Thai cuisine is one of the tastiest foods on the planet – fresh, healthy and potentially mind blowingly spicy! This is the second in the series of our 3 hour Thai masterclass teaching you how to unlock the secrets of creating delicious dishes. You will eat during the evening and take home the extras.

Thai food is all about combining bold flavours to experience sour, sweet, salty, bitter or spicy tastes in a meal. Authentic ingredients are readily available but frequently misused or misunderstood.  If meat is included, it tends to be shredded, fish is served whole with delicate spicing, rice and noodles accompany…the aromas and tastes are exceptional!….You’ll be booking the flights to Bangkok!

Vegetarian Options always available, adaptable to allergies or dietary requirements please let us know of at checkout

What you will cook:

Spicy Chicken Salad (Lab Gai)

Stir Fry Chilli Beef basil

Thai omlette – Son in Law eggs (Kai Lukk Kheuy)

Chochaba likes to delight her guests, so if there is anything you’d really like to learn please let us know.

What’s included

Glass of wine or beer on arrival, the food you eat and food to take home

Skill Level: All Abilities

Cooking Together: a fresh take on a night out – included in Manchester Confidential’s Top 10 Manchester Pop Ups & Supper Clubs!

Ditch the conventional restaurant meal and have fun with your partner or friends. Become chefs for the evening, chopping, slicing, squeezing and peeling all the ingredients you need to produce a restaurant-style meal of your own creation.

Our Cooking Together events are as much about chatting and relaxing as they are about learning and eating. The evening is led by Chef sharing his knowledge and love of food, offering a sprinkling of tips and tricks along the way. The evening is topped off with appetizing ways to present your dishes so you can take Instagram-worthy foodie photos of the fruits of your labour!

Cooking Together nights can be exclusive for groups of ten or more – if you have something in mind, get in touch.

What you will Learn

Chef will demonstrate a first course for you to recreate in your pairs and then enjoy together around our communal table. There follows a demonstration of the main course before it’s your turn to cook again. While you enjoy your meal, Chef will prepare a delicious pudding.

Some example menus are below. Please feel free to make requests in advance of the event. Food Sorcery ingredients are seasonal and locally sourced and a vegetarian option is always available.

Example menu

• First Dish – spring rolls, Thai-style fish cakes, falafels, calamari, or home-made breads with a twist

• Second Dish – the main event will feature meat, fish or poultry (veggie options always in stock) and some seasonal veg and appropriate carb. This may be traditional, globally inspired or invented… go with it!

• Pudding –Chef-made so you can relax and enjoy your meal. Opt for the classics or something more adventurous for example melting middle chocolate puds, sticky toffee, or even a soufflé.

What’s included:

A complimentary glass of wine or beer on arrival (soft drinks also available), and the food you prepare. Copies of the recipes will be emailed afterwards. Most importantly, you don’t even need to do the washing up; all the fun, none of the work.

Fully Stocked Bar

We have a fully stocked bar with some amazing wines, beers and spirits to enjoy during your evening. A range of soft drinks are also available. These can be purchased using card or cash.

Skill Level: All Abilities

An incredible treat for all Steak Lovers – working with our Chef, you will have the opportunity to learn all about the different cuts of meat and most importantly how to cook steak at home achieving the same results as the restaurant…throw in some classic sauces, side dishes and obviously some fries…the evening ends with a feast and dare I suggest a glass or two of malbec…..

This is a very hands on and social experience, a great gift or treat to self.

Our expert chef Jason, will share his knowledge of what to look for when buying steak, the different cuts of meat, ways to cook steak, the right oils to use as well as optimum cooking times and temperatures.

He will teach you how to produce two types of sauce and a variety of sides

Skills you will Learn

• Introduction to different cuts of meat
• Different ways of cooking steak
• Meat from different countries
• Best sauces and sides
• Cooking temperatures

Examples of what you might cook:

• Sauces (2-3) peppercorn, béarnaise
• Perfect chips
• Stuffed mushrooms
• Roasted tomatoes

What’s included:

Refreshments and of course Steak for lunch!

Skill Level: All Abilities

If you get a buzz out of coffee, then this is perfect for you! You will learn some fun facts and even a little bit of science about your favourite drink from Gavin, who has been a professional barista for over 15 years.

He will explain the differences in techniques used to make the perfect coffee, advise you on what will work best for you at home and even how to use all the kit that you bought and have tucked away in the back of the cupboard.

There will be plenty of opportunity to practise your skills and you will even try a little latte art to impress your friends!

Skills you will Learn:

Making the perfect cup of coffee at home.

The science behind your favourite drink – temperature, filtering etc

How to use the kit that you will need

Grinding beans versus pre ground

How to steam milk without spending £’000s

Latte art

What’s included:

Lots of coffee and some nibbles!

Skill Level: All Abilities

A class learning to cook a fit, healthy, repeatable meals for people who invest time in working out.

This class has a focus for those looking to gain muscle, the proteins suitable and how to maximise flavour while obeying the rules!  All classes can be adapted to suit allergies and dietary requirements.

Dishes will incorporate a variety of flavours, fish, chicken and vegetarian designed to help you gain muscle – all classes can be adapted to suit allergies and dietary requirements.

Our 3 hour class allows ample time for demo and hands on cooking. All ingredients are provided and you will both eat during the evening and take home extra’s. During the session you will look at three individual dishes – recipes will be sent to you via email after the event.

Chef Jan Cron spends his time researching different diets – the pros the cons and then more importantly how to make it taste great while obeying the rules! If there is a specific diet you are interested in, please let us know.

Tips and tricks to make delicious Healthy Italian inspired dishes at home.

What’s included

Drink on arrival, food to eat as you prepare it and also to take home and enjoy

Skill Level: All Abilities

According to Fernand Point, the father of modern French cuisine, “In the orchestra of a great kitchen, the sauce chef is a soloist.” Well that makes our lovely Chef Jason a virtuoso because sauces are his passion!  In reality sauces are a simple way to make a meal more interesting and are a chance for home cooks to improvise a little and get creative.

Jason will teach you a repertoire of classic & contemporary sauces to give you the ability to add the wow factor to your cooking without slaving for hours!  You will learn about thickening agents, reductions, emulsions and flavoured oils.

These skills really will equip you to take your cooking to the next level, and if any of them don’t go to plan, you will also learn tips and tricks to salvage them!

You will be able to take your sauces home to use for your meals at home.

Examples of what you will cook:

• A selection of the 5 Mother Sauces – béchamel, velouté, espagnole, hollandaise and tomato
• Emulsions and flavoured oils
• Dressings
• Sweet Sauces
• Tips on how to save a sauce with issues!
  

What’s included:

Light meal and nibbles and the sauces you make to take home

Skill Level: All Abilities