Our cooking school offers classes for all levels of experience

Hosted by Matt Dempsey - 21 years of cooking class experience

SHORT TALK & TASTE EVENING CLASSES
CHILDREN’S CLASSES
MORNING & EVENING CLASSES
TWO DAY WEEKEND CLASSES

FRENCH CUISINE
Fun With Friends Cooking Class

Great class for beginners - low level of technical work

DATES AVAILABLE

Friday 8th August 2025
(10 tickets available in the link below)
&
Sunday 10th August 2025
BOOKED OUT

What better way to come together & escape the winter chill than enjoying a fun filled morning learning some new dishes from the Conlan’s Wine Store chefs. This hands-on cooking class is a great way to have fun with family or friends.

The cooking class is limited to 10 guests to ensure an interactive class, which will be easy to understand for all levels of experience.

- What is included -

Your recipe booklet to take home

A relaxing lunch, where you will get to sit down and enjoy your
cooking at the conclusion of the class

One glass of wine, a beer, or beverage of your choice.

Tea & coffee is available for purchase

- Class Time -

Class: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Lunch: 12:30pm - 1:30pm

- The Menu -

Baguettes
Pate with port jelly
Blinis with trout, lemon & dill
Gruyere & thyme choux
Seafood bouillabaisse, rouille
Red wine beef cheek
Pommes Fondantes
Crème brulee
Plus more ….

*this is a sample menu only

- Ticket Price -

$140.00 per person (cooking class & lunch ticket)
$65.00 per person (lunch only ticket)

There is also 4 tickets available for guests to join the group
for lunch at 12:30pm. You can invite only 1 guest per ticket

*We are unable to cater for dietary requirements for this event.

(Please bring an apron & a knife)

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO ATTEND FRIDAY 8th AUGUST

PASTRIES, CAKES
& DESSERTS
Master Series Cooking Class

The Master series cooking classes are ideal for enthusiastic home cooks; medium level of technical work.

DATES AVAILABLE

Friday 15th August 2025
Monday 18th August 2025

What better way to come together & escape the winter chill than enjoying a fun filled day learning some new dishes & techniques from the Conlan’s Wine Store chefs. This hands-on cooking class is a great way to have fun with family or friends.

The cooking class is limited to 6 guests to ensure an interactive class, for medium levels of experience.

- What is included -

Your recipe booklet to take home

A tea or coffee during your morning break

A relaxing late lunch, where you will get to sit down and enjoy shared provedore plates, a glass of wine & sweets you’ve made.

Tea & coffee is available for purchase

- Class Time -

Class: 9:30am - 3:00pm
Lunch: 3:00pm - 4:00pm

- The Menu -

Cream desserts
Brulee
Panna cotta
The best chocolate mousse
Trifle

Sweet tarts
Citrus tart
Pecan pie

Cakes
Orange & almond
Awesome sticky date pudding
Seasonal fruit crumble

Garnishes for platting
Sugar cage
Tuille biscuit
Glass biscuit
Honeycomb
Marshmallow
Chantilly cream
Ice cream
Granita

*this is a sample menu only

- Ticket Price -

$200.00 per person (cooking class & lunch ticket)

*We are unable to cater for dietary requirements for this event.

(Please bring an apron & a knife)

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO ATTEND FRIDAY 15th AUGUST CLASS

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO ATTEND MONDAY 18th AUGUST CLASS

TALK & TASTE

Cheese & Wine Class

Wednesday 27th August 2025

Join us with a group of friends for a relaxing evening at Conlan's in the wine room while enjoying wine & cheese pairings, as we delve into the intricate relationship between cheese & wine.

We will explore the fundamental principles of taste, flavour profiles, & sensory perception, as they relate to both wine & food.

You will leave Conlan's with a new confidence in selecting & recommending wine pairings for your next event or dinner party.

What you will get

5 cheeses
5 wine pairings

What to bring

Your appetite!

Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm

Cost
$60.00 per person

* Limited to 10 guests

“MEAT UP” @ CONLAN’S
Master Series Cooking Class

The Master series cooking classes are ideal for enthusiastic home cooks Medium level of technical work.

DATE AVAILABLE

Sunday 31st August 2025

What better way to come together & escape the winter chill than enjoying a fun filled day learning some new dishes & techniques from the Conlan’s Wine Store chefs. This hands-on cooking class is a great way to have fun with family or friends.

If you love meat this is the class for you!
The class will cover everything about meat, that’s it just meat and how to buy it, prepare it & cook it

The cooking class is limited to 6 guests to ensure an interactive class, for medium levels of experience.

- What is included -

Your recipe booklet to take home

A tea or coffee during your morning break

A relaxing late lunch, where you will get to sit down and enjoy shared provedore plates, a glass of wine & sweets you’ve made.

Tea & coffee is available for purchase

- Class Time -

Class: 9:30am - 3:00pm
Lunch: 3:00pm - 4:00pm

- What you will learn -

Learn how to bone & prepare a chicken
into various uses

Watch a whole lamb being prepared

Learn how to make a chicken stock & a beef stock, as well
as how to store them once made

Learn how to make a classic jus, mushroom sauce,
hollandaise & peppercorn sauce

We will cover different cooking techniques including grilling,
roasting, sous vide, slow cooking & braising


We’ll cover steak! What, where, how & why - all the questions
you will need to know the answers to steak

- The Menu -

After the class you will sit down and enjoy lunch as a group.
Lunch will include the dishes you have made during the class;
Curry
Slow cooked meat with pasta
Beef Bourguignon
Steak frites
Plus more …….

