Spain and Morocco gaze at each other the Strait of Gibraltar and have a long, shared culinary history. Join chef and food author Tony Chiodo as he hosts a team building event based around these wonderful cuisines as four teams battle it out to see who has the best food and cooking.
Team Madrid will prepare grilled red pepper and jamon tarts, followed by a delicious vegetarian paella with capsicum, tomato and olives, plus a spicy, smoky red onion and potato tortilla. The team will also prepare a creamy Catalan crème to complete the feast.
Team Barcelona will be hands-on with kataifi prawn and chilli parcels, plus skewered sweet lamb with red onion salsa and a delightful charred red capsicum, tomato and olive soffrito. Dessert will be marvelous Spanish doughnuts (churros) with chocolate sauce.
Team Casablanca will be busily preparing and serving up chickpea and dukkah fritters, followed by chicken and almond briouats and a refreshing orange and date salad. There is also a stunning Moroccan serpent cake with lemon syrup to be created.
Team Marrakech will be whipping up some awesome Marrakesh pizzas and kept busy with a slow cooked lamb and sweet potato tagine. Gorgeous side dishes include a roast pumpkin, dried apricot and pomegranate couscous. Dessert for this team will be spiced pears with honey yoghurt.
Guests will then sit down to share the feast. The event will conclude with Tony announcing the winning team and the presentation of delicious prizes. What could be better than that!
Note - This class is for group bookings - we do not take individual bookings.
Costs
Team Building - Spain V’s Morocco costs $3700.00 – this covers up to 20 guests.
Extra guests are 185.00 PP - Maximum 30 guests.
The event runs for approximately 4 hours.
All classes require pre-payment to secure the event
To make a cooking class enquiry contact Allan Campion via email or mobile 0408 555 679.
Tony Chiodo
Tony Chiodo was apprenticed at Mietta’s in Melbourne before studying at La Guida Italiana di Cucina in Milano. He has also studied Ayurveda, meditation and yoga in Japan and India, the beginning of his journey into natural health and natural foods. He went on to qualify as a macrobiotic and Wholefoods teacher at the Kushi Institute, Boston. His recipes have appeared in Vogue Entertaining and Travel, Australian Gourmet Traveller and The Age Vegetarian Cookbook. Tony’s latest cookbook is Feel Good Food.