Kitchen Fundamentals Workshop – Pestos & Pastes
Joining up with COOK FOLK in West Acton, London UK
Tuesday 7th May / Wednesday 8th May 2019
10am-2pm @ The Cook Folk kitchen, Acton, W3
Friends since university, Fern and Cook Folk founder Louisa Chapman-Andrews combine their skills to host a workshop designed to explore a wide range of ingredients and fundamental techniques for creating flavour-boosting pestos and pastes from around the world and help transform your day to day cooking.
With cooking demonstrations and plenty of hands on learning, you will spend four hours exploring the beauty of seasonal cooking; picking and cooking with ingredients from the Cook Folk garden, discovering the qualities of extra virgin olive oil with a special tasting session and getting inspiration for the long evenings of summer eating and entertaining ahead. The workshop will finish with a delicious lunch to enjoy the creations made on the day.
You will also take home a Cook Folk tote filled with delicious gifts including a bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Abruzzo, Central Italy made with cold-pressed olives grown at Fern’s ‘Fireflies and Figs’ luxury yurt retreat; Fern’s top selling ‘Breakfast: morning, noon and night’ and latest ‘Power Milks’ books; a Cook Folk make-at-home pesto kit plus special, event-only vouchers for discounts on Fireflies and Figs holidays and future Cook Folk events.
Please check out the COOK FOLK website for bookings and more details www.cookfolk.com
Harvest to PLate weekend workshop
Fireflies & Figs, Abruzzo, Italy
3 Days Retreat 2019 - 26th to 29th September
Accommodation - Yurts or double room - all with ensuite www.firefliesandfigs.co.uk
September is a beautiful month to visit Abruzzo, not only for the warm temperature and beautiful sunsets over the mountains, but it is a busy time for harvest. This region has many green wide open spaces and the land is rich and fertile producing an abundance of ingredients and a perfect backdrop for a foodie break away.
Fern has created a special retreat to immerse you into harvest time. A time in Italy that you can feel every household is busy picking the last of the vegetables, and packing, storing, pickling them up ready to be used over the winter. Fern has a small vegetable garden at fireflies and figs and will demonstrate some of the fantastic rituals she has experienced by living there over the last few years combined with her passion for food. She will also introduce you to local experts in their food and wine and take you on a small journey through the valley of Caprafico where olive trees and vines are a plenty.
What to expect
- A relaxing weekend learning simple Italian cookery methods.
- Local pasta cookery lesson for the famous pasta 'Chitarra'
- Feasting on long tables with mountain views
- Harvesting local produce and tasting
- Olive oil and wine tasting
Please check out www.ffretreats.co.uk for further information and booking details.
