A Feast of Fish

11.06.2010

A five hour class about how to choose and prepare seafood. With Brian’s help, you will make:

beetroot cured salmon with lemon dressed salad, lime & tequila soaked prawns, chilli & simmer garlic mussels & bake herb crusted brill served up with butter sauce, farm fresh vegetables or salad.

Price: £65. Time: 10:00-15:00

For details and bookings please call  07540096641 or just fill in the registration form below.

Kitchen Confidence

19.06.2010

If you don’t know your way around the kitchen, then it’s time to dispel the myths, learn how to cook and build up your confidence.

This is a specially devised day to cover a range of skills. You will cook: Hand Cut Minestrone Soup with Your Own Baked Bread; Wok Seared Pork with Tossed with Black Bean Butter Sauce; Apple Crumble and Proper Custard

Among other things you will develop basic skills: knife skills, how to make fresh bread, methods of cooking: frying, simmering, baking and braising. You’ll also discover some time management and coordination skills.

Price: £90. Time: 10:00-17:00

For details and bookings please call  07540096641 or just fill in the registration form below.

Sexy Salads & Gorgeous Garnishes

10.07.2010

Don't be boring this summer, give iceberg the cold shoulder and do something interesting with your cucumbers!

Come and make some fresh, funky salads finished with those 'twiddly bits' that will give your barbecues a buzz and get people talking.

Come and make Seared Tuna Nicoise with New Season Potatoes, Lager and Lime Soaked Chicken On a Pea Shoot Salad, Warm Moroccan Lamb  and Orange Cous Cous,Chargrilled Mediterranean Vegetables Layered with Tapenade, Celeriac and Apple Slaw with the occasional Caper.

Price: £90 per person,including refreshments, eating your preparations and a glass of wine.
Time: 10:00-17:00

For details and bookings please call  07540096641 or just fill in the registration form below

Pretty Patisserie, last 2 places

24.07.2010

What could be nicer than spending a day carefully creating indulgent pastries, creams and tarts having a spot of lunch and then taking your goodies home to show off and enjoy.

You'll learn about and make sweet pastry, choux pastry, puff pastry and much more. Fancy some English Strawberry Tarts, Raspberry and Vodka Chiffon and St.Honore Tarts? Roll, line, whisk, blend and pipe your way through these and more besides.

Price: £90 per person including refreshments, a light lunch and all products to take home.
Time: 10:00-17:00

For details and bookings please call  07540096641 or just fill in the registration form below

Perfect Pies and Plump Puddings, last 3 places

25.07.2010

Get the secrets of the perfect pastry!
As your main course, you’ll create rather large and delicious pie learning pastry techniques as you go. Then we’ll transform ripe summer berries into a sumptuous pudding for you to savour. Tasting the delicious pies is the perfect way to finish this cookery class.

Time: 10:00-14:00

Price: £55 per person, lunch included. 

Hen Parties

01.08.2010

Are you a lost hen? Do you feel that just one night out is not enough for your hen party? Ok...maybe you want to do something challenging during the day as well. You can team up with your friends for a cookery course: sausage-making competition, barbeque tips to impress your husband’s friends, fancy decorations and chocolate desserts to become the diva of all parties.

Or you can learn to cook something that you've always wanted to find the secret of. Let Brian know about what and when and we’ll come up with a menu. 
The price is from £55 each depending on the group size, hours and complexity of the menu. 

Great British Puds

05.08.2010

We are famous for our delicious hot puddings, the traditional end to a hearty meal. Our evening course has a delicious assortment of recipes and you get to take everything home.

Price: £55 per person includig refreshments and all products to take home.
Time: 18:00-21:30

For details and bookings please call  07540096641 or just fill in the registration form below

Italian Day

08.08.2010

Great ingredients not messed about with too much! That's the core of Italian cookery - come and learn how to combine and enjoy some wondeful flavours.

You'll make (among other things) Homemade Tagliatelli & Pesto, Torn Chicken, Pine Nut and Rocket Pizza with Sun Blushed Tomatoes, Risotto with Federia Cheese and Baked Cherry Tomatoes and Tira mi su!

Fantastico!

Price: £125 per person,including refreshments, eating your preparations and a glass of wine.
Time: 10:00-17:00

For details and bookings please call  07540096641 or just fill in the registration form below.

Bread and Pizza, last place available

21.08.2010

Few foods evoke the senses like bread. 'Oooh I'd love to make real bread' is something we hear time & time again.

You'll get to know the basic ingredients, what they do and  how they work together to create a beautiful dough. Spend the day sifting, kneading, fermenting & rising, moulding, glazing and baking some fab breads.

Price: £55 per person,including refreshments and all products to take home.
Time: 10:00-15:00

For details and bookings please call  07540096641 or just fill in the registration form below

Real TV Dinners, fully booked

22.08.2010

Once dubbed 'chef to the stars' Brian's role within the media has seen him cooking for many celebrities & dignitaries.

What do you cook for OJ Simpson, the prime minister, a diva on a diet or how do you plan a dinner ahead of a cabinet reshuffle when you don't know who's coming?!  

A fun day with Brian as he recollects and recreates some of the dishes from his days as a private chef.

Price: £90 per person,including refreshments, lunch and a glass of wine + some real TV chat.
Time: 10:00-17:00

For details and bookings please call  07540096641 or just fill in the registration form below

Cooking for Someone Special

24.08.2010

If you have a special occasion coming up for your family or a very dear friend, may we suggest a memorable gift?

Come and prepare a meal with Brian and then invite your special guests to join you as you present them with your gourmet offering. The menu is your choice but Brian will certainly advise you beforehand. Then turn up on the day along with some willing ‘assistants’ and you’ll set to with Brian’s guidance to create a wonderful meal. Finally you’ll welcome your guests and host a memorable dinner party for them, enjoying the meal you prepared.

The day is designed for up to 6 people preparing food and a total of 10 people dining. Light lunch and refreshments are included during the day for the working team as well as complimentary Champagne on your guest arrival.

The course is run only on request. Check availability at 07540096641 or send an email by filling in the form below.

Our special introductory price is £90 per person (may be subject to change depending on the menu and group size)