Cookery School & Event Space… Didsbury

From a very young age Farzana Ullah has been surrounded by Indian food with recipes and techniques being passed down through generations. Farzana learnt the wonderful authentic dishes that she now cooks from her Mother.

Her dishes have been perfected over many years, cooking for friends and family  who are the best and toughest judges of all! Having become a master of all types of Indian cooking, from traditional curries to more popular street food dishes.

The class can be adapted to most allergies and dietary requirements, just let us know when you book – Vegetarian & Vegan alternatives available.

Examples of what you might cook:

• Vegetable samosas
• Papri Chaat
• Dal Makhani
• Mint and Coriander Chutney
• Butter Chicken

What’s included:

Glass of Prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival additional beverages can be purchased using card or cash.

Enjoy the food you create at our sociable table at the end of the class – if there are any leftovers you are welcome to take them home – bring suitable containers!

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Fully Stocked Bar

We have a fully stocked bar with some amazing wines, beers, spirits and soft drinks. These can be purchased using card or cash.

Skill Level – All Abilities

This is a Vegan fusion of our popular Thai & Malaysian classes

Asian food is some of the spiciest on the planet and works perfectly for a vegan cusine, in this class you’ll learn a number of different dishes which you can re create at home as a side or main.

Examples of what you might cook:

A variety of Thai & Malaysian food – all delicious.  A combination of demonstration and hands-on cookery with a meal at the end of the class

Chorchaba 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 prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival. Enjoy the food you create throughout the class and any leftovers can be taken home – bring suitable containers!.

Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Fully Stocked Bar

We have a fully stocked bar with some amazing wines, beers, spirits and soft drinks. These can be purchased using card or cash.

Skill Level – All Abilities

Join Chef for an Italian inspired menu for our popular cooking together evening. Italian street food known as cicchetti originated in Venice where wine bars (bàcaro) serve small dishes similar to Spanish tapas. They are delicious to eat and look beautiful.

Cooking Together events are the perfect blend of meal out and cookery class – sociable foodie fun.  One ticket is for 2 people and you will cook your meal together. Our menus usually contain fish or meat but we can cater for vegetarian, vegan and allergy options, please advise in the notes when booking.

Enjoy canapés and a complementary glass of fizz on arrival, and Chef will guide you through creating your meal, sharing their knowledge and love of food with cooking and presentation tips throughout.

Cooking Together events can be exclusive for groups of friends or family – if you have something in mind, get in touch.

What’s included:

Hands-on Cooking Together in your pair, chef will guide you through preparation, cooking and serving of your starter and main course, with plenty of time to enjoy eating in our spacious dining area. Chef makes dessert for you to enjoy.

Recipes are emailed after the class and are designed to be repeatable so you can create again at home.

Examples of what you might cook:

Please feel free to make requests in advance of the event. Ingredients are seasonal and locally sourced. Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

• Starter – Pea & Ham Aranchini or Prawn Tortellini
• Main – Seabass with truffle butter gnocchi & mushrooms
• Desert – Chef-made so you can relax and enjoy your meal

Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

What’s included:

Complimentary Canapés and a glass of fizz on arrival (soft drinks also available), and the food you prepare. Copies of the recipes will be emailed afterwards. Most importantly, you don’t 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

Middle Eastern cuisine is quite rightly now getting the adoration it deserves be inspired with the history & flavours wonderful dishes – from fabulous falafel that can be used as part of a meze platter, a light lunch, or a starter, to perfect pillowy pilaf that can be the centre piece of a feast and varied with different flavours throughout the year.  This class culminates in a relaxing meal of the food you have prepared.

Daniel Barber trained in the Ottolenghi world and is first passion in food is flavours of the Middle East

Most allergies and dietary requirements available, just let us know when you book or get in touch with any questions

Skills you will Learn:

How to use spices and spice mixes in Indian cookery

Examples of what you might cook:

• Labneh – fresh soft cheese with beetroot and tomato salad
• Fava bean falafel with tarator dressing
• Chicken, almond and apricot pilaff
• Lebanese parsley and onion salad with pistachio pesto
• Cardamon and rosewater rice pudding

What’s included:

Glass of prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival additional beverages can be purchased using card or cash.

Enjoy the food you create at our sociable table at the end of the class – if there are any leftovers you are welcome to take them home if you bring suitable containers. Food Sorcery can’t take responsibility for any food taken away from the cookery school.

