"Just Canapes"

Are you looking to entertain this year?

There can be nothing better than 'kicking off' the show with some cultured canapes. Canapes are guaranteed to get your digestive juices going. They are a a great way of showing off your culinary creativity without filling your guests in the way tapas do.

Under the expert tuition of Frank Boddy our new cookery course 'Just Canapes' will show you how to create some exciting canapes to delight and impress your guests.

Examples of the type of mouth watering ensemble you will be shown how to create include:

smoked salmon blinis with quails egg
seared beef with red onion marmalade and roasted peppers on crostini
empanadillas (mini pastries)
courgette candles
seared tuna with sesame seeds, wasabi, cucumber and radish
crab cakes
hot cheese puffs
puff pastry squares with tomato and goats cheese
teriyaki beef in lettuce cups
prosciutto, pear and rocket rolls

Fancy it? Just book online. They are 'Just Canapes' but more importantly they taste simply delicious.

To find out more about this half day cookery course have a look at the website.

Pork Pie Course Launches

Pork pies are a bit like Marmite. You either love them or hate them.

I was pretty much a hater until I tasted Liberty Foods pork pies at one of our food fairs. I was immediately struck by how light the pastry was and how meaty the filling tasted.

If pies could be made to taste this good.....not at all like the mass produced, blended, over processed ones sealed in a sarcophagus of endless pastry........ then I wanted to know more.

The artisan producer of these genius creations is Simon Barnes. Simon will be revealing his pork pie making secrets in this half day artisan pork pie making course exclusively at Hartingtons. You too can now find out out how to make the unique hot water crust pastry together with which cuts of meat are combined to produce the ultimate meat filling for his pork pies. Simon will not only show you how to make the Great British traditional pork pie but also how to customise the classic so that you will be able to go home and experiment with your own unique flavours.

Become an artisan pork pie maker in less than a day and see why I was transformed from a hater to a lover of the pork pie.

Cookery courses - be inspired in 2012

New Year Resolutions.........

Well first of all.............a Happy New Year to all and our very best wishes for 2012.

So what are your New Year Resolutions? Join the gym? See more of family and friends? cut down on the alcohol?.......all the usual suspects!!

Well this year why not learn a new skill? How about something both educational and fun?

Here at Hartingtons we have a fantastic range of artisan cookery courses designed to inspire you to roll your sleeves up and give it a go!

Learn to bake bread with a local artisan breadmaker, join us on our very popular artisan beer making course, perfect your own truffles with a renowned chocolatier, spend a Sunday learning how to make sushi or even learn how to make your own artisan pork pies!!

Stuck in a rut? Looking for a challenge?..............then check out our cookery courses and be inspired in 2012!

Sushi Sunday in Bakewell

Have you had enough heavy Christmas food and drink? Are you determined to eat more healthily in 2012?

How about learning how to make your own sushi?

We are putting on a fantastic sushi making course in April under the expert tutorship of Tomo Hasegawa a graduate of the Tokyo Sushi Academy. On the course you will learn how the different types of sushi are made and then practice your own skills.

This is a relaxed, fun but hands on half day cookery course that will set you up to eat more healthily in 2012. Tastes great too!

BOOK NOW!

Christmas shopping for a foodie friend or family?

Are you struggling to find a Christmas present for a foodie friend or member of the family? Don't panic!

Hartingtons is open for business all the way up to Christmas Eve. If you are looking for food related present why not buy a loved one a cookery course for Christmas. How about an inspirational artisan bread making course or even an artisan beer brewing course? We can email you by return a personalised gift letter that you can present on Christmas Morning.

We can take payment online using paypal, over the phone with your card or just send us a cheque instead.

Don't forget if you are struggling for a Christmas present for a foodie.........all is not lost. Buy them an inspirational cookery course in 2012. You know they'll love it!

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The Best Christmas Present Ever?

A very big thank you to all the people who came to our Open Day in Bakewell yesterday and booked on our cookery courses and food events for 2012.

Chris and I were delighted to see so many people who were interested in doing something different in the New Year or couldn't resist treating a "foodie" partner or friend to one of our cookery courses as a special Christmas present.

And talking of Christmas presents........could any of these be the best Christmas present ever?

An Artisan Beer Brewing course, The Ultimate Tea Experience, Cooking with Indian Spices, Sushi Sunday, A World Bread Tour ........

Hopefully we've whet your appetite so why not check out these and many more cookery courses at www.hartingtons.com

We can also supply gift vouchers or a personalised gift letter for a loved one......... so rather than fighting your way through the crowds and queuing for hours to pay why not relax in the comfort of your own home, put your feet up and book one of our cookery courses online.

Now that's stress free Christmas shopping! .....what could be better?

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Artisan Bread Baking Course Sells Out!

We knew we were putting on a brilliant Introduction To Artisan Bread Making course
with the full day course being tutored by acclaimed Master Baker Andrew Auld from the Loaf in Crich

........but we have been overwhelmed by the popularity of the course and can now announce that the January course has SOLD OUT.

The good news is that there is still some limited availability for the Introduction To Artisan Bread Making course at the beginning of March. So if you are interested ....don't wait too long before booking.

If you like the idea of bread baking but prefer a weekend course what about a relaxed Sunday baking course to learn how to bake Italian bread such as Foccacia and Ciabatta? These courses in February and March are proving incredibly popular!

Hartingtons love real bread and bread baking so why not get involved in the New Year!

Why not come and see our Cookery School in Bakewell on our last Open Day of the year?

Hartingtons Food Experience