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FRIDAY JUNE 3
 
Wednesday 1 to Friday 3 June,  Buckleys Chance Restaurant Cafe, 4pm
Kids Cup-Cake Decorating Competition - Kids can come to Buckleys after school from Wednesday to Friday 1-3 June and decorate a cup cake for a chance to win a prize to be presented by Siena Johnston, top 4 finalist in Junior Masterchef on Saturday, 4th June. $10 per child includes decorated cup cake, entry to meet Siena on Saturday 4 June at 4pm for winner announcement, and one of Siena's favourite cup cakes.  Bookings essential. Buckleys Chance, 174 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento, Ph: 5984 2888

Morgan's Bar, 5pm
Cocktails by the Bay - Visit historic Morgan's Bar overlooking the bay for cocktails, finger food and music to kick of the Taste of Sorrento week. First cocktail free. Subsequent cocktails $10. Morgan's Bar, 1-3 The Esplanade, Sorrento. Ph:5984 1496

Continental Hotel, 6pm
Pinot & Paella - Experience traditional Valencian style paella using authentic Spanish ingredients coupled with tastings and a talk from Dromana Estate on Pinot and other wines. Price based on Paella chosen. Bookings essential. 1-21 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento Ph: 5984 2201.

Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club, 6.30pm
Italian Fiesta - Members and guests are invited to enjoy a 3 course Italian dinner accompanied by roving Italian instrumental duo Toni Villanti on accordian and guitar. Food will include plates from Pietro Demaio's old-style Casalinga Italian cookbook 'Preserving the Italian Way' with signed copies available on the night. $50 p/p, drinks at bar prices. 3154 Point Nepean Rd, Sorrento. Bookings Ph: 5984 8290. Proudly presented by Sorrento Catering Company. Books by Antipodes Bookshop Gallery.
 

SATURDAY JUNE 4

Sorrento Cooking School, 12.30-3.30pm
Luxury Wholefoods- Winter nourish and energize with warming winter foods with chef and former naturopath Rachel van den Bosch.  Weave together a range of both common and exotic ingredients for colourful, sensual and sublime tasting food your body will love. $135pp. Price includes generous tastings, expert tuition, hands-on cooking, notes and a glass of wine. For bookings call Rachel at Sorrento Cooking School on 0410 544 505.
 
Buckleys Chance Restaurant Cafe, 4 & 6pm
Meet Siena Johnston - Siena Johnston, Top 4 finalist in Junior Masterchef will be appearing at 4pm and 6pm to provide a talk and cooking demonstration.  4 - 4.45pm - Cup Cake Masterclass - Siena will demonstrate how to make a fabulous cup cake and announce the winner of the Buckleys cup cake decorating competition. $10 p/p includes a cup-cake. Competition entrants free.  6pm - Talk and cooking demonstration - Siena will talk about her Junior Masterchef experience and life since then, plus demonstrate how to make one of her favourite savoury & sweet dishes. Buckleys chefs will prepare a 2 course menu including Siena's dishes $50 p/p. Drinks at bar prices. Both events bookings essential. 174 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento, Ph: 5984 2888
Three Palms, 6.30pm
Absolut Vodka Cocktail Masterclass - Learn how to make cocktails and get to drink what you make at the Three Palms Bar. $10 per person. 154-164 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento Ph:5984 1057.

  

SUNDAY JUNE 5

Three Palms, 6.30pm
Game, Set & Match degustation dinner featuring a set menu of game courses prepared by chefs from Age Good Food Guide listed Three Palms matched with Mornington Peninsula Wines.  $120 per person. Bookings essential.154-164 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento Ph:5984 1057
  

SATURDAY JUNE 4 & SUNDAY JUNE 5

Scicluna's Real Food Merchants
Farmers' Market all weekend to celebrate Scicluna's fresh produce and gourmet foods plus lots of family fun. Activities include a chance to meet the growers who supply the fresh produce, tastings, cooking demonstrations, entertainment for the kids, spot specials and giveaways. 31 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento. Ph:5984 4866
 

MONDAY JUNE 6

Stringers Store, 12pm
Peter Watson from the Spice Company will provide a cooking demonstration and lunch - Seriously Good Food, Fast. Peter says most of us are time poor but still want to eat well. He will show us how to use his spices, rubs and marinades to whip up a delicious lunch, quickly. $45.00 per person served with a glass of Peninsula Wine. Limit 20 people. Bookings essential. 2 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento Ph:5984 2010

Acquolina, 7pm
Northern Italian Dinner featuring Valpolicella Wine from renowned chef Brett Johnson. Journey through Northern Italy with a 4 course menu for $65 p/p with an optional matching wine menu. Bookings essential. 26 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento. Ph: 5984 0811
 

TUESDAY JUNE 7

Stringers Store, 12pm
Red Hill Cheese will provide a tutored tasting of their award winning cheeses followed by a light lunch. $45 per person including a glass of Peninsula Wine. Limit 20 people. Bookings essential. 2 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento Ph:5984 2010
 
Sorrento Portsea RSL, 6pm
Taste of Asia - Journey to Thailand with a series of traditional Thai tasting plates and demonstrations from the RSL's Thai chefs whilst learning about the region and travel experiences from Travelscene Sorrento. Singah beer available at bar prices. $20.00 p/p. Bookings Essential. 1-3 Hurley St, Sorrento. Ph:5984 5138

WEDNESDAY JUNE 8

The Smokehouse, 6.30pm
Middle Eastern Dinner. Enjoy a middle eastern cultural experience that will warm the heart with a three course meal inspired by the cultures of Lebanon and Turkey. The Smokehouse has been Age Good Food Guide listed for 10 years and in the Cheap Eats Guide since 2005, and offers exceptional service, fabulous regional produce prepared by chef owners coupled with a relaxed atmosphere. $85 p/p including a glass of matching wine. Bookings essential. 182 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento Ph:5984 1246.

