Sunday, 25th February 10am till 2pm $200 It's the season for preserving TOMATOES! In this workshop, you will learn how to preserve tomatoes in traditional Italian ways: Salsa di Pomodori (Tomato Passata), Pomodori Pelati (Bottled Peeled Tomatoes), and other tomato preserving products . You will no longer need to purchase tinned tomatoes or bottled tomato passata. You will be thrilled at how easy & simple it is to preserve and produce these wonderful tomato products.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. READ MORE BELOW

Sunday, 25th February
10am till 2pm
$200

It’s the season for preserving TOMATOES! In this workshop, you will learn how to preserve tomatoes in traditional Italian ways: Salsa di Pomodori (Tomato Passata), Pomodori Pelati (Bottled Peeled Tomatoes), and other tomato preserving products . You will no longer need to purchase tinned tomatoes or bottled tomato passata. You will be thrilled at how easy & simple it is to preserve and produce these wonderful tomato products.

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, 17 February 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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Saturday, 17 February 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, 9th December 2022 10am till 2pm $200 SOLD OUT 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! Here are just a few of the past Christmas Lunch dishes we have cooked and baked; Tuna Carpaccio, my mum's Lasagna, Porchetta, Chicken Involtini, Lobster & Prawn Raviolo, Tiramisu, Cherry & Chocolate Semifreddo, Zuppa Inglese (Italian Trifle)! It's a lunch you don't want to miss!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!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, 9th December 2022
10am till 2pm
$200

SOLD OUT

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!

Here are just a few of the past Christmas Lunch dishes we have cooked and baked; Tuna Carpaccio, my mum’s Lasagna, Porchetta, Chicken Involtini, Lobster & Prawn Raviolo, Tiramisu, Cherry & Chocolate Semifreddo, Zuppa Inglese (Italian Trifle)! It’s a lunch you don’t want to miss!

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!

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.

Sunday, 3 December 2023 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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Sunday, 3 December 2023
10am till 2pm
$200

SOLD OUT –

THIS IS A PRIVATELY BOOKED COOKING CLASS.

Requirements for a Private Cooking Class –

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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Friday, 1 December 2023 10am till 2pm $180 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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Friday, 1 December 2023
10am till 2pm
$180

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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Sunday, 26 November 2023 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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Sunday, 26 November 2023
10am till 2pm
$200

SOLD OUT –

THIS IS A PRIVATELY BOOKED COOKING CLASS.

Requirements for a Private Cooking Class –

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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Sunday, 19 November 2023 10am till 2pm $180 SOLD OUTAngela is very excited to be continuing her series of Italian Regional cooking and baking workshops for 2023 to celebrate her Italian heritage!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.MORE INFORMATION BELOW:

Sunday, 19 November 2023
10am till 2pm
$180

SOLD OUT

Angela is very excited to be continuing her series of Italian Regional cooking and baking workshops for 2023 to celebrate her Italian heritage!

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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Sunday, 29 October 2023 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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Sunday, 29 October 2023
10am till 2pm
$200

SOLD OUT –

THIS IS A PRIVATELY BOOKED COOKING CLASS.

Requirements for a Private Cooking Class –

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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Sunday, 22nd October 2023 10am till 4pm  Kas Wren (Wordsmith, Renovator, Airbnb Owner) of Wren and Whippet  has asked (begged) me to return as the country folk from Coolah, Mudgee and the nearby small towns love to cook & bake Italian fare! I am so looking forward to returning to this wonderful spot to share my love of Italian fare with Kas, partner Kate, and all else who will be joining us!• BOOKINGS - Kas has notified me that all tickets have sold on Sunday 22 October.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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Sunday, 22nd October 2023

10am till 4pm

 Kas Wren (Wordsmith, Renovator, Airbnb Owner) of Wren and Whippet  has asked (begged) me to return as the country folk from Coolah, Mudgee and the nearby small towns love to cook & bake Italian fare! I am so looking forward to returning to this wonderful spot to share my love of Italian fare with Kas, partner Kate, and all else who will be joining us!

