Normanville and Yankalilla are home for us, so here is how we spend a spring day on this stretch of coast: hands in the flour in the morning, the beach in the middle, and a gin at Dapper Chap while the music plays.
A small family cooking school from the Fleurieu Peninsula, back in the running at the SA Tourism Awards, and the spring weekend that goes with it.
McLaren Vale and Willunga sit ten minutes apart, and between them they hold the best food morning on the Fleurieu Peninsula. Here is how we’d spend the day.
Picture it. The light fading over the Fleurieu, a bottle of Shiraz already open, and two short ribs sinking into a slow red wine braise that has been quietly working its magic for five hours. The house fills with the scent of thyme and reduced wine, the kind of smell that makes you want to…
Slow-braised lamb shanks with wattleseed, pepperberry, rosella jam and McLaren Vale Shiraz. A Fleurieu Peninsula recipe celebrating Australian native spices.
Cook Vietnamese Beef Salad with Quick-Pickled Pineapple (Gỏi Bò) at home with clear steps, simple ingredients and a printable recipe card.
There’s something deeply satisfying about the moment brown butter hits its sweet spot, that nutty, toasted aroma that fills the kitchen and makes everyone stop what they’re doing to breathe it in. This dish takes that moment and layers it with the unmistakable fragrance of lemon myrtle, one of Australia’s most extraordinary native ingredients. Paired…
Cook Green Papaya and Chicken Salad (Gỏi Đu Đủ Gà) at home with clear steps, simple ingredients and a printable recipe card.
Cook Rocket and Beetroot Salad at home with clear steps, simple ingredients and a printable recipe card.
Do you like it hot well this is a great addition to any pantry. The perfect condiment to spice it up! Fleurieu Food & Wine shares the full method and re…
Stay in the kitchen
Get monthly notes from the bench. New class dates, recipes from class, the producers we are working with. No spam.
