Season’s Greetings and wishing you all a Safe, very Happy and Healthy 2020, the beginning of a new and exciting decade!

Another wonderful year has rolled quickly byehere at Cooking on the Bay and I have loved every moment we have shared cooking together.  I thank you for your support and friendship during the year and I look forward to seeing you again in 2020.

The final class for the year is tomorrow - a South Melbourne market tour, cooking class and lunch here at Cooking on th Bay with the Traveling Spoon guests.  This will be a lovely way in which to end the year.

Yesterday I hosted a marvellous corporate private cooking class with a delighful group; it was excellent cooking plus much enjoyment, as usual.

It is always with a mixture of happiness at the prospect of the summer break in January at Kureelpa, plus some sadness as I always miss our days in cooking classes here at Cooking on the Bay, the friendship, comradery and your company, cooking together.

The Cooking Class Program for 2020 appears at the end of this newsletter plus it is on the website under each class - click here

For those especially ‘hard to buy for’ people a cooking experience is always most appreciated and it is gift that just keeps on giving each time the dishes are cooked and enjoyed!

You may buy a Cooking on the Bay Gift Voucher online; they are available for the full-day cooking classes at $229 and also for the half-day classes at $145.  These half-day cooking class Gift Vouchers need to be ordered directly with me. For both orders I will email you back the Gift Voucher for the full day or half day, whichever it applicable.  

These Gift Vouchers are a wonderful Christmas gift for a variety of reasons, such:

In my Cooking Classes participants learn new skills and become inspired; classes are sociable and suitable for nearly all ages, genders and skill levels.

Your recipient has a whole year to use the voucher.

Our classes are FUN and include eating and drinking as well as cooking.

A Gift Voucher is the gift that keeps on giving - you may well become the beneficiary of the new skills!

The Gift Vouchers are purchased online, or via an email. I will email you the Gift Voucher, information on the Cooking School, the Cooking Day, the Class Program for next year, plus a couple of recent articles about us. Which means you can leave it until the last minute and don't have to leave the house!

Do check the Cooking on the Bay Facebook  and our Instagram posts for the regular happenings at the Cooking School.  There you will discover what we are cooking, eating and sharing, as well as some recipes.  So many happy, enthusiastic cooks are there cooking away, and as I regularly say….it is you who are all the essential elements in our joy of cooking and sharing food at the Cooking on the Bay table!

Cooking on the Bay Aprons are black with the Cooking on the Bay logo embroidered on the bib.  Theyare suitable for men and women, are easy to care for, long-lasting, with a large front pocket and adjustable straps.  There is towel loop at the side of the apron. The black fabric is easy care, 65% Polyester, 35% Cotton Twill.  To order >>>

With a Cooking on the Bay Gift Voucher and apron as a Christmas present, your  recipient could look as happy as these happy cooks!

2019 has been a fabulous and exciting year here at Cooking on the Bay with the launch of our new cooking class Cook Real Food, in which I teach how to cook for the Low-Carb, Healthy Fat Lifestyle Program.  This program has attracted much interest and it has been very exciting for me to research and present.  Next year there will be the launch of my Cook Real Food website devoted to everything associated with cooking real food, low-carb and healthy fat!  The focus is  to eat with the seasons, use real, whole foods, and importantly, share together at the table and create a dining experience for you, your family and friends.

In January, I have been asked to participate in a segment on the Travel Writers’ radio program, hosted by Graeme Kemlo, in which we are talking about the food trends for 2020 and the decade follow. I believe 2020 and beyond is going to be all about this lifestyle program of just eating real food, the Low-Carb, Healthy Fat way. 

For this of you who are interested in achieiving a new invigorating ‘lease of life’ there is everything to be gained from this lifestyle living and cooking with Cook Real Food! You may check the cooking class dates at the end of this newsletter or on the website - click here

These are perfect for that special event, birthdays, Corporate Team events; contact me for more details.

I look forward to seeing you in a cooking class soon and welcoming you to my Cooking on the Bay Table!

Cheers for now - Tonya

Bookings are also available for private classes of six people or more. A Private Cooking Class makes a great way to celebrate a family occasion or a friend's birthday, a pre-wedding party or a corporate team buidling conference.  Contact me to more details.