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BOOKINGS – Kas has notified me that all tickets have sold on Sunday 22 October.

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 October 2023 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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Saturday, 14 October 2023
10am till 2pm
$200

SOLD OUT –

THIS IS A PRIVATELY BOOKED COOKING CLASS.

Requirements for a Private Cooking Class –

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, 7 October 2023 11:30am till 2:30pm $125 This is not a cooking class, but a gathering of people, known or unknown, connecting over a 3-course lunch! I was listening to an episode from The Imperfects podcast recently, when this idea came to me! Over the years, since the increase of social media use and especially since the covid pandemic, levels of isolation, loneliness and disconnect amongst humans has increased dramatically! It was very disheartening to hear that these levels are at their worst ever! And it occurred to me; organise a gathering for lunch here at The Village Cooks - not a cooking class - but an assembly of people around my table where we can sit and chat and connect together over a glorious Italian lunch which I have prepared! This is right up my ally as I love people, I love to cook & bake, and I love to entertain!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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Saturday, 7 October 2023
11:30am till 2:30pm
$125

This is not a cooking class, but a gathering of people, known or unknown, connecting over a 3-course lunch!

I was listening to an episode from The Imperfects podcast recently, when this idea came to me! Over the years, since the increase of social media use and especially since the covid pandemic, levels of isolation, loneliness and disconnect amongst humans has increased dramatically! It was very disheartening to hear that these levels are at their worst ever! And it occurred to me; organise a gathering for lunch here at The Village Cooks – not a cooking class – but an assembly of people around my table where we can sit and chat and connect together over a glorious Italian lunch which I have prepared! This is right up my ally as I love people, I love to cook & bake, and I love to entertain!

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, 17 September 2023 10am till 2pm $180 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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Sunday, 17 September 2023
10am till 2pm
$180

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, 9 September 2023 10am till 4pm It would have happened earlier, if it won’t for covid, but here we are now and very excited to have you join us! We will cook & bake Italian style together, with a glass of vino by our side at the wonderful home of vintage collector, artist & airbnb owner, Georgie Stuart in Edith, Blue Mountains.Being early September, there will be a crossover of late winter and early spring produce. Georgie tells me she should have rhubarb, cavolo nero, Jerusalem Artichoke, radish, and wild spring leaves in her patch, whilst mine will include beetroot, peas, silverbeet, fennel and possibly broad beans (I planted these guys late this year, so maybe not!). Between us both, plus the help of farmers market, we will have a bountiful selection to create a feast! I can’t wait! We will endeavour to eat on a long table outside, weather permitting of course, however there is a plan B - a lovely table indoors by the fire! Perfetto!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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Saturday, 9 September 2023
10am till 4pm

It would have happened earlier, if it won’t for covid, but here we are now and very excited to have you join us! We will cook & bake Italian style together, with a glass of vino by our side at the wonderful home of vintage collector, artist & airbnb owner, Georgie Stuart in Edith, Blue Mountains.

Being early September, there will be a crossover of late winter and early spring produce. Georgie tells me she should have rhubarb, cavolo nero, Jerusalem Artichoke, radish, and wild spring leaves in her patch, whilst mine will include beetroot, peas, silverbeet, fennel and possibly broad beans (I planted these guys late this year, so maybe not!). Between us both, plus the help of farmers market, we will have a bountiful selection to create a feast! I can’t wait! We will endeavour to eat on a long table outside, weather permitting of course, however there is a plan B – a lovely table indoors by the fire! Perfetto!

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, 26 August 2023 10am till 2pm $200 It's tradition; every Father's Day, I bake Italian Cornetti (Italian Croissants). They are my hubby's favourite, and he loves them for breakfast on Father's Day morning. So we will be just in time with one week before the Aussie Father's Day. Or then again, we can just learn to make Italian Cornetti for ourselves!! Ha!I have had many requests for this class in the past and have decided to proceed. It will definitely be a challenge to squeeze three days worth of 'cornetti' pastry preparation into four hours, however, I have a plan to achieve baked cornetti for everyone to try and take home!This cooking class is mostly hands-on, 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. MORE INFORMATION BELOW:

Sunday, 26 August 2023
10am till 2pm
$200

It’s tradition; every Father’s Day, I bake Italian Cornetti (Italian Croissants). They are my hubby’s favourite, and he loves them for breakfast on Father’s Day morning. So we will be just in time with one week before the Aussie Father’s Day. Or then again, we can just learn to make Italian Cornetti for ourselves!! Ha!

