insideKENT Magazine Issue 63 - June 2017 | Page 88

FOOD+DRINK
STEP UP YOUR COOKING GAME cont.
KENT COOKERY COURSES
Rosemary Shrager Cookery School,
Tunbridge Wells
www.rosemaryshrager.com
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Kent Cookery School, Ashford
www.kentcookeryschool.co.uk Swift House Cookery School, Bethersden
www.swifthousecookeryschool.co.uk
Rosemary Shrager – world-renowned chef –
has a superb cookery school in Tunbridge
Wells that caters to every skill level from
beginner to expert. The courses are run by
Rosemary herself, head chef Iain More and
chef tutor Shenley Moore, and there is
something that will appeal to every budding
cook. Courses include Fantastic Fish, Cook
Yourself Healthy, French Classics with
Rosemary Shrager and American Baking.
There are even classes for children and
teenagers from 8 to 13 to get them started early
and to give them the knowledge they need to
be great cooks from a young age. Located in Mersham-le-Hatch just outside
Ashford, the Kent Cookery School already has
its idyllic location going for it – you can relax
in peaceful surroundings and really take in
everything the expert chef tutors have to teach
you. This is not a clinical, sterile looking
kitchen – making use of the old listed barn
that is the home of the Kent Cookery School,
this is a home from home, rustic and
comfortable, and with plenty of parking on
site all you need to think about is cooking.
And there is a lot of it going on here. Courses
include Patisserie, Cooking with Confidence,
Shoot and Dine day and even Cake
Decorating. A combination of highly qualified chef tutors
and a fun, friendly, relaxed atmosphere make
the Swift House Cookery School a delight to
attend. Set up by Caroline Phillips in 2013,
regular tutors include Chef of the Year 2015
Dev Biswal who offers course attendees the
chance to discover just how to spice Indian
food perfectly. Other courses include Thai
Cookery and Cake Decorating. Or why not
book a party and bring your friends and family
along to try something very different when
you want to celebrate something special?
Chequers Kitchen Cookery School, Deal
www.chequersdeal.co.uk The Garden of England Cook School, Hythe
www.gardenofenglandcookschool.co.uk Ideal for team corporate events, family
workshops, or simply to hone those rusty
kitchen skills, the courses at the Chequers
Kitchen Cookery School near Deal are well
planned and executed meaning that all those
who attend come away with excellent new
knowledge about how to cook, and how to
present exciting and delicious food. All of the
ingredients used in the courses (including
Family Pasta Making, Corsican Pie, Authentic
Thai Cooking and the beginner’s class, Learn
to Cook – Foundation) are locally sourced in
Kent wherever possible, and every one of them
is fresh and high quality. Whether you’re a complete novice or you have
gourmet aspirations, there will be a Garden of
England Cook School course that will take
what knowledge you have and broaden your
experience of food so that you can create
spectacularly tasty dishes at home. It’s a great
way to learn something new whilst the
magnificent surroundings of Lympne Castle
will give you all the inspiration you need.
There is a big emphasis on healthy eating here
as well, allowing you to keep to your summer
diet plan even when cooking up a storm.
Courses such as breads and soups, picnics
and al fresco dining, puddings and pastry and
curries of the world can all be booked here.
Canterbury Baking School
www.canterburybakingschool.com
If you fancy yourself as the next Great British
baker then why not book yourself onto one
of the fabulous baking workshops run by the
Canterbury Baking School? On these creative
cooking courses you will learn how to make
breads, rolls and yeasted cakes. Not only that,
but you’ll learn about the history and heritage
of different grains including spelt, rye, wheat
and barley – by the end of the course you’ll
know how to spot which one is which and
you’ll know why certain grains are used in
specific breads. This is a hands-on, fully
interactive kind of class which will take you
from milling your own grain to creating
delicious and nutritious bread and cakes.