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FOOD EXPERIENCES

-Food Experiences with The Gourmet Within -

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​We offer unique memorable food experiences in a relaxed environment, designed to fit your needs, time and budget as well as your level of expertise.

We work with people who want to -
  • taste the best of local fare, meet the producers, learn to be more discerning about food choices and their provenance, and then learn how to prepare and cook contemporary restaurant quality dishes with these products
  • enjoy a private dining experience with friends, made by Chef with the best of local quality ingredients, either on-site or off-site
  • participate in and enjoy a fun food team challenge
  • ​learn to cook with a group of friends - including those at the beginning of their culinary learning journey right through to those experienced cooks who want to take their culinary skills to the next level
  • seek help in getting a new food product line established   
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The Local Food Experience
This is our most popular premier Food Experience. A day of tasting, collecting and learning more about our local food, cooking under the expert guidance of Chef Mark, and then enjoying a private dining experience in our new contemporary dining room, all in the beautiful Matakana village. Learn more.....

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Private Dining 
Come to The Gourmet Within for a unique food experience, enjoy your own private evening in our adjoining newly refurbished dining room. Chef will create a special meal for you and your friends, and if you want to be involved in creating the meal, get into the kitchen with Chef. We also offer off-site private Chef services. Learn more.....

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Cooking Classes for Groups
For any group of friends / family / colleagues / book clubs / family groups / hen parties / sports clubs etc.. wishing for a "hands-on" cooking experience. And if you feel like adding in a competitive element - just let us know ! Learn more.....


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Corporate / Team Building Events
Do you have a team who love food - want to have some fun - while maybe adding in a competitive element? We cater for all sorts of interests and goals. We can add a competitive element if you want. We also have relationships with Facilitators and a fabulous contemporary meeting/dining room if you want to mix it up. Learn more......

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Sunday Sessions (for individuals) 
This series of hands-on cooking classes are designed for those individuals who are interested in honing up on some fundamental cooking skills - and are happy to join in with a group of other like-minded foodies. They are held on the last Sunday of each month from 11am -2pm and cover a series of essential cooking techniques and skills.  Learn more .......  

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 Local Food Tasting Sessions (Taste of Matakana) 
Not everyone can make it to the famous Matakana Village Farmer's Market on a Saturday. But that is no reason to miss out on the opportunity to discover some of our regions finest taste sensations. We have a  collection of Food producers whose products we love to use in our cookery classes, and events as they are superb - the best in their league - there is no other way to describe them really.
At The Gourmet Within we can offer you an opportunity to come into the kitchen and dining room to taste and learn about some of these products.  Learn more....... 

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