I have had many requests for this class in the past and have decided to proceed. It will definitely be a challenge to squeeze three days worth of ‘cornetti’ pastry preparation into four hours, however, I have a plan to achieve baked cornetti for everyone to try and take home!

This cooking class is mostly hands-on, 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, 6 August 2023 10am till 2pm $200 SOLD OUT Ricotta is one of the most rewarding products to make at home and tastes like heaven (you will never buy store bought ricotta again)! In this class, you will learn to make fresh ricotta using a vegetable rennet. We will then use our freshly made ricotta to create three dishes for a delicious lunch; baked ricotta for an antipasto to start, our main will include Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni (we will make fresh pasta for this dish), and to end, a ricotta cake. This cooking class is mostly hands-on, 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. MORE INFORMATION BELOW:

Sunday, 6 August 2023
10am till 2pm
$200

SOLD OUT

Ricotta is one of the most rewarding products to make at home and tastes like heaven (you will never buy store bought ricotta again)!

In this class, you will learn to make fresh ricotta using a vegetable rennet. We will then use our freshly made ricotta to create three dishes for a delicious lunch; baked ricotta for an antipasto to start, our main will include Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni (we will make fresh pasta for this dish), and to end, a ricotta cake.

This cooking class is mostly hands-on, 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, 30 July 2023 10am till 2pm $180 SOLD OUTItalian pastries are adored the world round!You will learn to bake three popular Italian dolce found in every Italian Pasticceria; Crostata, Cannoli & Cantucci.We will bake a Italian style Crostata (tart) with a seasonal filling and using traditional Pasta Frolla (Italian pastry), traditional Cannoli from Sicily with a mouthwatering candied ricotta filling, and Cantucci - Italian traditional biscotti to dunk in your coffee!This cooking class is mostly hands-on, 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. MORE INFORMATION BELOW:

Sunday, 30 July 2023
10am till 2pm
$180

SOLD OUT

Italian pastries are adored the world round!

You will learn to bake three popular Italian dolce found in every Italian Pasticceria; Crostata, Cannoli & Cantucci.

We will bake a Italian style Crostata (tart) with a seasonal filling and using traditional Pasta Frolla (Italian pastry), traditional Cannoli from Sicily with a mouthwatering candied ricotta filling, and Cantucci – Italian traditional biscotti to dunk in your coffee!

This cooking class is mostly hands-on, 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, 2 July 2023 10am till 2pm $180 This is an Italian Seasonal Winter Pranzo (Lunch) Workshop! Join me as we create a 3-course authentic Italian lunch menu using Winter produce. We have such a bounty to choose from; apples, pears, mushrooms, mandarins, rhubarb, beetroot, broccoli, Jerusalem Artichoke, beans, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, spinach, citrus, and on and on the list goes. Winter is another favourite season of mine to cook and bake with and I am looking forward to sharing this with you!There will be Italian home-style cooking and baking involved, with lots of chatting, laughing and learning along the way. We will then sit together to enjoy the fruits of our labour sampling our 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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Sunday, 2 July 2023
10am till 2pm
$180

This is an Italian Seasonal Winter Pranzo (Lunch) Workshop! Join me as we create a 3-course authentic Italian lunch menu using Winter produce. We have such a bounty to choose from; apples, pears, mushrooms, mandarins, rhubarb, beetroot, broccoli, Jerusalem Artichoke, beans, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, spinach, citrus, and on and on the list goes. Winter is another favourite season of mine to cook and bake with and I am looking forward to sharing this with you!

