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Food and Drink

Learn from the best with our award winning masterchefs. Study the art of cake decoration with internationally renowned Stephen Benison, find out more about food safety and cook delicious Indian and Thai dishes. There are also cookery courses for beginners and wine and whisky tasting workshops.

International Cookery

Impress your friends and family by serving them a delicious Chinese, Indian or Italian meal.

Breads

Love to smell freshly baking bread? Like croissants and pastries for breakfast or just enjoy a Chelsea bun with your cuppa? These courses could be your dream way to spend a Saturday. Learn how to cook with yeast to make a range of mouth-watering breads which will impress your family and friends.

Come Dine with Me

On this course you will prepare a selection of dishes suitable for dinner parties. Each session will cover one of the following – starters, fish, main and dessert

Cooking with Fish

Become more confident in your ability to cook fish. During the course you will learn to fillet and skin both flat and round fish and how to cook fish using a variety of methods.

Soups and Stews

This course will introduce you to a range of winter soups and stews that provide healthy and flavoursome dishes on a budget.

Improve your Knife Skills

Want to chop like the TV chefs? Then come along to one of our knife skills masterclasses and gain the confidence to handle your knives like a pro.

Cake Decoration

Learn the art of cake decorating. Make exquisite sugar flowers or craft 3D models in sugarpaste. The skills you learn in these classes will put your cake centre-stage everytime.

Cooking Treats

Learn how to make tempting sweet delight to spoil your friends and family. Just right for that special meal with the ones you love or with your cup of coffee.

Catering - Introduction to the Industry

Looking to get started in the catering industry? This course will give you an introduction and basic skills. You will also receive a Level 2 Food Safety qualification and real experience of working in both food preparation and food service.

Food Safety

This is a programme of study to enable employees to handle food safely and comply with legal and company food hygiene procedures. This course is for anyone involved in the preparation or serving of food and drink. Please bring photo ID.

Professional Cookery

This course is designed for professional trainee chefs, who wish to develop their culinary skills and therefore gain formal qualifications that are recognised both nationally and internationally. This is an 18-month programme but you will only be in College on certain weeks during that time. Interview required. For more information about being an apprentice please see here.

Tuesday 12:00 - 18:00, 13/09/2011 - 10/07/2012, 36 weeks, Q3APC2-WB11

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