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![[Stir-fried red curry of chicken]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/davidthompson-r2.jpg)
![[ Salad of banana blossom, chilli jam and chicken]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/jordantheodoros-r1.jpg)
![[Armenian lamb soldiers]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/jordantheodoros-r2.jpg)
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![[Pan-roasted blue-eye trevalla with watercress]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/bendevlin-r2.jpg)
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![[Creole-style fish baked in banana leaves]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/paulcarmichael-r1.jpg)
![[ Choko and cucumber salad]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/paulcarmichael-r2.jpg)
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View BlogGourmet Institute is back for 2017 with a smorgasbord of Australia's finest chefs. With 12 separate events taking place around the country, Gourmet Institute has something to inspire every kind of food lover.
EXCLUSIVE GOURMET EVENTS
THAI AT HOME with
DAVID THOMPSON
LONG CHIM
EVENT 1 SYDNEY
![[David Thompson]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/event1.jpg)
David Thompson rocks the woks translating the flavours of the streets of Thailand to the home kitchen. The menu for this class is a stir-fried red curry of chicken, and prawns baked with vermicelli, but you can expect plenty of the chef's trademark zingers and vim along the way.
Topic
Thai at Home
Date & Time
Pre-Event 6.15pm,
Event 7pm, Wednesday, 19th April, 2017
Location
Harvey Norman @ Domayne, 84 O'Riordan St,
Alexandria, NSW
FEASTING FAVOURITES with
JORDAN THEODOROS
PEEL ST
EVENT 2 ADELAIDE
![[Jordan Theodoros]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/event2.jpg)
Jordan Theodoros is one of South Australia's best-regarded chefs and cooking for him is all about generosity. Learn to cook for the hordes in style with Jordan's recipes for moreish Armenian lamb soldiers and his signature salad of banana blossom, chilli jam and chicken.
Topic
Feasting Favourites
Date & Time
7pm, Wednesday 3rd May, 2017
Location
Harvey Norman, 750 Main North Rd,
Gepps Cross, SA
WINTER ROASTING with
COLIN FASSNIDGE
4FOURTEEN
EVENT 3 SYDNEY
![[Colin Fassnidge]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/event3.jpg)
In this soul-warming session, we join the My Kitchen Rules star and celebrated Sydney chef Colin Fassnidge. He'll transform the humble chook and some spuds into something special by baking the chicken in a salt crust to seal in its juiciness and working his magic on the sweet potatoes, then pairing them with smoked potato mayonnaise.
Topic
Winter Roasting
Date & Time
Pre-Event 6.15pm,
Event 7pm, Wednesday 17th May, 2017
Location
Harvey Norman @ Domayne, 84 O'Riordan St,
Alexandria, NSW
SEAFOOD MADE SIMPLE with
BEN DEVLIN
PAPER DAISY
EVENT 4 GOLD COAST
![[Ben Devlin]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/event4.jpg)
Chef Ben Devlin is one of our brightest young talents from one of the most talked-about regional restaurants in Australia: Paper Daisy. In this session Ben will cook Paper Daisy signatures, such as pipis with almond, garlic and lemon myrtle, and pan-roasted blue-eye trevalla with watercress and brown butter.
Topic
Seafood Made Simple
Date & Time
Pre-Event 6.15pm,
Event 7pm, Wednesday 24th May, 2017
Location
Harvey Norman Bundall, 29/45 Ashmore Rd,
Bundall, Qld
HIGH TEA with
BETHANY FINN
THE MAYFLOWER
EVENT 5 ADELAIDE
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Bethany Finn has brought the good times to Adelaide dining for years, including her time at Urban Bistro, and now at the Mayflower. She is reviving hotel dining and bringing the classics to life with a delicious high tea. Discover the joy of Bethany's scones, raspberry tarts and chicken curry puffs.
Topic
High Tea
Date & Time
7pm, Wednesday 5th July, 2017
Location
Harvey Norman 750 Main North Rd,
Gepps Cross, SA
GREEK SWEETS with
GEORGE CALOMBARIS
THE PRESS CLUB
EVENT 6 MELBOURNE
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Everyone's favourite Greek chef brings the flavour of the old country to the table in exciting ways with this honey-dipped celebration. George Calombaris will expertly prepare two of the Mediterranean's greatest exports: loukoumades - the classic fried balls of sweet dough soaked in syrup - and a new-school take on rizogalo, Greece's rice pudding.