Copies of the recipes will be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Enhance your barbecue repertoire with this BBQ cookery class. You will learn basic skills such as lighting the BBQ and temperature control, alongside creating lots of tasty dishes.

This event is about enjoying the BBQ experience (yes we have a bar) with a focus on preparing and cooking meat, fish, vegetables and sides. We will also touch on spicing and marinading to achieve specific goals.

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

What you will learn.

The importance of good quality meat, where to find it and what to do with it.

You will be shown how to prepare and season the meat or fish you will be cooking.

You will be shown how to make Kebabs and flavour with herbs and spices and the sides that go with it.

Example Dishes – depending on availability

First Dish – Meat, Fish or Chicken – focus on preparing larger pieces of meat or whole chickens or fish for optimal results over the open flame.

Kebabs – Learn the secrets of delicious and intensely flavoured kebabs, served with sides (which you will learn to prepare) and flat bread.

BBQ Salads.

Part of the Package

Welcome drink, all ingredients

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

Skill Level – All Abilities

An opportunity to spend quality time with your teen, while helping them gain confidence in the kitchen.  Our Cooking Together – with your Teen is designed for an adult and a teenager to cook together.   The event is chef led and together you will make and as importantly eat – a main course, side dish & dessert.  Important life skills being learned while enjoying an evening out.

For those who know us, this class is targeted at those who are a little old for big & little cooks, not yet ready for cooking together events

All 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!

Dishes will be suitable for your Teen to recreate for their friends and become the popular chef at Uni!  If you would like to add an additional teenager or adult, please add a comment in the notes or contact us.   An additional adult is £40, and additional teen £30

What you will Learn

Chef will demonstrate a main course with a side dish course for you to recreate in your pairs and then enjoy together around our sociable table…dessert to follow – demo and hands-on cooking.

What’s included:

A complimentary glass of wine or beer on arrival for the adult and appropriate drink for the teen!  All the ingredients and 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

We have developed a one day class to give teens and school leavers confidence in the kitchen, getting out of the house, following a structured full day course, really focused on being self sufficient in the kitchen.

The class will have a maximum of 2 participants per workstation and will run for a full day.  We have the option to do a longer 3 day class, so do let us know if this is something you would be interested in.

This will benefit those either leaving home to go off to University, want to cook more at home independently or simply want to understand more about how to create tasty food which is easy to prepare and shop for.

Led by one of our most local and most loved chefs, who has a background in inspiring and teaching teenagers and young adults, this will be a fun filled day covering different skills which will give every student the knowledge and confidence to cater for friends and family.

Dishes on the day will cover easy, nutritious mid-week meals; dishes from different cuisines; batch cooking; with vegetarian / meat / fish alternatives.

In addition to the cooking, we’ll cover how to use leftovers to create tasty lunches, how to freeze things and safely defrost and reheat them, alongside how to shop efficiently and reduce food waste to zero.

Examples of what you’ll learn

• Knife skills
• Kitchen Hygiene & Food Safety
• Making a Roux and uses of this technique
• Making a ragu and the flexibility of this dish (meat or veggie)
• Potato Skins
• Mac n Cheese
• Lasagne
• Brownies
• Alternatives to takeaways

Join Chef for an Italian inspired menu for our popular cooking together evening. Italian street food known as cicchetti originated in Venice where wine bars (bàcaro) serve small dishes similar to Spanish tapas. They are delicious to eat and look beautiful.

Cooking Together events are the perfect blend of meal out and cookery class – sociable foodie fun.  One ticket is for 2 people and you will cook your meal together. Our menus usually contain fish or meat but we can cater for vegetarian, vegan and allergy options, please advise in the notes when booking.

Enjoy canapés and a complementary glass of fizz on arrival, and Chef will guide you through creating your meal, sharing their knowledge and love of food with cooking and presentation tips throughout.

Cooking Together events can be exclusive for groups of friends or family – if you have something in mind, get in touch.

What’s included:

Hands-on Cooking Together in your pair, chef will guide you through preparation, cooking and serving of your starter and main course, with plenty of time to enjoy eating in our spacious dining area. Chef makes dessert for you to enjoy.

Recipes are emailed after the class and are designed to be repeatable so you can create again at home.

