Cookery School & Event Space… Didsbury

Learn to choose and cook the freshest locally sourced fish. Our fish is bought from Evans fishmongers on Didsbury highstreet.

We offer a series of fish classes, this class shows you how to cook prepared fish, from the fishmonger and turn it into an amazing dinner or simple supper for no fuss entertaining.

Allergies and dietary requirements can be catered for if we know in advance.

What you will learn.

• Choose the right type of ready to cook fish
• Sauces, marinades and sides
• Quick simple mid week dinners which also work well for a dinner party
• Plate up to perfection – wow your guests

What you might cook, depending on availability

Hake shoulder, Whole red rea bream, Asian style salmon fish cakes

Tastes will be medittereaean, South East Asian and Southern Indian

Part of the Package

Complimentary glass of prosecco or beer on arrival, you’ll eat the food as you cook and take home left overs.

Fully Stocked Bar

We have great bar with fantastic local beers, wines and spirits to enjoy throughout the day. These can be purchased with card or cash.

Skill Level – All Abilities

Working with our chef Jason, you will enjoy an inspiring afternoon ‘Cooking Together’ with your child(ren) or soon to be teenager.

This class is about spending time with your child by doing an activity which requires working as a team. You will prepare a main course, a side dish and dessert before time to enjoy your meal together in the company of others at our affable table.

Jason is also keen to share tips and tricks to improve your skills in the kitchen, a popular one being how to chop an onion without crying!

What you’ll Cook:

We can cater for all dietary requirements, just let us know at the time of booking.

If there is something you are particularly keen to cook, then please ask and we will try and accommodate your request. To give you a flavour of what to expect, here are some examples:

Suggested Menus

Plaited loaves, blackened chicken and spiced rice, sticky toffee pudding

Home-made pasta with carbonara sauce; rosemary & garlic focaccia

French Farmhouse – baguettes, rustic chicken; tarte tatin

Chicken cordon bleu, pommes aligots, French bread, home-made ice cream and crepes

What’s Included

Evening meal, refreshments and glass of wine for the adults

Additional drinks can be purchased and paid for using cash or card – see our beverages list for details

Skill Level: All Abilities

Extra children can be added for £25 per child – please call Mark on 0161 706 0505 to arrange

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

A unique blend of Chinese and French style, Vietnamese food is greatly admired for its fresh and fragrant flavour.  Naturally low in dairy and fat, you will learn the tips and trick to enjoy making Vietnamese at home.

When talking about “Vietnamese food,” think rice in many forms (steamed, sticky, noodles, pancakes, porridge), fish sauce (lots of it), herbs (mint, cilantro, lemongrass), seafood, pork, beef, chicken, and tropical fruits (rambutan, banana, papaya, mango, etc.), with borrowed flavors from the French imperialists and nearby countries like Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and China.

Skills you will learn:

Tips and tricks to make delicious Vietnamese dishes at home.

Examples of What you might cook:

• Perfect Beef Pho.
• Gỏi gà – Shredded chicken salad with Asian herbs, peppers & a chilli ginger dressing
• Cà-ri – Rich, fragrant Vietnamese curry with veggies & mushrooms, topped with nuts & served with broken rice
• Cold Soba Noodles with Vietnamese Pork.
• Vietnamese Summer Rolls.
• Lemongrass Shrimp over Rice Vermicelli and Vegetables (Bun Tom Nuong Xa)

What’s included

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

Skill Level: All Abilities

Chef: Jason Palin

Pasta, Gnocchi and Risotto are sometimes a minefield and a mystery to the every day home cook. During this cookery class, we look at the staples of Italian cuisine Pasta, Gnocci, Risotto. You will learn to make the lightest touch gnocchi, use a pasta machine to make shape and use fresh pasta, plus create a fantastic risotto – once you’ve learnt the basics you’ll be able to get creative with flavours at home. If time allows chef will demo some simple sauces to compliment your creations.

It’s a busy class with lots to get through so we eat as we work, and there will be plenty to take home to enjoy with the family later.

Buon appetito!

Examples of what you might cook:

Egg pasta dough – Tagliatelle

Wild Mushroom Risotto

Light Potato Ricotta Gnocchi

What’s included:

Prosecco or beer on arrival, and eat as you cook with plenty left over 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

The French and fine dining are undeniably linked – elegant dishes with quality ingredients make French cuisine great for occasions where you want to impress, but there are also simple classics that can show-case your skills with minimal fuss.

French food is hearty, warm and full of flavour, so learning some new recipes is a great way to add some variety to your repertoire.  We will look at both savoury and sweet during this class and will cober a minimum of 3 dishes.

Examples of What you might cook:

• • Cheese souffle
  • Tarte Tatin
  • Creme Brulee
  • Ratatouille
  • Roasted sea bass with braised fennel and beurre blanc
  • Duck
  • Classic Sauces
  • Potato Gratin or Dauphinois
  • Cassoulet
  • Boeuf Bourguignon
  • French Onion Soup
  • Shallot Tarte

What’s included

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

Skill Level: All Abilities

Chef: Jason Palin

The modern chef has an armoury of sauces and marinades that lift and a polish their food; we have pulled together a class with a mixture of demonstration and hands-on cookery – sauces to dip into throughout the class so you can eat as you learn!

You will learn about thickening agents, reductions, emulsions, pesto 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 might cook:

• Emulsions, pestos, flavoured oils
• BBQ Sauce
• Pepper Sauce
• Dipping Sauces (maybe even the Vimto special)
• Salted Caramel
• Butterscotch

What’s included:

Refreshments, nibbles to dunk and Sauces to take home

Skill Level: All Abilities

Chef: Jason Palin

What to Bring:  We provide all ingredients and everything needed for a great event – arrival drink included and our well stocked bar is available to buy additional.  We encourage guests to bring their own apron and some Tupperware to take any left overs home.

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 to create a restaurant-inspired meal which you’ll enjoy eating in the company of others.

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. Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request.

Example menu – the menu changes every six weeks

• 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 (vegan/vegetarian options on request) 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.

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