News and Events

BURWASH MANOR ASPARAGUS FESTIVAL SATURDAY 8TH MAY

Come and meet us at the annual Asparagus Festival at Burwash Manor where we will run our popular free demonstrations and tastings

FISHY ACCOUNT…

For a step-by-step account of fish filleting from the editor of Agenda magazine who attended our fish course, follow this link

WE ARE MOVING!

2010 sees us entering our second year and classes are filling up faster than ever. We are delighted to announce a move to a new purpose built kitchen later this year. The main change to our programme will be a new series of classes for youngsters aged 16+. From September we will offer a 2-day course suitable for youngsters preparing to move away from home. In January 2011 we start a series of evening classes which fit in with Duke of Edinburgh awards as well as the IB CAS hours.

Our popular Friday Night Cookery Club continue.

Japanese Temple Cuisine was the popular theme for March and we intend to have London based chef Pei Wang back for more of his spiritual approach to cooking.

In May, Hilary Cacchio returns with Catalan summer cooking. Hilary is also doing a Saturday morning exclusively on fresh asparagus and how to cook it.

As featured on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire

‘NO WASTE’ COOKING

Cambridge Cookery School has launched its timetable for spring 2010, including a great new course in Resourceful Cooking – more taste, less waste. The course will focus on menu planning, and cooking with the seasons and teach attendees how to cut costs and waste, whilst creating some delicious tasty meals.

“With the credit crunch in full swing and an ever increasing awareness of green issues we could all do with some tips on how to make the most of our weekly shop.” Said Tine Roche, Head Chef of the Cambridge Cookery School. “There is something eminently satisfying about reducing wastage –making a ‘bung it all in soup’ out of your left over veg instead of bunging it all in the bin. The course focuses on cooking simple tasty, and most importantly seasonal food, and gets back to some good old fashioned basics, such as slow cooking, using cheaper cuts of meat, bread making and the joys of good leftovers.”

Themes for the course include “3 meals out of one chicken”, “love your leftovers”, “cook 1 meal get 1 free” and “how to slow cook your way to faster meals”, all resulting in the most delicious food. The course will cover how to cut down on food wastage and food bills, while eating better than ever before. Learn to cook with the seasons, shop smartly, plan ahead and say goodbye to throwing away good food at the end of each week.

Cambridge Gets Cooking

“Cambridge has always been a great place for foodies – with excellent suppliers and farms throughout East Anglia,” said Tine Roche. “The response so far to the cookery school has just been fantastic. It seems people really want to learn about seasonal food and get some basic knife skills and ingredient knowledge under their belts – perhaps so they can keep up with the likes of Gordon or Jamie! Whatever the reason we really want to help inspire people and give them the confidence they need to cook great food for themselves and their loved ones – something that can transform quality of life.“

Background

Cambridge Cookery School is based in central Cambridge at the award winning (Stirling Prize), Accordia development off Brooklands Avenue. The School aims to offer friendly inspiring courses at accessible prices, to help people gain confidence and competence in the kitchen.

Tine Roche is the owner and head chef of Cambridge Cookery School. Originally from Scandinavia, Tine trained as a chef at the famous Leiths School of Food and Wine and has years of experience in the food industry, working not only as a caterer for functions of all sizes, but also in international food promotion and research. Tine’s cooking style is focused on simple and straightforward food, made with fresh seasonal ingredients. The classes run by Cambridge Cookery School are friendly and relaxed giving hands-on experience in small groups, ensuring an instructive yet sociable experience.

“ What a wonderful day we had! My friend and I weren’t too sure what to expect and what level of cooking we would be doing on our day – we needn’t have worried…. Tine immediately made us feel so welcome and we had great fun getting to know the other people on the course.By the time we sat down to eat our delicious lunch, the conversation was in full flow and the whole atmosphere was very relaxed. We were so excited and proud of ourselves to have made our own bread and pasta. We’re now planning lots of creative dinner parties to utilise our new found skills and are full of enthusiasm and inspiration! Many thanks Tine – we’re already looking forward to our next course!”
Kim, Peterborough

“The friends who joined me for the cookery day in my home have all said how much fun they had…preparing and cooking our own lunch, learning skills along the way and then sitting down to share a meal with good wine beats going out to a disappointing and overpriced restaurant any day. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a special girls’ lunch or celebration.”
Lorna, Cambridge