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Asian spice in the Hills
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...
NewsCrush 2012 Adelaide Hills with Sticky Rice Cooking School
It’s the Adelaide Hills annual Crush festival this weekend with lots of fantastic wines, food and entertainment around the hills on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th January. The full brochure of events is available to download online here
Our special Crush events are as follows:
Saturday 28th January-CRUSH 2012 at Sticky Rice Cooking School- a choice of outdoor cooking classes under the Bali Hut with wine tasting with Lobethal Rd Winery.
Middle Eastern Feast 9am-1pm- Lunch Class. Bookings essential. Browse menu and Book Online
Thai and Vietnamese Banquet 4pm-8pm- Dinner Class. Bookings essential. Browse menu and Book Online
Sunday -CRUSH 2012 at Lobethal Road -Phone 08 8389 4595 or click here for further details. 11am – 5pm- No Bookings required
ART. FOOD. WINE. MUSIC.
Join us for a day of inspiring art, fine wine, great food and toe-tapping music at the Cellar Door.
ART. Watch internationally acclaimed sculptor Silvio Apponyi at work. Observe, interact, be inspired. Silvio is also the Artistic Director for the 2012 International Sculpture Symposium, which will be held in the Adelaide Hills during April. We are thrilled that he is joining us for Crush plus it’s a great opportunity to preview what’s to come later in the year.
FOOD. Enjoy a delicious Asian-inspired menu created by Ali Seedsman and the Sticky Rice Cooking School. Grilled Vietnamese beef or Malaysian chicken, fresh carrot and beetroot salad, jasmine rice. Strawberry, meringue and rosewater delight.
WINE. Wines by the glass. Lobethal Bierhaus handcrafted beers.
MUSIC. Nikko and Snooks. If country, blues, soul and swamp pop are your bag then don’t miss these highly respected musicians.
Hope to see you there!
The Sticky Rice Cooking School Team
News UncategorizedGovernment Supports SA Tourism Development
16 December 2011
Four South Australian tourism developments, worth a total of $2.4 million, will go ahead with the help of State Government grants.
The developments include adding luxury eco villas to an Adelaide Hills cooking school, creating a
world-class restaurant in a Barossa winery, and redeveloping a railway station to benefit an iconic
Flinders Ranges train.
Tourism Minister Gail Gago says the four $50,000 grants are part of the Government’s ongoing investment through the South Australian Tourism Commission’s (SATC) Tourism Development Fund.
The fund assists tourism operators across the state who are building new and innovative tourism
accommodation, attractions and tours, as well as revitalising and updating existing tourism ventures.
“Tourism, directly and indirectly, employs more than 53,000 South Australians, including many in regional areas, and tourism is often an economic lifeline for our state’s regional economies,” the Minister said.
Among the grant recipients is award-winning Sticky Rice Cooking School, which will be constructing two new Asian-themed luxury eco villas, increasing the availability of high-end accommodation in the Adelaide Hills, and creating a full food and wine holiday experience to encourage visitors to stay
longer in the region.
Grant recipient Claire Fuller, who owns Sticky Rice Cooking School, says she and her team have
been working closely with the SATC to promote food and wine tourism in the Adelaide Hills and South Australia for several years now.
“The new villas are part of our big picture plan,” Ms Fuller said.
“We are delighted the SATC shares our vision and will be helping us to attract more people to our cooking classes.
“This will also give people the opportunity to stay in the region and experience all the attractions of the Adelaide Hills.”
To read the full article at the Tourism Sa website click here.
Recent Food Blogger at Sticky Rice
The Hungry Australian (recently wrote this article after being a guest at Sticky Rice Cooking School)
I love watching people cook.
People always do things differently to me, in ways I had never considered. So I always learn about something new – a new ingredient, a new technique, a new cooking style – and it sends me straight back to my kitchen feeling inspired and energised.
So I was delighted to take part in the Thai Seafood Banquet class at Sticky Rice Cooking School a couple of weekends ago.
Sticky Rice Cooking School is run by Claire Fuller, who decided there was a place for a cooking school that offered more than a celebrity chef demonstration without the formality of a professional cooking course. Her school offers people a chance to really get their hands dirty, to learn about the culture as well as the food, to leave knowing where to buy the ingredients used (and which brands are recommended) and exactly how to cook the featured dishes at home.
Chefs at the school include David Thompson (ex Darley Street Thai, author), Katrina Ryan (ex Rockpool), Kurma Dasa (Australia’s vegetarian guru, author), Kelly Lord (Spirit House), Genevieve Harris (ex Nediz), Ali Seedsman (ex Magill Estate and Universal Wine Bar), Jordon Theodoros (Aquacaf), Brian Smith and Allie Reynolds.
