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David Hay's love of fine food saw the introduction of Residential Cooking Schools both mid-week and on week-ends to Thorn Park Country House. Using only freshest local produce of the highest quality, these humorous and entertaining classes make cooking fun, and of course you get to eat it too! |
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David's irrepressible character will guarantee a
very enjoyable and informative class for all who attend. Whether you enjoy Thai, Pastas or A La Carte, David will show you how to make food fun. If you or a group of friends would like to do a cooking school, we can often arrange "special" schools for your preferences. |
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| Special Guest Chefs are a regular feature of Thorn Park
Cooking Schools providing fresh and innovative views on the ancient art of cooking. Contact Thorn Park about your special love in food and we will endeavour to please.
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February |
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| 20 | Sunday afternoon of music - Tamarisque |
| April | |
| 7-9 | Connie Rotollo's Weekend Cooking School |
| 20-25 | Easter & Anzac Day Weekend |
| May | |
| 19-21 | Clare Valley Gourmet Weekend |
| 23-25 | Kurma Dasa Midweek Cooking School |
| 28 | Sunday afternoon of music - Classic Baroque |
| June | |
| 9-12 | Queen's Birthday Long Weekend |
| July | |
| 2 | Sunday afternoon of music - Catherine Koerner |
| 4-6 | David's Midweek Cooking School |
| 21-23 | Rosa Matto's Weekend Cooking School |
| August | |
| 4-6 | Meet the Winemakers - Mitchell Wines |
| September | |
| 1-3 | Meet the Winemakers - Grosset & Mount Horrocks |
| 3 | Sunday afternoon of music - Moira Lawry & Friends |
| 8-10 | Ragini Dey's Weekend Cooking School |
| 12-14 | David's Midweek Cooking School |
| 18-22 | Thorn Park's Week of Wine, Food & Art |
| 22-24 | Penny Smith's Weekend Cooking School |
| September/October | |
| 29-2 | Labour Day Long Weekend |
| November | |
| 21-23 | David's Midweek Cooking School |
| December | |
| 3 | Sunday afternoon of music - Tea Rose Duo |
| 24-26 | Christmas at Thorn Park |
| 31 | Millennium Mark II - New Year's Eve Dinner |
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR 2000
Five glorious fays of memorable food, art classes and wonderful Clare Valley wines. Michael will host a series of art workshop interspersed with walks on the Riesling Trail, visits to local wineries, dinners at Thorn Park and local restaurants and picnics in the bush. We'll even have a masseuse on hand to ease away any aches and pains. A must for all budding artists! Cost is AU$995.00 per person (twin share), including four nights' accommodation, all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner), wines with evening meals, art lessons and a massage. (Sole use of a room is available at an additional AU$350.00 per person extra, non participating partners AU$875.00 including Dinner, Bed and Breakfast and wines with evening meal)
The Cost, AU$495.00 per person twin share. Includes two nights accommodation, Traditional Dinner Christmas Eve, Memorable Luncheon Christmas Day followed by a casual evening meal and brunch next morning.
Especially for all the perfectionists - The Millennium Mark II - a night to remember that most of the world got it wrong the first time round! Join us for a night of great food and wine and music to greet the new year with. Tickets AU$125.00 per person including dinner and Clare Valley wines.
Meet two of the Clare Valley's most dynamic and innovative young winemakers. Jeff Grosset started his small winery in the old Auburn Butter factory in 1981 and his reputation as a winemaker of great finesse has grown with each succeeding vintage. In 1998, he was voted the inaugural Winemaker of The Year for Australian Gourmet Traveller and then topped off the year by being elected Riesling Winemaker of The Year at the second World Riesling Summit in Germany. His wines are simply superb! Stephanie Toole purchased Mount Horrocks Wines five years ago from the Ackland Brothers. In 1998 she restored the old railway station at Auburn to create a very special cellar door and luncheon room. Jeff acts as her winemaking consultant, but the Mount Horrocks label is uniquely her own. Stephanie produces an extensive range of her own wines, the Cordon Cut desert wine is legendary; and for the past two vintages she has released a superb Shiraz. In fact neither of the pair knows how to make a bad wine.
4th -6th August (Friday - Sunday)
Jane and Andrew Mitchell need no introduction to lovers of Clare Valley Wines. Since their first vintage twenty five years ago they have continued to make superb and long lasting wines. Andrew makes wine that are brilliantly balanced, have great fruit characteristics, and that will age to perfection. Their Cabernet Sauvignon, Pepper Tree Shiraz and companion Sparkling Pepper Tree are rich and intense wines. The Grower's range of Grenache and Semillon are fresh, lively, "drink me now" wines, that are suited to casual dining. The Watervale Riesling is what he Clare Valley is all about - truly great Rieslings! Jane was instrumental in developing and starting the Clare Valley Gourmet Weekend - the first of its type in Australia. She chaired the Clare Valley Winemakers' Association for many years and is a member of the Wine Federation of Australia. This talented couple live, dream and drink wine! The cost: AU$495.00 per person (twin share) Includes 2 nights accommodation, winery tour, dinner both nights and current and older vintage wines with dinner on Saturday night. |
