Mad About Food - Residential Cooking Classes in Margaret River

Mad About Food Cooking School:

After many years working 'front of house' in restaurants and hotels, and completing her degree in Hotel Management, Sioban fulfilled a dream and trained under one of Australia's most recognised chefs, Neil Perry.

Sioban went on to learn the art of superb Thai food under Martin Boetz of Longrain in Sydney. Longrain has won consecutive awards as best Thai Restaurant since opening in 1999.

This experience, followed by two years in Tuscany, has refined Sioban's interest and knowledge in Italian and Thai food.

Wildwood Valley, with its magnificent views to the sea, offers accommodation set on 120 acres in the heart of Wine Region.

Sioban has designed her cooking schools so that the participants can be hands on! Groups can vary in numbers from 8 to 10 people. You can choose to book an exclusive cooking school weekend with a group of friends or make a booking to join a scheduled cooking school weekend throughout the year.

In the magnificent Margaret River setting, join us for a weekend learning from a master chef and enjoying the ambience of a peaceful retreat with spectacular ocean and valley views.

Fri, 13th - Sun, 15th August, 2010 "A Taste of Tuscany!" - 6 places left!

Fri, 22nd – Sun, 24th October, 201 "Thai Temptations!" - 1 place left!

The schedule for our weekend of cooking and fun begins:

Friday Check in from 2.00 pm

Saturday Gourmet cooked or continental breakfast

10.30am Cooking school commences, aprons on and let the fun begin! 4 hours of blood, sweat and tears over the hot stove!

2.30pm Lunch around the big table to enjoy the taste sensations you have cooked and relax with a well earned glass of wine

4.30 pm Free time to explore the area or relax at your leisure

Evening Should you like us to arrange a reservation at one of our nearby restaurants, please let us know and we shall be happy to organise it for you.

Sunday Leisurely gourmet cooked or continental breakfast to farewell your cooking companions and new found friends

Tariff ● $ 365 per person twin share

● $140 single person supplement

Includes ● 2 nights accommodation

● Gourmet breakfast each morning

● 4 hr cooking school and lunch

● Recipe booklet to take home

● “mad about food” apron

For those partners who would prefer not to join in the cooking class but partake of the delicious lunch, there is a reduction of $50

NB As we do not have a liquor license, we ask that you please bring your own favorite drinks to enjoy over the weekend

Please notify us of any food allergies or dislikes at time of booking so that we can cater for your needs – many thanks!

Wildwood Valley, with its magnificent views to the sea, offers accommodation set on 120 acres in the heart of Wine Region. It is the perfect Margaret River accommodation choice for couples, honeymooners, families or groups.

Stay in one of our bed and breakfast rooms, a self-contained apartment, a luxury 1 bedroom chalet or our spacious 3 bedroom cottage. Groups of up to 22 people booking the whole place will enjoy all the facilities of a small boutique hotel within the privacy of a rural estate.

Set on the Cape Naturaliste ridge overlooking Smiths Beach, Wildwood Valley is only 10-30 minutes away from all the beautiful beaches and little townsites of the Geographe Bay region - Yallingup, Dunsborough, Eagle Bay, Meelup, Margaret River and Busselton. Within this 35km radius there is an amazing diversity of attractions, activities and scenery.

Abundant kangaroos, sunsets over the sea, the still starlit sky and nature's 'sounds of silence' - it's all here waiting for you!