Examples of what you might cook:

Please feel free to make requests in advance of the event. Ingredients are seasonal and locally sourced. Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

• Starter – Pea & Ham Aranchini, Prawn Totellini
• Main – Sea bass with truffle butter gnocchi & mushrooms
• Desert – Chef-made so you can relax and enjoy your meal.

Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

What’s included:

Complimentary Canapés and a glass of fizz on arrival (soft drinks also available), and the food you prepare. Copies of the recipes will be emailed afterwards. Most importantly, you don’t 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

Fresh pasta is a delight, and learning to make it is a life skill that stays with you.  During this afternoon workshop, we look at all things pasta – from mixing and kneading pasta dough, beetroot infused and standard egg pasta, various rolling techniques, filling, shaping and chef will demonstrate some sauces.  It’s a lovely afternoon, culminating in a delightful dinner prepared by you!

Sophia Loren once said ‘Everything you see I owe to Spaghetti.’ Whilst we can’t promise you a glittering career in Hollywood after our pasta course, we can promise that you will learn how to make Italy’s staple food by hand and using some traditional kit. Our Chef will show you how to mix, knead, bash, squash and shape the dough into several of the most popular varieties – spaghetti, farfalle and ravioli.

It’s hungry work making pasta so you during the evening there is the opportunity to eat some of your hard work…Chef usually likes to demo a sauce or something to impress to go with your pasta creations.

Buon appetito!

Skills you will Learn:

• Kneading
• Drying
• Shaping
• Colouring – beetroot, spinach

Examples of what you might cook:

• Egg pasta dough
• Beetroot (pink) pasta
• Tortellini
• Tagliatelle
• Farfalle

What’s included:

Glass of prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival. Take home all the pasta you make – bring suitable containers!

We have a great bar with some amazing wines, beers, a range spirits and soft drinks to enjoy – additional beverages can be purchased using card or cash.

Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Japanese Cuisine is experiencing ever increasing popularity in the UK. Naturally low in dairy and fat, you will learn the tips and trick to enjoy making these dishes, you will cook all the dishes and then enjoy eating the fruits of your labour at our sociable dining table.

Cooking Together events are the perfect blend of meal out and cookery class – sociable foodie fun.  One ticket is for 2 people and you will cook your meal together. Our menus usually contain fish or meat but we can cater for vegetarian, vegan and allergy options, please advise in the notes when booking.

Enjoy canapés and a complementary glass of fizz on arrival, and Chef will guide you through creating your meal, sharing their knowledge and love of food with cooking and presentation tips throughout.

Cooking Together events can be exclusive for groups of friends or family – if you have something in mind, get in touch.

Examples of what you might cook:

Please feel free to make requests in advance of the event. Ingredients are seasonal and locally sourced. Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

• Starter – Beef Fillet tataki  – with onion ponzu and garlic crisps
• Main – Spicy Yaki Udon Noodles – made with an assortment of vegetables and protein
• Desert – Chef-made so you can relax and enjoy your meal.

Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

What’s included:

Complimentary Canapés and a glass of fizz on arrival (soft drinks also available), and the food you prepare. Copies of the recipes will be emailed afterwards. Most importantly, you don’t 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

Join Chef Chorchaba for a Thai inspired menu for our popular Cooking Together evening

Cooking Together: a fresh take on dining 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 – Lab Gai
• Second Dish – Thai style fish with crispy ginger and tamarind sauce
• Pudding – Let us surprise you!

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

Ceviche is one of Peru’s most beloved foods and consists of raw fish marinated in lime juices, chilies and onions, Peruvian chili peppers are not spicy but serve to give taste and colour to dishes and give that famous Unami  flavour. Peru has the largest Japanese population outside of Japan and so Nikkei cuisine was born. A  fusion of Japanese recipes and traditions with Peruvian ingredients. The Japanese introduced new ingredients to Peruvian cuisine like miso, ginger, soy, wasabi and rice vinegar. They also integrated Peruvian ingredients such as aji or yellow pepper, Andes potatoes and corn.

This class will be a mix of hands on cookery with a meal at the end of the class.

Examples of what you might cook

Don ceviche, Peruvian quinoa chicken sushi, Escabeche de sangrecita(ponzu marinated veg with crispy morcilla), mango salsa.

What’s Included;

Glass of Prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival. Enjoy the food you create throughout the class or take home your dishes.

