insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 04 - June 2015 | Page 67

GETAWAYS
Escapes for the foodie and drink lovers cont.
Abbey Home Farm: Cheesemaking

The Foodworks Cookery School

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The Foodworks Cookery School offers two different foodie breaks for those
who love to indulge in all things edible. The first is the Quintessential Cotswold
Inn package, which is available for a one-night stay (in the charming
Colesbourne Inn) either midweek or at the weekend. In this package, you’ll
have a full day of cooking ahead of you, plus a full English breakfast to
enjoy. The Cowley Manor Gourmet package is another one-night stay, this
time in the gorgeous Cowley Manor, and as well as a full day’s gourmet
cookery course, you’ll also have full use of the hotel’s fantastic spa facilities
to really make the most of your time away. As well as these ‘foodie breaks’,
the Foodworks Cookery School offers other courses including the University
Survival course, and the Chalet Academy course.

Gourmet Getaways // www.gourmetgetaways.co.uk
If you and your partner want a romantic, yet foodie, break away, Gourmet
Getaways can find it for you. Choose from a variety of excellent hotels and
restaurants up and down the UK and, with everything booked in advance
you can be sure of a warm, hassle-free welcome. The list of hotels and
restaurants (and hotels with restaurants) is vast, and includes luxury spa
hotels such as the Bailiffscourt Hotel & Spa in Sussex where your package
includes a night’s stay, dinner in the superb Tapestry Restaurant, and full
use of all the spa facilities. Alternatively, why not treat yourself to a Michelinstarred break such as at Gleneagles? Here you can stay overnight, enjoy
a complimentary glass of Champagne, eat a six course-tasting menu in the
Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, and make use of the club facilities.
Although no one ever needs an excuse to visit the beautiful Cotswolds,
when there is a fun residential cheesemaking course to enjoy whilst there,
it becomes even more of a great place to be for foodies and cheese lovers
alike. Abbey Home Farm has its own micro dairy, and it is from this that its
hard and soft cheeses are created. Now you can also learn how it’s done
on this practical, intensive course. Each course includes food (grown and
reared on site, prepared and cooked on site, and mainly vegetarian), and
accommodation (there are plenty of rooms on this 1600-acre farm overlooking
the extensive vegetable garden). Each one has a veranda, underfloor heating,
and organic cotton bed linen, and all the ingredients and expertise you will
need to make your own fantastic cheeses.

Leith’s School of Food & Wine // www.leiths.com
Leith’s, the famous culinary school, offers weeklong courses in London to
give you an insight into what it’s like to be a top chef. There are courses
for professionals and for enthusiasts, so all levels and skills are catered for.
These day, weekend, evening, or weeklong courses include Cooking With
Confidence, The Ultimate Indian, Martin Morales, Peruvian Signature Ceviche,
Leith’s Diploma in Food and Wine, and the Foundation Certificate in Food
and Wine. But it’s not just cooking; Leith’s also offers a food photography
course, a recipe-writing course, butchery knife skills, and a cooking bootcamp
for teenagers (16+).

Claire Macdonald’s Cookery Courses

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