There will be Italian home-style cooking and baking involved, with lots of chatting, laughing and learning along the way. We will then sit together to enjoy the fruits of our labour sampling our 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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Sunday, 4 June 2023 10am till 2pm $180 SOLD OUTThis will be a hands-on class with some demonstration where you will learn to make pasta dough and shape two popular and traditional Italian filled pasta: Tortellini & Agnolotti del Plin. We will also learn about stocks & broths; we will make a hearty chicken brodo (broth) to serve with our handmade tortellini, and then a vegetable stock for a soup that we will bath our Agnolotti del Plin. A perfect winter comforting workshop. We will then sit to enjoy our hearty bowls of filled pasta in brodo!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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Sunday, 4 June 2023
10am till 2pm
$180

SOLD OUT

This will be a hands-on class with some demonstration where you will learn to make pasta dough and shape two popular and traditional Italian filled pasta: Tortellini & Agnolotti del Plin. We will also learn about stocks & broths; we will make a hearty chicken brodo (broth) to serve with our handmade tortellini, and then a vegetable stock for a soup that we will bath our Agnolotti del Plin. A perfect winter comforting workshop. We will then sit to enjoy our hearty bowls of filled pasta in brodo!

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, 21 May 2023 10am till 2pm $180 This is an Italian Autumn Pranzo (Lunch) Workshop! Join me as we create a 3-course authentic Italian lunch menu using autumn produce. We have such a bounty to choose from; apples, pears, wild mushrooms, quinces, walnuts, chestnuts, mandarins, rhubarb, beetroot, figs, persimmons, and on and on the list goes. Autumn is another favourite season of mine to cook and bake with and I am looking forward to sharing this with you!There will be Italian 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 our 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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Sunday, 21 May 2023
10am till 2pm
$180

This is an Italian Autumn Pranzo (Lunch) Workshop! Join me as we create a 3-course authentic Italian lunch menu using autumn produce. We have such a bounty to choose from; apples, pears, wild mushrooms, quinces, walnuts, chestnuts, mandarins, rhubarb, beetroot, figs, persimmons, and on and on the list goes. Autumn is another favourite season of mine to cook and bake with and I am looking forward to sharing this with you!

There will be Italian 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 our 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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Sunday, 21 May 2023 10am till 2pm $180 This is an Italian Vegetable cooking class! Join me as we explore the many wonderful ways to cook and bake with seasonal vegetables the Italian way!There will be Italian 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 our authentic Italian dishes made with vegetables and 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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Sunday, 21 May 2023
10am till 2pm
$180

This is an Italian Vegetable cooking class! Join me as we explore the many wonderful ways to cook and bake with seasonal vegetables the Italian way!

There will be Italian 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 our authentic Italian dishes made with vegetables and 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, 29 April 2023 10am till 2pm $180 This is an Italian Autumn Pranzo (Lunch) Workshop! Join me as we create a 3-course authentic Italian lunch menu using autumn produce. We have such a bounty to choose from; apples, pears, wild mushrooms, quinces, walnuts, chestnuts, mandarins, rhubarb, beetroot, figs, persimmons, and on and on the list goes. Autumn is another favourite season of mine to cook and bake with and I am looking forward to sharing this with you!There will be Italian 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 our 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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Saturday, 29 April 2023
10am till 2pm
$180

This is an Italian Autumn Pranzo (Lunch) Workshop! Join me as we create a 3-course authentic Italian lunch menu using autumn produce. We have such a bounty to choose from; apples, pears, wild mushrooms, quinces, walnuts, chestnuts, mandarins, rhubarb, beetroot, figs, persimmons, and on and on the list goes. Autumn is another favourite season of mine to cook and bake with and I am looking forward to sharing this with you!

There will be Italian 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 our 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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Friday, 28 April 2023 10am till 2pm $175 Join me for a great day of making fresh pasta (two different types of pasta dough - one with egg, and one without). We will do this all by hand!You will learn how to shape both pastas in two very authentic Italian shapes - again all done by hand. In addition, we will prepare sughi (sauces) to compliment our pasta dishes. We will end the day by sitting alfresco style to enjoy the fruits of our labour (our pasta) with a class (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.READ MORE DETAILS BELOW: 

Friday, 28 April 2023
10am till 2pm
$175

Join me for a great day of making fresh pasta (two different types of pasta dough – one with egg, and one without). We will do this all by hand!

