I have had the idea to offer some cooking class retreats at Little Norfolk bay for a while now, so I was pretty excited for the first retreat last weekend. I have been teaching  my workshops from my home kitchen, and in school and workplaces, for a few years. I decided to move the classes and workshops to Little Norfolk Bay Events and Chalets we have more room there, a lot better parking, a good coffee machine and it ties in well with me running the accommodation so I can offer classes and workshops on different days.  The workshops have been great there and I have been thinking of lots and lots of ideas of food and recipes that need to be cooked over a few days at a retreat, recipes that take a little more time than what we can cover in a few hour workshop, so many ideas..

A lot of work to put the retreat together by me, but a ridiculously fun weekend!!

I taught my guests how to make sourdough bread and croissants, both quite time consuming and other yeast breads, stocks and more during the weekend.

Menu

Friday welcome drinks:
Weston farm smoked olives
green pea hummus
Oysters
cheeses

Friday Dinner:
French onion soup
Quails with quinoa and orange
scallops and handmade pasta, chilli and lemon
Saturday Breakfast
Baked beans and poached eggs

Saturday Lunch
Seafood chowder
salmon sashimi
pickled octopus
herb and garlic pull apart
Saturday Dinner
fresh baked sourdough
Chicken miso broth
Osso bucco
cauliflower polenta
saffron butter baked salmon and pea puree

Sunday Breakfast
fresh baked croissants with smoked salmon, brie, marinated mushrooms, spinach

I have had such great feed back from all the guests on this weekend, read the reviews on trip advisor and my Little Norfolk Bay Events and Chalets Facebook page, so I am offering this bread baking retreat again in October 18th-20th!! I am also planning a seafood cooking retreat, dates for this will be available soon! If learning to cook is not your thing and you would prefer to be cooked for and just relax then one of our Indulgence weekend is for you! Space available the weekend of 20th – 22nd September or October 4th-6th . If a weekend away is not possible then join in a day workshop cooking or food styling then sit down to enjoy a delicious lunch.

Baking Retreat
2 nights in a luxury Spa Chalet
meals and drinks- 2 dinners, one lunch 2 breakfasts, beer, wine, coffee, tea and soft drinks
over 10 hours of cooking tuition

come on your own, with your partner or with a couple of friends!!

Book through my online store

 

A quick post to share some photos of this weekend, another busy weekend at Little Norfolk Bay Hosting and cooking for a Indulgence Package weekend.

Saturday Dinner in the event house was:
Winter wakame and oyster broth
Ashgrove blue twice  baked souffle and quince
Tassal salmon sashimi
Smoked Rannoch farm quail beetroot, candied walnuts and  cherry chutney
Wallaby shanks Weston Farm smoked paprika buttered parpadelle
Summerlea farm porterhouse, green peppercorn jus, baked cauiflour polenta
Apple and quince crumble with Maggie Beer Sangoviese verjuice mulled cider

 

2019 Indulgence Package Dates (limited to 4 couples on each date!!) please enquire about other dates. Please email or call us to arrange a extra trundle bed for your chalet for friends who want separate beds or a third person in your package for a fun weekend with friends (extra charges apply).

Friday 19th to Sunday 21st July
Friday 9th- Sunday 11th August
Friday 6th- Sunday 8th Sept SOLD OUT
Friday 20th September to Sunday 21st September
Friday 4th- Sunday 6th October
Friday 1st November to Sunday 3rd November
Friday 22nd November to Sunday 24th November 

I have also just listed my first cooking retreat! Bread baking all meals included plus hours of learning!!

please click through to my store to book your weekend!