Cookery and baking classes at The Old Dairy, Fallowfield Cross

01632 960 840

Classes

Nine cookery classes, ten places each

Each class is taught by Odile Marchbanks in The Old Dairy. Aprons, ingredients and every tool are provided. You cook it, you eat it, and you take the leftovers home.

Italian

Pasta and pesto

Roll and cut fresh pasta by hand, then make a basil pesto in a mortar. Free on Tuesday evenings, and the best first class to try.

Length
90 minutes
Price
Free
Places
Up to 10
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Italian

Handmade tagliatelle and ragù

Mix and rest the egg dough, roll it through the machine and cut the ribbons, then simmer a slow beef and pork ragù for the table.

Length
3 hours
Price
£95 per place
Places
Up to 10
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, places left: 3
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Indian

Weeknight curries from scratch

Toast and grind your own spices, then cook a chicken and a lentil curry from first principles. You leave knowing how to adjust one to taste.

Length
3 hours
Price
£85 per place
Places
Up to 10
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Indian

Indian breads and dal

Knead and roll chapati and garlic naan, then cook a tarka dal with cumin, chilli and curry leaves to eat them with.

Length
2.5 hours
Price
£75 per place
Places
Up to 10
Next date
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Bread and baking

Focaccia and soda bread

Make rosemary focaccia and buttermilk soda bread, preparing the soda bread while the focaccia proves.

Length
2.5 hours
Price
£75 per place
Places
Up to 10
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Bread and baking

Sourdough from your own starter

Feed a starter, mix and fold a country loaf, shape it and score it. Take home a jar of starter and a loaf that went into the oven in class.

Length
4 hours
Price
£115 per place
Places
Up to 10
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Knife skills

Knife skills for the home cook

Hold a knife properly, sharpen it on a stone, then practise the cuts that matter: dice, julienne, brunoise and a proper onion. Bring your own knife if you have one.

Length
2.5 hours
Price
£75 per place
Places
Up to 10
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French bistro

French bistro supper, three courses

A leek and potato soup, steak with a red wine sauce and frites, then a chocolate pot. Three courses, and the class people book for a birthday.

Length
4 hours
Price
£145 per place
Places
Up to 10
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, places left: 1
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Thai street food

Thai street food: pad Thai and green curry

Pound a green curry paste, then fry rice noodles over high heat for a proper pad Thai, with tamarind, palm sugar and lime. Eat it the way the stalls do.

Length
3 hours
Price
£90 per place
Places
Up to 10
Next date
, places left: 8
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New classes are being planned. Call 01632 960 840 or email hello@copperpan.example.com and we will tell you what is coming.

Not sure which class to choose?

Tell us what you like to eat and how much time you have. We will suggest one.