We have a great bar with some amazing wines, beers, a range spirits and soft drinks to enjoy – additional beverages can be purchased using card or cash.

Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Thai cuisine is one of the tastiest foods on the planet – fresh, healthy and potentially mind blowingly spicy!  Famous for their street food, this fast moving class, looks at a variety of dishes with a combination of demonstration and hands-on cooking, culminating in a delicious meal.

We have a series of Thai cookery classes run by the fabulous Chorchaba Harper – this class is a little longer than usual, you get to cook a fabulous meal which you will then sit down to eat, in the company of others.

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:

A variety of Thai food – all delicious.  A combination of demonstration and hands-on cookery with a meal at the end of the class

Chorchaba 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 Prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival. Enjoy the food you create at our sociable table at the end of the class – if there are any leftovers you are welcome to take them home – bring suitable containers!

We have a great bar with some amazing wines, beers, a range spirits and soft drinks to enjoy – additional beverages can be purchased using card or cash.

Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

If you are a coffee lover and 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

Join Chef for an Italian inspired menu for our popular cooking together evening. Italian street food known as cicchetti originated in Venice where wine bars (bàcaro) serve small dishes similar to Spanish tapas. They are delicious to eat and look beautiful.

Cooking Together events are the perfect blend of meal out and cookery class – sociable foodie fun.  One ticket is for 2 people and you will cook your meal together. Our menus usually contain fish or meat but we can cater for vegetarian, vegan and allergy options, please advise in the notes when booking.

Enjoy canapés and a complementary glass of fizz on arrival, and Chef will guide you through creating your meal, sharing their knowledge and love of food with cooking and presentation tips throughout.

Cooking Together events can be exclusive for groups of friends or family – if you have something in mind, get in touch.

What’s included:

Hands-on Cooking Together in your pair, chef will guide you through preparation, cooking and serving of your starter and main course, with plenty of time to enjoy eating in our spacious dining area. Chef makes dessert for you to enjoy.

Recipes are emailed after the class and are designed to be repeatable so you can create again at home.

Examples of what you might cook:

Please feel free to make requests in advance of the event. Ingredients are seasonal and locally sourced. Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

• Starter – Pea & Ham Aranchini, Prawn Totellini
• Main – Sea bass with truffle butter gnocchi & mushrooms
• Desert – Chef-made so you can relax and enjoy your meal.

Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

What’s included:

Complimentary Canapés and a glass of fizz on arrival (soft drinks also available), and the food you prepare. Copies of the recipes will be emailed afterwards. Most importantly, you don’t 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

Many of us love fish, rarely cook it at home or stick to the same recipes.  We look at 3 ways of cooking different types of fish. during the class you’ll discuss different types of fish and how to embrace your local fishmonger, they do the dirty work so you can concentrate on preparing delicious healthy meals.

What you will Learn:

Be confident with fish; embrace your fishmonger; what to ask; what to look for.  3 different cookery styles to help you vary your dishes.

Examples of what you’ll cook

• Stuffed Mackerel with Salsa Verde
• Hake with parmesan panko crumb & crushed potato cakes
• Cod Loin with Tomato Sauce

What’s included:

Glass of Prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival. Enjoy the food you create throughout the class or take home your dishes.

We have a great bar with some amazing wines, beers, a range spirits and soft drinks to enjoy – additional beverages can be purchased using card or cash.

Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level: All Abilities

Enjoy a hands-on Vietnamese Cookery Class – 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.  To maximise your time, you’ll eat as you cook – any left overs can be taken home in your suitable container.

Skills you will learn:

Tips and tricks to make delicious Vietnamese dishes at home.

Examples of What you might cook:

• Vietnamese Spring Rolls- Deep fried Vietnamese spring rolls filled with lemongrass and pork mince served with a sweet chilli dip
• Vietnamese Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham)- A delicious sweet, sour and spicy Vietnamese dipping sauce made from fresh lime juice, garlic, chilli, fish sauce and sugar.
• Bahn Mi (Vietnamese Style Meat Pattie Baguette)- Crunchy french style baguette filled with pickled vegetables and deliciously marinated beef and turkey patties
• Mango and Prawn Salad- Fresh prawns and raw mango julienned and served with a spicy and sour Nuoc Cham flavouring.

