Sydney’s Billabong Retreat has introduced a range of cooking classes and workshops to inspire and educate guests on healthy cooking at home. From the art of making Kimchi to whipping up a superfood breakfast bowl or creating guilt-free desserts, there’s a delicious choice to choose from.
The eco-retreat, located in native bushland in Maraylya, northwest of Sydney, introduced the educational and fun cooking program following a growing demand for recipes and cooking tips.
‘Billabong Retreat’s food philosophy is seasonal, locally sourced and wholefoods, and revolves around fresh, flavourful, and wholesome ingredients that are thoughtfully and mindfully sourced from local producers. Food is often cited as the number one reason our guests come and stay and they often ask how they can eat more healthily at home,’ said Billabong Retreat’s founder Paul von Bergen.
Day and overnight retreat guests are now able to book one of the weekly Thursday or Saturday afternoon workshops, which include:
THE ART OF KIMCHI WORKSHOP – Boost your Microbiome
A living food, Kimchi is bursting with goodness and guests learn how to cook with Kimchi and the benefits of fermented foods for gut health (digestion, immunity, anti-inflammatory, nutrient absorption).
SUPER START YOUR DAY COOKING WORKSHOP – Change Your Morning Game
Breakfast is the focus of this workshop, where attendees are taught how to make a superfood nutrient dense breakfast to kickstart their day, and how it contributes to energy, mental clarity and overall wellbeing.
NATURE’S HEALING FOODS WORKSHOP – Harness Nature’s Powerful Remedies
A workshop that shows how to incorporate nature’s healing foods into everyday meals, soups, salads and teas, and how they can support the body’s natural healing processes from aiding digestion to detoxification and boosting the immune system.
FERMENTED FOODS FOR GUT HEALTH WORKSHOP – Boost Your Microbiome
Retreat guests discover the numerous health benefits of fermented foods thanks to their probiotics and healthy bacteria, and experience ways to make fermented foods at home.
GUILT FREE DESSERTS WORKSHOP – Healthy Indulgence
Delicious desserts made healthy is the theme of this workshop, where participants work with
wholesome, natural ingredients to create decadent desserts that nourish without the inflammation overload.
The 75-90 minute workshops include a demonstration of healthy cooking skills by a wellness chef and the opportunity to get involved in creating something delicious to take home, along with a ‘Cheat Sheet’ to refer to. The workshops can be booked as an extra on a day retreat or overnight stay and start from $45 (advance purchase) or $75 (purchased on-site).
Billabong Retreat is planning to further expand its food offering with healthy ready-made meals, sauces, jams, fermented foods, granola mixes and bliss balls for guests to take home. Stay tuned for more news to follow by visiting Billabongretreat.com.au
To view the calendar of upcoming food workshops, visit billabongretreat.com.au/calendar/
