All treks are
inclusive of a delicious lunch at the end of the tour.
These guided tours are a great way of familiarising yourself with
different products and shops to take your cooking and shopping to the
next level or just for a great couple of hours out.
Asian Shopping Trek : sunnybank ($80pp)
The first or second Tuesday of every month (check the calendar under 'cooking classes'), 10am start.
Find out what a shopping mecca we have under our nose!! Meet at the newsagency in the middle of bustling Market Square, Cnr of Mains Road and McCullogh St Sunnybank. Referdex Ref (map 200 P17) This is a fascinating market full of BBQ'd meat shops, fish, dessert cafes, drink shops - fantastic shopping. This will get all your senses pumping. We will finish this trek off with an authentic Vietnamese lunch. You will definitely want to come back!
The second or third Tuesday of every month, 10am (depending on numbers. min.6)
Meet in China Town Mall at the Fountain. Visit the chaos of the asian supermarkets with their fresh noodles,vegetables and fish. Find out what all those jars are and what you can do with them! Find the butchers, the chinese herb shops (to see chinese herbs being wrapped is amazing!) and asian sweet shops - finish this trek off with an authentic pho for lunch.
(check the calendar under 'cooking classes' for times)
Discover the shoppping mecca of Sunnybank Plaza- all the nooks and crannies. Asian supermarkets, bakeries, butchers & restaurants. A vibrant hub of Asian goodies!
This is a great shopping trek to Inala where it really is like stepping into a shopping square in Ho Chi Minh. Men
smoking and playing checkers in the centre of the square. Shops laden
with cookware and spices. Grocer shops spilling out onto the path with
the days freshest ingredients. If you want the freshest ingredients and
a variety like no where else then this is where you need to come.
Find out where the Chefs shop, the last Tuesday of every month, 10am
Meet
at 28 Logan Road, Woolloongabba at 9.30am. Referdex Ref (map 23
E17). We will visit, delis, spice shops, cheese specialists and gourmet
butchers. This will be a bus driven trek with a gorgeous lunch
at Pearl in Woolloongabba to finish all included in the trek price.