Name: Marvellous Mediterranean Cooking Class with Wine
Price: 295.00 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (94 reviews)

Highlights

Learn to cook Mediterranean cuisine overlooking Port Phillip Bay
Fully hands-on cooking class
Prepare, cook and enjoy a 4 course meal with wine

Smell and taste the sun-drenched cuisine of the Mediterranean. Learn to balance the sweet and sour flavours and spices of Mediterranean cuisine in small, hands-on cooking classes. Enjoy a cooking day 'at the beach' in St Kilda, and a leisurely lunch, with wine, overlooking the picturesque bay.

What's included?

All day hands-on, small group cooking class
Morning tea with coffee and cake
A four course lunch with wine
Everything you need for the day is provided including apron and knives
Take home a detailed recipe booklet and many hints and tips

Smell and taste the sun-drenched cuisine of the Mediterranean. Cook dishes from Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, and Morocco, where people are passionate about their food. Explore sweet and sour flavours. Enjoy the cuisine of the sun, experience exotic ingredients, powerful, tangy, colourful flavours, aromatic, fresh herbs and spices, the subtlety of saffron, the delicacy of seafood. Savour flavoursome dishes made from sun-ripened fruit, vegetables, nuts, fresh herbs, the delicacy of rose petals and orange blossoms. Learn to cook taramasalata, tapenades, gazpachos, tagines, Spanish paella, chermoula paste, harissa, aioli , rouile, exotic spice blends including ras el hanout and dukkah. Barbeque whole fish, roast chicken, lamb and goat. Make salads with lentils, freekeh, quinoa, pomegranates, preserved lemons, couscous. Cook with figs and quinces, bake kourambiethes, lemon and honey and orange and almond syrup cakes, spicy panna cottas, date and almond meringues.

Learn to cook food for the delight of the senses! Learn to balance the flavours in your food. Taste, Season, Taste again until it is sensational!

Important information

Session Length

Day cooking classes are from 8:45am – 3.30pm on Thursdays and Saturdays and occasional Sundays
You will start with refreshments and a chat about the cooking day, the menu, the techniques and principles of cookery; then cook until approximately 12.30pm to 1pm and dine until around 3.30pm

Guidelines

All participants must be over 18 years, unless accompanied by a participant who is an adult

Cancellation

Change your booking up to 7 days before the start time of your experience
Changes are not permitted within 7 days of your experience
Late arrivals or no shows may result in you forfeiting your experience

Numbers on the Day

Classes are limited to 9 participants with one chef plus a kitchen steward assistant.

Dress Code

Participants are asked to wear covered in, comfortable shoes, for safety reasons.

Other Info

This experience offers a unique hands-on cooking class day, learning to cook whilst experiencing the glorious view over Port Phillip Bay. The class culminates with your wonderful luncheon, served at a beautifully set table, with interesting wine and enjoyable conversation. You feel like you are at a private dinner party. All classes cook appetisers, soups or entrées, main course and dessert.

Location

Located just opposite the St Kilda boat marina, approximately 8km from the CBD. Free parking is available in the street. Accessible by bus and tram.

Reviews

4.9

94 reviews

5 stars 84

4 stars 9

3 stars 1

2 stars 0

1 star 0

Had a wonderful time and learnt some good recipes

Liz 18 May 2026

Tonya was very knowledgeable and the setting is great. Very good for the home cook. The food we made was easy to follow but delicious. Recommended.

Customer Experience

Hi Liz, we’re so happy to hear about your positive experience! Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us.

18 May 2026

Delicious Food and a fun day cooking with views!

Cathy 31 March 2025

From the time we arrived we felt welcomed and in good hands. Delicious cake to start the day and meet our fellow cooks. After thorough instructions, we split into groups and cooked our contributions to a delicious 4 course lunch. We all made ravioli, it was good to get the pasta refresher. We sat down to a delicious lunch with wine and great conversation. Thanks Tonya for a great day!

Fabulously enjoyable experience - one of the best

Daniel 16 October 2023

We actually ended up doing the Moroccan cooking class by the same provider. I have done a number of cooking classes of a similar type and this was one of the best. Taking place in a beautiful home made the atmosphere casual and welcoming and Tonya was knowledgable and accessable throughout the cook. Sharing our wares together over lunch was a lovely way to spend the ealy afternoon. I'd highly recommend this for those wanting to ramp up their cooking skills.

Marvellous Mediterranean Cooking Class with Wine

Syndon 13 October 2023

This was an amazing but very busy experience! Eight people, organised into pairs, cooked from 9.30am to just after 1pm producing a 5 course meal which was delicious! And there was lots of wine available too. Tonya was extremely helpful and able to manage everyone and everything, and we received a cookbook at the end. Thanks, too, to Sandra who was vigilant in her clearing, washing dishes and keeping everything clean.

Delicious food, full bellies and new skills

Jess 18 September 2023

Tonya was very welcoming and made you feel relaxed in her home. She was truly knowledgeable and gave wonderful advice, tips and tricks when it came to cooking Italian cuisine. The small class made it an intimate experience, allowing everyone to be involved in the cooking. There was plenty of homemade cooking from focaccia, baked ricotta, spinach and ricotta ravioli, fettuccini ragu and panacotta with coffee syrup. Our bellies were full! We loved the entire experience especially the pasta making. We would highly recommend this to anyone and everyone who loves food and would like to learn more about the world of cooking. Thank you Tonya for such a wonderful day!

Mediterraneanspices cooking

allison 3 September 2023

lovely experience. We met some great people and had a fun day.

Cooking on the Bay

Ian 23 March 2022

We had a great day with Tonya cooking Mediterranean, best part was enjoying the food, company and wine after the cooking class.

It was a wonderful day cooking with Tonya.

Debra 12 February 2022

A most enjoyable and welcoming atmosphere learning about and eating delicious Mediterranean food.

Great Med cooking

Ja 22 February 2020

Great location with views over the marina - great for Mediterranean cooking!

Passionately Italian Coking Class

George 24 November 2018

I found this to be a very worthwhile experience, and Tonya is an excellent and approachable instructor. But you also pick up gems of gems of knowledge from other participants which was valuable for me as the youngest person there. One caveat is the class may be a little too much for beginners. It’s a full day, and covers lots of material and practise, which in and of itself is great, but may be information overload for beginners. Plus cooking basics (e.g. food prep, using key utensils) was not covered in depth, but to be fair is outside the scope of this class. So beginners may be thrown into the deep end here, especially if you’re surrounded by more experienced participants. Having said, you get more value from a class if you cover recipes that are a little more challenging; because you can always try simple recipes at home. Otherwise the instruction and supervision was of excellent quality, and I would definitely consider signing up for another class in the future!