Sunday classes are added when the Saturday classes are fully booked

February – Saturday 8th – French Bistro Classics – Desserts - 8.45am – 1pm
February - Sunday 9th - Cook Real Food - Low Carb and Healthy Fat Program - 8.45am – 3.30pm

February – Saturday 22nd - Mediterranean – A Touch of Spice – 8.45am – 3.30pm
February – Sunday 23rd - Spanish Cuisine – Camino Inspirations – 8.45am – 3.30pm

February – Saturday 29th - French Odyssey – Journey through France – 8.45am – 3.30pm 

March – Saturday 7th- Mastery in the Kitchen – Stocks, sauces and soups – 8.45am – 3.30pm
March – Sunday 8th - Italianicious – Cooking with Passion – 8.45am – 3.30pm

March – Saturday 14th- Cook Real Food - Low Carb and Healthy Fat Program - 8.45am – 3.30pm
March – Sunday 15th - Spanish Cuisine – Camino Inspirations – 8.45am – 3.30pm

April – Saturday 4th - Moroccan Exotic Spices and Flavours of the Medina – 8.45am – 3.30pm
April – Sunday 5th - French Bistro Classics – Desserts - 8.45am – 1pm

April 9th Culinary Journey through France with the International Wine and Food Society. 
May 23rd Return to Cooking on the Bay

May – Saturday 30th - Cook Real Food – Low Carb and Healthy Fat Program - 8.45am – 3.30pm
May - Sunday 31st- Mastery in the Kitchen – Stocks, sauces and soups – 8.45am – 3.30pm

June – Saturday 13th- French Odyssey – Journey through France - 8.45am – 3.30pm
June – Sunday 14th - French Bistro Classics – Desserts - 8.45am – 1pm

June – Saturday 20th – Spanish Cuisine – Camino Inspirations – 8.45am – 3.30pm
June - Sunday 21st - Italianicious – Cooking with Passion – 8.45am – 3.30pm

June – Saturday 27th – Cook Real Food – Low Carb and Healthy Fat Program - 8.45am – 3.30pm

June – Sunday 28th - Moroccan Exotic Spices and Flavours of the Medina – 8.45am – 3.30pm

July – Saturday 4th - Mediterranean – A Touch of Spice – 8.45am – 3.30pm

July – Saturday 18th - - French Odyssey – Journey through France - 8.45am – 3.30pm
July – Sunday 19th - French Bistro Classics – Desserts - 8.45am – 1pm

July – Saturday 25th - Spanish Cuisine – Camino Inspirations – 8.45am – 3.30pm
July – Sunday 26th – Italianicious – Cooking with Passion – 8.45am – 3.30pm

August – Saturday 1st – Cook Real Food – LCHF - Fit and Healthy menus – 8.45am – 3.30pm

August – Saturday 8th - Mediterranean – A Touch of Spice – 8.45am – 3.30pm

August – Sunday 15th - Moroccan Exotic Spices and Flavours of the Medina – 8.45am – 3.30pm

Program of Cooking Classes for 2020 cont’d…

August – Saturday 22nd - A French Odyssey – Journey through France – 8.45am – 3.30pm
August – Sunday 23rd - French Bistro Classics – Desserts - 8.45am – 1pm

August – Saturday 29th - Cook Real Food – LCHF - Fit and Healthy menus – 8.45am – 3.30pm
August – Sunday 30th - Mastery in the Kitchen – Stocks, sauces and soups – 8.45am – 3.30pm

September – Saturday 5th - Spanish Cuisine – Camino Inspirations – 8.45am – 3.30pm
September – Saturday 12th - Moroccan Exotic Spices and Flavours of the Medina – 8.45am – 3.30pm

September – Saturday 19th - Italianicious – Cooking with Passion – 8.45am – 3.30pm

October – Saturday 3rd - A French Odyssey – Journey through France – 8.45am – 3.30pm
October – Sunday 4th – French Bistro Classics – Desserts - 8.45am – 1pm

October – Saturday 10th – At My Greek Table with Kelly

October – Saturday 17th - Cook Real Food – LCHF - Fit and Healthy menus – 8.45am – 3.30pm

October – Saturday 24th - Mediterranean – Touch of Spice – 8.45am – 3.30pm

November – Saturday 14th - Spanish Cuisine – Camino Inspirations – 8.45am – 3.30pm

November – Saturday 21st - Italianicious – Cooking with Passion – 8.45am – 3.30pm

November – Saturday 28th - French Odyssey – Journey through France – 8.45am – 3.30pm
November – Sunday 29th - French Bistro Classics – Desserts - 8.45am – 1pm

December – Saturday 12th - Moroccan Exotic Spices and Flavours of the Medina – 8.45am – 3.30pm

December – Saturday 19th – French Odyssey – Journey through France – 8.45am – 3.30pm

Sunday classes are added when the Saturday classes are fully booked

Private classes available on request for groups of 6+

Classes for 2021 will be released in October 2021