Cookery School

Classes

These classes teach delicious dishes that can be prepared quickly or in advance to be enjoyed with family and friends. These sessions take place during the day and the evening. Every class ends with everyone sitting down around the Cookery School table to taste the food that has been cooked along with a glass of wine. 

Sourdough Masterclass with Dan lepard

Dan Lepard

"Dan Lepard is one of the most respected and widely-read bakers in the world, acclaimed for his belief that haste produces the worst bread and for asserting that patience and care are qualities that can be nurtured in the busiest of lives. He writes a weekly column in The Guardian and he has become the alternative baking guru for a generation unconvinced by celebrity chefs."

Friday 10 September 2010 9am - 4pm (£215)
This will be a 'hands-on' Sourdough class, showing you how to create and keep a healthy leaven (or 'starter'), then teaching you expert techniques for mixing, kneading and shaping the dough, through to the finished loaves coming out of the oven. Dan will show you how to achieve the crust and crumb, taste and texture you've aspired to, along with a host of tips & tricks, and then after lunch, a second class on shaping skills, a recap on what's been learned during the day, and a Q&A session. Numbers will be limited to 14 people, to ensure that Dan is able to work with each of you individually. You will leave with your loaves, a pot of leaven and a lot of new skills that you will be able to put into practice at home.
Friday 10 September 2010 9am - 4pm £215.00 Closed

All Day Italian

Saturday 11 September 2010 10.00am - 3.00pm (£130)
Start with a caramelised onion focaccia and seasonal minestrone, followed by butternut ravioli with sage butter. Enjoy beef in red wine served with polenta, stuffed deep fried squid and finish with vanilla ice cream, poached pears and hot chocolate sauce. Biscotti will be served with coffee and teas at the end of the meal. Regional Italian wines to accompany the food. A Cookery School breakfast will welcome you on arrival.
Saturday 11 September 2010 10am-3pm £130.00 Open

Middle Eastern Delights

Saturday 18 September 2010 10am - 3pm (£130)
Enjoy the soft spices and and the fragrant aromas of the Middle East. In this class, you will learn how to make homemade pitta bread, houmous, tzatziki, an aubergine and tomato salad, spanakopita, a lamb tagine and a chicken chermoula, Persian rice and a delicious orange and almond cake and cardamom and rosewater ice cream. Baklava will be served with coffee and teas. Organic wines will be served with the meal. A Cookery School breakfast will welcome you on arrival.
Saturday 18 September 2010 10am-3.00pm £130.00 Closed

French Autumn

Saturday 25 September 2010 10am - 3pm (£130)
Enjoy a day of wonderful French cooking. Start with a classic onion soup served with olive, rosemary and anchovy pissaladiere, followed by a Mediterranean fish stew, herby roast lamb, petit pois a la Francaise and boulangere potatoes. To finish, a wonderful tarte tatin with caramel and vanilla ice cream. Tea and coffee will be served with honey madeleines. Regional wines will be served with the meal. A Cookery School breakfast will welcome you on arrival.
Saturday 25 September 2010 10am - 3.00pm £130.00 Open

All Day Spanish

Saturday 2 October 2010 10am - 3pm (£130)
Enjoy a day cooking and eating wonderful Spanish food. Lunch is a selection of tapas, including tortilla, patatas bravas, fried padrone peppers, garlic prawns and rustic rolls which will be followed by a chicken and prawn paella and chorizo and butter bean stew. The meal will end with the special torta di Santiago and a Pedro Ximenez sherry and raisin ice cream. Homemade magdalenas will be served with coffee and teas. Spanish wines will accompany the meal. A Cookery School breakfast will welcome you on arrival.
Saturday 02 October 2010 10am - 3pm £130.00 Closed

