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Relish Mama Voted as one of the best cooking schools in Melbourne. Offering in person & online cooking classes, workshops & team building. Nellie & the Relish Mama team
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Plus +++ the incredible Relish Mama Cooking Club to cease cooking boredom & solve your 'what's for dinner' dilemma. In 2009, we opened the doors to a very special business called Relish Mama. It is a cooking school at its core and yet it is so much more than that. Relish Mama is a very special place with the values of a family and a fundamental understanding of what magic can be created when we gather through food. We are proud that Relish Mama boasts a reputation as one of the best cooking schools in Melbourne. The physical school itself is beautiful and it is a uniquely inspiring and creative space. We love to help people to create beautiful food, to enjoy with the people they love, without having to spend hours in the kitchen. We delight in sharing our knowledge, skills and of course, our recipes. All cooking classes include the enjoyment of all the dishes cooked during class (whether a face-to-face class or an online cooking experience). It is all about ‘real food’ and ‘real people. Relish Mama also offer bespoke private events and classes for special groups including Corporate workshops and team building. There are two highly praised Relish Mama cookbooks available for purchase through the Relish Mama website as well as all great bookstores. We are delighted to also offer annual culinary tours overseas and predominantly to Europe and we can't wait to get back to that when it is safe to travel once more. Relish Mama is about celebrating every day. It is about learning new skills, beautiful food and sharing ourselves, our kitchen and our table with those with who we have the pleasure of cooking with. Wishing you much love and laughter always around your table.

Nothing quite like a few restorative days amongst the mountains, valleys and beautiful kasbahs of Morocco. 💛Our time in ...
13/10/2026

Nothing quite like a few restorative days amongst the mountains, valleys and beautiful kasbahs of Morocco. 💛

Our time in Ouarzazate was something very special. A beautiful place to slow down, take a breath and enjoy some time together, as well as a little time to ourselves.

Our accommodation at Kasbah Tamsna was absolutely beautiful. A place where you arrive at and can immediately feel yourself unwind.

We read, swam, and simply enjoyed being. One played soccer with the local children, others chatted with local women in the village, while some ventured further on foot to explore. There were massages, a little yoga (thank you, Shari, for treating us to such a lovely class) and plenty of time to do whatever made each of us happy.
And each evening, we came together again, as one travelling family. I really love that part of our tours.

Then it was onwards to the High Atlas Mountains, a place that will always hold a very special place in my heart.

It’s difficult to put into words the sheer beauty of this landscape. The mountains, the colours, the little villages and the extraordinary views. It really does take your breath away.

More beautiful experiences awaited us here, including hiking in the High Atlas, and I will share this with you as soon as I have a chance to go through the ludicrous amount of photos on my phone 😉

Here are a few happy snaps from these very special days.

Life is pretty fab,isn’t it! ❤️

The first cup of mint tea in Morocco is always such a treat & a moment to breathe in that we are here. Today is day one ...
02/10/2026

The first cup of mint tea in Morocco is always such a treat & a moment to breathe in that we are here.

Today is day one of our Relish Mama Morocco Food & Culture Tour, and it feels so incredible to be back in this country that I love so very much.

One of the things I love about returning to Morocco is how quickly the small rituals pull you back in.

Mint tea is one of them.
Made with green tea, fresh mint and often sugar, then poured from a height into small glasses, it is more than simply a drink. It is generous, unhurried and social... a reason to sit for a moment, welcome someone in and begin a conversation.

And what a special way to begin this journey.

Over the next two weeks, our group will travel through Morocco together, experiencing it through its food, markets, kitchens, landscapes and, most importantly, its people.

There will be beautiful places to see, of course. But what love most are the moments that make a place feel personal.

The ingredient someone explains at a market.

The dish cooked in a family kitchen.

The conversations that begin over shared meals.

The things you could never really understand from a guidebook alone.

And today, our 2026 journey began.

I’ll share plenty along the way, and I hope I can bring a little bit of Morocco to you over the next couple of weeks.

And if, somewhere along the way, you start thinking you’d quite like to be here with us next year, our 2027 Morocco tour is now open. All the details are on the tours page of the Relish Mama website, or you can send me a message or comment below, and I’ll happily send them through.

I don’t use automated replies, so if I don’t answer straight away, just know there is a very real Nellie somewhere in Morocco, probably eating, wandering, talking or trying not to hold up the group while I take another photo. 🤣 I will get back to you very soon, though — promise.

Here are just a few snaps of our first day together.

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