Cooking Classes
….φέτα, ελιές καλαμάτα, ρίγανι, μαστίχα, ρετσίνα, οχταπόδι, μεζέδες, ούζο, κεφαλογραβιέρα, αρνί, ταραμοσαλάτα, γλυκό του κουταλιού, κουραμπιέδες, γεμιστά, σουβλάκι, λουκουμάδες…….
Come along and join me in a Greek cooking class as we discover all the delectable treats that the authentic Greek kitchen has to offer.
Embark on a journey through Oakleigh, Melbourne’s vibrant Greek food epicentre,
smelling and tasting as we go…then into the kouzina (kitchen), with all our goodies,
to cook up a Hellenic storm fit for the gods!
Experience authentic Greek ingredients, flavours, techniques and hospitality.
Relax, immerse yourself and soak up all the smells, colours, sounds and tastes of the
authentic Greek kitchen – this is one Greek feast you will not want to miss!
Cooking Classes include:
α) A walking shopping trip to and from Oakleigh to source some of our fresh ingredients for the day (Saturday classes only due to Oakleigh Market trading hours)
β) 4 – 5 dishes cooked (with love) using fresh, certified organic or home grown (where possible) ingredients sourced locally and from Greece.
γ) A delicious full sit down meal.
δ) One standard glass of imported Greek wine or retsina, mineral water, organic coffee, Greek mountain, loose leaf or herbal tea, traditional Greek coffee &/or frappé.
ε) One recipe booklet containing all of the recipes cooked on the day, including produce information and supplier contacts.
ζ) Optional class participation.
η) Aprons are provided by The Sweet Greek – no need to bring your own.
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In The Kitchen…
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August
Sun 1, 10am – 3pm
Fillo Pastry Workshop
Master fillo pastry. Learn how to make spanakopita (spinach & cheese pie), tiropita (3 greek cheese pie), melintzanopita (eggplant pie), kremidopita (onion pie) & galatopita (sweet milk pie with mastiha), $135.
Sat 7, 10 am -3pm
Winter Comfort Cooking (Magirefta) – moussaka, arni kleftiko, stifado, giouvetsi & fassolatha, $135.
Sat 14, 10 am -3pm
Winter Comfort Cooking (Glyka-Desserts) – galaktoboureko, baklava, amygthalota, loukoumathes & warm semolina halva, $135.
Sat 21, 10 am -3pm
Winter Comfort Cooking (Magirefta) - moussaka, pastitsio, stifado, giouvetsi & kakavia, $135.
Sat 28, 10 am -3pm
Winter Comfort Cooking (Desserts) – galaktoboureko, baklava, bougatsa, loukoumathes & warm semolina halva, $135.
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September
Sat 4, 10 am -3pm
The Spring Graze :: Aphrodite’s Feast - white taramoslata, melintzanosalata (smoked eggplant dip), dolmathes, lamb fricasse, loukoumathes (honey donuts), $89.
Sat 11, 10 am -3pm
The Spring Graze :: Aphrodite’s Feast - tzatziki, piperies florines, mussels ‘Macedonian’, arni ‘kleftiko’, a real Greek salad, baklava, $89.
Sun 12, 10am – 3pm - FULLY BOOKED
Fillo Pastry Workshop
Master fillo pastry. Learn how to make spanakopita (spinach & cheese pie), tiropita (3 greek cheese pie), melintzanopita (eggplant pie), kremidopita (onion pie) & galatopita (sweet milk pie with mastiha), $135.
Sat 18, 10 am -3pm
The Spring Graze :: Aphrodite’s Feast - saganaki, white taramosalata, herb keftethes with ma’i'danosalata, the best mousaka, bougatsa, $89.
Sat 25, 10 am -3pm
The Spring Graze :: Aphrodite’s Feast – prawn saganaki, tirokafteri, kolokitho-keftethes, pastitsio, a real Greek salad, galaktoboureko, $89.
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October
Sun 3, 10am – 3pm
Fillo Pastry Workshop
Master fillo pastry. Learn how to make spanakopita (spinach & cheese pie), tiropita (3 greek cheese pie), melintzanopita (eggplant pie), piperopita (smoked peppers pie) & galatopita (sweet milk pie with mastiha), $135.
Sat 9, 10 am -3pm
Seafood :: Greeks Do It Better! - stuffed squid (kalamarakia gemista), mussel fritters (mithokeftethes), seafood giouvetsi, prawn saganaki, served with a real Greek salad and a kiss from the Aegean!, $99.
Sat 16, 10 am -3pm
A Spring Feast – baked giant beans with dill (gigandes plaki), fried squid, open pork souvlaki with yogurt and tomato sauce, a real greek salad, throsistiko (yoghurt & thyme honey dessert), $89.
Sat 23, 10 am -3pm
Seafood :: Greeks Do It Better! - seafood giouvetsi, mussels with wine from Mykonos, prawn saganaki, oven baked flathead with potatoes, tomato & onions, served with a real Greek salad and a kiss from the Aegean!, $99.
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November
Sat 6, 10 am -3pm
A Spring Feast – eggplant fritters (melitzanokeftethes), peppers stuffed with feta, stuffed zucchini with avgolemono, a real greek salad, mastic ice cream with strawberries, $89.
Sun 7, 10am – 3pm
Fillo Pastry Workshop
Master fillo pastry. Learn how to make spanakopita (spinach & cheese pie), tiropita (3 greek cheese pie), melintzanopita (eggplant pie), kolokithopita (sweet pumpkin pie) & anaropita glykia (sweet cheese pie with rosewater), $135.
Sat 13, 10 am -3pm
Seafood :: Greeks Do It Better! - mussels saganaki from Halkithiki, baked prawn & eggplant rolls, stuffed squid (kalamarakia gemista), seafood giouvetsi, served with a real Greek salad and a kiss from the Aegean!, $99.
Sat 20, 10 am -3pm)
A Spring Feast – tirokafteri (baked chilli feta), white taramosalata, oven baked flathead with potatoes, tomato & onions, a real Greek salad, honey dipped pastry bites (kourkoubinia), $89.
Sat 27, 10 am -3pm
Seafood :: Greeks Do It Better! - stuffed squid (kalamarakia gemista), prawn saganaki, seafood giouvetsi, mussel fritters (mithokeftethes), served with a real Greek salad and a kiss from the Aegean!, $99.
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December / Christmas Cooking
Sat 4, 10 am -3pm :: The Hellenic Christmas Kitchen
Learn all the gorgeous sweet Greek traditions! - kourambiethes (sugar dusted shortbread), melomakarona (orange honey biscuits), rothakina kombosta (peach compote with brandy), amygthalota, mandoles (almond clusters from Kefallonia), ruffled walnut filo rolls (saragli sourto), $110.
Sun 5, 10am – 3pm
Fillo Pastry Workshop
Master fillo pastry. Learn how to make spanakopita (spinach & cheese pie), tiropita (3 greek cheese pie), melintzanopita (eggplant pie), galopoulopita (turkey pie) & galatopita (sweet milk pie with cinnamon & clove), $135.
Sat 11, 10 am -3pm :: The Hellenic Christmas Kitchen
Learn all the gorgeous sweet Greek traditions! - kourambiethes (sugar dusted shortbread), melomakarona (orange honey biscuits), verikoka kombosta (apricot compote with brandy), amygthalota, mandoles (almond clusters from Kefallonia), ruffled almond filo rolls (saragli sourto), $110.