Classes are typically four hours long and usually showcase a type of cuisine - Asian or Middle Eastern – or a particular country’s cuisine. So classes are offered in Thai, Vietnamese, Nepalese, Laos, Cambodian, Malaysian, Japanese, Indonesian Indian, Moroccan and Lebanese food.
I’d chosen the Thai Seafood Banquet class as I was keen to learn more about Thai ingredients and cooking techniques. I adore Thai food – we actually honeymooned in Koh Samui – and I cook Thai seafood salads and curries (usually from pastes) at home a lot during Summer. So I was curious to see if my take on Thai food was close to authentic.
The class was taught by Chef Yukiko Anschutz (ex Shiki at The Hyatt), who was encouraging and informative. At the beginning of each session she took us step by step through the recipe, explaining how the individual ingredients should be prepared. Here she is below teaching us one of her useful tips - use a teaspoon to peel ginger rather than a knife or peeler as they remove too much of the ginger with the skin.
Read the full article at the Hungry Australian
UncategorizedGift Vouchers- Sticky Rice Cooking School
Our Gift Vouchers are easy to purchase online and easy to redeem online against a whole calendar of classes. Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Japanese, Spanish, Moroccan, Middle Eastern,Korean, Singaporean…or our very special masterclasses with dinner for two included. All our Chefs are top professionals and passionate about what they teach and we always have room for a few celebrity Chefs during the year.
Sticky Rice Gift Voucher
Christmas means it’s that time again when you can treat your family and friends to an unforgettable experience at the Award Winning Sticky Rice Cooking School. We will post your voucher to you same or next business day and include our 8 page full colour newsletter with details of the upcoming classes and special events calendar plus news from our Chefs and the school.
If you woudl like to sign up for an email copy of the latest newsletter from Jan- June 2012 you can leave youe email address at this link.
Merry Christmas from all of us.
NewsTV Food Safari Maeve O’Meara and Mapo Chef
Coming to Sticky Rice Cooking School April 29th 2012
Our special tasting Australia event for 2012 is with Food Safari presenter Maeve O’Meara and head Chef from Award Winning Restaurant Mapo. Chef Chung Jae and Maeve O’Mera will start by meeting participants at Adelaide’s biggest Korean Supermarket before returning to the Sticky Rice Cooking School will everything they need for the hands on masterclass. Bookings details are now online and places are limited.
Red Lantern’s Luke Nguyen at Sticky Rice Nov 11
RED Lantern’s Luke Nguyen 2nd Nov 1pm
A very special chance to meet Celebrity Chef Luke Nguyen in the Sticky Rice kitchen and watch him prepare several stunning dishes from his brand new book Indochine. Come and meet Luke, watch him create mouth watering dishes and take away a signed copy of his book to help you create these masterpieces in your own kitchen. 1pm-2.30pm
This event is a cooking demonstration by Luke ( not a hands on class) and the price includes a signed copy of Lukes brand new book valued at $69.99. ( thanks to our friends at Matildas bookshop in Stirling.) Bookings
Indochine sees Luke Nguyen revisit his beloved Vietnam and seek out the food and cultural remnants of this former French colonial empire. On his regular visits to Vietnam today, Luke is often struck by the appearance of people wearing berets, speaking French and the aromas of coffee and butter emanating from cafes and patisseries.The recipes and accompanying stories in Indochine showcase the French influence upon Vietnamese history and cuisine.
NewsFather’s Day Gift Ideas Adelaide
Dad gets to choose which cooking class experience he wants to do…Indian, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese,Spanish, Moroccan,Middle Eastern….or mix it up and go on a culinary journey with the Travelling chef class or Asian Adventure.
A Sticky Rice Cooking School Gift Voucher is a great gift idea because the lucky recipient has a year to choose a class at the cooking school. There are at least 20 classes running every month so plenty to chose from. Imagine the delight of Dad when he finds out he has an all expenses paid cooking journey from you at Adelaide’s #1 Award Winning Cooking School. He’ll get to browse through the 30+menus on offer and find the one of his dreams. His 1/2 day experience will include a hands on cooking class with one of out top professional chefs , complimentary wine /beer and a sit down meal at the conclusion of his class. And the chances are you will get to benefit from this gift too because he will be taking home his recipes and the skills to recreate it at home. Over and over again! Even better you can book yourself into the same class online and surprise him on the day!!
- The most popular voucher amount is $125 because this is the price of most of our classes. You can, of course, order a voucher in any amount you want.
- We will send the voucher to your address so you can personalise it with the recipient’s name and add a card etc.
- We send your voucher in the next available mail. We don’t fax or email vouchers so if you need a voucher today, please collect it personally from the cooking school office.
- Vouchers are valid for one year which gives people plenty of time to book into a cooking class or use in our shop.
Simply fill in the form online or call 8339 1314 and we will get your voucher/s in the mail the following business day.
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