What’s included:

Glass of prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival. Enjoy the food you create throughout the class and any leftovers can be taken home – bring suitable containers!.

Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Fully Stocked Bar

We have a fully stocked bar with some amazing wines, beers, spirits and soft drinks. These can be purchased using card or cash.

Skill Level – All Abilities

Cooking Together events are the perfect blend of meal out and cookery class – sociable foodie fun.  One ticket is for 2 people and you will cook your meal together. Our menus usually contain fish or meat but we can cater for vegetarian, vegan and allergy options, please advise in the notes when booking.

Enjoy canapés and a complementary glass of fizz on arrival, and Chef will guide you through creating your meal, sharing their knowledge and love of food with cooking and presentation tips throughout.

Cooking Together events can be exclusive for groups of friends or family – if you have something in mind, get in touch.

Examples of what you might cook:

Please feel free to make requests in advance of the event. Ingredients are seasonal and locally sourced. Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

• Starters  –Scallops with a lime shallot butter
• Main – Fillet Steak, Pont Neuf Potatoes; Crispy Seasonal Greens; Bearnaise Sauce
• Pudding – Chef-made so you can relax and enjoy your meal.

Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

What’s included:

Complimentary Canapés and a glass of fizz on arrival (soft drinks also available), and the food you prepare. Copies of the recipes will be emailed afterwards. Most importantly, you don’t 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

Who needs dairy! it’s often much easier to make a vegan cake than a dairy base equivalent. In this class we’ll show you how to bake without eggs or dairy, it might seem daunting at first but by the end of the class you’ll be enjoying all things sweet.

We are thrilled to be working with baker Steph Clubb for this class, she has a wealth of experience in bread making and teaching – you’ll leave armed with the knowledge and expertise to bake more.

Skills you will Learn:

How to replace eggs and dairy in well know recipes producing the lightest sponge cakes and sweet treats.

You’ll leave with the confidence to bake more at home with the knowledge to produce a whole variety of vegan bakes.

Examples of what you’ll cook:

• Orange & Almond Cake
• Chocolate Brownies
• Middle Eastern pastry plait
• demo – vegan parmesan crackers

What’s included:

Glass of prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival. Enjoy the food you create and take any leftovers home – bring suitable containers.

We have a great bar with some amazing wines, beers, a range spirits and soft drinks to enjoy – additional beverages can be purchased using card or cash.

Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Fresh pasta is a delight, and learning to make it is a life skill that stays with you.  During this afternoon workshop, we look at all things pasta – from mixing and kneading pasta dough, beetroot infused and standard egg pasta, various rolling techniques, filling, shaping and chef will demonstrate some sauces.  It’s a lovely afternoon, culminating in a delightful dinner prepared by you!

Sophia Loren once said ‘Everything you see I owe to Spaghetti.’ Whilst we can’t promise you a glittering career in Hollywood after our pasta course, we can promise that you will learn how to make Italy’s staple food by hand and using some traditional kit. Our Chef will show you how to mix, knead, bash, squash and shape the dough into several of the most popular varieties – spaghetti, farfalle and ravioli.

It’s hungry work making pasta so you during the evening there is the opportunity to eat some of your hard work…Chef usually likes to demo a sauce or something to impress to go with your pasta creations.

Buon appetito!

Skills you will Learn:

• Kneading
• Drying
• Shaping
• Colouring – beetroot, spinach

Examples of what you might cook:

• Egg pasta dough
• Beetroot (pink) pasta
• Tortellini
• Tagliatelle
• Farfalle

What’s included:

Glass of prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival additional beverages can be purchased using card or cash.

Enjoy the food you create at our sociable table at the end of the class – if there are any leftovers you are welcome to take them home – bring suitable containers!

Copies of the recipes will be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Middle Eastern cuisine is quite rightly now getting the adoration it deserves be inspired with the history & flavours wonderful dishes – from fabulous falafel that can be used as part of a meze platter, a light lunch, or a starter, to perfect pillowy pilaf that can be the centre piece of a feast and varied with different flavours throughout the year.

Cooking Together events are the perfect blend of meal out and cookery class – sociable foodie fun.  One ticket is for 2 people and you will cook your meal together. Our menus usually contain fish or meat but we can cater for vegetarian, vegan and allergy options, please advise in the notes when booking.

