Hosting can be a little stressful, so it helps to have a few tried and tested recipes up your sleeve.  The opening course sets the theme and expectation for the rest of the meal and is key to success.   During this course you will learn to cook 3 starters of increasing style and complexity…with the tips handed out by our chef, you will confidently be able to prepare in advance for any occasion.

What you will Learn:

Our chef will show you 3 dishes on the day, at home these can be combined giving a multitude of options:

• Dish 1 – for a speedy, unplanned occasion. This dish will be quickly prepared and ready to eat or pop in the oven in about 15-20 minutes, crowd pleasers such as smoked salmon or mackerel pate; roasted asparagus with parma ham or a poached egg;
• Dish 2 – a little more planning here; this dish may take 30-40 minutes to get into the oven with a sauce or dip completing the dish; beetroot falafel with raita; spicy scallops with lime and coriander; aubergine fritters; fresh pesto and white cod.
• Dish 3 – the show stoppers; These may take an hour to prepare, but done in advance, great for the big occasion; warm flatbreads or chapatti; fish or crab cakes; potted duck; dumplings (Japanese or Indian influence)

What’s included:

Refreshments and enjoy the dishes you have prepared throughout the evening; enjoy a glass of well-matched wine.

Skill Level: All Abilities

Chef: Jason Palin

What to Bring: All ingredients are included, and you eat or takeaway the food you prepare; if you have an apron, please bring alternatively you can borrow one of ours

A class learning to cook a fit, healthy, repeatable diah as delicious as they are good for you. This class has a focus for those looking to lose weight through healthy eating. There will be a demo which you will re-create, making enough to eat and takeaway for another day. Each class will have a different dish, so you can come back for more! If you would like to book a series of classes, let us know.

All classes can be adapted to suit allergies and dietary requirements – just fill in the box when booking.

Our Fit Food classes are run by Jan who spends his time researching diffferent 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.

Skills you will learn:

Tips and tricks to make delicious fit, tasty, food at home.

What’s included

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

Skill Level: All Abilities

In the warm up to Christmas spend an afternoon, with friends, learning tips and tricks to take the stress out of entertaining – whether planned or spontaneous.  Don’t worry, this is not an evening in the classroom, it’s a fun night for you and your friends or colleagues to learn, create and eat together.

Welcome drink on arrival, and something chef’s made earlier to whet your appetite. The bar is open and the afternoon is a balance of demonstration with hands-on and free-style canape creation.

The Food Sorcery ethos is to embrace entertaining, your friends, with food…make it fun, be relaxed and be informed sufficiently to create with ease!  Our chef will furnish you with the skills to make a variety of different styles of canapés; how to plan ahead and how to use what you have either in the fridge or the store cupboard.

An evening learning to cook fit, healthy, repeatable meals, as tasty as they are good for you.

This class is all about the proteins used in vegan diets and specifically how to add flavour and make the dishes taste amazing. During the 3 hour session Chef will demo and you will cook three individual dishes – recipes will be sent to you via email after the event. All ingredients are provided and you will both eat during the evening and take home extra’s

All classes can be adapted to suit allergies and dietary requirements.

Kitchen Maverick 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.

Skills you will learn:

Tips and tricks to make delicious fit, tasty, food 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

A day learning to cook Fit, healthy, repeatable meals with a focus on taste. Dishes will incorporate a variety of Asian flavours, fish, chicken and vegetarian – 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.

Kitchen Maverick Jan 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.

Example Dishes

Pad Thai with Corgettte Noodles

Korean Beef Kimbap Sushi

Salmon & Sweet Potato Fish Cakes

Skills you will learn:

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

Examples of What you might cook:

• Thai
• Sri Lankan
• Malay
• Vietnamese
• Japanese

What’s included

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

Skill Level: All Abilities

Vegan & Vegetarian Dishes from around the world

Vegetarian Cooking opens the door to a vast array of dishes, cooking styles and techniques and most importantly fantastic flavours!  It’s such an huge area of cookery, it becomes a little daunting.  This course will give you the basic skills to equip you for a vegetarian diet, perfect to be adopted for all your meals or just if you want to change your eating habits on a occasional basis.

Please note that this course can be adapted for a Vegan diet.

