Smarter Living - A chef's guide to sustainable food

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Event details

Online via Zoom
Australia

Free

Join sustainable chef, social entrepreneur and food consultant Ben Mac for this one-hour live cooking workshop about reducing food waste at home. Learn Ben's best tips and tricks for finding, cooking and eating delicious, healthy and affordable meals that are designed to help tackle the food waste issue.

The workshop will cover: 

  • Planning - learn to make a planning cheat-sheet that fits to your budget.
  • Purchasing - hear about the most cost-effective ways to purchase good sustainable food.
  • Storing - talk through some of the best ways to store your food so it lasts longer.
  • Cooking - join Ben in cooking two amazing recipes.
  • Disposing - find the best ways to make sure that any food left over is disposed of appropriately.

Ben has worked in a range of commercial kitchens as a head chef and sustainability and menu consultant. He founded the Social Food Project, a successful sustainable catering and events company. Ben also co-founded a tech startup called We Eat Local, which connects local food businesses to ethical eaters in Australia.