The Green Gourmet

24/08/2026

So thrilled to announce our final menu and our star producers for this Sunday’s sold-out Fleurieu Food Festival workshop and long lunch. I wanted to cook and serve you every dish I fell in love with on our recent trip, but managed to narrow it down to seven of the best! 🍅🍫🌿

Looking forward to the BEST day with our lucky ticket holders on Sunday. 🤩

18/07/2026

Delighted to be judging the Willunga Almond Blossom Festival Cooking Competition again this year with Angelle from Neighbours. There’s still time to enter - the more entries we have, the more fun it is for everyone! 🥣🥮🌸

07/07/2026

Oh how you charmed us Lisboa. Até a próxima (until next time …).

02/07/2026

14/06/2026

What happens when the sun-drenched flavours of the Mediterranean meet the fresh winter produce of the Fleurieu Peninsula?

In this special Fleurieu Food Festival workshop, we’ll explore the delicious connection between these regions — bringing inspiration home from my recent travels through Turkey, Malta and Portugal, and reimagining their vibrant dishes using the best seasonal ingredients from the Fleurieu.

While separated by thousands of kilometres, these regions share much in common: a love of simple food made well, meals built around peak seasonal produce, and a way of eating that celebrates slowing down and gathering around the table.

Through a mix of hands-on and demonstration cooking, we’ll prepare and enjoy a generous Mediterranean-inspired long lunch, including mezzes, warming vegetable-focused main dishes and indulgent desserts. Learn the stories behind the recipes, and leave with fresh inspiration for winter cooking that is both nourishing and full of flavour — bringing a little sunshine to your winter table.

🎟️ Limited tickets available here: usefull.com.au/event/mediterranean-meets-fleurieu

29/05/2026

Thank you Istanbul for your love in equal measures of vibrant colour, veggies (especially artichokes!) legumes, pickles, and cute cats - all served up with a generous side of coffee and baklava! 🌿

10/04/2026

Thrilled to be hosting Cooking with Leftovers, the most popular of my Great Unwaste workshops, with City of Holdfast Bay.

Come along for a fun and tasty evening of learning – and go home with new tools you can put straight to use - saving you money, time and food waste. With a few new tips and tricks up your sleeve, I’m sure you’ll agree that leftovers have never been so delicious! 🥦

🗓️ Wednesday 29 April 2026 5.30-7.30pm

📍Holdfast Bay Community Centre

🎟️Tickets just $5 here: https://events.humanitix.com/cooking-with-leftovers-holdfast and include your cheesy, crispy, rescued food snack, handout with recipe, roll of Unwaste Tape, and the chance to win a fabulous door prize. 🌿

This event is supported by Resilient South (Cities of Holdfast Bay, Marion, Mitcham and Onkaparinga).

09/02/2026

Very excited to be hosting this workshop for City of Onkaparinga and Hackham West Community Centre. Expect lots of info and tools you can put straight to use, fun group activities, and of course, a delicious cooking demo with tastings! 👩‍🍳🧑‍🍳 Tickets just $5, available from https://tinyurl.com/5x7pjxpb

Cooking for One
Smarter meals, less waste

Living solo doesn’t mean settling for boring meals or breaking the budget!

Wednesday 25 February
5.30 - 7.30pm

$5.00 if possible (please let us know if cost is an issue)

Join our workshop with The Green Gourmet to:

• Plan meals simply
• Shop smarter for one
• Cook tasty meals just for you
• Turn one base recipe into many meals
• Save time and money, and waste less

Plus:
Includes a cooking demo with delicious tastings!

Grab your tickets via Eventbrite at the link below, or give us a call on (08) 8384 1065 for enquiries

https://tinyurl.com/5x7pjxpb

21/12/2025

Just in the nick of time … Announcing two all-new workshops for 2026 + Green Gourmet gift vouchers.

🥕Fast & Fresh – Sunday 22 March
A joyful, flavour-packed workshop focused on fast, fresh wholefood meals that make answering “What’s for dinner tonight?” a whole lot easier. This much-loved annual workshop has been completely refreshed with vibrant new recipes inspired by Hetty Lui McKinnon’s Linger and Sami Tamimi’s Boustany, alongside new recipes developed for Taronga Almonds.

Expect clever salads that can double as mains, a modern twist on Arabic favourite mejadra (lentils and rice, but not as you know them!), a decadent new way with halloumi — plus some irresistibly delicious baking just in time for Easter.

🥦Cooking & Eating for Bone Health – Sunday 19 July
Bone health matters at every age — and it’s about so much more than calcium!In this brand new workshop, I’ll share 5 years of Green Gourmet learnings to help you cook and eat in ways that actively support strong, healthy bones, using delicious, everyday wholefoods.

🎁 The gift that keeps on nourishing: A Green Gourmet gift voucher starting from $50.

https://www.thegreengourmet.com.au/workshops/p/fastandfreshvegetarian2026

https://www.thegreengourmet.com.au/workshops/p/cookingandeatingforbonehealth

https://www.thegreengourmet.com.au/workshops/p/the-green-gourmet-gift-voucher

07/12/2025

Have you become sober-curious lately too? It’s all about taking a flexible, conscious approach to what, when and how you drink and exploring alcohol-free alternatives as a way to enjoy better sleep, clarity, physical and mental health.

Australia really is leading the way with some fabulously tasty alcohol-free drinks that anyone can enjoy. We’ve been tasting our way through a huge selection this year, and just in time for the festive season, here’s my line-up of favourites …

1. First up, NON, which is on a mission to shape the future of non-alcoholic drinks, and a serious wine alternative. NON is my first choice when I’m taking a bottle to a friend’s for dinner or having people at our place. I jump for joy when I see it on a restaurant drinks list. Makes me feel special. Which number? I love all of them – and I suggest you try them all too! Just like wine, different NONs will complement different foods.

2. Awesome Source makes wildly delicious alcohol-free G&Ts. As awesome (of course!) owner Frances says, ‘makes not drinking booze a real damn pleasure’. Love it! This is my go-to for parties and BBQs and Friday nights on the deck.

3. ETCH are refreshing sugar-free sparklers infused with native Australian ingredients. My fave is the Davidson Plum & Strawberry Gum, which is delicately pink and naturally sweet. Great on a hot day and to replace your usual rosé with a mid-week dinner.

4. DAYSE call their drinks ‘functional spritzers’, with plant-based extracts designed to calm, soothe or uplift depending on the flavour. We like ‘Easing’ best: like a ginger beer with benefits. My Dave loves his DAYSE!

5. Newcomer BTNC is a range of small-batch botanic sodas created by Alma Pasalic who looks after the Restaurant Botanic’s highly-acclaimed non-alcoholic drinks program. All the ingredients are hand-foraged by Alma with 3 delicious flavours. (Garden of Health Tonic not pictured because I drank it all!).

Let me know which one you’re curious to try first.

P.S. A selection of these drinks is available at all Green Gourmet workshops. 🌿