Fish and Shellfish

Saturday 9 October 2010 10am - 3pm (£130)
If you love fish and shellfish this class is made for you! Learn how to choose the freshest fish and prepare it for cooking. From grilling to poaching, steaming to frying, you will master the various methods of cooking fish. In this class, you will make a calamari stew, plaice with black butter, mussels with cider, baked sole, griddled scallops with oriental dressing, grilled prawns with green salsa, fish cakes, a Mediterranean fish stew, herring with rhubarb relish and a mackerel pate. To finish, delicious mini Mont Blancs. A Cookery School breakfast will welcome you on arrival.
Saturday 09 October 2010 10am - 3pm £130.00 Closed

All Day Thai

Saturday 16 October 2010 10am - 3pm (£130)
Enjoy a day learning about this popular cuisine. In this class you will learn how to identify and prepare a range of new ingredients. Start with bean salad, green papaya salad, crab and cucumber salad, followed by hot and sour prawn soup, thai fish cakes and vegetarian spring rolls with a dipping sauce. Then enjoy phad thai, green chicken curry, hot and sour grilled fish and jasmine rice. To finish, sticky rice with mango and coconut ice cream. A selection of wines and beers will accompany the meal. On arrival, you will be welcomed with a delicious Cookery School breakfast.
Saturday 16 October 2010 10am - 3pm £130.00 Closed

Bread Baking

Tuesday 19 October 2010 11am - 1.15pm (£90)
Experience the joy of bread making. Knead, pummel and stretch your way to perfect bread. Learn to make a basic white loaf, a focaccia, granary bread, cinnamon rolls and a traditional Sabbath bread. You will leave the class with a bag of dough to bake at home.
Tuesday 19 October 2010 11am - 1.15pm £90.00 Open

Slice and Dice Deluxe Package

Saturday 23 October 2010 11am - 2pm (£160)
A special knife skills class aimed at using the new Wusthof knife you will receive on the day. By the end of this class, you will have learned your way round chopping, slicing, dicing and filleting. We will teach you all the tricks of the trade so that you can chop your way to a more professional finish. The class includes minestrone with hand chopped pesto, caramelised onion focaccia, grilled catch of the day served with braised fennel, hand chopped Bolognese with hand sliced tagliatelle, and to finish a wonderful apple cake served with caramelised oranges. All this using Cookery School’s carefully sourced, best quality produce. To top off the package, we will also give you a really great knife skills cookery book to take away with you as well.
Saturday 23 October 2010 11am - 2pm £160.00 Open

Pastry

Thursday 28 October 2010 11am - 1.15pm (£90)
In this class, you will master the techniques needed to be able to make perfect pastry. From choux to shortcrust, from pate sucree to puff, you will come away with all you need to know to make delicious pastry time and time again. During the class, you will learn how to make apple pie, vegetable quiche, traditional Cornish pasties, cheese straws, palmiers and profiteroles
Thursday 28 October 2010 11am - 1.15pm £90.00 Open

Middle Eastern Delights

Saturday 30 October 2010 10am - 3pm (£130)
Enjoy the soft spices and and the fragrant aromas of the Middle East. In this class, you will learn how to make homemade pitta bread, houmous, tzatziki, an aubergine and tomato salad, spanakopita, a lamb tagine and a chicken chermoula, Persian rice and a delicious orange and almond cake and cardamom and rosewater ice cream. Baklava will be served with coffee and teas. Organic wines will be served with the meal. A Cookery School breakfast will welcome you on arrival.
Saturday 30 October 2010 10am - 3pm £130.00 Open

French Winter

Saturday 6 November 2010 10am - 3pm (£130)
Enjoy a day of wonderful French cooking. Start with caramelised onion soup with toasts and gruyere, followed by boeuf en daube with Camargue rice and spinach; baked fish on a bed of onions, potatoes and herbs; chicory, walnut and pear salad and mini herbed fougasse bread. To finish you will make a traditional Mont Blanc. Tea and coffee will be served with homemade chocolate truffles. Regional wines will be served with the meal. A Cookery School breakfast will welcome you on arrival.
Saturday 06 November 2010 10am - 3pm £130.00 Open

