Cup cake making in Bakewell

Great baking and Bakewell are made to go together -  it's in the name!

It's no surprise that the first ever cup cake making class at Hartingtons School of Food SOLD OUT within days of being announced.  The cup cake making course will be taken by Emma Mitchell who provides the cup cakes for the world famous Chatsworth House Farm Shop. Emma will take aspiring cup cake makers through the steps of decorating your cup cakes with fondant and butter cream. You will also be treated to a tutored cup cake tasting and will take away four beautifully decorated cup cakes at the end.

Due to the phenomenal demand for places on this cup caking making course Hartingtons has just announced an additional date of the 19th August so why not treat yourself to a fun Sunday morning out in Bakewell learning about the intricacies of cup cake making.

Fathers Day Gift? - Beer Brewing Day in Bakewell in the Peak District

If you're fast running out of time to find a unique Fathers Day gift for your Dad then why not treat him to a Beer Brewing Day at Bakewell on 23rd June?

This full day "hands on" course includes all refreshments, a Peak District Ploughmans Lunch and a tutored tasting of local beers.

Paul Taylor our 'Brew Meister' will take Dad through all the stages necessary to create his own unique beer using pure natural ingredients; demonstrating how to set up a 'brew' using basic home brewing equipment. Paul is one of the founder members of the Nottingham Brewers Group, he heads up the Lab at Murphys & Son (one of the UK's leading suppliers to the UK micro brewery sector) and was also on the judging panel at the SIBA National Beer Championships.

Along the way he'll talk Dad through:
* The brewing process
* The ingredients: malt, hops, yeast and the importance of 'water'
* How to bottle beer successfully including some useful tips from an experienced brewer.

Paul will explain and show the 'sparge and boil'' so that Dad has a clear understanding of the full home brewing process.  At the end of the course he will have the skill and knowledge to be able to create his own varied and professional tasting beers at home with just basic home brewing equipment.

JUST 4 PLACES LEFT NOW...........

WE CAN EVEN E-MAIL YOU A PERSONALISED GIFT LETTER TO GIVE TO DAD THIS SUNDAY INVITING HIM TO THE EVENT!

Things to do this weekend in the Peak District - Visit Baslow Food Fair and Chatsworth House

Our very popular Peak District -  Baslow Artisan Food and Drink Fair makes a welcome return this weekend and showcases 20 of the best Artisan Food and Drink producers from in and around the Peak District.

The Fair takes place this Sunday 17^th June in Baslow Village Hall (with ample parking in the pay and display car park next to the Hall). Doors open at 10.30 a.m. and the event is on until 4.30 p.m. Make sure you come early and have your pick of the fantastic produce on sale.

Stallholders at this event include:

Heavenlies – exquisite cakes and other treats

Dawsons Yard – interesting selection of herbs, edibles such as lettuce and courgettes, herbaceous perennials, ferns and shrubs and planted seasonal containers for summer colour  

The Loaf – artisan bread and bakery products

Muffin Topps – cupcakes and cake pops

Tea Man – wide range of teas and gift packs

Fruit and Herb Company – home made oils, dressings and preserves as well as Derbyshire oatcakes

Nonnas - gourmet food and drink from the Italian deli

Home Kitchen Produce – cookies in a jar

Domaine du Pyre – Beaujolais wines from family vineyard

Halls Home Produce – great range of pates, potted meat, charcuterie and mushy peas

Tindalls of Tideswell – fantastic range of sweet and savoury items

Liberty Foods – artisan pork pies with a modern twist!

Greenside Deli – wide range of bespoke preserves

Heavenly Cheesecake Company – delicious hand made cheesecakes

Hartingtons School of Food – artisan food courses, food events and food tours

And outside all day Lee Capille will be serving gourmet Italian Coffee and his authentic home made chicken and chorizo paella.

FREE ADMISSION

Baslow Village Hall is situated right next to the Chatsworth House….. so why not combine a visit to our Peak District Food Fair with a visit to one of the nation’s best loved stately homes which recently featured in a BBC three part documentary and has already made stars of some of the Chatsworth staff!

