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Only 8 seats left to pleat, fold and steam a table full of dumplings at Lot 50 on 13 December, then sit down and eat them together. Book now →
Dumplings among the vines at Hastwell and Lightfoot on 17 January: fill, pleat and steam them with your own hands, then share the lot around the table. 24 seats left. Book your spot →
Just 7 seats left to fill, pleat and steam dumplings at Lot 50 on 13 December, then pull up a chair and share the lot around the table. Book your spot →
From dough to dish: knead, stretch and top your own pizza at Bungala House on 14 February, then share it around the table. 24 seats left. Book your spot →
Kingfish from coast to coals with Nicholas Finn and Jackie Mazzocato among the vines at Hastwell and Lightfoot on 21 February. 24 seats left at the bench. Book your spot →
Hands in the potato dough one more time before Christmas: roll gnocchi from scratch at Lot 50 on 20 December, then sit down and eat the lot. 12 seats left. Grab a seat →
Just 10 seats left to stretch warm curds into fresh mozzarella with your own hands at Cut Hill Wall Distillery on 16 January, then taste it on the spot. Book your spot →
Steak over open flame with native Australian flavours at our Hibachi Steak Masterclass, Bungala House on 10 January. 22 seats left at the bench. Book your spot →
Stretch warm curds into fresh mozzarella with your own hands at Milang Lakeside Butter Factory on 27 February, then taste it on the spot. 21 seats left. Book your spot →
Roll gnocchi from scratch among the vines at Hastwell and Lightfoot on 31 January, then sit down and eat the lot together. 21 seats left. Book your spot →
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Fleurieu Food and Wine

Out and about

Where to eat, drink and shop on the Fleurieu Peninsula, written from the towns we cook in every week. One region at a time, with our class as one honest part of the day rather than the whole of it.

Guides to the Fleurieu

A new one most weeks. If there is a town or a question you would like us to cover, tell us and we will put it in the queue.

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Tour Down Under 2027 on the Fleurieu: Two Stages, One Weekend Base

The race crosses the Fleurieu on Friday and again on Saturday, and McLaren Vale sits on Saturday's route. Here are the finish times, the towns on the route and the order to take the weekend in.

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Victor Harbor Events This Summer: Five Dates and the Free Hours Around Each

Five big dates fill the Victor Harbor foreshore between November and January, and almost every one starts late or finishes early. Here is when each begins, and how to spend the hours either side.

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A weekend away a cooking class, nature and some nurture

Two nights, three days and our own home patch of the Fleurieu coast: a boat on the water, sunset on the sand, pasta at the bench in Yankalilla and a quiet walk under the stringybarks before you head home.

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Cooking Class McLaren Vale: Building a Day Trip from Adelaide

McLaren Vale sits about 45 minutes from Adelaide, which makes it the easiest food day on the Fleurieu to say yes to. Here is how we would spend it.

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A gnocchi class and then a visit to Dapper Chap in Normanville

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.

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Fleurieu Food and Wine a Finalist in the SA Tourism Awards for 2026 after taking out Gold in 2025

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.

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A Food Lover’s Day in McLaren Vale and Willunga: What to Eat, Shop and Cook

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.

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While you are here

Cook something while you are down

Hands on classes at working venues across the Peninsula and in Adelaide. Pick a date and book online.

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