Below is a list of classes that we have offered in the past. Please note that none of these classes are now available to book, however we do repeat some classes throughout the year so fee free to contact us if you have any questions about upcoming classes.
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Steak out with ruth pretty
As summer finally arrives, barbecue ideas and invitations flow for New Zealands favourite entertaining style. Do your skills at the grill need a boost? Ruth Pretty reckons that a great steak is often the heart of a successful barbecue but...
As summer finally arrives, barbecue ideas and invitations flow for New Zealands favourite entertaining style. Do your skills at the grill need a boost? Ruth Pretty reckons that a great steak is often the heart of a successful barbecue but...
$195.00
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Summer how to high tea
2 APRIL 2017: The perfect present for yourself or for the person who has everything. Summer High Tea with Ruth. Who doesn’t deserve a day out, some serious pampering and pretty cakes? Taking some delicious time out with your mother, daughter,...
2 APRIL 2017: The perfect present for yourself or for the person who has everything. Summer High Tea with Ruth. Who doesn’t deserve a day out, some serious pampering and pretty cakes? Taking some delicious time out with your mother, daughter,...
$125.00
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Sunshine drenched inspiration
SATURDAY 18 MARCH 2017:Hot on the heels of the October 2016 publication of “Never Put All Your Eggs in One Bastard” Peta Mathias returns to Springfield for one class only. It is hard to pin this girl down. Peta spends much...
SATURDAY 18 MARCH 2017:Hot on the heels of the October 2016 publication of “Never Put All Your Eggs in One Bastard” Peta Mathias returns to Springfield for one class only. It is hard to pin this girl down. Peta spends much...
$230.00
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Take two lively ladies and stir with ruth pretty and helen masters
If food and wine are made to be enjoyed together, then so are winemaker Helen Masters and food supremo Ruth Pretty. Expect stories, banter and laughter along with their sheer expertise as they match acclaimed Ata Rangi wines with a...
If food and wine are made to be enjoyed together, then so are winemaker Helen Masters and food supremo Ruth Pretty. Expect stories, banter and laughter along with their sheer expertise as they match acclaimed Ata Rangi wines with a...
$210.00
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The appeal of pinot with ruth pretty
As autumn deepens and winter beckons, red wine comes into its own. Creating pinot noir-friendly dishes for Pinot Noir NZ 2013 has further whetted Ruth’s already fond appetite for this seductive wine. So she jumped at the suggestion that pinot-lovers...
As autumn deepens and winter beckons, red wine comes into its own. Creating pinot noir-friendly dishes for Pinot Noir NZ 2013 has further whetted Ruth’s already fond appetite for this seductive wine. So she jumped at the suggestion that pinot-lovers...
$210.00
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The art of the danish coffee break with dean brettschneider
800x600 Dean Brettschneider is a baking phenomenon. He answers questions readily, so that less-experienced bakers gain confidence and knowledge about why things happen with baking the way they do, and how to fix the inevitable hiccups. This is a one-weekend...
800x600 Dean Brettschneider is a baking phenomenon. He answers questions readily, so that less-experienced bakers gain confidence and knowledge about why things happen with baking the way they do, and how to fix the inevitable hiccups. This is a one-weekend...
$220.00
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The chef and the gardener with james stapley
She grows the greens, herbs, eggs and most of the vegetables, which he uses to create fine food for guests at Wanaka’s stunning Whare Kea Lodge. Together, James and Belinda Stapley are inspired by their garden and the natural lake...
She grows the greens, herbs, eggs and most of the vegetables, which he uses to create fine food for guests at Wanaka’s stunning Whare Kea Lodge. Together, James and Belinda Stapley are inspired by their garden and the natural lake...
$210.00
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The discreet charm of a country christmas with ruth pretty
Ah, nostalgia ... it’s not what it used to be. In reflective mood, Ruth is taking a ‘down home in the countryside’ look at Christmas this year, creating some of those ‘funny, familiar, forgotten feelings’ of yesteryear, within today’s...
