This one-day course will give you the opportunity to practise long-forgotten period sugar work techniques and learn more about the history of food. This course will give you some experience of reconstructing historical confectionery items using original equipment, materials and techniques
DurationTake a culinary journey back through time with this informative course combining food history with practical sugar work led by food historian, broadcaster and writer Ivan Day. This one-day course will give you the opportunity to practise long-forgotten period sugar work techniques and learn more about the history of food.
This course will give you some experience of reconstructing historical confectionery items using original equipment, materials and techniques that are now more or less extinct. Ivan has the finest collection of period confectioner’s equipment in the UK.
From Jacobean sugar plate playing cards to Georgian sugar seashells to Regency cake decorations you will learn about some remarkable lost skills from Britain’s leading expert.
No prior sugar work experience is necessary; just enthusiasm and a willingness to work alongside other food lovers.
At the School of Artisan Food we make a conscious effort to reduce waste and packaging, so encourage you to bring your own containers to transport your pies home. Refreshments will be available throughout the day, as well as lunch, freshly prepared by our in-house hospitality team.
All ingredients, equipment and recipes will be provided on the day
The School of Artisan Food is an award-winning charity, dedicated to enthusing and helping people from all walks of life to learn about healthy, sustainable - and delicious - food.
Offering a wide range of over 80 hands-on courses taught by world-class award-winning tutors, we’ll get you truly fired up about the art and business of sustainable artisan food production. From baking and patisserie to cheese-making and butchery; pie-making to brewing, preserving and pickling to foraging or ice cream making; our courses cater for all levels, whether you are a complete beginner or a professional.
Experience a warm welcome as one of our 4,000 course participants each year from home brewers and bakers to heritage cheese makers; young people at local colleges to career-changers and industry experts. Whether you fancy getting stuck in to a two-hour taster experience, improving your skills on a day or week-long course, or enrolling on our six-month Advanced Diploma in Artisan Baking, our award-winning set-up offers unrivalled expertise and support in a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere: we want to help you learn about creating sustainable, cost-effective, tasty food from scratch, but we also want you to enjoy the experience, experiment, and have fun!
This fun, Saturday morning class is an opportunity to spend time cooking together, learning new recipes.
Our classes are designed for all levels of students - from the beginner to the experienced. The courses range from baking cakes and biscuits to the fine art of creating delicate flowers or fun characters to decorate your cakes. Please take a look at the courses that we have scheduled and book you...
Our vegan baking classes are a perfect introduction to gluten-free and vegan cake decorating and baking. If you’ve ever been unsure of how to construct the ultimate “free-from” sponge or meringues, then this is the class for you.
Working alongside our expert chefs they will teach you the tricks of the trade with a few cheats along the way!
Each session starts with everyone cooking together and then we enjoy a snack and have some time to play whilst the food cooks. Everything you create will be packaged up for the cooks to take home and proudly share!
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