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Cooking Classes in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Queensland

If you’re looking for somewhere to stay in the area whilst you attend one of our cooking classes.  May we suggest you check out our nearby accommodation options.

Looking for a great cooking school in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Queensland, that offers celebrity chefs (both local & interstate) whipping up wonderful culinary experiences?  Martin’s gorgeous outdoor kitchen and cooking classes are the answer.  The celebrity chef series was launched in 2009 and has since hosted many truly talented chefs, names such as  Adriano Zumbo, Adam D’Sylva, Matthew Kemp & Matt Wilkinson.

Freestyle’s intimate class sizes ensure the experience will provide each participant one-on-one time with the chef.  The kitchen was specially designed for cooking classes and has a backdrop of the whole of the sunshine coast hinterland.  It’s set amidst the rainforest and lovely birdsong is heard throughout the day.  Naturally you always finish the class with a Gourmet lunch and possibly  indulge in a vino or two.

 

    

All our classes include fresh ingredients used from our very own orchard, herb garden and vegetable garden.

The Orchard… A wonderful melange of fruit from native and exotic trees. Imagine lychees, longans, kumquats, pomegranates and grapes. Savour the fragrance of cloves, cinnamon, bay and kaffir lime leaves. Ever wondered what tea, coffee and carob plants look like? Take a stroll through our orchard!

The Herb and Vegetable Garden… Terraced on the slope with ocean and rainforest views, one can sit amongst a veritable feast of salad ingredients, edible flowers and herbs – smell, taste and harvest for lunch..

Want to know what’s in the herb garden and orchard?

View our Cooking School as featured in ”Off the Eaten Track” Click Here. 

Cooking Classes for 2013

 watch this space as it continues to grow

 

Valli Little – Delicious Magazine March – 16 (Valli’s favourites) More Details	Peter Wolfe Native Food and Nose to Tail Specialist March 17 More Details	Richard-Cotton Brewbakers Brisbane Artisan-breadmaking June – 16 More Details
Martin-Boetz Longrain-Melb / Syd September 14 (Thai) More Details	Peter Wolfe Native Food and Nose to Tail Specialist September 15 More Details	Dominique Rizzo Ready Steady Cook & Yes Chef November 9 (Italian) More Details
Sally Lynch Taste Trekkers – our amazing Team Buliding Chef	Noosa International Food & Wine Festival May 16, 17, 18 & 19 Hinterland Trail 1 - Strings & Straw, Freestyle Escape Thursday 16 May Friday 17 March
	Travel to Freestyle Escape in the Blackall Range near Mapleton. A special mini farmers’ market will offer samples from the producers. Enjoy a little light music, stroll around the orchard then sit down to a divine long lunch created by chefs Matt Wilkinson, Mark Jensen, Cameron Matthews and Martin Duncan. T’Gallant wines by Kevin McCarthy complement the stunning setting with views to the coast.
	Gardening Workshops  A fun, informative day with gourmet lunch included. June 16 2013 Orchard workshop – We will cover Pruning and Caring for you orchard. Choosing the right fruiting trees that you will love to grow and eat from. (More details) Sep 14 2013 Spring herbal sensations workshop. This one will be all about growing a subtropical herb garden. (More details) Nov 9 2012 Establishing an organic and permaculture garden in raised beds. (More Details)

Classes are held from 9.30am to 3.30pm. All classes have limited numbers to create an intimate and exclusive experience.

Cooking Experiences include: an unforgettable life experience,  lunch, vino, hands on cooking class.

For bookings and enquiries, please call +61 7 3262 3077 or tickets can be purchased online by clicking on the name of chefs above:   click here for our calendar page.

Terms and conditions

• We have a no refund policy as our classes are very unique and we only offer limited places.
• Should a particular class be booked and the participant cannot attend they are welcome to send another person in their place.
• An alternative class may be booked provide we have been given a minimum of 14 days notice.  The option to transfer to another class will always depend on availability of that class.
• If we do not have advanced warning that a participant is not attending a booked class it is considered the ticket has been forfeited.
•  All tickets are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.

Our Past classes…

 2012 Classes

more past classes…

For more examples of some of the excellent art and cooking events we’ve held before, check out past events.

 

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