Carsington Water Food Festival

Carsington Water will stage it's first ever Food Festival on the 6th May.  The Carsington Water Food Festival aims to showcase some of the areas finest artisan food producers and will involve over 15 artisan food producers.

The Carsington Water Food Festival will be held in the Carsington Water visitor centre at the well know Derbyshire visitor attraction and takes place between 10 am and 4 pm on Bank Holiday Monday.  The Food Festival is completely free and will involve plenty of free tastings of the artisan food and drink on sale so you can try before you buy.

The Carsington Food Festival has been organised by Hartingtons of Bakewell and was the brainchild of New Leaf Catering owners of the Mainsail Restaurant.  It is hoped that this first Carsington Water Food Festival is to be one of a series of Food Festivals to be run during the year.  For more details of Food events in Derbyshire have a look at the Hartingtons website.

Setting Up Your Own Microbrewery

Have you ever dreamed about setting up your own microbrewery.  Is it the right thing to do?  Our one day and weekend courses aim to answer the essential business questions you might have about taking the plunge and starting your own microbrewery.

Come to Bakewell and learn how to 'brew well' in the beautiful Peak District and find out whether owning and running your own microbrewery would be right for you.

Beer brewing courses

Beer Brewing - May date just announced

Due to popular demand Hartingtons have just added in a May date in their busy Brew School.  Learn to how to produce your own craft beer through an all grain brew with Brew Meister Paul Taylor from Murphys & Son.

For more details of our renown beer brewing courses

Hartingtons & Baker Danny Support Helen's Trust

Hartingtons School of Food is delighted to be able to donate one of its' prized places on the Baking Masterclass with Danny Bryden a semi-finalist on the most recent Great British Bake Off to Helens Trust.  The place will be auctioned off in their forthcoming charity Race Night at Owlerton Stadium on 23rd April.

Chris Horne a co-director of Hartingtons comments: 

"Danny's first Baking Masterclass sold out almost instantly & we were so glad that we could re-run the course as part of the forthcoming inugeral Bakewell Baking Festival."  Being able to support Helen's Trust who are also based in Bakewell is a great privilege and we are sure that Danny's course will be popular with bidders at the event."

Danny Bryden's Masterclass includes her show stopping Bakewell Buns which won her star baker status on week seven of the Great British Bake Off.

Helen's Trust - supports people and their families with a terminal illness

Hartingtons School of Food - stages show stopping food courses & events with inspirational expert tutors

 Derbyshire Cookery Courses

Gourmet Supper Club with unique Derbyshire Mist

Hartingtons is all about the theatre of food.  Non more so than during our renown Gourmet Supper Clubs featuring some of the areas leading and most innovative chefs.  Have a look at our most recent Gourmet Supper Club featuring Darren Goodwin from Losehill House Hotel.  As well as creating an extraordinary 6 course tasting menu (details below) including his unique Sorrel Posset, Goats Curd, Granola and Lemon.  Have at the unique Derbyshire Spring Mist that clears reveal Darren's cheese course of Spring Sorrel Posset.


Gourmet Supper Club - Spring Flavours of Derbyshire:

Hors d'oeuvre
++Lunetta Rose Spumante, NV, Veneto Italy

++ 'Rabbit in the garden' - Darrens unique take on this classic Reserve Personelle,
Macon Charnay, 2011, Burgundy

++ Grilled Mackerel, squid, beetroot mousse & asparagus
 Picpoul de Pinet, Domaine Felines-Jourdan 2011, Languedoc

++ Loin and shoulder of kid goat, wild garlic potatoes, young vegetables
Chateau Fontareche Corbieres Vieilles Vignes 2010, Languedoc

++ Sorrel posset, goats curd, granola and lemon
 Fleurie La Madone, La Reine de L’Arenite 2011, Burgundy
 
++ 'Rhubarb and custard
' Vouvray Demi-Sec Les Coteaux Tufiers 2011, Loire Valley

++ A special preview of the Hartington Peakland Blue Cheese ++ Coffee

Derbyshire Cookery Courses

Hartingtons Goes International

Hartingtons has always been proud to be part of the fabulous Peak District and to a play a part in attracting visitors to Bakewell and this most lovely part of the UK. Food is a truly international language and the interest and passion for it transcends borders and language. Since Hartingtons started trading just over a year ago, we have notched up quite a roster of international visitors to do our cookery and artisan food courses with students coming literally from across the world to take part in our courses.

We have had a student from Chile doing our cheese making course, pork pie makers from Ireland.  We have had Americans learning to bake and make cheese.  Now we can say we truly have gone global.  We have just had two artisan bread makers from  in Australia book on one of our artisan bread making courses.  So there you have it, Hartingtons has really gone International.

Derbyshire Cookery Courses

Spring Flavours - Gourmet Supper Club

Hartingtons will showcase the best of the forthcoming spring flavours of Derbyshire in it's latest Gourmet Supper Club taking place at it's converted saw mill located on the banks of the River Wye in the heart of Bakewell.  The event will feature the skills of Darren Goodwin Head Chef at the award winning Losehill House Hotel and will showcase 6 fantastic courses of Derbyshire delicacies. 

Included in the menu is :

Grilled Mackerel, squid, beetroot mousse & asparagus

Loin and shoulder of kid goat, wild garlic potatoes, young vegetables

Sorrel posset, goats curd, granola and lemon

Also at this one off event will be the unveiling of the new Hartington cheese.  Come and experience  Hartington's new stilton the peakland blue cheese at Hartingtons.

Included in the event and the cost of the event will be 5 individually selected wines specifically selected to compliment each of the 6 courses of gourmet food.  For the full menu and details have at look at our Gourmet Supper Club.

Hartingtons Cheese Making Courses