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Cook’s Barn Cookery School Christmas Master Class

November 15th, 2009

Last autumn the Cambridge Food & Drink Festival had two really instructive and interesting cookery demonstrations with Chef David Chambers. We watched every move and technique, sniffed the truffles, pricked up our ears at all the insights and tips, licked out the bowls and pans, and then tasted all the finished products. It was memorable. And we took home full copies of all the recipes.
 
David will be giving a Christmas cookery demonstration on Sunday 6th December at Cook’s Barn (the official home of the Food & Drink Festival). The focus will be on producing a stunning meal, with alternatives given for starters and main course. All to be achieve with less than 3 hours work. and with less stress and effort.  I hope you will be interested in this event as it promises to be a whole lot of fun.  Just clisk on the link for full information and the ticket selling website.
 
www.cooksbarnchristmasdinner09.eventbrite.com

If you would like a peak at last year’s Christmas Master Class Demonstration then click here.

Merry Christmas and bon appetit!

Cambridge Food and Drink Festival, Cookery School, Cooks Barn

Lacanche Evening

April 4th, 2009

LACANCHE EVENING 2nd April 2009  

sealingthebeef Lacanche EveningIn our capacity as Distributors of world famous Lacanche Cookers, on Thursday evening 2nd April 2009 we hosted our first Lacanche Range Cooker demonstration.  There were some 35 invited guests who watched as Rupert Cotterell, Managing Director of Forneaux de France Ltd, prepared, cooked and served course after delicious course such as stir-fried chicken and prawn Chow Mein, griddled courgettes, crispy salmon chunks fried on the plancher with a soy sauce dip, freshly baked focaccia bread stuffed with different cheeses and herbs, roasted spatchcock chicken, barbequed whole leg of  lamb, roasted belly of pork, roasted pork tenderloin, barbequed whole fillet of beef, roast potatoes, dauphinoise potatoes, caramelised carrots, and for pudding Tart Tatin, chocolate bread and butter pudding and a lemon mousse.

 

Serving UpRupert, very ably assisted by Candice Selby-Grace (marketing executive – Forneaux de France), did a remarkable job of putting the wonderful Lacance “Chemin” range cooker through its paces.  Hand built in Bordeaux, this is truly a “serious cooker for serious cooks” and performed incredibly well. I am convinced that you could not produce anywhere near that quantity and quality of food on an ordinary domestic cooker in such a short space of time.

Our guests enjoyed a great variety of excellent food, copious amounts of wine, beer and non-alcoholic cocktails expertly stirred and shaken by Adam Hawkins who is a bit of a celebrity on the Cambridge cocktail scene.  Of course, all food and drinks were absolutely free of charge.

Chris at the Lacanche eveningThe entire evening’s proceedings were sent out to the world via Twitter and Twitpic by our Twitter and IT guru Ian McKendrick who you can check out at: www.letspresentit.com or follow Ian on Twitter. You see the photo’s Ian took on TwitPic by clicking here>>>.  Photographs of the evening will also be be posted here soon.

If you are thinking of upgrading your cooker and would like to come to the next Lacanche evening then please contact me:

Chris Eadon on 01223 811 111

or drop me a line at chris@stonetime.co.uk

Bon appetit mes amis!

Cooks Barn