Topic
Greek Sweets
Date & Time
7pm, Wednesday 19th July, 2017
Location
Harvey Norman Chadstone,
699 Warrigal Rd, Chadstone, Vic
CARIBBEAN FLAVOURS with
PAUL CARMICHAEL
MOMOFUKU SEIOBO
EVENT 7 SYDNEY
![[Paul Carmichael]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/event7.jpg)
Paul Carmichael is the executive chef at Momofuku Seiobo, Australia's number-one restaurant. Join Paul for a night of Caribbean cuisine and enjoy the flavours of lime, habanero and bay. Enjoy a choko and cucumber salad, Creole-style fish baked in banana leaves and Barbados's answer to mac 'n' cheese: the macaroni pie.
Topic
Caribbean Flavours
Date & Time
Pre-Event 6.15pm,
Event 7pm, Wednesday 2nd August, 2017
Location
Harvey Norman @ Domayne, 84 O'Riordan St,
Alexandria, NSW
SOUTH EAST ASIAN SNACKING with
BEN BERTEI
RICK SHORES
EVENT 8 GOLD COAST
![[Ben Bertei]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/event8.jpg)
Ben Bertei wows diners at Rick Shores, making the tastes of South East Asia dance and sing. Take a moment to get up close and personal with his beer-battered Moreton Bay bug tacos with sriracha mayo and lime leaf, and his dangerously tasty sour pork dumpling cabbage cups.
Topic
South East Asian Snacking
Date & Time
Pre-Event 6.15pm,
Event 7pm, Wednesday 23rd August, 2017
Location
Harvey Norman Bundall, 29/45 Ashmore Rd,
Bundall, Qld
SPRING ENTERTAINING with
ANALIESE GREGORY
BAR BROSE
EVENT 9 SYDNEY
![[Analiese Gregory]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/event9.jpg)
Analiese Gregory pursues great produce with passion and presents it with flair. Join us for a night of adventure and enjoy home-made ricotta with artichokes and young broad beans, a smooth duck liver parfait with green apples and oloroso jelly, and a heart-warming gnocchi with spring greens and kombu butter.
Topic
Spring Entertaining
Date & Time
Pre-Event 6.15pm,
7pm, Wednesday 6th September, 2017
Location
Harvey Norman @ Domayne, 84 O'Riordan St,
Alexandria, NSW
HOME-COOK FAVOURITES with
SHANNON BENNETT
VUE DE MONDE
EVENT 10 MELBOURNE
![[Shannon Bennett]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/event10.jpg)
Shannon Bennett, head chef at Vue de Monde and a father of six kids, will share his secrets to bringing great food to the table at home with minimum fuss and maximum impact. Enjoy a punchy prawn omelette, a gutsy braise of wagyu beef shin cooked in an aromatic broth and a show-stopping pineapple and brown sugar tart.
Topic
Home-Cook Favourites
Date & Time
7pm, Wednesday 11th October, 2017
Location
Harvey Norman Chadstone,
699 Warrigal Rd, Chadstone, Vic
DONT MISS OUT, BOOK NOW
SUPER SALADS with
JAMES VILES
BIOTA
EVENT 11 SYDNEY
![[James Viles]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/event11.jpg)
Supercharged salads are the theme of James Viles' session - he will shows us how a few simple twists and paying attention to the basics can take this humble mainstay of the table from mere side dish to centre-stage. Get ready to turn over a new leaf.
Topic
Super Salads
Date & Time
Pre-Event 6.15pm,
Event 7pm, Wednesday 18th October, 2017
Location
Harvey Norman @ Domayne, 84 O'Riordan St,
Alexandria, NSW
DONT MISS OUT, BOOK NOW
FRENCH PARTY with
GUILLAUME BRAHIMI
BISTRO GUILLAUME
EVENT 12 SYDNEY
![[Guillaume Brahimi]](https://hndgwww2.azureedge.net/gpa/hnau/hnau-15104-gourmet-institute-2017/lpg/images/event12.jpg)
Tonight Guillaume Brahimi takes his experiences from both Paris and Australia and transforms them into dishes perfect for a soirée to remember. Enjoy lamb Pithiviers, duck rillettes and crisp little cones of tuna, shiso, apple and avocado. Let the Gallic good times roll.
Topic
French Party
Date & Time
Pre-Event 6.15pm,
Event 7pm, Wednesday 15th November, 2017
Location
Harvey Norman @ Domayne, 84 O'Riordan St,
Alexandria, NSW
DONT MISS OUT, BOOK NOW
GOURMET BLOG
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