Cookery and Bread Making Classes

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Summer in Provence with Alex Mackay
Friday 31st May 2013, 10:00am
Provencal cooking is known as "the cuisine of the sun" and this hands on class celebrates the abundance of fresh fruit and veg found in Provencal markets. Think: peppers, tomatoes, olives, rosemary, stonefruit, lemons and wonderful seafood from the coast. Alex Mackay ran renowned cookery… -
An Introduction to Bread making
Friday 7th June 2013, 10:00am
Based on Richard's award winning book DOUGH, learn how to make and work the dough to create a range of breads from two simple doughs. This class will be taken by Jenny Chandler, our longest standing and most experienced house guest chef who has worked closely with Richard since the school opened in… -
Classic Italian Cooking: Tuscany & Umbria with Valentina Harris
Saturday 8th June 2013, 10:00am
A wonderful feast of Italian dishes with Valentina who is a much loved and noted authority on Italian Food and has written over 20 books on Italian cookery including the award winning Perfect Pasta. She appears regularly on television and has had her own series on BBC called Italian Regional Cookery.… -
The Complete Kitchen - 5 Day Course
Monday 17th June 2013, 10:00am
An inspirational week developing confidence in the kitchen. Based on Richard’s book, COOK, the course provides a thorough grounding in all the key kitchen skills as well as passing on a wealth of hints, tips and secrets. We will show you how to hone your knife skills, learning to… -
Knife Skills and Carving with Richard Bertinet
Monday 17th June 2013, 10:00am
This is knife skills with 'knobs-on'! Not only will Richard show you how to bone, joint, julienne and dice with the best of them, he will also show teach you how to get to grips with carving whether it be tricky joints for your Sunday roast, slicing smoked salmon into perfect wafer thin slices… -
Summer Entertaining
Friday 21st June 2013, 10:00am
Join Jenny Chandler for this wonderful, hands on class where we will show you how to use the freshest seasonal ingredients to entertain in style. Perfect dinner party food that allows you to relax and enjoy your evening. Includes lunch with wine. -
New Scottish Cookery Masterclass with Nick Nairn
Friday 28th June 2013, 10:00am
Join us for this hands on masterclass with one of Scotland’s most renowned chefs, Nick Nairn. Nick is evangelical about Scottish produce and, with his own cookery school, is an expert at teaching the best ways to cook it at home with a combination of classic simple preparation and more cheffy… -
GASTRO! Simple Modern British with Charlie Digney
Saturday 29th June 2013, 10:00am
This hands on class takes the best of local, seasonal British produce and gives you the skills to make the most of it, whether it is well sourced meat, fresh Cornish seafood or seasonal fruit and veg. Charlie Digney, owner of the award winning King William pub and two other Gastro pubs in Bath,… -
Sear Sizzle & Smoke!
Thursday 4th July 2013, 10:00am
A fabulous new class showing you how to get the most out of the meat and fish you buy this summer.
We start out with a bit of home butchery to help you get your cuts ready to cook then move on to rubs and marinades to add flavour and spice and finally turn our attention to both smoking… -
Tour de France with Alex Mackay
Friday 5th July 2013, 10:00am
This hands on class is an alternative, culinary Tour de France – you will work your way around France, constructing the ideal French menu, picking the best of regional cuisine. Start the tour in Alex’s beloved Provence with a Gigot of aubergine, studded with roast garlic and served… -
3 Day Bread Making Course with Richard Bertinet
Monday 8th July 2013, 10:00am
Our 3 day course with Richard Bertinet includes An Introduction to Bread Making, French Breads and Italian Breads. On day 1 learn how to work the dough using Richard Bertinet's techniques of bread making mixing several batches of dough focussing on white and olive oil doughs. Day 2 moves…Hands On
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Scandi Summer Feasting with Signe Johansen
Saturday 13th July 2013, 10:00am
A hands on class which will give your Summer Entertaining a bit of Scandi style. Midsummer is a key time of year in Scandinavia for entertaining, making the most of fresh foods foraged from the wild. Think big platters of cured fish and game, colourful seasonal salads and puddings which… -
Pasta Making with Valentina Harris
Saturday 17th August 2013, 10:00am
Join us for this hands on pasta making class with Valentina, author of Pasta Galore and a host of other Italian cookery books and a noted authority on Italian food. In Valentina’s Pasta Class you will learn to make Fresh Pasta from scratch in her own tried and tested way. Plus her signature… -
3 Day Bread Making Course with Richard Bertinet
Monday 19th August 2013, 10:00am
Our 3 day course with Richard Bertinet includes An Introduction to Bread Making, French Breads and Italian Breads. On day 1 learn how to work the dough using Richard Bertinet's techniques of bread making mixing several batches of dough focussing on white and olive oil doughs. Day 2 moves…Hands On
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5 day Bread making course with Richard Bertinet
Monday 19th August 2013, 10:00am
Join Richard Bertinet in this hands on, 5 day baking class. Begin the week with An Introduction to Breadmaking on Monday followed by French Breads, Italian Breads, Dark & Sweet and Slowdoughs & Sourdoughs on the following days. Each day will start at 10am. Runs from 19 to 23 August 2013 inclusive.…Hands On
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The Real Taste of Spain with Jenny Chandler
Friday 6th September 2013, 10:00am
From the famous Boqueria market in Barcelona to the tiny village markets in rural Spain, market life and fresh regional products are at the heart of Spanish life and cuisine. In this hands on class Jenny will show you how to focus on wonderful basic ingredients and the core principles of Spanish cooking… -
3 Day Bread Making course with Richard Bertinet
Tuesday 10th September 2013, 10:00am
Our 3 day course with Richard Bertinet includes An Introduction to Bread Making, French Breads and Italian Breads. On day 1 learn how to work the dough using Richard Bertinet's techniques of bread making mixing several batches of dough focussing on white and olive oil doughs. Day 2 moves… -
Hip Wholefoods
Friday 20th September 2013, 10:00am
More hip than hippy, pulses and wholegrains are enjoying a renaissance. It’s not just Gwyneth Paltrow who sings their praises, more and more people now are replacing meat with high protein, economical and healthy pulses and grains. This class provides a truly modern look at buying and preparing… -
British Breads - A Masterclass with Richard Bertinet
Friday 27th September 2013, 10:00am
A NEW stand alone bread class with Richard drawing on the rich heritage of British baking. You will bake bloomers, ale loaves, Richard's take on Bannock bread, an Irish potato bread and Bara Brith. -
Curries of the World
Friday 27th September 2013, 10:00am
A wonderful new class with Jenny Chandler. Jenny trained at Leiths before travelling the world as a private chef learning spice combinations in the countries of their origin. Starting from scratch you will learn how to create your own pastes and spice blends and then fo on to make a Thai green…