Sorrento Trattoria Pizza & Pasta Restaurant, 6pm
Home style traditional rustic Italian tasting menu from the fresh new Italian Trattoria. A number of winter warming courses that will be sure to satisfy the greatest of hungers. $30 p/p. Drinks at bar prices. Bookings essential. 20 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento. Ph: 5984 5655 or 5984 5255.

 

THURSDAY JUNE 9

Sorrento Community Centre, 4-5pm
Kids in the Kitchen cooking classes held by local chef Alison Bell. Kids can have fun whilst learning how to cook. $15 per child. Bookings essential. Sorrento Community Centre also offers both Thai and Italian cooking classes. For times and dates please contact the centre. 860-868 Melbourne Rd, Sorrento. Ph:5984 3360

Over Easy, 6pm
Guy Mirabella, guest Chef and author who wrote the highly acclaimed Pasta e Basta, Mirabella Food: Eating Simply Eating Well and EatAte will deliver a talk & book signing at Over Easy overlooking the Bay. A series of tasting plates will be prepared from his books by local chefs for a relaxed casual evening. $45 p/p. Drinks available at bar prices.  Bookings essential. 3293 Point Nepean Rd, Sorrento Ph: 5984 4255, 5988 8089 or e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Books supplied by Antipodes Bookshop Gallery,138 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento, Ph:5984 4217.

Loquat, 7pm
Winter Wine Dinner - Award winning LOQUAT restaurant will be showcasing Foxeys Hangout wines matched with a 5 course degustation menu prepared by chef/owner Paul Manning and Sous Chef Gareth Hughes using the best seasonal & regional produce to match the wines. Loquat is the proud 2010 Winner of Mornington Peninsula Gourmet Awards for Excellence, 2010 Gourmet Traveller Wine: One Glass Rating & 2011 Age Good Food Guide listed. $75 p/p. Bookings essential. 3183 Point Nepean Rd, Sorrento Ph:5984 4444
 

FRIDAY JUNE 10

Hotel Sorrento, 6 - 7.30pm
Sip, Taste, Talk - Meet 5 of Mornington Peninsula's finest winemakers in Kate & Richard McIntyre from Mooroduc Estate, Sandro Mosele from
Kooyong & Port Phillip Estate, Mike Aylward from Ocean Eight and Rollo Crittenden of Crittenden Wines. Master of Wine Kate McIntyre was one of only 9 people world wide to achieve a Master of Wine status from the London based Institute. Winemakers will share their knowledge about wines through tastings of 2 Chardonnays and 2 Pinot Noirs, matched with tasting plates from Hotel Sorrento chefs. $20 p/p. Bookings essential. Hotel Sorrento Cellar Bar, Hotham Street, Sorrento. Ph: 5984 8000  e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 

Loquat, 7pm

Winter Wine Dinner - Award winning LOQUAT restaurant will be showcasing Foxeys Hangout wines matched with a 5 course degustation menu prepared by chef/owner Paul Manning and Sous Chef Gareth Hughes using the best seasonal & regional produce to match the wines. Loquat is the proud 2010 Winner of Mornington Peninsula Gourmet Awards for Excellence, 2010 Gourmet Traveller Wine: One Glass Rating & 2011 Age Good Food Guide listed. $75 p/p. Bookings essential. 3183 Point Nepean Rd, Sorrento Ph:5984 4444

 

 

EVERYDAY

Just Fine Food
Just Fine Food goes Chocolate - serving all things chocolate for the Taste of Sorrento week. Indulge in the gourmet range of Lizzies handmade chocolates, chocolate muffins, tarts, cakes & slices - even Sorrento's famous vanilla slices are going chocolate!  Plenty of chocolaty treats for the kids, or  give up the coffee this week and indulge in a decadent hot chocolate, milkshake or chocolate spider. 23 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento Ph:5984 4666

The Baths
Restaurant Express - Main meal using the finest Mornington Peninsula produce and a glass of Mornington Peninsula Wine for $25. The amazing view is free! 3278 Point Nepean Rd, Sorrento Ph:5984 1500

Buckleys Chance Restaurant & Cafe
Pies & Pots - Indulge in some winter warming home made hearty pies whilst enjoying a Buckleys Pilsner or Ale Beer. Bookings Ph: 5984 2888. 174 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento.
 
Breakfast Specials - A number of daily breakfast specials including Buckley's famous 'Pancake Florentine' or 'Pancake Benedict' with freshly poached eggs, ham or salmon, spinach and hollaindaise sauce on a savoury pancake. No bookings required.
  
Glace Gelato & Juice
Indulge yourself in our deliciously delectable home made ice cream. Come in and try our ever changing “flavour of the day” at a discounted price. Warm your senses with a cup or cone to have in or take home from our special winter chocolate selection. 69 Ocean Beach Rd, Sorrento Ph:5985984 2841.

Athenaeum Cinema Sorrento
Experience both new and old films that relate to food and wine in these luxurious cinemas for the Taste of Sorrento week. For session times and dates Ph:5984 0822 or sorrentocinemas.com.au

Antipodes Bookshop Gallery
Offering a wonderful selection of books in a relaxed gallery setting you can present this program to receive 10% off cook books at Antipodes for the Taste of Sorrento week. Antipodes, 138 Ocean Beach Rd, Ph:5984 4217

Sorrento Newspower Newsagency
For all your cooking magazines, newspapers and books visit Sorrento Newspower Newsagency, 66 Ocean Beach Rd, 5984 2841.