THE Adelaide Hills annual Crush Festival next weekend has upped the ante in the wine-matching stakes.
While music, art and fashion are a drawcard for wider interests served up with plenty of creativity in many cellar doors alongside the region’s stylish whites the food served beside the region’s refreshing whites also is becoming increasingly exotic.
Burgers, barbecues and the Mediterranean flavours remain popular, and now one of the Hills’ top gastronomic destinations is having more influence on regional tastes too.
Stirling’s Sticky Rice Cooking School, which specialises in offering ethnic cuisine cooking classes, is hosting one of the Crush Festival’s several special events, a double-header of professional chef cooking tutorials and banquet on Saturday, January 28, each with separate Middle Eastern and Thai-Vietnamese themes.
Sticky Rice chef Yukiko Anschutz, formerly of Hyatt’s Shiki restaurant, will guide the Asian session, which is matched with wine partner Lobethal Road, among more than 40 wineries opening their doors for the main Crush festival program the next day. Read More at Adelaidenow.com.au...
What a fantastic experience. This was our first cooking class and we’re already planning our next cooking adventure with Sticky Rice. Yukio is an excellent instructor. The menu was well planned. We had a lot of fun and learned so much. Thank you Yukiko and Daniel for all your hard work.
It was a great experience, learning some trade secrets to great cooking. Met some lovely people, a totally enjoyable afternoon. Cannot wait to do the next one!!!
Amazing experience thank you. Beautiful food, beautiful people, magical from start to finish
Best inspiration to be creative back at home!
We did the Japanese Essentials. excellent chef guide in Yukiko. food was excellent quality and class was a lot of fun. Daniel was a delightful host. We stayed in the Bali villa which was beautiful and relaxing. Wonderful get away.
I’ve done five classes so far. Great time, great repeatable recipes. Japanese cooking class was amazing. Going to repeat entire menu for family this week.
A great day at Sticky Rice Cooking School, Stirling yesterday – so enjoyed “Sensational Seafood” with chef Tania. Fantastic food, flavours, cooking tips, wonderful host Daniel and new friends Trudy & Rachael. Thanks Claire for making your dream come true – such a beautiful place filled with happiness, love & care.
Fabulous Middle Eastern Cooking class with Genevieve Harris. Wonderful day cooking a delicious menu of Hummus and flat bread, Chermoula chicken, Harissa marinated Prawns,with a beautiful eggplant and tomato salad, and bbq lamb skewers marinated in Hilbeh served with baby spinach, pomegranate seeds and yoghurt sauce.
Then deep fried almond pastries with honey and orange blossom syrup.
All served with lovely wines or fruit juice and water.
Fabulous day, heaps of fun and staying at the villas made the walk home very easy.
Highly Recommended 5*****
It’s all hands on, all interacting with each other. The food, atmosphere and setting are just awesome. highly recommended.
Fantastic fun night out
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