In Readiness for Cooking Classes at Freestyle Escape...

Gourmet Escape... a culinary experience

Come and experience the Good Life where local & interstate chefs whip up wonderful culinary experiences using Martin's gorgeous outdoor kitchen... indulge in a vino or two whilst taking in the spectacular views, and listening to birdsong.

The Orchard... a wonderful melange of fruit from native & exotic trees. Imagine lychees, longans, kumquats pomegranates and grapes, savour the fragrance of cloves, cinnamon, bay and kaffir lime leaves; ever wondered what tea, coffee and carob plants look like? Take a stroll through our orchard!

The Herb and Vegetable Garden... terraced on the slope with ocean and rainforest views, one can sit amongst a veritable feast of salad ingredients, edible flowers and herbs - smell, taste and harvest for lunch.

Upcoming Classes

Our Classes are held 9.30am to 4.30pm.

Classes include: an unforgettable life experience, apron, cowboy hat, lunch, vino, cooking class from $295.00 per person

French Feast ( Wed 28th July)... french Chef Bruno Loubet showcases his favourite dishes... book now!

Desserts to Die For (August) Martin whips up some of the Freestyle classics with you!

Build Your Own Wood Fired Oven...(August) ever wanted a pizza oven in your backyard ? This course is for you, come and build one with us...

Woodfired Pizza, Roasts and Desserts...(September) master the perfect pizza crust, roast your favourite meats and bake some yummo desserts

Old Fashioned Jams, Relishes and Chutneys... here you will pick the fruit and bring back to kitchen and make old classics with love...

Rustic Italian... cook up an Italian feast, sit down and enjoy... Buon appetito!

The Italian Larder... learn what to have on hand in your pantry for producing pasta... so you can be both creative and spontaneous!

The Whole Beast... nose to tail - what do we do with it?

Paddock to Plate... this is a foodie trail of some of our Sunshine Coast's best producers, bring it back and cook up a feast...

Tarts and More... Martin's favourite pastry chef shows us what she is made of...

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This week we had a league of nations at the farm. Marina from Paris, Orris from London, Chris from Brazil, Nick from Lyon, Julie from Quebec and Chris from Canada. Everyone was fantastic and pitched in to get the farm in shape for our upcoming cooking classes. The herb garden was tidied up and new herbs were planted.


Chris gives our rustic shed some love


This season's bounty


Julie in the nasturtiums


The A-Team at lunch


Tangelos


The view from the orchard


The herb garden looking lush


Nick planting parsley


Orris planting dill


Action shot


Marina with her favourite herb Borage


Orris with the brushcutter

Freestyle at West End 1 year old

Freestyle Tout at West End Turned One Year Old this Week! WOO HOO!

Approximately 60 of our fantastic West End Business Owners attended Freestyle's first birthday on Thurs along with re launch of the WEST ENDER now in a Magazine format.
our great little local publication with all the latest goss,and even a hot tradie of the month .....Not to be missed Girls!.....






this young lass holding West Ender Magazine is on front cover of this months Mag....

Below are some of the Business Owners who helped celebrate!










Every second thurs of the month West End Traders will now meet up at
Freestyle 220 Melbourne St for Brekkie 8.30am to 9.30am
to network and promote a sense of community
with Yummy Muffins,fruit & great coffee!

Freestyle Happenings

Think Pink July 2010
Grab your friends and join us to help raise money for this worthy cause.
Think Pink Cocktail Party Tuesday July 20 6-8 pm at Freestyle Tout Emporium. $30.00 includes canapés and cocktails.
Think Pink Twitter Morning Tea Thursday July 22 10am at Freestyle Tout West End. $20.00 includes tea, coffee and wicked sinful treats

Book Club at Freestyle Tout West End
Join our book club to meet others who are passionate about food and books.
When: Wednesday July 7
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: West End
This month’s book is Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, a sumptuous feast of a novel. Book in for a 2 course dinner and glass of wine with recipes from the book for $30. May we suggest Coaldrakes bookstore at Emporium or Avid Reader at West End. Book and prepay on 3262 3077.


This Month’s Exhibiting Artists
Kate Diggles (top) and Anna Gonzalez (centre) are exhibiting this month at Freestyle Tout Emporium whilst Jade Milne (bottom) is exhibiting at Freestyle Tout West End.




