Celebrate the art of cooking with Moonacres Cooking School. Understand, prepare and enjoy fresh, seasonal and hand-made food – experience the simple act of eating seasonally.
Learn specialist skills and crafts from artisans, farmers, local and renowned chefs and, take pleasure in the simple act of a shared table. The school is a living repository not only of food knowledge, but more importantly of food practice. The focus is on the doing, on learning by doing, on being taught by working practitioners.
Enquire with our Concierge Team about a customised group or corporate classes.
Masterclass in Dumplings with Steve Wu Executive Chef from The Lotus Group
Date: Saturday 22 February
Duration: 4 hours
Cost: $185
When Jiang’s family opened the doors of the first restaurant in the buzzy Sydney harbourside precinct of Walsh Bay in 2012, he had one central goal in mind: to bridge eastern and western cultures through food.
The name for the venture – Lotus – was meant as an ode to both beauty and authenticity, two qualities that he strives to reflect in our cuisine. It wasn’t long before there were seven Sydney restaurants under the Lotus brand umbrella, all with the purpose of creating an elegant and unique dining experience that showcases Chinese food culture at its heart, but with a Sydney sizzle and local food-driven flair.
Each of the eight Lotus restaurants has its own personality and point of a difference yet maintains the quality-driven core values of outstanding food, seasonal produce, refined kitchen craft and terrific service.
This class with Steve is a masterclass in dumplings. We are thrilled to have him at the school for this very special experience in February and his menu and details will be up early in the new year.
The class begins at 10am.
Vietnamese with Tan from Noi Restaurant
Date: Saturday 15 March
Duration: 4 hours
Time: 10 am
Cost: $165
Born & bred in Sài Gòn, Việt Nam, Tân came over to Australia as a labourer & worked his trades up to be a handyman to a carpenter. His passion was always cooking & the Vietnamese cuisine.
In 2021, he took a leap of faith to open his 1st restaurant; NỘI Goulburn. The aspiration was to share the simplicity & wholesomeness of the Vietnamese cuisine with the community. The recipes are crafted with love & his specialty is the phở broth, which is cooked over 12 hours with a secret blend of 9 spices.
NỘI Goulburn is a local delight that attracts many travellers passing through Goulburn. Tân doesn’t have education & experience in culinary arts prior NỘI besides home cooking for friends & family, but that doesn’t define his artistry that seeded from the passion of cooking & the love of feeding people.
Tan will join us for an afternoon of conversation and food, cooking some of his favourite recipes using Moonacres produce for a lunch around our table.
His menu will be ready to share in the new year.
The experience begins and 3pm and concludes with a feast at 6pm around our shared table.
Lachie and the team at Moonacres can’t wait to see you in December.
Make the most of your time in the Highlands with an overnight stay at Moss Manor in Moss Vale.
Enquire with our Concierge Team about a customised group or corporate classes.
Understand, prepare and enjoy fresh, seasonal and hand-made food - experience the simple act of eating seasonally.
The opportunity to learn the art and craft of food, in all it's forms, is the offering of Moonacres School.