Schedule of Classes
Autumn schedule of cookery classes
Now that the summer is nearly over and the kids are going back to school, there might be some things that you want to do with your time, like getting inspiration for cooking good things. Or maybe you just want to be the student and do a cookery course. Or you might just want to have some fun and watch a cookery demo. Whatever is the case, below is a schedule of classes that I will be doing during the autumn that include cookery demos, hands-on classes and full courses. They all promise to be highly interesting, fun and inspiring, so come and join at any of the various venues where I teach.
Thursday 10th September 11 am: A Middle East Hands on Feast. Cookery day at Just Cook info@just-cook.com
Drawing on influences from Turkey, the Lebanon, Syria & others, our expert Sofia Craxton will guide you through varied techniques, from learning how to bake the Turkish way, use of herbs & spices to create fabulous vegetarian dishes & a variety of dips, sauces & marinades, to produce a stunning Middle Eastern banquet which will amaze & astound your friends.
Saturday 19th September 11am: Working It 9 to 5: Fast Food for Busy Lives with Sofia Craxton at www.booksforcooks.com
Do you love food, fashion and cooking for friends and family yet find your busy lifestyle gets in the way? Join Sofia Craxton for a class that will tantalise your tastebuds and your inner fashionista as she cooks from Ravinder Bhogal’s Cook in Boots and take home simple, tasty and effortless dishes to dress up or down.
Thursday 1st October 11am: Ottolenghi Flavours with Sofia Craxton at www.booksforcooks.com
Ottolenghi draws on a wealth of culinary traditions – in particular the Mediterranean basin – to make inventive honest food from quality ingredients. Sofia Craxton shows you how to rustle up three courses in no time using recipes from Ottolenghi: The Cookbook.
Saturday 31 Oct 11am: Festive Feasts from Around the World at Divertimenti Brompton http://www.divertimenti.co.uk/Cookery_school/sc1m-festive-feasts-from-around-the-world.html
Autumn is the start of festival season in many parts of the world. Religious, historical and culinary themes form the basis of celebratory and remembrance feasts. Join Sofia Craxton as she prepares a number of these festive favourites from the wonderful to the weird! Recipes include Mexican Sugar Skulls (Mexican Day of The Dead), Aubergine Persian Stew with Crusty Smoked Rice , Pumpkin Pie (American Thanksgiving) and Corn Bread Conkies (Guy Fawkes Night Barbados Style!).. Just to name a fabulous few!
Saturday 14th November at 11 am: Flavour at www.booksforcooks.com
With kitchens that feature olive oil next to soy sauce, vanilla pods next to chilli powder, oregano next to garam masala, we can all enjoy the tastes of many parts of the world in our own homes. Inspired by Vicky Bhogal’s Flavour: A World of Beautiful Food Sofia Craxton takes an array of aromatic ingredients and shows how to combine them according to their flavour in simple and imaginative ways and you take home a collection of exciting new dishes.
Wednesday 25 Nov at 11 am : Super Soups! Hands-on Masterclass at Divertimenti Marylebone http://www.divertimenti.co.uk/Cookery_school/sc2m-super-soups-hands-on-masterclass.html/
Join soup supremo and former New Covent Garden Soup chef, Sofia Craxton, for a hands on masterclass. Learn how to prepare super soups and stocks, using the best ingredients this season has to offer. Recipes include Chicken Lemon and Tarragon Soup, Spinach Tomato and Mascarpone Soup and Spicy Butternut Tom Yum Soup.
Thursday 26th November at 11 am: Serving Up Simple Dinner Parties at www.booksforcooks.com
Sofia offers a creative guide to inspirational yet practical menus for stress-free dinner parties over the festive season, while you get to take home a collection of tried-and-true recipes for great dinner party fare.
In addition to this I will be running a series of term courses at the Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute
CERTIFIED COOKERY SCHOOL
Leading to nationally recognised qualifications in Cookery Skills in Catering, the Cookery School is a practical introduction to cookery skills which can be used both at home and in a formal catering environment. This exciting course includes a hands-on approach on to how to select, prepare and cook a variety of ingredients from meat, fish and shellfish, fruits and vegetables, grains, pulses and dairy produce and will also teach you various techniques to bake bread, cakes, pastry and biscuits. It includes trips to commercial kitchens, markets and suppliers, so that students gain an insight where our food comes from. Learn to plan and design menus and events, portion control and basic nutritional principles. There will be discussions on current food issues as well. In the past most of our students have gone on to work in the food industry and have found this course useful and highly inspirational such as: http://www.emporiumtearooms.co.uk/ . The unit approach will allow you to achieve accreditation at your own pace. To achieve the full qualification, you will need to complete all the 3 units.
Unit 1 23rd September for 10 weeks on Wednesdays 10 am -12 pm
Unit 2 23rd September for 10 weeks on Wednesdays 1 pm – 3 pm
For more information e-mail me info@sofiacraxton.co.uk
info@sofiacraxton.co.uk