Comments from Cooking Classes

We frequently receive some lovely emails from happy participants who have taken the time to email their comments after the cooking day. 

Please add your own comments – we enjoy hearing about what you are cooking you are doing at home and the dishes you have tried from the classes…..

‘Hi Tonya
Thank you for a wonderful day yesterday at your cooking school. Both Andrew and I thoroughly enjoyed our day in your beautiful surroundings, with fantastic company and very yummy food.  We will definitely be making those recipes again at home!  Thank you again for a very memorable day.  Cheers Debbie Graham’ Ormiston, Qld

‘Hi Tonya
Thanks for the email today with the recipes.  Rob and I had a great day yesterday and would like to thank you for the time and effort you and Helen put in.  We really enjoyed it.  Hope to do another day next year.  Will be using some of the recipes for Christmas.  Anyway, thanks again.  Regards Chris McNabb’, Brisbane.

‘Hello Tonya,
I just wanted to thank you for a fabulous day on Sunday. I enjoyed being in your home….the view is fantastic…..and of course the day weather wise, couldn’t be more perfect.
Meeting the other ladies was really lovely and a great group to pair off with doing each of the dishes and comparing notes. Of course you were just everywhere and I thought your professionalism was superb.
An added value to the day was Helen. How we would all love a “Helen” in our kitchens whilst preparing our meals little loan a dinner party. Well done Helen, you did a superb job cleaning up after us all. Very much appreciated. The boys are all looking forward to their day on Thursday. It will go very well I am sure.
Again thank you so much for a wonderful day Tonya and learning all your little tips was an added bonus.
Kindest Regards, Charmaine Wightman’. Maleny, Qld.

‘Hi Tonya,
My thanks for a wonderful day. I had a fun time, learned something new, and got great food
and conversation. There is really nothing else one could ask for ! Natalie’ Mullins, Mapleton, Qld.

‘Yesterday was terrific!  Thank you so much for making it possible for me to attend and to have Michi doing all the work…We all really enjoyed ourselves and want to congratulate you on your operation.  You are doing a great job.  You certainly made the day very memorable for everyone.’  Robyn Taylor, FAIM, Concept Training & Management, New Farm, Qld.

‘Hi Tonya,
Just a quick thank you for yesterday. Jeff, Peter and I had an absolutely great day. Had fun creating and sharing the spoils of our labour with terrific company.
 Loved every minute of it, regards Larelle Littlefield’ Brisbane.

‘Hi Tonya,
Thanks so much for an amazing day last Sunday! It was fantastic! I’ve made my own pesto and fresh pasta during the week. Luke loved it. .  I’ve uploaded the photos I took on the day to Facebook.
Talia Carbis. Development Manager, eLearning Australia, Sippy Downs, Qld.

‘Hi Tonya
Thanks so much for a fabulous day on Sunday. It was lovely to spend the day with you, Annie and Yolanda.
Gary and I enjoyed the day immensely.  We are keen to book into another class early next year.
We drove home via Yandina today and picked up our macadamia oil and some macadamias ready for our pesto on the weekend.  Once again thankyou for the lovely day and the scrump-yumtious food.
Kind regards Sue & Gaz’ Sue Bell, Gladstone, Qld.

‘Hello Tonya,
It was lovely meeting you, Annie and Yolanda.  Thank you so much for a wonderful experience.  I enjoyed it from the very beginning.  Tonya you  are a beautiful person,  very warm and cheerful, making our cooking experience fun and relaxed, it is easy and very enjoyable to learn that way.  Everything was very well organised, and you have found a piece of paradise there, it all adds up to a divine cooking day!  Thank you and congratulations!  Thank you for your notes on gelatine and preserved lemons.  And of course you will soon hear from me and my homemade pasta!  =) Cheers!’ Magaly Martell, Brisbane.

‘Dear Tonya,
I would like to thank you for a most enjoyable day of cooking and eating and mixing with lovely new people.
It was delightful and will recommend your beautiful ‘On the Ridge’ to everyone.  Congratulations to you for following your passion! Kind regards, Maria’ Tapper, Managing Director, Container Swinglift Services Pty Ltd, Brisbane.

‘Hi Tonya,
We had a fantastic day.  I’ve been telling people about our experience (it’s the first time I’ve been to a cooking class) and they ask why I would go, ’surely you would know everything having ran the restaurant’ – I tell them that you can never know it all and everyone has their own unique style or have new ideas or know traditional methods ie french terms for all the knife cuts.  I’m a big advocate for ’spreading the word’ when I find something local and fantastic – so hopefully I’ll be able to get my own group and come back to see you.   Cheers and all the best…..’Angela Bourke, Woombye, Qld.

‘Hi Tonya
 We both had a wonderful day and are both keen to come back up again for another class soon!
Megan Lewis’, Education and Training Advisor, Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland .

‘Hi Tonya,
Thank you so much for today, I had a wonderful time.  It is very liberating being in the kitchen with people who love cooking as much as I do!  Being the forgetful ditz that I am, I left my kit there.  If I put a couple of extra dollars in with the deposit for the cookbook, would you please be able to send my pack to me.  My family are very interested in taste-testing and evaluating my performance and I don’t want to let them down.
I am thinking about saving up for a day for my family to come and spend a day cooking together.  I cannot thank you enough, I had a really great time and enjoyed every minute.  This is something everyone should experience, cooking with total strangers is great, you get to learn about them and the food at the same time.. I loved it.  I hope to be able to attend another class soon.  Please pass on my thanks to Heather, she is a lovely person and also added some character to the day.  You provide a great service. Keep up the GREAT work. Warm regards Shelly Bell’, Toowoomba, Qld.

‘Morning Tonya
This is a quick email to thank you for a wonderful day. We all really enjoyed our time On the Ridge and appreciated your time and company. You have such a gorgeous setting and it was a beautiful place for us to spend the day and have some time together. We were very spoiled.  The food was brilliant and we will be trying to recreate the same again to wow our friends.  Thanks again Wendy O’Shea’, Brisbane.

‘Hi Tonya!
I am cooking the gougères….next weekend for a dinner party we are going to. I’m trying to convince Sotiri to make the crème brûlée. Hopefully he will give in   We had such a fantastic time. Our friends have all said they would love to do one of your cooking classes also, so we may book in a couple of months for one of your other cuisine days… Thanks again for such a wonderful experience. Look forward to seeing you again.’ Elene Athousis, Brisbane.

‘Thank you for an immaculately presented cooking class.  I thoroughly enjoyed the teaching style, the ambiance, and the food.  Regards Sue’ Robb.

‘Tonya, I tried out the Italian dishes on my friends the other day, & it was a great success.  Thanks again for a great day in December.  Cheers, Jason’ Priddle, Breeze Home Loans, Brisbane.

‘Hi Tonya
Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed myself on Saturday. It was a lovely escape from the real world and it was nice just to relax around such beautiful surroundings. 
Kind regards Nathalie Mullins’, Mapleton Qld.

‘Hi Tonya,
Just a quick e-mail to say a sincere thank you for the opportunity to be part of the wonderful gourmet experience last Sunday.  I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect, and am spreading the word in these parts!
My thanks also to Cathy and of course Annie, and also for the kind hospitality extended to my mother and husband. I think my husband would happily move after taking in the amazing setting from your terrace!
Kind regards, Sue Collins’, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

‘Hi Tonya,
It was lovely to meet you on Sunday. Everyone had a great day at the cooking school, we all thoroughly enjoyed the day, thank you so much.  We are all looking forward to trying the recipes.  Thanks again, Fiona’ Varley, Melbourne.