Young and the Restless Nights...
Pop in after work on a Monday night at Emporium or Tuesday night at West End with a girlfriend or 3 to share a pizza and salad over a glass of bubbles for $18 each. This is your night to catch up on the weekends goss...or your latest fictional heartthrob!May we suggest: You or Someone Like You by Chandler Burr, The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite by Beatrice Colin or The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer.

Cocktail Jugs
Try one of Freestyle Tout’s jugs! Choose from Mulled Wine, Sangria, the Ladybird (top), Pimms No 1 (centre) or Twilight Saga (bottom).

Martin's Holiday Snaps

Want to know about the food? Check it out here.


Auckland


Auckland Museum Cultural Display


The batch where we stayed, Waiheke Island


Waiheke Island


The view from Te Whau Vineyard, Waiheke Island


Russell, Bay of Islands


Haruru Falls, Haruru, Bay of Islands


Oldest building in New Zealand, Keri Keri, Bay of Islands


Paihia, Bay of Islands


Bay of Islands

Freestyle Happenings

Book Club at Freestyle Tout West End



Join our bookclub to meet others who are passionate about food and books.
When: Wednesday June 2
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: West End
This month’s book is Food of Love by Anthony Capella, a romantic tale set in the Eternal City combining food, love and adventure. Book in for a 2-course dinner and glass of wine with recipes from the book for $30. May we suggest Coaldrakes bookstore at Emporium or Avid Reader at West End. RSVP 3255 3288

This Month’s Exhibiting Artists
Jade Milne (top) is exhibiting this month at Freestyle Tout Emporium whilst Anna Gonzalez (bottom) is exhibiting at Freestyle Tout West End.

Freestyle Happenings

Wine 101 at Freestyle Tout Emporium
Explore Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris. Wednesday April 21, 6.30pm for a 7pm start. $30 per person includes wine and canapés.
Phone 3262 3077, Bookings essential.

Book Club at Freestyle Tout West End

Join our bookclub to meet others who are passionate about food and books.
When: Wednesday May 5
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: West End
This month’s book is Rosewater and Soda Bread by Marsha Mehran, filled with mouthwatering recipes and enchanting details of life in Ireland. Book in for a 2-course dinner with recipes from the book and glass of wine for $30.
Bookings and prepayment essential 3255 3288
May we suggest Coaldrakes bookstore at Emporium or Avid Reader at West End.

Young and the Restless Nights
Pop in after work on a Monday night at Emporium or Tuesday night at West End with a girlfriend or 3 to share a pizza and salad over a glass of bubbles for $18 each. This is your night to catch up on the weekends goss.

This Month’s Exhibiting Artists
Photographers Henri van Noordenburg (top), Karen Milder (centre) and Anna Marcella (bottom) are exhibiting this month at Freestyle Tout West End as part of the Queensland Festival of Photography.






Simonne Solomon (below) is exhibiting at Freestyle Tout Emporium.


Meet photographer Henri van Noordenburg
Join Henri van Noordenburg on April 17 at 5pm for an artist talk at Freestyle Tout West End. RSVP 3255 3288.

Salad and Stiletto Lunch
Design your own salad and stilettos on Wednesday April 28 at West End. Salad lunch, glass of wine and petite desserts for $35.
Bookings and prepayment essential 3262 3077
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Kate French sculptures on show!
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Freestyle Escape

Welcome to Autumn at Freestyle Escape!
With all the rain we have had in recent weeks, Freestyle Escape is looking very lush and green. David our wonderful caretaker and I are frantically trying to reclaim the herb garden and orchard from the wilderness. It is great to see many of our fruit trees fruiting - cumquats, kaffir limes, lemons, oranges and pomelos, young berries are now in flower, passionfruit, and I am quite excited about the coffee trees! Let me tell you the tamarillo jam I made from the fruit from my last visit is devine! (Very popular with my girlfriends!) I am looking forward to using some of my own local fruit in my upcoming cooking classes! More news on that later!



Young Berries in flower



Passionfruit



The Orchard



Monsteria Delicious (Fruitsalad plant)



Monsteria Fruit



Magnolia in Flower



Magnolia



Longans



Coffee



Noosa Farmers Market


It is my mission to get everyone to buy local produce and be supporters of their local farmer markets. Why not go along to my favourite markets and sample some of the produce available?

Noosa Farmers Market at the Noosa Australian Football Club, 155 Weyba Road, Noosaville, every Sunday 7am to 12noon.
Jan Powers City Markets, Brisbane Square river end of the mall, every Wednesday at 9am to 6
Jan Powers Farmers Market, at the Powerhouse, 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month

Enjoy.......