Forget about reality television cooking shows. The Agrarian Kitchen cooking classes are the real deal. Not so much a cooking class as an immersion in the agrarian culture that rules Rodney and Severine Dunn's approach to food. Mary and I experienced their philosophy again this weekend - a celebration of 26 varieties of heirloom tomatoes dubbed "Tomato Gluttony". The best part of this great day (which is booked out a year in advance) is that you get to take home your own passata, tomato conserva, ketchup, green tomato condiment and pickled green tomatoes. Not to mention a tomato foccacia and pasta (made by yours truly) lunch. Book now for the next one!
Brilliant. Would love to get to a class...any class really. Is that a bottle of Joseph Grilli's olive oil in image#3?
ReplyDeleteYep nothing but the best sunny oil for the focccacia.
ReplyDeleteIt all looks so fantastic Stephen! Thanks for sharing all the great photos. Would love to get to a class too one day.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the photos Stephen.
ReplyDeleteDelicious. I shouldn't have looked, I'm hungry now and that foccacia looks inspiring.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a few rich folks discovering peasant cookery at a price, how deliciously ironic! Dont you think? I love the Agrarian Kitchen but free to air is all I can afford on my budget! Nice photos BTW
ReplyDeleteTo take home my own tomato passata would be worth the price of admission alone. To book a whole year ahead? I don't know what I'm doing next week...
ReplyDeleteThe class consisted of a bunch of nurses, a weather recorder and us.
ReplyDeleteI would love to do one of their classes but its so out of my budget its ridiculous. One of thier classes is slighly less than the interest on my mortgage for a month....SIGH to be a grown up and have a real job that pays a regular paycheck.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, my first thoughts when I saw your latest blog went straight to the cost and how much out my reach it is. After reading the comments, its good to know I'm not alone. But your photos look so good, the range/quality of the tomatoes, the amazing looking foccacia and on all accounts the couple seem to know their eggs(I've been to cooking classes where I've paid a lot less and not been happy with the level of knowledge and expertise), so......I'll guess I'll start saving up now.
ReplyDeleteThat's great Anon ... and you don't have to post anonymously on my blog. Everyone's views are welcome. We are not all the same, but we can all be kind to one another.
ReplyDeleteoooh I saw this advertised in the Qantas magazine (of all places) and have wanted to go ever since.
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