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Learn to combine a selection of tasty tapas and create an impressive Spanish meal you can share with friends. This workshop will focus on fresh, seasonal produce put together with techniques and flavour combinations intrinsic to this deceptively simple cuisine. Matt will share the secrets and techniques that have made this tasty style of dish so popular.

The serving of tapas is designed to encourage conversation as diners are not so focused on eating an entire meal that is set before them. In that tradition we will sit down to share the dishes created and discuss the morning’s experience.

Matt McConnell is the Executive Chef and Co-owner of  Bar Lourinhã, Casa Ciuccio and the newly opened Cantina della Casa. He was a co-winner of the The Age’s  'Young chef of the year' in 2000 and co-winner of The DonLevy Fitzpatrick Award for Best Bacchus – Bar Lourinhã 2009.

He is also an experienced teacher of local cooking classes and demonstrations and has participated in events and workshops for The Essential Ingredient, Noosa Food & Wine Festival and The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival.

Additional Details

Please wear covered shoes suitable for working in the kitchen.

Enter the College via the main reception area, which is located near the end of Cromwell Street, and follow the signs to the kitchen.

Public transport is often a good way to get to Collingwood College, with Collingwood train station only minutes away. However, on Saturdays there is usually parking available in the immediate vicinity of the College. Other parking options are generally the north and south sides of Hoddle Street, in Gipps Street and in the parking zone at the end of Islington Street.

Please note, the Foundation endeavours to proceed with each Public Workshop as planned, however in the instance of very low numbers of registrants or other unfortunate events we reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours before scheduled. In all cases we will do our utmost to inform registrants a week in advance of any cancellation, and a 100% refund will be made.