To understand the complex and intriguing nature of chocolate and become true connoisseurs, indulge in our Chocolate Experience.

Luxury chocolate really is a different experience. Carefully blended and handcrafted from the very finest ingredients, it is quite unlike the mass-manufactured bar whose low cocoa content is masked by various additives.

The Chocolate Experience includes:

Oils ain't oils… the health benefits of olive oil and the taste difference premium olive oils can make to cooking are remarkable. Many oils sold in Australia are bland, featureless and sweet - not at all what a premium olive oil should be.

Tastebuds will delight at the complexity of flavour, as we teach how to appreciate the subtle differences between olive oils.

Using olives and olive products from award winning Red Rock Olives, we will show every facet of the remarkable olive and its by products.

Our Olive Oil Experience tells everything one needs to know about olive oil - an 'Olive Book' discusses the history of olive oil; cultivation of the olive tree; harvesting, milling & pressing; production of olive oil; classification of olive oil; storage; organoleptic properties; organoleptic assessment; health benefits; and cooking with olive oil.

The Olive Oil Experience includes:

Invite some friends over and bring the tantalizing tastes of Spain into the kitchen!

What makes paella so special? A true paella pan is wide, round, and shallow and has splayed sides. It does not have a lid. It has two looped handles and dips slightly in the middle so the oil can pool there for the preliminary sautéing. The shape of the pan, which is called either a paella or paellera, helps ensure that the rice cooks in a thin layer. The Valencians say that the cooked rice should be only as thick as "un ditet", or the width of one finger. The key is to maximize the amount of rice touching the bottom of the pan because that is where the flavour is.

The paella pan can also be used as a serving dish! When the paella is cooked, simply place the delicious pan of food in the middle of the table. Yum!

Your Spanish Paella Experience includes:

Do you prefer yours stirred, not shaken? You may have heard of a Harvey Wallbanger or a Strawberry Daiquiri, but what about a Mind Eraser, Milk of Amnesia, or a Mogul? They are all cocktail recipes from the Essential Cocktail Experience. Learn how to make fabulous cocktails at home, or to impress the bartender next time you are out.

There are cocktails for all events and occasions - punches for parties, mocktails for non-drinkers, shooters, margaritas, martinis, manhattans, vermouths, cointreaus, and camparis - all explained and described in this Essential Cocktail Experience.

As well as the ingredients, we show how to freeze, chill, stir, shake, strain, and garnish cocktails for best results - it is all in the Essential Cocktail Experience.