Peak District Cookery Courses

Weekend Sourdough Bread Making Course - Sells Out!

Some artisan bread makers would insist that there is only one 'real bread' and that is bread   made with a natural leaven such as sourdough culture. Sourdough bread baking pre-dates bread making with bakers yeast and uses Lactobacillus culture to leaven the bread. The popularity of making your own bread at home has revived interest in artisan bread making and in particular bread baking using sourdough cultures.

We are delighted to have Mick Saxton (the image is of one of his sourdough loaves) who has his own home bakery in Sheffield coming along to teach the ancient art of sourdough to a full class of eager student bakers in June. Mick has trained at the world renowned Artisan School of Food on the Welbeck Estate and has honed his bread making techniques over several years of intensive training and practice. For those who are eager to learn how to make bread with a sourdough culture then we also have Andrew Auld from the Loaf in Crich coming along in July with another brilliant sourdough course. Have a look at these images on Facebook of Andrew in action demonstrating his wet dough kneading technique.


Sourdough Bread Making Courses

Cheesemaking comes to Hartingtons in the Peak District

Hartingtons in the Peak District brings the ancient art of cheesemaking back to the Peak District but only for the day.

Hartingtons School of Food in Bakewell held it's first ever cheesemaking course on the 30th May for an enthusiastic group of 16 novice and curious cheesemakers.  The students travelled from far and wide to the Peak District (the furthest had popped in from Santiago, Chile admittedly via Cardiff ) to gain some expert tuition in cheesemaking from cheesemaking expert Chris Ashby

During the day students learned how to make three types of soft cheeses.  A camembert style cheese, a roulade lemon cheese and a mozzarella.  A fantastic days cheesemaking and a great way of bring the ancient art of cheesemaking back to Derbyshire and the Peak District.

Interested in learning how to make cheese?  Sign up for one of our forthcoming cheesemaking courses.


Artisan Food Courses - Peak District

Derbyshire Food & Drink - show offers

Derbyshire Food & Drink promises to be bigger and more popular than ever this year.  If you are a 'foodie' why not pop along to stand 39 at the Derbyshire Food and Drink Fair and say "hello" to Julie and Chris.  During the 2 day "festival of food" at Hardwick Hall Hartingtons will be unveiling some fantastic festival offers on some of our cookery courses and artisan food courses.  Come along and find out what's going on.


Derbyshire Food & Drink - cookery courses

Bakewell Farmers Market - shop and cook

We are delighted to announce our first "Farmers Market Shop and Cook" day with the delightful TV celebrity chef Stephanie Moon.

The event takes place on Saturday 25 August and promises to be a great day for those passionate about cooking with the best of local produce. After all what could be better than going to the local Farmers Market and then returning to our School of Food next door before you start cooking!

Refreshments will be provided on arrival at the School of Food and you will have time to meet your fellow students and Stephanie Moon before you head off to Bakewell Farmers Market, which is extremely popular with "foodies" and is now the second largest Farmers Market in the UK.

Stephanie will take you round the Market to source and buy outstanding local ingredients. Then return to the kitchen at our School of Food in a converted mill on the banks of the River Wye and learn under her expert tuition how to transform your purchases into wonderful dishes.

As well as using some of your purchases to create some very original canapes you will also make:
* A starter of pan fried soda bread with homemade chive butter and local cheese with crispy bacon and local salad leaves, homemade vinaigrette.
* Local steak, local vegetables and gratin dauphinoise with tips on cooking steak and how to get the most out of your vegetables and how to make a mustard grain sauce.
* A full assiette of desserts

Lunch will consist of a tasting of some of the dishes you prepare in the morning and at the end of the day you will have 2 portions of each of the courses prepared to take home and enjoy later with friends and family.

The day concludes with a recipe handout and discussion on the days findings along with some essential tips from Stephanie on how to improvise when needed.

If you are a bit of a "foodie" and are passionate about cooking with the best local produce then check out this course which is likely to be very popular!

Cookery Courses - Peak District