Beginners Evening Class
£420.00
Tuesday 14th January 2025 – Tuesday 11th February 2025
6.00pm – 8.00pm
This course lasts five weeks and is a practical, hands on course for complete beginners, those who lack confidence in the kitchen or those who feel they have never really learnt the basics. On this course you will learn knife skills and how to read and understand recipes and the culinary terms used. You will take your food home with you at the end of the evening. You will learn pastry, baking, bread, meat cookery, fish cookery, soups etc.
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Tuesday 14th January 2025 – Tuesday 11th February 2025
6.00pm – 8.00pm
This course lasts five weeks and is a practical, hands on course for complete beginners, those who lack confidence in the kitchen or those who feel they have never really learnt the basics. On this course you will learn knife skills and how to read and understand recipes and the culinary terms used. You will take your food home with you at the end of the evening. You will learn pastry, baking, bread, meat cookery, fish cookery, soups etc.
An example of the food cooked by week 4 is:
Chicken Breasts with Wild Mushroom and Tarragon Sauce
Roast New Potatoes with Rosemary
Pear and Ginger upside down cake
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“I would like to say thank you so much to all of your professional team, it was a very enjoyable course. I learnt new useful techniques, which I am going to use in my kitchen. Friendly, welcoming atmosphere, excellent demonstrations! I really enjoyed every minute of it.” – Irina Gray
This course is suitable for adults over 16. Children aged 14 and above can attend but only when accompanied on the course by an adult. Please check with the school before booking if you have any queries about this.
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