Fish and Shellfish All Day

Saturday 13 November 2010 10am - 3pm (£130)

If you love fish and shellfish this class is made for you! Learn how to choose the freshest fish and prepare it for cooking. From grilling to poaching, steaming to frying, you will master the various methods of cooking fish. In this class, you will make a calamari stew, plaice with black butter, mussels with cider, baked sole, griddled scallops with oriental dressing, grilled prawns with green salsa, fish cakes, a Mediterranean fish stew, herring with rhubarb relish and a mackerel pate.  To finish, delicious mini Mont Blancs.  A Cookery School breakfast will welcome you on arrival.
Saturday 13 November 2010 10am-3.00pm £130.00 Open

English Seasonal

Saturday 13 November 2010 10am - 3pm (£130)
Enjoy a day celebrating wonderful English produce. To start, a wild mushroom salad and homemade granary rolls followed by a cauliflower soup. Enjoy home smoked mackerel with a wonderful horseradish sauce, beef and ale pie with homemade puff pastry and a stilton rarebit served with a glass port. To finish, learn how to make an upside down quince sponge served with a wonderful vanilla custard. Coffee and teas will be served with homemade shortbread. English organic wines will be served with the meal. A Cookery School breakfast will be served on arrival.
Saturday 13 November 2010 10am - 3pm £130.00 Open

Christmas All Wrapped Up

Saturday 20 November 2010 10am - 3pm (£175)
Take the panic out of Christmas and have most of your Christmas cooking done well in advance. Spend the day at Cookery School and leave calm, cool and collected with your Christmas goodies in tow. By the end of the day, you will have made your cranberry sauce, your stuffing and bread sauce (which you can freeze at home) your Christmas cake, your Christmas mince for mince pies and have learned how to time your Christmas meal to perfection. We will also show you how to make the best ever organic turkey and gravy. At the end of the day you will sit down and be rewarded for all your efforts with a fabulous Christmas lunch, followed by a very special Christmas ice cream and all accompanied by delicious organic wine.
Saturday 20 November 2010 10am - 3pm £175.00 Open

Sourdough Masterclass with Dan Lepard

Dan Lepard

"Dan Lepard is one of the most respected and widely-read bakers in the world, acclaimed for his belief that haste produces the worst bread and for asserting that patience and care are qualities that can be nurtured in the busiest of lives. He writes a weekly column in The Guardian and he has become the alternative baking guru for a generation unconvinced by celebrity chefs."

Saturday 27 November 2010 9am - 4pm (£215)
This will be a 'hands-on' Sourdough class, showing you how to create and keep a healthy leaven (or 'starter'), then teaching you expert techniques for mixing, kneading and shaping the dough, through to the finished loaves coming out of the oven. Dan will show you how to achieve the crust and crumb, taste and texture you've aspired to, along with a host of tips & tricks, and then after lunch, a second class on shaping skills, a recap on what's been learned during the day, and a Q&A session. Numbers will be limited to 14 people, to ensure that Dan is able to work with each of you individually. You will leave with your loaves, a pot of leaven and a lot of new skills that you will be able to put into practice at home.
Saturday 27 November 2010 9am - 4pm £215.00 Open

Italian Winter All Day

Saturday 15 January 2011 10am - 3pm (£130)
Enjoy a day of wonderful Italian cooking. Start with a caramelised onion focaccia with minestrone, followed by mushroom and ricotta tortelloni with a rich tomato sauce. Learn how to make beef in red wine with polenta and deep-fried stuffed squid. To finish, a delicious apple crostata served with vanilla ice cream. Coffee and teas will be served with chocolate and hazelnut biscotti. Regional Italian wines will accompany the meal. A Cookery School breakfast will welcome you on arrival.
Saturday 15 January 2011 10am - 3pm £130.00 Open

Sourdough Masterclass with Dan Lepard

Dan Lepard

"Dan Lepard is one of the most respected and widely-read bakers in the world, acclaimed for his belief that haste produces the worst bread and for asserting that patience and care are qualities that can be nurtured in the busiest of lives. He writes a weekly column in The Guardian and he has become the alternative baking guru for a generation unconvinced by celebrity chefs."

