The Essential Ingredient
Private shopping event prize, December 2011
To celebrate the launch of The Essential Ingredient's eNewsletter, we gave away a $1000 private shopping evening at one of our stores to a lucky subscriber. At our Prahran store in December 2011, the winner and her family enjoyed refreshments, discussed our products with our expert staff and made the most of a $1000 gift voucher, all on us. To put yourself into the running for future competitions, subscribe to our eNewsletter on the home page of our website - www.essentialingredient.com.au
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The Essential Ingredient Newcastle VIP evening
The Essential Ingredient Newcastle hosted an exclusive night for its VIP guests on Friday 11 November, 2011. With music, refreshments and local producers proudly providing samples of their wares, the evening was an opp...
Inspired Thai with Marion Grasby, July 4 2011
Event held at The Essential Ingredient Cooking School Prahran, July 4, 2011. Marion and her “adventurous palate” came to prominence in MasterChef Series 2. With a Thai mother who just happens to be a good cook, Asia...
Wasted Popup - Melbourne - 30 June 2011
The Essential Ingredient Prahran was proud to be chosen as the venue for the Melbourne 'Wasted' pop-up event, a gastronomic collaboration between Douglas McMaster and Kym Lenoble. Using foraged ingredients, and those n...
DreiMeister Easter chocolate range
This Easter, The Essential Ingredient is stocking a range of beautiful DreiMeister Easter chocolates, imported exclusively from Germany. Using fresh ingredients and traditional recipes, DreiMeister chocolates and truffl...
High Tea with Rachel Allen
As part of the 2011 Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, Irish cooking queen Rachel Allen shared high tea at The Essential Ingredient Prahran with some specially invited guests.
The Essential Ingredient Saffron Harvest
Saffron is one of the most highly prized ingredients in the world, its value as a spice equal only to the care required to produce it at the highest quality. The Essential Ingredient saffron is sourced from skilled Span...
Jane Hornby Instore Demonstration, Prahran Store
Jane Hornby spent six years working behind-the-scenes at BBC Good Food, writing, styling, cooking, tasting and experimenting. In her new book, 'What to Cook and How to Cook It', Jane has combined her accumulated knowled...
Luke Nguyen's Street Smart Vietnamese class: The Essential Ingredient Cooking School, Prahran
Held at The Essential Ingredient Cooking School, Prahran on Monday 4 October, 2010. Luke Nguyen, chef and owner of Sydney’s Red Lantern, travels the roads and restaurants of North Vietnam exploring the light, fresh, f...
Sausage-making Class: The Essential Ingredient Cooking School, Rozelle
Held at The Essential Ingredient Cooking School, Rozelle, on Sunday 10 October 2010, participants in this class were shown how to create the perfect sausage mix, before getting hands-on experience stuffing their own saus...
September 2010 Events, The Essential Ingredient Cooking School, Rozelle
The Essential Ingredient Cooking School Rozelle hosts a broad variety of classes and events every year, covering many different techniques, styles, cuisines and levels of experience. Private and corporate classes are a...
Matt Skinner: How to Choose, Taste & Enjoy White Wine
Taken from Matt Skinner's class, held at The Essential Ingredient Cooking School, Prahran, on 7 September 2010. Matt is well-known to Australian and International audiences for his refreshing unpretentious take on wine ...
Adriano Zumbo's 'Meringue to Macaron' class
Covering the perfect batters, inventive fillings, a variety of meringues and a suite of sweet treats, Adriano Zumbo captivated attendees with his unique approach to pastry at this recent Essential Ingredient Cooking Scho...
'Appetize' cutlery range
Appetize, available now at The Essential ingredient Rozelle store, is the creation of Belgian designer Nedda El-Asmar (voted Belgium's Designer of Year, 2007). Her inspiration for these pieces was the distinctive forms ...
August 2010 Events, The Essential Ingredient Cooking School, Rozelle
The Essential Ingredient Cooking School Rozelle hosts dozens of classes and events every year. Scheduled classes cover a broad variety of cuisines, techniques and levels of experience, while private and corporate classe...
The Essential Ingredient 21st birthday party
To celebrate 21 years of business, The Essential Ingredient held a small event in Melbourne on 9 August, 2010. Guests included franchisees, staff, suppliers and some of our closest customers. The event was held at Gill...
Cobram Estate: An Olive Oil Education
Held at The Essential Ingredient Cooking School Prahran on July 26, 2010. Cobram Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oils are produced in northern Victoria, with the premium range coming from single varietals selected for their d...
The Portuguese Table- Seafood with Matt McConnell, Prahran store
Held at The Essential Ingredient Cooking School, Prahran, on July 27, 2010. Matt’s Bar Lourinhã remains one of Melbourne’s most popular, with a slew of awards including the inaugural Donlevy Fitzpatrick Award for ...
Sweet Memories class with Zoi Condos, Prahran store
Held on Monday 19 July, 2010 at The Essential Ingredient Cooking School, Prahran. Zoi Condos (Sweet Source) continues her hands-on baking workshops with both traditional and contemporary takes on old favourites.
Risotto Class with Joe Vargetto, Prahran store
After working at Italy's only three-star restaurant and winning Melbourne's Great Risotto Competition, Joseph Vargetto demonstrated his skill and showed an eager class at The Essential Ingredient Cooking School, Prahran,...
Silampos Cookware factory, Portugal
Silampos Cookware products are considered among the world's best, and are imported for Australian cooks and chefs of all levels by The Essential Ingredient. The Essential Ingredient team recently visited the manufacturi...
The Essential Ingredient tour Borough Market, London
The Essential Ingredient scours the globe for the most exciting new ingredients and equipment to inspire you in the kitchen. Managing Director Syd Weddell and Import Co-ordinator Jane Anderson explore Borough Market, Lo...
Cobram Estate Grove
Cobram Estate olive oil is one of The Essential Ingredient's most popular products. In May, a group from The Essential Ingredient visited the estate to see, firsthand, how this quality ingredient is manufactured.
Rozelle Store
Rozelle, NSW, is home to the newest The Essential Ingredient store, having opened in February 2010. Originally located in Crows Nest, the Rozelle store has already made its mark in the region, inspiring cooks and chefs...
Prahran Store
To Melbournians, the Prahran The Essential Ingredient store is as iconic as the Prahran Market in which it resides. The store stocks all the products The Essential Ingredient is known for, including internationally and ...
Orange Store
The Essential Ingredient is known for its incredible range of internationally-sourced foods, cookware and cookbooks. Visitors to the Orange store can also expect to find a wide selection of locally-produced ingredients, ...
Cooking Class: Fabulous Paella (Rozelle Store)
Victor Pisapia loves to make paella and loves to teach. The Essential Ingredient Rozelle store let him do both. The Fabulous Paella Class, with Victor Pisapia from Victors Food, Rozelle store, 22 April 2010.
'Just Add Spice' Book Launch
'Just Add Spice' by Lyndey Milan and Ian 'Herbie' Hemphill, the ultimate guide to using spices to liven your cooking, was launched at The Essential Ingredient, Rozelle store, on 30 March 2010.
Rozelle VIP store launch
The VIP launch of the new store at Rozelle, relocated from Crows Nest, held on Friday 12 February 2010
The Essential Ingredient Cooking School: Prahran
The Essential Ingredient Cooking School provides an opportunity for attendees to experience intimate instruction in an inspiring workspace.
Essential Ingredients: A selection of The Essential Ingredient's finest food products
A selection of The Essential Ingredient's most popular consumable products. These quality ingredients are sure to inspire any level of cook or chef to create something truly special in the kitchen.