You will learn how to shape both pastas in two very authentic Italian shapes – again all done by hand. In addition, we will prepare sughi (sauces) to compliment our pasta dishes. We will end the day by sitting alfresco style to enjoy the fruits of our labour (our pasta) with a class (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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Sunday, 19 March 2023 10am till 2pm $175 Join me for a great day making authentic Gnocchi, where you will learn to make two varieties of gnocchi and fresh homemade ricotta!You will learn how to make two authentic gnocchi doughs; the traditional and ever popular potato gnocchi, along with ricotta gnocchi, using homemade ricotta. You will learn how to make fresh ricotta in this cooking class. In addition, we will prepare sughi (sauces) to compliment our gnocchi dishes. We will end the day by sitting alfresco style to enjoy the fruits of our labour (our gnocchi) with a class 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.READ MORE DETAILS BELOW: 

Sunday, 19 March 2023
10am till 2pm
$175

Join me for a great day making authentic Gnocchi, where you will learn to make two varieties of gnocchi and fresh homemade ricotta!

You will learn how to make two authentic gnocchi doughs; the traditional and ever popular potato gnocchi, along with ricotta gnocchi, using homemade ricotta. You will learn how to make fresh ricotta in this cooking class. In addition, we will prepare sughi (sauces) to compliment our gnocchi dishes. We will end the day by sitting alfresco style to enjoy the fruits of our labour (our gnocchi) with a class 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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Sunday, 26 February 2023 10am - 2pm $175 SOLD OUTIt's the season for preserving TOMATOES! In this workshop, you will learn how to preserve tomatoes in traditional Italian ways: Salsa di Pomodori (Tomato Passata), Pomodori Pelati (Bottled Peeled Tomatoes), and other tomato preserving products . You will no longer need to purchase tinned tomatoes or bottled tomato passata. You will be thrilled at how easy & simple it is to preserve and produce these wonderful tomato products.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. READ MORE BELOW

Sunday, 26 February 2023
10am – 2pm
$175

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It’s the season for preserving TOMATOES! In this workshop, you will learn how to preserve tomatoes in traditional Italian ways: Salsa di Pomodori (Tomato Passata), Pomodori Pelati (Bottled Peeled Tomatoes), and other tomato preserving products . You will no longer need to purchase tinned tomatoes or bottled tomato passata. You will be thrilled at how easy & simple it is to preserve and produce these wonderful tomato products.

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, 5 November 2022 10am till 4pm SOLD OUT I have been invited for second time this year by Kas Wren (Wordsmith, Renovator, Airbnb Owner) of Wren and Whippet to attend her current renovated 112 year old cottage in Coolah, Central NSW for an Italian Lunch. I am so looking forward to cooking and baking Italian fare with Kas for the locals of Coolah. 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.SEE MORE DETAILS BELOW

Sunday, 5 November 2022
10am till 4pm

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I have been invited for second time this year by Kas Wren (Wordsmith, Renovator, Airbnb Owner) of Wren and Whippet to attend her current renovated 112 year old cottage in Coolah, Central NSW for an Italian Lunch. I am so looking forward to cooking and baking Italian fare with Kas for the locals of Coolah.

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, 4th December 2022 10am till 2pm $185 SOLD OUT Angela's Italian Christmas Lunch cooking classes are always a hit and very popular, so there will be two separate (different menu) Italian Christmas Lunches for 2022!!! 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, and her extensive experience and knowledge gained from many years of study (Angela is a trained pastry chef) & working in commercial kitchens, (plus not to mention, her overall love of Italian cooking & baking). The Christmas lunch menu will comprise of 3 courses: Pasta ai frutti di mare (pasta with seafood) to start; Porchetta served with seasonal sides for the main dish, and to end, Zuppa Inglese (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.

