Rilka is the real deal! She is passionate about food and especially for those who need to be…read moremindful of wheat, gluten, and sugar sensitivities. I had the privilege of taking a cooking class where, among other fabulous offerings, we made the most incredible chocolate brownies!! Holy moly they were cooked perfectly on the outside and the inside was soft and chewy -YUM!!! In addition to being very entertaining, Rilka was a fount of nutritional information and freely gave tips on healthier substitutions for ingredients and invited questions and feedback throughout the class. Another HUGE plus was that she took a backseat while we, the students, did the cooking. Learning by doing!! I would recommend taking a class or three from her as I can assure you it will be well worth your while. Your waistline will thank you!

I wanted to learn how to cook better at home and was googling cooking schools when I came across…read morethis one at St Morris. It's no where near where I live but I liked the sound of it. I signed up for the hump day class on Wednesday nights at 7pm. I learnt how to cook Thai food with chef Souk. There were about 10 of us, some couples and some on their own. We were paired up in groups of two, and shown how to make satay skewers with a delicious peanut sauce, paw paw salad, and pad thai. It's also hands on so we were chopping, cutting, and frying our own ingredients to make our dinner. Souk was quite entertaining and helpful in showing us what to do. They rotate their chefs each time. They offer plenty of other styles of cooking like desserts, Vietnamese, and even raw foods. The food we made was so yummy, I could have eaten it again and again. We got recipes to take home as well as extra advice. I learnt how to do the one-handed egg crack and smash garlic on the back of a knife :) Sounds dangerous I know. The classes start from $65 and go for 2 plus hours. We went a bit overtime but that didn't bother me. I'd love to come back and try doing desserts :) Good fun.

Don't waste your money. I would never recommend booking with this organisation. My partner paid for…read moretwo classes for us so I booked them in. We never received confirmation of the booking and unfortunately we missed the class so we asked to reschedule our paid classes and we even offered to pay for the ingredients bought for us to the class we missed but they were not willing to work with us. We have lost our money with them and they were happy to simply take it and not reimburse or reschedule us. They are a waste of time and money. Look into other offerings - there are some amazing ones out there!

I adore this place .... one of the reasons I wouldn't move from NE Adelaide! You walk in, and…read moreimmediately you want to start buying produce and pasta-making equipment (all the while knowing I'll likely never make my own LOL). The coffee is great, the pastries are divine and they have pizza I will only eat from here!

I grew up in this area, and have driven past Mercato on my way to friends' houses but had never…read morestopped in until last week. A few Italian people I know say it's a bit overpriced compared to the western suburbs, and I can see that it may be for some items, but I think they are not too bad. The layout of the store is typical Italian grocer, with as many items as they can fit and everything grouped logically, which I like. They have flour sections with descriptions of what the particular flours are best for (e.g. pizza/bread/pasta). They have a great range of cheeses and cold meats, fresh pasta, coffee, Italian wines and spirits, biscuits, cakes, sweets, antipasto and canned and jarred tomatoes, passatta and marinated everything. They also sell wholesale to caterers and event organisers and have delivery and a catalogue that can be requested from their website, where they also have recipes and events notices, such as wine tastings. On one end of the store there is also a bakery/pizza bar with barista coffee, authentic Italian pizzas and panini and freshly baked bread and pastries at a good price. It's worth checking out just for the bread. I bought a great large sourdough for about $5. Bellissimo.