Enjoy canapés and a complementary glass of fizz on arrival, and Chef will guide you through creating your meal, sharing their knowledge and love of food with cooking and presentation tips throughout.

Cooking Together events can be exclusive for groups of friends or family – if you have something in mind, get in touch.

Examples of what you might cook:

Please feel free to make requests in advance of the event. Ingredients are seasonal and locally sourced. Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

• Starter -Labneh – fresh soft cheese with beetroot and tomato salad
• Main – Chicken, almond and apricot pilaff with Lebanese parsley and onion salad
• Desert – Chef-made so you can relax and enjoy your meal.

Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

What’s included:

Complimentary Canapés and a glass of fizz on arrival (soft drinks also available), and the food you prepare. Copies of the recipes will be emailed afterwards. Most importantly, you don’t 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

We have developed a one day class to give teens and school leavers confidence in the kitchen, getting out of the house, following a structured full day course, really focused on being self sufficient in the kitchen.

The class will have a maximum of 8 participants and will run for a full day.  We have the option to do a longer 3 day class, so do let us know if this is something you would be interested in.

This will benefit those either leaving home to go off to University, want to cook more at home independently or simply want to understand more about how to create tasty food which is easy to prepare and shop for.

Led by one of our most local and most loved chefs, who has a background in inspiring and teaching teenagers and young adults, this will be a fun filled day covering different skills which will give every student the knowledge and confidence to cater for friends and family.

Dishes on the day will cover easy, nutritious mid-week meals; dishes from different cuisines; batch cooking; with vegetarian / meat / fish alternatives.

In addition to the cooking, we’ll cover how to use leftovers to create tasty lunches, how to freeze things and safely defrost and reheat them, alongside how to shop efficiently and reduce food waste to zero.

Examples of what you’ll learn

• Knife skills
• Kitchen Hygiene & Food Safety
• Making a Roux and uses of this technique
• Making a ragu and the flexibility of this dish (meat or veggie)
• Potato Skins
• Mac n Cheese
• Lasagne
• Brownies
• Alternatives to takeaways

Spices are at the heart of Indian Cookery. They can be earthy, spicy, warming, sweet or floral. They can add colour and flavour on their own, and be combined to create delicious flavours. Some people know exactly how to do this, but if you need a little extra confidence, then this is the class for you. Indian food is heaven for both vegan and vegetarain diets, learn to cook the most amazing tasty dishes in this spicy class.

Most allergies and dietary requirements available, just let us know when you book or get in touch with any questions

Skills you will Learn:

How to use spices and spice mixes in Indian cookery

Examples of what you might cook:

• Mutar Paneer – Vegan option
• Chane Masala
• Aloo Puri
• Masala Dosa
• Vegetable Biryani

What’s included:

Glass of prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival. Enjoy the food you create throughout the class and any leftovers can be taken home if you bring suitable containers. Food Sorcery can’t take responsibility for any food taken away from the cookery school.

We have a great bar with some amazing wines, beers, a range spirits and soft drinks to enjoy – additional beverages can be purchased using card or cash.

Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level: All Abilities

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 create your own red Thai paste and how to use it to create delicious dishes. You will eat as you cook through the evening and take home any 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:

Thai Paste – enough to use for each dish and to take home – bring a suitable container!

Thai Fish cakes

Red Thai curry

Thai Stir Fry

What’s included:

Glass of Prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival. Enjoy the food you create throughout the class and any leftovers can be taken home – bring suitable containers.

We have a great bar with some amazing wines, beers, a range spirits and soft drinks to enjoy – additional beverages can be purchased using card or cash.

Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level: All Abilities

Spend the day with your child(ren) or teens learning skills for life, you’ll prepare your lunch to enjoy eating in our dining room or take time to stroll along the river. In the afternoon you will prepare a meal to take home. The meals you prepare will no doubt become family favourites, the menu’s are specially designed to be repeatable to enjy making again at home.

Chef 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!

We can cater for most allergies and dietary requirements, just let us know at the time of booking. If you ahve a preference for the style of food you’ll be cooking please get in touch

Plan for the day

• Morning 10am-12 noon – preparing a main & side, plus desert to enjoy eating in the company of others.
• Lunch 12-1pm – eat in our dining room, relax on the balcony or take a stroll down the river.
• Afternoon 1-3pm – prepare an evening meal to take and enjoy at home.

