Welcome to On the Ridge

On the Ridge Cooking School at Kureelpa in the Blackall Range, Sunshine Coast hinterland, invites you to come and enjoy our cooking classes whilst experiencing the lifestyle and the beauty of the wonderful Sunshine Coast hinterland.

Enjoy a ‘tree-change, a ‘sea-change’ for a day, a ‘Sunshine Coast hinterland’ day at Kureelpa.

The On the Ridge experience delights the senses and tangibly expresses the desire to share good food and goodwill with those we love and those who are close to us.

Our cuisine is modern Australian, taking the best ideas, using the freshest, local produce, combining the cooking principles, techniques and inspirations gained from many cooking traditions and cultures, and forming it into what we like to eat today.

At On the Ridge we create, cook and celebrate good food to make sitting around the table and dining, a pleasurable, delectable food taste sensation for both family and friends.

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A Slice of the Hinterland
Local providores’ seasonal produce from within 60 kms of On the Ridge at Kureelpa is showcased.

... innovative modern Australian cuisine ...

Coastal Catch - Seafood Delights
Learn how to select good quality fresh fish.

... enjoy the delights of preparing and cooking our local seafood by grilling on the barbeque, steaming, poaching and baking...

Italianicious - Cooking withPassion
Freshness, simplicity and lack of pretension is the basis of Italian gastronomy...robust dishes packed with flavour...

...Italians enjoy their cooking and eating...it is a festive, fun affair...

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Pears – perfect for our summer dining as  published in Noosa Hinterliving November 2008 >>> read more

Poached pears with warm butterscotch sauce verrine
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 A Celebration of the Seasons

Spring is in the Air - asparagus time - crisp,delicious and colourful  - eating in harmony with the seasons connects us to a healthy rhythm of life. Food tastes best, at its peak, in its season. 

Each new season has its produce strengths and so cooking with fresh seasonal produce, when the food is at its best, is simply common sense. Nature’s changing seasons allow us to vary our diet beautifully, gives us something to anticipate and savour. 

Select fruits and vegetables firm to touch, well-shaped, rich in colour and smelling sweet and fresh.

So we look forward to mandarins in autumn, Fuji apples in winter, asparagus in spring and berries in summer - the seasons in which these foods are all at their peak.

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