Saturday 22 January 2011 9am - 4pm (£215)
This will be a 'hands-on' Sourdough class, showing you how to create and keep a healthy leaven (or 'starter'), then teaching you expert techniques for mixing, kneading and shaping the dough, through to the finished loaves coming out of the oven. Dan will show you how to achieve the crust and crumb, taste and texture you've aspired to, along with a host of tips & tricks, and then after lunch, a second class on shaping skills, a recap on what's been learned during the day, and a Q&A session. Numbers will be limited to 14 people, to ensure that Dan is able to work with each of you individually. You will leave with your loaves, a pot of leaven and a lot of new skills that you will be able to put into practice at home.
Saturday 22 January 2011 9am - 4pm £215.00 Open

French Winter

Saturday 29 January 2011 10am - 3pm (£130)
Enjoy a day of wonderful winter French food. Start with a traditional lobster bisque with toast and aioli, followed by a herbed fougasse and mushroom salad, baked bream with fennel and orange and herby roast lamb with smashed garlic potatoes and sauteed seasonal greens. To finish, honey and cinnamon parfait with pears poached in red wine. Coffee and teas will be served with madeleines. A Cookery School breakfast will be served on arrival.
Saturday 29 January 2011 10am - 3.00pm £130.00 Open

Fish and Shellfish All Day

Saturday 5 February 2011 10am - 3pm (£130)
If you love fish and shellfish this class is made for you! Learn how to choose the freshest fish and prepare it for cooking. From grilling to poaching, steaming to frying, you will master the various methods of cooking fish. In this class, you will make a calamari stew, plaice with black butter, mussels with cider, baked sole, griddled scallops with oriental dressing, grilled prawns with green salsa, fish cakes, a Mediterranean fish stew, herring with rhubarb relish and a mackerel pate. A Cookery School breakfast will welcome you on arrival.  To finish, delicious mini Mont Blancs.  A Cookery School breakfast will welcome you on arrival.
Saturday 05 February 2011 10am - 3pm £130.00 Open

Middle Eastern Delights

Saturday 12 February 2011 10am-3pm (£130)
Enjoy the soft spices and and the fragrant aromas of the Middle East. In this class, you will learn how to make homemade pitta bread, houmous, tzatziki, an aubergine and tomato salad and a spiced carrot puree. To follow, a lamb tagine and a chicken chermoula, Persian rice and a delicious orange and almond cake and yoghurt ice cream. Baklava will be served with teas and coffees. Organic wines will accompany the meal. A Cookery School breakfast will welcome you on arrival.
Saturday 12 February 2011 10am-3pm £130.00 Open

Baking for Breakfast

Ghalid Assyb

"Ghalid trained and worked in France before moving to London to work as head pastry chef for Baker and Spice. After four years he moved to Ottolenghi where he helped to develop their range of patisserie. He now focuses on sharing his love of baking by teaching at Cookery School."

Wednesday 23 February 11am - 1.15pm (£90)
Ghalid Assyb will show you a trick or two for producing wonderful buttery croissant, pain au chocolat and brioche. In keeping with most other Cookery School teaching, you will learn how to make these at your leisure and then surprise friends and family with wonderful fresh, homemade goodies for breakfast.
Wednesday 23 February 2011 11am - 1.15pm £90.00 Open