Ah, nostalgia ... it’s not what it used to be. In reflective mood, Ruth is taking a ‘down home in the countryside’ look at Christmas this year, creating some of those ‘funny, familiar, forgotten feelings’ of yesteryear, within today’s...
$235.00
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The garden of eating with ruth pretty
One of the things I love about being a caterer is fast-paced changes in eating. Nowadays at least 10 percent of guests at weddings and client events have special dietary needs – gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free – from necessity or...
One of the things I love about being a caterer is fast-paced changes in eating. Nowadays at least 10 percent of guests at weddings and client events have special dietary needs – gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free – from necessity or...
$210.00
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The kiss barbecue secret with ruth pretty
Ssssh, don’t tell anyone, but Ruth Pretty says the secret of barbecue success is keeping it simple. Yes, the old KISS principle. Maybe you thought a caterer would go for complicated, fiddly, clever bits and pieces; but you would be...
Ssssh, don’t tell anyone, but Ruth Pretty says the secret of barbecue success is keeping it simple. Yes, the old KISS principle. Maybe you thought a caterer would go for complicated, fiddly, clever bits and pieces; but you would be...
$220.00
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The kiss barbecue secret with ruth pretty
Ssssh, don’t tell anyone, but Ruth Pretty says the secret of barbecue success is keeping it simple. Yes, the old KISS principle. Maybe you thought a caterer would go for complicated, fiddly, clever bits and pieces; but you would be...
Ssssh, don’t tell anyone, but Ruth Pretty says the secret of barbecue success is keeping it simple. Yes, the old KISS principle. Maybe you thought a caterer would go for complicated, fiddly, clever bits and pieces; but you would be...
$220.00
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The mediterranean kitchen at home with ray mcvinnie
Cuisine magazine’s Food Editor Ray McVinnie travels the culinary world extensively, but at heart his favourite theme is Italian/Mediterranean food. In fact, he is just back from Italy. As he told Masterchef contestants, good food is about loving and understanding...
Cuisine magazine’s Food Editor Ray McVinnie travels the culinary world extensively, but at heart his favourite theme is Italian/Mediterranean food. In fact, he is just back from Italy. As he told Masterchef contestants, good food is about loving and understanding...
$210.00
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To mum with love (how to high tea for mother's day)
13 & 14 MAY 2017: An ideal Mothers’ Day mix: fun demo with Ruth, light frivolous yet delicious food and relaxed time together. Maybe with your Mum, your sister or simply good friends. Happy memories like these don’t date, fade...
13 & 14 MAY 2017: An ideal Mothers’ Day mix: fun demo with Ruth, light frivolous yet delicious food and relaxed time together. Maybe with your Mum, your sister or simply good friends. Happy memories like these don’t date, fade...
$125.00
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Tony does thai with tony tan
Cosmopolitan chef Tony Tan is one of Ruths favourite presenters: for his enthusiasm and flair as much as his huge food knowledge and experience. A Malaysian Chinese chef living in Melbourne who has cooked all over the world and takes...
Cosmopolitan chef Tony Tan is one of Ruths favourite presenters: for his enthusiasm and flair as much as his huge food knowledge and experience. A Malaysian Chinese chef living in Melbourne who has cooked all over the world and takes...
$195.00
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Tony tan's vietnamese food with tony tan
Vietnamese food is a fascinating combination of Asian and French styles and flavours, and the multi-lingual, multi-cultural Tony Tan is uniquely placed to guide you through its tastes and history. Trained in Asia, France and England and working in Australia,...
Vietnamese food is a fascinating combination of Asian and French styles and flavours, and the multi-lingual, multi-cultural Tony Tan is uniquely placed to guide you through its tastes and history. Trained in Asia, France and England and working in Australia,...
$220.00
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Un poco picante with serena bass
Un Poco Picante means "a little bit spicy” and is Serena Bass’s current favourite: stylish Mexican food. Spicy enough to reveal interesting flavours but not so spicy it will obliterate your tastebuds. Maybe it’s simplest to say that (on a...
