Mediterranean Cooking Class: A Touch of Spice

Recent reviews of Mediterranean Cooking Class: A Touch of Spice

• 5/5 from Anthony Boccia, attended Aug 2025: Great class in an easy, laid back atmosphere. Was great to learn some skills. Recipes were well organised and delicious.
• 4/5 from Denise Levy, attended Apr 2025: The dishes that were made were all very delicious. Tonya's teaching style was easy to follow, but the kitchen space was a bit small for all the preparations happening at once. All in all a very enjoyable day. Sitting down to eat our food, at Tonya's beautiful table was a delightful finish.
• 5/5 from Sue Wilton, attended Feb 2025: Cooking by the Bay is literally cooking with amazing views over Port Phillip Bay. I was very impressed with the format of the day beginning with a thorough insight into the food we were endeavouring to cook that day. A small class of six bonded well and with the wonderful Joan as Tonya’s assistant we navigated our way through the menu. Today theme was Mediterranean - Touch of Spice which was inspiring and delicious and as we prepared the food that we would later enjoy together, Tonya was a wealth of knowledge and gave many tips throughout the day. The dining experience was a delight and with a glass of wine and new friends made, I would highly recommend this cooking experience.
• 5/5 from Amanda Gooden, attended Feb 2025: Tonya taught the most amazing class! The ingredients were fresh and the feast we created under Tonya's guidance was delicious. I have recommended many friends and relatives to Cooking on the Bay. We always have a fantastic time cooking, eating and meeting new people.
• 4/5 from Helen Gordon, attended Feb 2025: A very informative day. We split into groups of two and each group prepared 2 or 3 elements of our meal. When pairs came to more difficult parts, Tonya would stop us all to discuss and watch. Im only a basic home cook, so I was a little intimidated at times with doing techniques I had never done before, but no disasters luckily. I did learn a lot and will be able to confidently cook what we made. The best part was sitting down at the end and enjoying the fruits of our labours - a most wonderful meal and glass of wine. Tonya provided all the recipes plus emailed us some other handouts.
• 5/5 from Anna Xia, attended Oct 2023: There was a full class of 8 students today for Tonya’s Mediterranean feast. Lovely people making lovely morsels of food to share together. From Tonya’s signature focaccia with caramelised onion and olives, to ricotta and feta fritters, to grilled mussels, a baked eggplant cannelloni/ lasagne dish. Dessert was equaling amazing with meringue roulade decorated with grapefruit segments, Turkish delight, pistachios and rose petals and almond shortbread. We were greeted with lemon syrup buttermilk cake and a tea/coffee to start off the day. It’s so pleasant to watch the sun shining over the Marina and the sparkling blue hues of the sea while sipping on a white or red and enjoying the fruits of our labour.
• 5/5 from Gjermund Garaba, attended Sep 2023: Brilliant location, great teacher and amazing food! Hope to come back for another class at a later point.