Slice and Dice Deluxe

Saturday 26 February 2011 10am - 3pm (£160)
A special knife skills class aimed at using the new Wusthof knife you will receive on the day. By the end of this class, you will have learned your way round chopping, slicing, dicing and filleting. We will teach you all the tricks of the trade so that you can chop your way to a more professional finish. The class includes minestrone with hand chopped pesto, caramelised onion focaccia, grilled catch of the day served with braised fennel, hand chopped Bolognese, and to finish a wonderful apple cake served with caramelised oranges. All this using Cookery School’s carefully sourced, best quality produce. To top off the package, we will also give you a really great knife skills cookery book to take away with you as well. A Cookery School breakfast will welcome you on arrival.
Saturday 26 February 2011 10am - 3pm £160.00 Open

Sourdough Masterclass with Dan Lepard

Dan Lepard

"Dan Lepard is one of the most respected and widely-read bakers in the world, acclaimed for his belief that haste produces the worst bread and for asserting that patience and care are qualities that can be nurtured in the busiest of lives. He writes a weekly column in The Guardian and he has become the alternative baking guru for a generation unconvinced by celebrity chefs."

Saturday 26 March 2011 9am - 4pm (£215)
This will be a 'hands-on' Sourdough class, showing you how to create and keep a healthy leaven (or 'starter'), then teaching you expert techniques for mixing, kneading and shaping the dough, through to the finished loaves coming out of the oven. Dan will show you how to achieve the crust and crumb, taste and texture you've aspired to, along with a host of tips & tricks, and then after lunch, a second class on shaping skills, a recap on what's been learned during the day, and a Q&A session. Numbers will be limited to 14 people, to ensure that Dan is able to work with each of you individually. You will leave with your loaves, a pot of leaven and a lot of new skills that you will be able to put into practice at home.
Saturday 26 March 2011 9am - 4pm £215.00 Open

Bread Baking

Wednesday 1 September 2010 7.00pm - 9.15pm (£90)
Experience the joy of bread making. Knead, pummel and stretch your way to perfect bread. Learn to make a basic white loaf, a focaccia, granary bread, cinnamon rolls and a traditional Sabbath bread. You will leave the class with a bag of dough to bake at home.
Wednesday 01 September 2010 7pm-9.15pm £90.00 Closed

Baking for Breakfast

Ghalid Assyb

"Ghalid trained and worked in France before moving to London to work as head pastry chef for Baker and Spice. After four years he moved to Ottolenghi where he helped to develop their range of patisserie. He now focuses on sharing his love of baking by teaching at Cookery School."

Wednesday 8 September 2010 7pm - 9.15pm (£90)
Ghalid Assyb will show you a trick or two for producing wonderful buttery croissant, pain au chocolat and brioche. In keeping with most other Cookery School teaching, you will learn how to make these at your leisure and then surprise friends and family with wonderful fresh, homemade goodies for breakfast.
Wednesday 08 September 2010 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

Cooking for couples - A friend, flat-mate or partner

Monday 13 September 2010 7pm-9.15pm

SPECIAL OFFER OF 2 PEOPLE FOR £150 (please call the office to book tel 020 7631 4590) 
Amaze your friends with stunning food that you can cook together harmoniously.  You can then sit down to enjoy a hassle free meal accompanied by wine with your friends or family. Beetroot, walnut and cow's curd salad with a walnut oil and raspberry vinegar dressing with homemade granary rolls, a legendary fish pie and an upside down pear and port cake will make up this meal.
Monday 13 September 2010 7pm-9.15pm £90.00 Open

Pastry

Monday 20 September 2010 7pm - 9.15pm (£90)
In this class, you will master the techniques needed to be able to make perfect pastry. From choux to shortcrust, from pate sucree to puff, you will come away with all you need to know to make delicious pastry time and time again. During the class, you will learn how to make apple pie, vegetable quiche, traditional Cornish pasties, cheese straws, palmiers and profiteroles.
Monday 20 September 2010 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

Slice and Dice Deluxe Package

Wednesday 22 September 2010 6.30pm - 9.30pm (£160)

