm
$200

SOLD OUT

You will learn to bake three popular Italian dolci; Tiramisu, Cannoli & Struffoli.

Tiramisu – you will learn how to make this classic Italian treat from scratch! We will bake our own savoiardi biscotti, and make mascarpone, along with Italian meringue.

Cannoli – Sicilian Cannoli are such a wonderful treat! You will learn how to make the cannoli shell and fill with flavoursome fresh homemade bufala ricotta.

Struffoli – A Neapolitan sweet dough treat! Deep fried small dough balls are formed into a wreath secured with honey and coloured with sprinkles. It’s the perfect Christmas wreath!!!

TO BOOK USING GIFT VOUCHER: Please email angela@thevillagecooks.com.au with your contact details and voucher number. Angela will reply with booking confirmation or if extra payment is required.

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Tuesday, 5 November 2024

10am till 4pm

Jillie Arnott and I will be creating a wonderful Italian style lunch at Coolah Creek for a Melbourne Cup Charity Lunch on Tuesday, 5 November 2024.

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BOOKINGS – Please click here to purchase your spot for this event with Jillie Arnott.

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Saturday, 9 November 2024
10am till 2pm
$200

SOLD OUT

Preserving fruit & vegetables (and other ingredients) is an ancient art form, born out of necessity (not trend). When refrigeration and a good steady income were few and far between, preserving homegrown produce was essential. It also allowed for out-of-season ingredients to be enjoyed yearly! My Southern Italian parents knew this all too well and carried on with preserving traditions when they migrated to Australia from Calabria, Italy in the early 1960’s. Whilst I didn’t appreciate this process as a child, I absolutely value it now! Today, not wasting produce is imperative for reducing costs and waste in landfill – so imperative for our future!

Join me for a great day of preserving like an Italian. I will share the basics of preserving and various ways one can do so! There is preserving under oil, brine and salt; pickling; jamming; drying; syruping, and much more! There is much information to cover and I will summarise it all in an easy format which will see you preserving like an Italian every season!

This is a hands-on cooking class with some demonstration.

TO BOOK USING GIFT VOUCHER: Please email angela@thevillagecooks.com.au with your contact details and voucher number. Angela will reply with booking confirmation or if extra payment is required.

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Sunday, 27 October 2024
10am till 2pm
$200

SOLD OUT –

THIS IS A PRIVATELY BOOKED COOKING CLASS.

Requirements for a Private Cooking Class –

• Minimum 6 people & maximum is 8 people for a private cooking class.
• Cost $200 per person
• Cooking class will include a 3 course Italian inspired lunch using seasonal produce and homemade ingredients such as pasta, ricotta, etc. Cooking class menu can be tailored to suit the needs/wants of attendees.

If you would like to book your own Private Cooking Class, please contact Angela at angela@thevillagecooks.com.au.

TO BOOK USING GIFT VOUCHER: Please email angela@thevillagecooks.com.au with your contact details and voucher number. Angela will reply with booking confirmation or if extra payment is required.

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Saturday, 19th October 2024

10am till 4pm

SOLD OUT

Join me for a special 3 course Italian Spring Lunch in the beautiful home of Nonnie Aldridge (Interior Stylist) in Leura, Blue Mountains NSW.
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Nonnie is an Interior Stylist based in the Blue Mountains of NSW and her stunning home has been featured in Lifestyle magazine ‘Country Style’! We are so lucky that Nonnie is opening up her home and kitchen for us to cook and bake Italian style together!

Join this fun day around Nonnie’s very large wooden kitchen bench where we will create together a scrumptious Italian feast! We will have all of the glorious Spring bounty to play with (which I will source from my kitchen garden in Sydney and sustainable farmer’s markets) and be sure that you will leave this day with an Italian filled belly, wonderful Italian recipes, lovely new connections and joyous food memories!

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This will be a hands-on workshop with a few demonstrations.

THE VILLAGE COOKS GIFT VOUCHERS are not redeemable for this workshop!

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Saturday, 21 September 2024
10am till 2pm
$200

This is a Spring Italian Lunch cooking class! Join me as we create a 3-course authentic Italian lunch menu using spring produce. We have such a bounty to choose from; asparagus, broad beans, spring onions, peaches, nectarines, fennel, peas, mint, wild herbs, beetroot, spinach, artichokes, stone fruits and on and on the list goes. Spring is a favourite season of mine to cook and bake with and I am looking forward to sharing this with you!

There will be home-style cooking and baking involved, with lots of chatting, laughing and learning along the way. We will then sit outside (alfresco style) together to enjoy the fruits of our labour sampling authentic Italian fare with a glass (or two) of vino.

TO BOOK USING GIFT VOUCHER: Please email angela@thevillagecooks.com.au with your contact details and voucher number. Angela will reply with booking confirmation or if extra payment is required.

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Saturday, 14 September 2024
10am till 2pm
$200

SOLD OUT

Join me for a 3 course Napoli inspired lunch. We will cook and bake 3 meals typical of the Italian region – Naples. My love of Italian cooking and baking steams from my southern Italian heritage, where both my parents hailed from the Italian region of Calabria. Whilst, I am very familiar with the Italian cuisine of the south, I have an interest in the traditional cuisine of all Italian regions, which very greatly!

In this regional Italian cooking class of Napoli, we will start with the popular street food known as Pizza Fritta, then we will make our own spaghetti for one of my favourite dishes, Spaghetti alle Vongole, and to finish, we will bake the very popular Napoletana Carnevale torta called Migliaccio (a ricotta & semolina cake).

Join me for a wonderful day of cooking and baking Napoletana style!

This class has some demonstration & is mostly hands-on.

TO BOOK USING GIFT VOUCHER: Please email angela@thevillagecooks.com.au with your contact details and voucher number. Angela will reply with booking confirmation or if extra payment is required.

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