Un Poco Picante means "a little bit spicy” and is Serena Bass’s current favourite: stylish Mexican food. Spicy enough to reveal interesting flavours but not so spicy it will obliterate your tastebuds. Maybe it’s simplest to say that (on a...
$225.00
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Victoria’s secret christmas
SUNDAY 4 DECEMBER:By popular demand we have released a new date for this class. Sunday 4 December 2016 is now available. O come, all ye faithful, to partake of Christmas feasting, merrymaking, and good cheer, revealing a few Victorian...
SUNDAY 4 DECEMBER:By popular demand we have released a new date for this class. Sunday 4 December 2016 is now available. O come, all ye faithful, to partake of Christmas feasting, merrymaking, and good cheer, revealing a few Victorian...
$240.00
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Wine and dine with the prince of pinot
15 JULY 2017: It may be a cool winter day outside, but inside you are warmed by the magic of inspired food and wine matches, the sensuous pleasures of Pinot Noir and the surprisingly down to earth style of Larry...
15 JULY 2017: It may be a cool winter day outside, but inside you are warmed by the magic of inspired food and wine matches, the sensuous pleasures of Pinot Noir and the surprisingly down to earth style of Larry...
$230.00
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Wine, women and song with ruth pretty and judy finn
Ruth will demonstrate and assemble your relaxed multi-course stylish lunch, combined with Neudorf treasures from Paul Pretty’s wine cellar. Every wine has a story and between them Judy and Ruth are full of lively stories about travel, life, food and...
Ruth will demonstrate and assemble your relaxed multi-course stylish lunch, combined with Neudorf treasures from Paul Pretty’s wine cellar. Every wine has a story and between them Judy and Ruth are full of lively stories about travel, life, food and...
$230.00
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Winter how to high tea with ruth pretty
A wet and windy winter weekend day is the best possible reason to relax and enjoy Ruth's incredibly popular take on High Tea. A perfect girls’ outing, with pretty cakes, plates, tea and laughter as Ruth shares her secrets for...
A wet and windy winter weekend day is the best possible reason to relax and enjoy Ruth's incredibly popular take on High Tea. A perfect girls’ outing, with pretty cakes, plates, tea and laughter as Ruth shares her secrets for...
$120.00
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Winter in provence with laurent loudeac
Frenchman Laurent Loudeac is Executive Head Chef at Wellington’s famous Hippopotamus Restaurant in the Museum Hotel. He’s also a highly popular guest chef at Springfield, for his winning combination of truly delicious French food and Gallic charm. This time he...
Frenchman Laurent Loudeac is Executive Head Chef at Wellington’s famous Hippopotamus Restaurant in the Museum Hotel. He’s also a highly popular guest chef at Springfield, for his winning combination of truly delicious French food and Gallic charm. This time he...
$220.00
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Winter in provence with laurent loudeac
Frenchman Laurent Loudeac is Executive Head Chef at Wellington’s famous Hippopotamus Restaurant in the Museum Hotel. He’s also a highly popular guest chef at Springfield, for his winning combination of truly delicious French food and Gallic charm. This time he...
Frenchman Laurent Loudeac is Executive Head Chef at Wellington’s famous Hippopotamus Restaurant in the Museum Hotel. He’s also a highly popular guest chef at Springfield, for his winning combination of truly delicious French food and Gallic charm. This time he...
$220.00
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Wintery wonderland how to high tea
SATURDAY 6 AUGUST, SUNDAY 7 AUGUST 2016: One of our favourite events, we are asked about this practically all year. It’s a treat to relax and be ever-so-slightly spoiled with a gorgeous day out at Springfield as Ruth shows you...
SATURDAY 6 AUGUST, SUNDAY 7 AUGUST 2016: One of our favourite events, we are asked about this practically all year. It’s a treat to relax and be ever-so-slightly spoiled with a gorgeous day out at Springfield as Ruth shows you...
$120.00
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