A special knife skills class aimed at using the new Wusthof knife you will receive on the day. By the end of this class, you will have learned your way round chopping, slicing, dicing and filleting. We will teach you all the tricks of the trade so that you can chop your way to a more professional finish. The class includes minestrone with hand chopped pesto, caramelised onion focaccia, grilled catch of the day served with braised fennel, hand chopped Bolognese with hand sliced tagliatelle, and to finish a wonderful apple cake served with caramelised oranges. All this using Cookery School’s carefully sourced, best quality produce. To top off the package, we will also give you a really great knife skills cookery book to take away with you as well.
Wednesday 22 September 2010 6.30 - 9.30pm £160.00 Open

Fish and Shellfish

Wednesday 29 September 2010 7.00pm-9.15pm (£90)
If you love fish and shellfish this class is made for you! Learn how to choose the freshest fish and prepare it for cooking. From grilling to poaching, steaming to frying, you will master the various methods of cooking fish. In this class, you will make a calamari stew, skate with black butter, moules mariniere, baked sole, griddled scallops with oriental dressing, grilled prawns with green salsa and fish cakes.
Wednesday 29 September 2010 7pm-9.15pm £90.00 Open

Perfect Cupcakes

Monday 4 October 2010 7.00pm - 9.15pm (£90)
Cupcakes are all the rage but, believe it or not, it is very easy to make good ones that look professional. The Cookery School team will demystify cupcake making and teach you the tricks for making wonderful cupcakes from plain and chocolate flavours through to carrot and spice ones as well as teaching how to top and decorate them to perfection.
Monday 04 October 2010 7pm-9.15pm £90.00 Open

Roasts

Wednesday 6 October 2010 7pm - 9.15pm (£90)
Once you have mastered a classic roast, your Sundays will never be the same! Crispy roast chicken, herby roast lamb, a traditional roast beef, roast root vegetables and whole roast potatoes will all be on the menu.
Wednesday 06 October 2010 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

Stews

Wednesday 13 October 2010 7pm - 9.15pm (£90)
You will learn how to make a great stew, and will be amazed at how many dishes are based on the principle of a basic stew. You will learn how to make a classic Bolognese, a lamb tagine, a chicken cacciatore, a beef Bourguignon and a mixed bean ragout.
Wednesday 13 October 2010 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

All Manner of Pies

Monday 18 October 2010 7.00pm-9.15pm
Learn to make pies of all sorts ranging from chicken and mushroom, beef and ale, and apple pie through to pasties. You will be taught the secrets of making beautiful buttery short pastry and how to use puff pastry to advantage. Pies are great make-in-advance food. You will sit down at the end of the session to eat them all and enjoy a pint!
Monday 18 October 2010 7pm-9.15pm £90.00 Open

Middle Eastern Delights

Wednesday 20 October 2010 7pm - 9.15pm (£90)
Enjoy the soft spices and the fragrant aromas of the Middle East. In this class, you will learn how to make homemade pitta bread, houmous, tzatziki, an aubergine and tomato salad, lamb tagine with Persian rice and to finish, homemade baklava.
Wednesday 20 October 2010 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

Italian Autumn

Wednesday 27 October 2010 7pm - 9.15pm (£90)
Learn how to make wonderful porcini and ricotta ravioli served with a rich tomato sauce. To follow, enjoy beef in red wine with polenta and cavalo nero and to finish, a delicious apple crostata served with mascarpone.
Wednesday 27 October 2010 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

Scrumptious and Sustainable Meat

Do you buy organic but suspect there is so much more that you could do in the kitchen to do your bit for the environment? Well, there is. This course will introduce you to the joys of seasonal vegetables, sustainable fish, rare breed meat, luscious leftovers, one pot cooking and much more. You will learn about environmentally friendly choices you can make when you shop, cook, and even store you food. You will leave armed with recipes and information to make your cooking both greener and tastier.

