FOOD + DRINK
LEARN TO COOK !
THERE IS A VERY SPECIAL FEELING THAT COMES WITH SITTING DOWN TO EAT A MEAL YOU ’ VE COOKED FROM SCRATCH . IT ’ S A FEELING OF PRIDE AND ACCOMPLISHMENT , WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT SIMPLY DOESN ’ T COME WHEN YOU GRAB A TAKEAWAY ON YOUR WAY HOME FROM WORK OR BUNG SOMETHING FROM THE FREEZER INTO THE OVEN AND SET THE TIMER .
If cooking just isn ’ t your forte , don ’ t despair . In Kent , London and beyond ( including the digital world ) there are courses galore that will teach you how to cook everything from the simplest meals for two to a sumptuous feast for 20 . Tuck into this selection of some of the very best and start your journey to becoming an accomplished and confident cook .
Kent Classes
HOMEGROWN COOKERY COURSES MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND THE TIME TO ATTEND AT LEAST ONE BECAUSE YOU ’ RE SURE TO FIND SOMETHING THAT SUITS YOUR TASTES ( LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY ) AND IS CLOSE BY . WEEKDAYS OR WEEKENDS , MORNINGS OR EVENINGS , TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LIST AND START YOUR CULINARY DREAM TODAY .
Kent Cookery School Rosemary Shrager
Kent Cookery School // www . kentcookeryschool . co . uk // Ashford Cake Innovations // www . cakeinnovationsltd . co . uk // Gravesend
The Kent Cookery school is based in Mersham , Ashford , in a beautiful cobbled courtyard and it offers the perfect relaxed environment to learn something new in the kitchen . The purpose-built kitchen boasts vaulted ceilings , six NEF induction ovens and induction stoves , and six fully equipped stations .
The wide range of courses are suitable for complete beginners to more confident cooks and there is something to suit all taste buds ! Options include short evening courses such as Thai street food and the curry club , to full day courses such as bread making , Italian and fish and Weber BBQ courses . The courses are led by specialist , friendly tutors using fresh , local produce to ensure the best results . Learn new skills , build your confidence and meet other like-minded foodies . Prices start from £ 65 per person .
Rosemary Shrager Cooking School www . rosemaryshrager . com // Tunbridge Wells
Rosemary Shrager – world-renowned chef – has a superb cookery school in Tunbridge Wells that caters to every skill level from beginner to expert . The courses are run by Rosemary herself , head chef Iain More , and chef tutor Shenley Moore , and there is something that will appeal to every budding cook . Courses include ‘ fantastic fish ’, ‘ cook yourself healthy ’, ‘ French classics with Rosemary Shrager ’ and ‘ American baking ’. There are even classes for children and teenagers from eight to 13 to get them started early and to give them the knowledge they need to be great cooks from a young age .
Cake Innovations provide some of the best quality sugarcraft and cake decorating classes in Kent . From their cake studio in Gravesend they have an array of fantastic tutors who can help students with everything from learning the basic art of covering and decorating your cake to hand painting a cake with Sarah from The Chocolate Strawberry . You can also join in with some of the best modelling classes with Zoe from Zoe ’ s Fancy Cakes . Plus , demonstration days from master chocolatier Mark Tilling , winner of the first BBC series of Crème de la Crème . Cake Innovations are passionate about cake and about learning especially in a fun and relaxed , fully equipped cake studio .
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