If you are already a keen bread baker, or have attended our level 1 & 2 classes, then this day will expand your knowledge further.

Your expert chef tutor will take you through the preparation and baking of Danish pastries – Pain aux raisins, delicious Croissants and mouth watering Brioche.

The day commences at 9.30am, the cost is £125 per person, this includes all your ingredients, lunch and a recipe pack.

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We have places available on our Vietnamese cookery class taking place on Sunday 27th May. Hosted by Hao Dang, the inspirational proprietor of Dangs Restaurant, this full day hands on course commences at 9.30am. Your menu for the day includes Spicy beef stew and Chili salt king prawns and Vietnamese Spring rolls.

Cost is £95 per person, this includes your ingredients and lunch, click to book your place

We still have places available on our Chocolate course taking place this Sunday, 20th May. So if you fancy making your own box of chocolates, baking a delicious chocolate tart and creating a mouth watering roulade, then come along and join us. The course commences at 9.30am through to 3pm. Cost is £95 per person, this includes your ingredients, lunch and a recipe pack.

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Two last minute places have become available on our Thai Cookery course taking place on Saturday 5th May and two on our Vietnamese course hosted by Hao Dang, taking place on Sunday 6th.

Cost is £95 per student, this includes all ingredients, lunch and recipe pack. The courses both start at 9.30am through to 3.30pm on their respective days.

To book these places please call Wendy on 07973 479831 or email info@shirescookeryschool.com

Since we opened our doors nearly twelve months ago we have been delighted to welcome over 1000 students, attending classes ranging from Artisan Bread to Vietnamese cookery,  Pastry making through to Caribbean.  To ensure that we continue to further improve our range of classes and offer our students a professional teaching environment we have decided to undertake a mini refurbishment. New induction pads are being installed and individual refrigeration units are being adding to our expanded number of workstations.  Work will be completed ready for our class taking place on 14th April.

We still have a couple of places left on our Caribbean course taking place this Saturday (10th March) with Wendi Jarrett.

Your menu for the day – delicious Jerk Chicken, Escoveitched fish, traditional Jamaican dumplings and cornbread.

The course starts at 9.30am through to 3.30pm. The cost is £95 per person, this includes your ingredients, lunch and a recipe pack.

We cant promise you sunshine, but we can promise that you will learn how to create the fabulous flavours of the Caribbean.

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Despite the snowy conditions, students battled through to attend our sausage making course. After a much deserved cup of coffee Richard Curtis showed the students how to bone a pork joint, mince their own sausage meat and then ultimately create a string of sausages.

Thanks to all the students that attended the course.

There are a limited number of places on our Champagne & Cupcakes evening taking place on Wednesday 8th February.

Enjoy a chilled glass of champagne, whilst learning how to decorate the perfect cupcake, get expert decoration tips from your tutor, Layla Wright of Beaumont Cakes, and take home your fabulous cupcake creations.

Ideal gift for your Valentine – book your place

Come along and join our game course taking place this Saturday 15th October, where your tutor will take you through a practical and educational day.

Game falls into two categories. The first is feathered game or game birds, including grouse, pheasant, partridge, quail, snipe, wild duck, woodcock and wood pigeon. The second is furred game, including hare, rabbit, venison and ‘wild’ boar.

To expand your knowledge join us for the day and learn what to look for when buying game, cooking it and get the best from its rich flavours.

Your menu for the day

Game pie with buttered celeriac and game gravy
Grilled Northamptonshire Wood Pigeon
Shires Pheasant pate

Cost is £125 per person this includes your ingredients and lunch. The day will commence at 9.30am through to 3.30 and promises to be an informative and interactive experience.

Book your place or call (01604) 621640

We are delighted to welcome Hao Dang  from Dangs Vietnamese restaurant to Shires.

Awarding winning Hao will be bringing her 25 years experience of cooking Vietnamese, Thai and Chinese cuisine to the school with a series of hands on day classes, commencing Sunday 9 October.

One of the handful of Northamptonshire restaurants recommended in the Michelin Guide for the last three years, Dangs is Northampton’s only Vietnamese restaurant. Opened in 2007 it already has a great reputation for fresh and tasty cuisine and friendly atmosphere. What’s more Hao Dang has just won ‘Best Curry Chef’ of the year 2010/2011 at the Northamptonshire Food awards in recognition of her fine skills and was runner up in the ‘Booker Chef of the Year’ 2011/12 in the Northamptonshire food and drink awards.

There are a limited number of places on the course, click through to find out more and reserve your place