Wednesday 03 November 2010 (7.00pm-9.15pm)
More From Your Meat
At Cookery School, we buy well reared meat and use every last scrap. If you are yet to be convinced of the benefits of organic meat, see what you think after our "roast chicken taste test". We will show you how to get four good meals from one chicken, cook some marvellous meals with mince, and enjoy the pleasure of slow cooked old fashioned cuts. And, for those who yearn for the Good Life, there will be a chance to make your very own sausages.

From a large roast chicken, you will make chicken salad; chicken liver pate; a chicken and mushroom pie and a delicious risotto using homemade chicken stock. You will also learn how to make the best ever bolognese, a slow cooked dish of lamb shanks and learn to make your own rare breed pork sausages.
Wednesday 03 November 2010 7pm-9.15pm £90.00 Open

Scrumptious and Sustainable Greens

Do you buy organic but suspect there is so much more that you could do in the kitchen to do your bit for the environment? Well, there is. This course will introduce you to the joys of seasonal vegetables, sustainable fish, rare breed meat, luscious leftovers, one pot cooking and much more. You will learn about environmentally friendly choices you can make when you shop, cook, and even store you food. You will leave armed with recipes and information to make your cooking both greener and tastier.


Wednesday 10 November 2010 (7.00pm-9.15pm)


Eat Your Greens Ever been tempted to oder an organic veggie box? Worried that you will be overwhelmed by dull seasonal staples or bewildered by veggies that you have never heard of? We will take a typical spring veggie box and show you how to transform the content into mouthwatering meals. You will make your own homemade spinach and ricotta ravioli with mint lemon butter; a primavera soup with torn bread croutons; a seasonal spring salad; an asparagus tart; stuffed roasted courgettes and a Jersey Royal new potato salad.
Wednesday 10 November 2010 7pm-9.15pm £90.00 Open

Scrumptious and Sustainable Pulses

Do you buy organic but suspect there is so much more that you could do in the kitchen to do your bit for the environment? Well, there is. This course will introduce you to the joys of seasonal vegetables, sustainable fish, rare breed meat, luscious leftovers, one pot cooking and much more. You will learn about environmentally friendly choices you can make when you shop, cook, and even store you food. You will leave armed with recipes and information to make your cooking both greener and tastier.

Wednesday 17 November 2010 (7.00pm-9.15pm)

Perfect pulses are not boring! This class is full of exciting things to do with pulses that will really surprise you. You may well become addicted to pulses after this session where we will teach you to make chickpea gnocchi; a fresh borlotti bean stew and a very yummy lentil soup. You will also learn how to make a barley, pea and herb risotto and a 'megadarra' (brown lentils, rice and carmelised onions).
Wednesday 17 November 2010 7pm-9.15pm £90.00 Open

Scrumptious and Sustainable Fish


Do you buy organic but suspect there is so much more that you could do in the kitchen to do your bit for the environment? Well, there is. This course will introduce you to the joys of seasonal vegetables, sustainable fish, rare breed meat, luscious leftovers, one pot cooking and much more. You will learn about environmentally friendly choices you can make when you shop, cook, and even store you food. You will leave armed with recipes and information to make your cooking both greener and tastier.

Wednesday 24 November 2010 7pm - 9.15pm (£90)


Own smoked mackerel served with a fresh horseradish sauce is a memorable dish that you will learn to make alongside delicious fish cakes with a seasonal tomato salsa; fried herrings with a gooseberry sauce; a legendary golden fish pie; oven pickled mackerel with a pear and port relish and a Mediterranean fish soup with toasts and rouille.