Skills you will Learn:

Store cupboard staples such as risottos, noodle dishes and slow cooked delights

Pan asian flavours

Dhal, pulses and beans

Some bells & whistles – parmesan crisps, perfect poached eggs

Spices

Protein Options

What’s included:

All ingredients; food you prepare to eat and take home

Coffee on arrival, glass of wine during lunch

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

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

Hosting can be a little stressful, so it helps to have a few tried and tested recipes up your sleeve.  The opening course sets the theme and expectation for the rest of the meal and is key to success.   During this course you will learn to cook 3 starters of increasing style and complexity…with the tips handed out by our chef, you will confidently be able to prepare in advance for any occasion.

What you will Learn:

Our chef will show you 3 dishes on the day, at home these can be combined giving a multitude of options:

• Dish 1 – for a speedy, unplanned occasion. This dish will be quickly prepared and ready to eat or pop in the oven in about 15-20 minutes, crowd pleasers such as smoked salmon or mackerel pate; roasted asparagus with parma ham or a poached egg;
• Dish 2 – a little more planning here; this dish may take 30-40 minutes to get into the oven with a sauce or dip completing the dish; beetroot falafel with raita; spicy scallops with lime and coriander; aubergine fritters; fresh pesto and white cod.
• Dish 3 – the show stoppers; These may take an hour to prepare, but done in advance, great for the big occasion; warm flatbreads or chapatti; fish or crab cakes; potted duck; dumplings (Japanese or Indian influence)

What’s included:

Refreshments and enjoy the dishes you have prepared throughout the evening; enjoy a glass of well-matched wine.

Skill Level: All Abilities

Chef: Jason Palin

What to Bring: All ingredients are included, and you eat or takeaway the food you prepare; if you have an apron, please bring alternatively you can borrow one of ours

Perfect for both the commited Vegan or a curious convert, join us to expand your plant-based horizons learning some delicious dishes in a relaxed atmosohere with like minded people.

The vegan diet attracts positive and neagtive opinion, but there is no doubt that the major growth market in UK food is veganism.  During this class you will see how to use ingredients you recognise differently to give you a balanced, nutritious, plant-based meal.

A combination of demonstration and hands on cookery, all ingredients provided, a drink on arrival and plenty to eat and takeaway.

What’s included:

All ingredients; food you prepare for lunch and to take home

Recipes circulated after the event

Expert Chef tuition

Skill Level: All Abilities

Flat breads originate from all corners of the world and are the earliest known form of breads. Our ingenious ancestors developed methods and improvised tools to create a staple to compliment their diet – flatbreads can are leavened while others do not use a raising agent.

Flatbreads are increasingly popular as a vessel for street foods such as Greek Gryros, Burrito or the infamous kebab or a mopper upper for tasty curries, stews & tagines.

Types of flatbread include Indian chappatis, paratha and naans, Jewish matzo, Middle Eastern pitta, Scandinavian crispbreads, pizza dough and Mexican fresh tacos and tortillas.

Jason is a dab hand at all things bread, this class will delve into a variety of breads, the subtle differences that yield a multitude of tasty flat breads.  If you have a favourite, feel free to request on booking and we can try and include.  This is a hands-on cookery class, be prepared to knead!

Examples of what you might cook:

Paratha

Naan

Chapati

Pizza

Foccacia

Taco

Tortilla

Pitta

What’s included:

Refreshments and bread to take home

Skill Level: All Abilities

Chef: Jason Palin

Pies are the ultimate in comfort food, and the success of a pie starts with perfect pastry.  Did you know that a pie has a filling that is already cooked, a pasty the filling cooks in its pastry parcel….

During this session you will be shown the art of pie making including a traditional (or your take on a) Cornish Pasty.

Skills you will Learn:

Salt crust pastry

Short Crust

Flaky pastry

Sweet versus Savoury

This class will concentrate on a classic salt crust (think homemade pork pie) and flaky pastry (the classic Cornish), the do’s and don’ts for pie fillings and how to perfect a pasty. Once you’ve perfected these, there will be no limit to your pie creations – take your creations and your new skills home in time for dinner!

What’s included:

Beer or glass of wine on arrival or when eating and your pie creations to take home

Skill Level: All Abilities

Chef: Jason Palin

A class learning to cook a fit, healthy, repeatable meals as delicious as they are good for you – Italian Flavours

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.

All classes can be adapted to suit allergies and dietary requirements.

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.

Skills you will learn:

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