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.
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.
Read the guide →GuideCooking 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.
Read the guide →GuideA 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.
Read the guide →GuideFleurieu 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.
Read the guide →GuideA 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.
Read the guide →Cook something while you are down
Hands on classes at working venues across the Peninsula and in Adelaide. Pick a date and book online.