Sunday, 4th December 2022
10am till 2pm
$185

SOLD OUT

Angela’s Italian Christmas Lunch cooking classes are always a hit and very popular, so there will be two separate (different menu) Italian Christmas Lunches for 2022!!!

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, and her extensive experience and knowledge gained from many years of study (Angela is a trained pastry chef) & working in commercial kitchens, (plus not to mention, her overall love of Italian cooking & baking).

The Christmas lunch menu will comprise of 3 courses: Pasta ai frutti di mare (pasta with seafood) to start; Porchetta served with seasonal sides for the main dish, and to end, Zuppa Inglese (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.

Friday, 9th December 2022 10am till 2pm $185 SOLD OUT Angela's Italian Christmas Lunch cooking classes are always a hit and very popular, so there will be two separate (and different menus) Italian Christmas Lunches for 2022!!! 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, and her extensive experience and knowledge gained from many years of study (Angela is a trained pastry chef) & working in commercial kitchens, (plus not to mention, her overall love of Italian cooking & baking). The Christmas lunch menu will comprise of 3 courses: to start with seafood carpaccio style; Angelas' family's traditional lasagna recipe, and to end, Tiramisu with every element made from scratch including making the savoiardi biscuits. 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.

Friday, 9th December 2022
10am till 2pm
$185

SOLD OUT

Angela’s Italian Christmas Lunch cooking classes are always a hit and very popular, so there will be two separate (and different menus) Italian Christmas Lunches for 2022!!!

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, and her extensive experience and knowledge gained from many years of study (Angela is a trained pastry chef) & working in commercial kitchens, (plus not to mention, her overall love of Italian cooking & baking).

The Christmas lunch menu will comprise of 3 courses: to start with seafood carpaccio style; Angelas’ family’s traditional lasagna recipe, and to end, Tiramisu with every element made from scratch including making the savoiardi biscuits. 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.

Sunday, 28 February 2021 11am - 2pm SOLD OUT PLEASE SEE CORNERSMITH WEBSITE FOR BOOKINGS https://cornersmith.com.au/workshop/pasta-by-hand-2/  

Sunday, 28 February 2021
11am – 2pm

SOLD OUT

PLEASE SEE CORNERSMITH WEBSITE FOR BOOKINGS
https://cornersmith.com.au/workshop/pasta-by-hand-2/

 

Saturday, 28 August 2021 10am till 2pm Join me for a great day making authentic Ravioli & Tortellini.You will learn how to make pasta dough and learn the technique of shaping two very popular and traditional Italian pastas: Ravioli & Tortellini. Our pasta fillings will be inspired by seasonal ingredients and my Italian heritage. In addition, we will prepare delicious sughi (pasta sauces) to compliment our filled pasta. We will end the day by sitting alfresco style to enjoy the fruits of our labour (our ravioli & tortellini) with a class (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.READ MORE BELOW: 

Saturday, 28 August 2021
10am till 2pm

Join me for a great day making authentic Ravioli & Tortellini.

You will learn how to make pasta dough and learn the technique of shaping two very popular and traditional Italian pastas: Ravioli & Tortellini. Our pasta fillings will be inspired by seasonal ingredients and my Italian heritage. In addition, we will prepare delicious sughi (pasta sauces) to compliment our filled pasta. We will end the day by sitting alfresco style to enjoy the fruits of our labour (our ravioli & tortellini) with a class (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, 19 March 2022 10am till 2pm $170 SOLD OUTThis will be a hands-on class with some demonstration where you will learn to make pasta dough and shape two popular and traditional Italian filled pasta: Tortellini & Agnolotti del Plin. We will also learn about stocks & broths; we will make a hearty chicken brodo (broth) to serve with our handmade tortellini, and then a vegetable stock for a soup that we will bath our meatless Agnolotti del Plin. A perfect winter comforting workshop.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.READ MORE BELOW: 

Saturday, 19 March 2022
10am till 2pm
$170

SOLD OUT

This will be a hands-on class with some demonstration where you will learn to make pasta dough and shape two popular and traditional Italian filled pasta: Tortellini & Agnolotti del Plin. We will also learn about stocks & broths; we will make a hearty chicken brodo (broth) to serve with our handmade tortellini, and then a vegetable stock for a soup that we will bath our meatless Agnolotti del Plin. A perfect winter comforting workshop.

