Olive Tree Cooking School

About Olive Tree Cooking School

The Olive Tree Cooking School was established in Frankston South by Garry Cowled in 2011. After much searching for suitable premises, we decided to convert the downstairs area of our home into a purpose-built kitchen where students could come and enjoy cooking in a relaxed and comfortable facility. Our aim is to give the students the knowledge, skills, and confidence to approach cooking as an enjoyable experience with the pleasure of sharing their dining table with family and friends. The Olive Tree Cooking School will provide a source of hands-on training in both basic skills and advanced cooking techniques to satisfy the needs of both beginners to experienced home cooks.

The Olive Tree Cooking School was established in Frankston South by Garry Cowled in 2011. After much searching for suitable premises, we decided to convert the downstairs area of our home into a purpose-built kitchen where students could come and enjoy cooking in a relaxed and comfortable facility. Our aim is to give the students the knowledge, skills, and confidence to approach cooking as an enjoyable experience with the pleasure of sharing their dining table with family and friends. The Olive Tree Cooking School will provide a source of hands-on training in both basic skills and advanced cooking techniques to satisfy the needs of both beginners to experienced home cooks. Styles and ingredients are constantly changing and the Olive Tree Cooking School can be your source of knowledge to remain up to date with both of these. Garry's experience goes back fifty years in the hospitality industry, as a Chef, Chef Instructor at T. A. F. E. , and several food-related businesses which he has owned and operated. His passion is cooking and the greatest satisfaction he gains is from imparting the knowledge and skills he has, to people who share the same passion for cooking and entertaining. He has represented Australia in the world-renowned Culinary Olympics in Germany and has won more than forty medals, thirty of them gold, in various cooking competitions in Australia and overseas. .