What’s Included

All ingredients, refreshments and glass of wine or beer for the adults, additional drinks can be purchased and paid for using cash or card

Skill Level: All Abilities

The ticket is for an adult and child, to book two tickets for a family the price is £240 or to add extra children for £40 per child – please call Mark on 0161 706 0505 to arrange

Cooking Together events are the perfect blend of meal out and cookery class – sociable foodie fun.  One ticket is for 2 people and you will cook your meal together. Our menus usually contain fish or meat but we can cater for vegetarian, vegan and allergy options, please advise in the notes when booking.

Enjoy canapés and a complementary glass of fizz on arrival, and Chef will guide you through creating your meal, sharing their knowledge and love of food with cooking and presentation tips throughout.

Cooking Together events can be exclusive for groups of friends or family – if you have something in mind, get in touch.

Examples of what you might cook:

Please feel free to make requests in advance of the event. Ingredients are seasonal and locally sourced. Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

• Starter -spring rolls, Thai-style fish cakes, falafels, calamari, or home-made breads with a twist
• Main -the main event will usually feature 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.

Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

What’s included:

Complimentary Canapés and a glass of fizz on arrival (soft drinks also available), and the food you prepare. Copies of the recipes will be emailed afterwards. Most importantly, you don’t 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

Cooking Together events are the perfect blend of meal out and cookery class – sociable foodie fun.  One ticket is for 2 people and you will cook your meal together. Our menus usually contain fish or meat but we can cater for vegetarian, vegan and allergy options, please advise in the notes when booking.

Enjoy canapés and a complementary glass of fizz on arrival, and Chef will guide you through creating your meal, sharing their knowledge and love of food with cooking and presentation tips throughout.

Cooking Together events can be exclusive for groups of friends or family – if you have something in mind, get in touch.

Examples of what you might cook:

Please feel free to make requests in advance of the event. Ingredients are seasonal and locally sourced. Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

• Starter -spring rolls, Thai-style fish cakes, falafels, calamari, or home-made breads with a twist
• Main -the main event will usually feature 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.

Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

What’s included:

Complimentary Canapés and a glass of fizz on arrival (soft drinks also available), and the food you prepare. Copies of the recipes will be emailed afterwards. Most importantly, you don’t 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

Japanese Cuisine is experiencing ever increasing popularity in the UK and at Food Sorcery we developed a weekend class that explores three of the most popular dishes – all can be replicated at home and during the class you will have the opportunity for plenty of hands-on cookery, demonstration and a sociable meal at the end.

Naturally low in dairy and fat, you will learn the tips and trick to enjoy making these dishes, you will cook all the dishes and then enjoy eating the fruits of your labour at our sociable dining table, if you’d prefer you can take your dishes home. Long gone will be the days of squidgy noodles hiding in the bottom of a bowl of salty stock and overcooked veggies.

Examples of what you’ll cook:

• Tuna Poke Bowl – power-packed with a high amount of protein and good fats
• Beef Fillet tataki  – with onion ponzu and garlic crisps
• Spicy Yaki Udon Noodles – made with an assortment of vegetables and protein
• Seared nigiri sushi – one of the most popular dishes
• Garlic Chili Hot Sauce – similar to sriracha but fresh to use for cooking

What’s included:

Glass of Prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival. Enjoy the food you create at our sociable table at the end of the class – if there are any leftovers you are welcome to take them home – bring suitable containers!

We have a great bar with some amazing wines, beers, a range spirits and soft drinks to enjoy – additional beverages can be purchased using card.

Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Nina is best described as a spice geek, or more poetically the spice sommelier, we have joined forces to bring you a cookery class, specialising in blending spices – techniques, how to, working with different flavours, tasting and identifying.  You will do hands-on spice mixing, taking 2 blends home – Nina will use the spices she mixes to make you all a meal to enjoy during the class

Skills you will Learn:

How to pick which spices and how to blend

How the class will run:

With a drink on arrival, Nina will then show and talk about different spices, how to identify them and which flavours work together.

She will demonstrate and spice blend, and use this to cook a delicious meal for the group

Guests will then make their first spice blend

A second demo will follow before guests make a second blend

Together make an Indian Slaw

Meal to share

What’s included:

Glass of fizz, beer or soft drink on arrival, all the spices you need to make 2 blends to take home, the meal that Nina cooks to share

Skill Level: All Abilities

Gujarati cuisine originates from Western India and is typically served as a thali, which literally means ‘full plate of food’, the dishes are mainly vegetarian, distinctively sweet, salty, and spicy simultaneously and usually contain roti, dhal and rice.