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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Friday, 8 April 2022 10am till 2pm $165 SOLD OUTPlease note: you must be fully vaccinated to attend this class!In this class you will learn the art of making Choux pastry in order to bake wonderful pastries such as Porfiteroles and Eclairs.  In addition, you will learn how to prepare authentic Italian fillings to create the most delectable pastries and desserts that will impress family and guests.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.READ MORE BELOW

Friday, 8 April 2022
10am till 2pm
$165

SOLD OUT

Please note: you must be fully vaccinated to attend this class!

In this class you will learn the art of making Choux pastry in order to bake wonderful pastries such as Porfiteroles and Eclairs.  In addition, you will learn how to prepare authentic Italian fillings to create the most delectable pastries and desserts that will impress family and guests.

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, 10 April 2022 10am till 2pm $170 In this class, Angela with share her love of baking traditional Italian Easter dolci - just in time for Easter! You will learn to bake the following 3 authentic Italian Easter sweets - 'Pastiera Napoletana' from Naples (a traditional wheat-berry & ricotta pie), 'Cannoli' from Sicily, and 'Uncinetti' from Campania. We will all so enjoy a light Italian lunch to balance our sweet palate.You will learn both demonstration and hands-on experience.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.

Sunday, 10 April 2022
10am till 2pm
$170

In this class, Angela with share her love of baking traditional Italian Easter dolci – just in time for Easter! You will learn to bake the following 3 authentic Italian Easter sweets – ‘Pastiera Napoletana’ from Naples (a traditional wheat-berry & ricotta pie), ‘Cannoli’ from Sicily, and ‘Uncinetti’ from Campania. We will all so enjoy a light Italian lunch to balance our sweet palate.

You will learn both demonstration and hands-on experience.

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.

Sunday, 24 April 2022 10am till 2pm Please join me as I stand with our Ukraine brothers and sisters, to cook for them, their country, they're freedom! The senseless war by Russia on Ukraine has left many Ukrainians homeless - mothers with their young children fleeing Ukraine to find safety in boarding countries. These children's fathers left behind to fight for their country, their home! I can't even imagine the trauma these people are facing on a daily basis is irrefutable!Therefore, I will hold a 'Cook for Ukraine' fundraising workshop at The Village Cooks to raise much needed funds for Unicef Australia who is providing life saving supplies to the children and mothers displaced in Ukraine!100% of each ticket sold will be donated to Unicef Australia. Price per ticket is $200.We will cook and bake a 3 course Ukrainian lunch - recipes I will pick from Olia Hercules's (Ukrainian born, residing in London food writer, chef, author) cookbooks - Mamushka, Kaukasis and Summer Kitchens.Hope you can join me. 

Sunday, 24 April 2022
10am till 2pm

Please join me as I stand with our Ukraine brothers and sisters, to cook for them, their country, they’re freedom! The senseless war by Russia on Ukraine has left many Ukrainians homeless – mothers with their young children fleeing Ukraine to find safety in boarding countries. These children’s fathers left behind to fight for their country, their home! I can’t even imagine the trauma these people are facing on a daily basis is irrefutable!

Therefore, I will hold a ‘Cook for Ukraine’ fundraising workshop at The Village Cooks to raise much needed funds for Unicef Australia who is providing life saving supplies to the children and mothers displaced in Ukraine!

100% of each ticket sold will be donated to Unicef Australia. Price per ticket is $200.

We will cook and bake a 3 course Ukrainian lunch – recipes I will pick from Olia Hercules’s (Ukrainian born, residing in London food writer, chef, author) cookbooks – Mamushka, Kaukasis and Summer Kitchens.

Hope you can join me.