- Ticket Price -

$250.00 per person
(cooking class & lunch ticket & some goodies to take home)

*We are unable to cater for dietary requirements for this event.

DINNER FOR DAD
Fun With Friends Cooking Class

Great class for beginners - low level of technical work

DATES AVAILABLE

Monday 1st September 2025
Start time: 5:00pm
Dinner served: 7:45pm
Conclusion time: 8:30pm
(10 tickets available in the link below)
&
Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Start time: 9:30am
Lunch served: 12:15pm
Conclusion time: 1:00pm
(10 tickets available in the link below)

Bring your family & friends together to learn some new dishes to treat Dad this Father’s Day. In the week leading up to Father’s Day this cooking class will show you some simple dinner options, all designed to be able to prepare mostly in advance so you can relax and enjoy Father’s Day lunch or dinner with the family. This is a great class for pairs, small groups or individual participants - or a great gift for Dad… Bring him along to a class!

The cooking class is limited to 10 guests to ensure an interactive class, which will be easy to understand for all levels of experience.

- What is included -

Your recipe booklet to take home

A relaxing lunch, where you will get to sit down and enjoy your
cooking at the conclusion of the class

One glass of wine, a beer, or beverage of your choice.

Tea & coffee is available for purchase

- The Menu -

Spring rolls
Croquettes
Homemade chilli salted beer nuts
Fried Cuttlefish
Garlic prawns on crusty sourdough
Gnocchi with salami & tomato sauce
Grilled rib eye
Super crunch roasted garlic & rosemary potatoes
Sticky date pudding
The best chocolate mousse

*this is a sample menu only

- Ticket Price -

$140.00 per person (cooking class & lunch ticket)
$65.00 per person (lunch / dinner only ticket)

There is also 4 tickets available for guests to join the group
for lunch or dinner after the class. You can invite only 1 guest per ticket

*We are unable to cater for dietary requirements for this event.

(Please bring an apron & a knife)

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO ATTEND THE COOKING CLASS
MONDAY 1st SEPTEMBER AT 5:00PM

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO ATTEND THE COOKING CLASS
WEDNESDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER AT 9:30AM

KIDS IN THE KITCHEN

Fun with Friends Cooking Class

Fun With Friends Cooking Class

Great class for beginners

DATES AVAILABLE

Monday 22nd September 2025

Morning Class: 9:30am - 11:00am
Afternoon Class: 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Due to regular requests, we’re delighted to offer the return of our kids classes this September school holidays!

The kids cooking classes are a 90 minute class & a great way to introduce your child to cooking, or continue to educate those who already have an interest.

This is a very hands on class and is ideal for any child who has an interest in food & cooking. Kids 12 - 17 years old are welcome to attend on their own,however if they are under 12 they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian (who has also purchased a ticket).

- What is included -

Your recipe booklet to take home

Lunch, where you will get to sit down and enjoy your
cooking at the conclusion of the class

A hot chocolate, juice or a soft drink

- The Menu -

Pasta
Gnocchi
Sweet pastry
Chocolate tart
Piped cocolate decorating
Homemade pizza dough
Croquettes
Plus more…….

*this is a sample menu only

- Ticket Price -

$55.00 per person (cooking class & lunch)
Classes are limited to 10 children


*We are unable to cater for dietary requirements for this event.

(Please bring an apron)

THE WEEKENDER

A two-day cooking course that will cover it all!

Topic: Dreaming of springtime in France?

DATE AVAILABLE
Begins: Saturday 3rd October 2025
Concludes: Sunday 4th October 2025

If you are looking for a fun filled few days away in Port Fairy with family or friends, the “Weekender” two-day cooking class is perfect.

- What is included -

Crudites - utilizing local seasonal vegetables
A mixed selection of canapes
Filleting & preparing fish, including pan roasting & curing
Butchery & preparation of free-range ducks
Classic beef Bourguignon, made in Australia
Bread making (sourdough & baguette)
Classic French sauces (mayonnaise, béchamel, hollandaise & stocks)
Desserts & pastries (citrus tart, creme brulee & the best chocolate mousse)


- Sample Itinerary -

Saturday 3rd October
10:00am - Meet at Conlan’s Wine Store for coffee & introduction
10:30am Visit the local farmers market to purchase goods for the class
11:30am - Head back to Conlan’s with our supplies and begin cooking class
1:30pm - Lunch is served in the Conlan’s wine room and enjoy a glass of wine
4:00pm - Break - guests head back to their accommodation for freshen up for evening fun
5:30pm Arrive back at Conlan’s for a cocktail making class
6:15pm Talk & Taste class - Food & wine pairing class
8:00pm End of day one

Sunday 4th October
9:30am - Arrive at Conlan’s Wine Store for coffee & pastries
10:00am - Begin cooking class
12:45pm - Sit down & enjoy the lunch dishes you have created
in the morning class, plus a glass of wine
2:00pm - Transport provided to local brewery “Noodledoof” (Koroit)
Tour & tasting of locally made gin, beer & whisky
3:30pm Return to Port Fairy
4:00pm The weekend concludes

- Ticket Price -

$800.00 per person

- Includes -

Conlan’s apron
Class booklet with recipes
Coffee / Lunch / Dinner / Cocktail & two glasses of wine (day 1)
Coffee & pastries / Lunch & a glass of wine / tour transport /
tastings at Noodledoof (day 2)

Two-day class is limited to 6 guests
(A minimum of 4 guests is required for the class to go ahead)

ACCOMMODATION IS NOT INCLUDED


*We are unable to cater for dietary requirements for this event.