Nina, being Gujarati herself, has eaten this food all her life and has learnt to cook it through generations of teachings from aunties, grandmothers and her mother. Although Gujarati food tends to be vegetarian, the unique flavours will not disappoint.  Nina will introduce curries that many will not have tried before and variations of the firm favourites, like dhals and chapatis. Be prepared to try something different.

What’s included:

Glass of Prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival. Enjoy the food you create at our sociable table at the end of the class – if there are any leftovers you are welcome to take them home – bring suitable containers!

We have a great bar with some amazing wines, beers, a range spirits and soft drinks to enjoy – additional beverages can be purchased using card or cash.

Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level: All Abilities

Japanese Cuisine is experiencing ever increasing popularity in the UK and sushi has become a favourite, it’s healthy and packed with flavour. and genuinely a fraction of the price of pre-prepared packs.

Naturally low in dairy and fat, you will learn how to make popular types of sushi such as makizushi – rice and filling wrapped in nori, uramaki – rice is on the outside such as California rolls and sashimi – raw fish. All ingredients are bought locally.

The most comon type of Gyoza in Japan is Yaki-Gyoza. This style of Gyoza is very similar to the Chinese ‘potsticker’ dumplings. The prepared dumplings are placed in a pan and fried for a short time, water is then added to the pan and a lid placed on top, to steam the dumplings. When the steaming process is complete the lid of the pan is removed and the Gyoza are left to continue to crisp.

You will have the change to taste your efforts as you go along or take home all the delicious sushi you make.

• Types of Sushi & Sashimi
• Making Sushi rice
• Making Sushi Rolls
• Sushi toppings
• Gyoza
• Dipping Sauce

What’s included:

Glass of Prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival. We have a great bar with some amazing wines, beers, a range spirits and soft drinks to enjoy – additional beverages can be purchased using card or cash.

Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Cooking Together events are the perfect blend of meal out and cookery class – sociable foodie fun.  One ticket is for 2 people and you will cook your meal together. Our menus usually contain fish or meat but we can cater for vegetarian, vegan and allergy options, please advise in the notes when booking.

Enjoy canapés and a complementary glass of fizz on arrival, and Chef will guide you through creating your meal, sharing their knowledge and love of food with cooking and presentation tips throughout.

Cooking Together events can be exclusive for groups of friends or family – if you have something in mind, get in touch.

Examples of what you might cook:

Please feel free to make requests in advance of the event. Ingredients are seasonal and locally sourced. Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

• Starter -spring rolls, Thai-style fish cakes, falafels, calamari, or home-made breads with a twist
• Main -the main event will usually feature 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.

Allergies, vegan/vegetarian options always available on request – just let us know in the notes when booking.

What’s included:

Complimentary Canapés and a glass of fizz on arrival (soft drinks also available), and the food you prepare. Copies of the recipes will be emailed afterwards. Most importantly, you don’t 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

From a very young age Farzana Ullah has been surrounded by Indian food with recipes and techniques being passed down through generations. Farzana learnt the wonderful authentic dishes that she now cooks from her Mother.

Her dishes have been perfected over many years, cooking for friends and family  who are the best and toughest judges of all! Having become a master of all types of Indian cooking, from traditional curries to more popular dishes.

This weekend event gives the opportunity to get more into the detail and plan a delicious meal that you can enjoy with the other guests – you can make this a takeaway if you prefer!

The class can be adapted to most allergies and dietary requirements, just let us know when you book – Vegetarian & Vegan alternatives available.

Examples of what you might cook:

Butter Chicken (Tofu option on request)

Tandoori Chicken

Mattar Paneer

Channa Chat

Chapatis

Pilau Rice

What’s included:

Glass of Prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival additional beverages can be purchased using card or cash.

Enjoy the food you create at our sociable table at the end of the class – if there are any leftovers you are welcome to take them home – bring suitable containers!

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Fully Stocked Bar

We have a fully stocked bar with some amazing wines, beers, spirits and soft drinks. These can be purchased using card or cash.

Skill Level – All Abilities