- This event has passed.
Greek Cooking
Learn how to prepare traditional Greek food using authentic family recipes.
Join Kelly from The Hellenic Odyssey and come together to create a generous spread of food and learn about the Mediterranean diet, its origins and benefits. You will learn how to prepare traditional authentic dishes that you would expect to eat in the kitchen of a Greek family home or at Yiayia’s (Greek for grandmother) house. You will prepare all the meals together and enjoy your feast!
Meet your trainer
Kelly Michelakis is a passionate home cook with Cretan heritage. She hosts culinary travel tours to Crete and conducts Greek cooking classes and walking food tours in Melbourne. Kelly helps people learn how to cook delicious and nutritious food, in a fun and interactive environment.
Workshop Specifics
What will I learn?
- Learn about the 10 ground rules of the Mediterranean based diet and its health benefits
- Learn how to prepare traditional Greek food using authentic family recipes
- Work with seasonal ingredients
What will I get?
- Lunch to share
- Recipes to take home
Menu
- Dips & Pita Bread – Dips with pita bread made from scratch
- Dolmades – Vine leaves filled with a rice, tomato and herb mixture
- Glykokolokithokeftedes – Pumpkin & feta fritters
- Keftedes: Herbed beef mince patties with a refreshing yoghurt sauce
- Bougatsa: Creamy vanilla semolina custard enclosed in a crunchy filo pastry parcel dusted with cinnamon sugar
- Drinks included: Greek coffee & Greek mountain tea
What should I bring?
- Note pad and pen
- Containers to take home leftovers
- Apron
What should I wear?
- Enclosed footwear and long hair tied back.
Terms and conditions
Our booking and refund policies, concession pricing information, FAQs, as well as other general terms and conditions can be viewed here.