 
Wednesday 24 November 2010 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

Fish and Shellfish

Wednesday 12 January 2011 (£90)
If you love fish and shellfish this class is made for you! Learn how to choose the freshest fish and prepare it for cooking. From grilling to poaching, steaming to frying, you will master the various methods of cooking fish. In this class, you will make a calamari stew, plaice with black butter, moules mariniere, baked sole, griddled scallops with oriental dressing, grilled prawns with green salsa and fish cakes.
Wednesday 12 January 2011 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

English Seasonal

Monday 17 January 2011 7pm - 9.15pm (£90)
Enjoy an evening using wonderful winter English produce. To start, a Jerusalem artichoke and mushroom salad served with a sherry vinegar and walnut oil vinaigrette. You will also make a traditional beef and ale pie with crushed swede and to finish, a fabulous pear and port cake.
Monday 17 January 2011 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

Middle Eastern Delights

Wednesday 19 January 2011 7pm - 9.15pm (£90)
Enjoy the soft spices and and the fragrant aromas of the Middle East. In this class, you will learn how to make homemade pitta bread, houmous, winter tabbouleh, muhmummara, a lamb tagine with caramelised onion and pine nut cous cous. To finish a delicious walnut cake with stewed quinces and yoghurt.
Wednesday 19 January 2011 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

Bread Baking

Wednesday 26 January 2011 7pm - 9.15pm (£90)
Experience the joy of bread making. Knead, pummel and stretch your way to perfect bread. Learn to make a basic white loaf, a focaccia, granary bread, cinnamon rolls and a traditional Sabbath bread. You will leave the class with a bag of dough to bake at home.
Wednesday 26 January 2011 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

Perfect Cupcakes

Monday 31 January 2011 7.00pm - 9.15pm (£90)
Cupcakes are all the rage but, believe it or not, it is very easy to make good ones that look professional. The Cookery School team will demystify cupcake making and teach you the tricks for making wonderful cupcakes from plain and chocolate flavours through to carrot and spice ones as well as teaching how to top and decorate them to perfection.
Monday 31 January 2011 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

English Seasonal Winter

Monday 7 February 2011 7pm - 9.15pm (£90)
Cosy up for an evening of wonderful winter warmers. To start, purple sprouting broccoli and stilton tart followed by home smoked mackerel served with horseradish new potatoes. To finish, individual sticky toffee puddings with homemade vanilla custard.
Monday 07 February 2011 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

Chocolate Workshop

Wednesday 9 February 2011 7.00pm-9.15pm (£90)
Enjoy an evening of wonderful chocolate. Compare three of the highest quality brands of chocolate; Valhrona, the exclusive French chocolate and chefs' favourite brand, the wonderful Tuscan, Amadei chocolate, as well as Original Beans, the first premium chocolate brand built around the principle of rainforest conservation. Learn to make a heavenly chocolate cake, scrumptious chocolate ice cream and try your hand at making your own truffles and chocolates, then take a box home to impress your friends and family!
Wednesday 09 February 2011 7pm-9.15pm £90.00 Open

Russian Evening

Monday 21 February 2011 7pm - 9.15pm (£90)
Russian is the new cool. Cosy up with a glass of vodka and try these delicious Russian recipes. To start, a traditional Russian salad with blinis with smoked fish, sour cream and chives. To follow, a salmon koulibiac and to finish, a delicious Russian babka, a yeast cake.
Monday 21 February 2011 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

Pasta Workshop

Wednesday 23 February 2011 7.00pm – 9.15pm (£90)
Learn how to make, shape and fill fresh pasta. On the menu, are butternut ravioli with sage butter, tagliatelle with pesto, mushroom and ricotta tortellini with a rich tomato sauce.
Wednesday 23 February 2011 7pm - 9.15pm £90.00 Open

All manner of Pies

Monday 28 February 2011 7.00pm-9.15pm (£90)
Learn to make pies of all sorts ranging from chicken and mushroom, beef and ale, and apple pie through to pasties. You will be taught the secrets of making beautiful buttery short pastry and how to use puff pastry to advantage. Pies are great make-in-advance food. You will sit down at the end of the session to eat them all and enjoy a pint!
Monday 28 February 2011 7pm - 915pm £90.00 Open