About this class

Felicity Cloake, the award-winning author of the Guardian’s long-running How to Make the Perfect recipe column, joins us at the Community Kitchen for a very special masterclass event.

This is your chance to learn new techniques and tried-and-tested recipes with an award-winning food writer & author. At this class, Felicity will share with you some of her favourite French dishes to impress – ideal for entertaining and dinner parties or just a special night in.

During the session you will work in pairs to create a typical menu which celebrates the heritage of French cuisine and the beginnings of spring ingredients:

• Celeri remoulade with Bayonne ham and toasted walnuts
• Petits pois à la française with crispy confit duck
• Iles flottantes (‘Floating Island’ meringues in creme anglaise)

After you finish creating your dishes, Felicity will join you at the table, alongside a specially matched wine as you enjoy your meal at the end of the Masterclass.

About Felicity

Felicity Cloake is the award-winning author of the Guardian’s long-running How to Make the Perfect recipe column as well as five cookbooks, including the Andre Simon-shortlisted The A-Z of Eating, and two on food and travel. Her French culinary adventure on two wheels, One More Croissant for the Road, was a Sunday Times bestseller and a Radio Four Book of the Week and her latest, Red Sauce Brown Sauce: A British Breakfast Odyssey recently won the Fortnum and Mason Food Book of the Year award, and was shortlisted for a Guild of Food Writers award. She loves all things French, apart from andouillette.

Dietary information: This menu for this class is is gluten-free but please note we cannot guarantee the Kitchen is a completely gluten-free environment. For any allergies or dietary requirements, please contact us to discuss before booking.

Tickets for this event include:

• professional cookery tuition
• all ingredients and equipment
• hot drinks throughout the session/ a welcome glass of fizz and a matched wine with your meal
• your dishes, to enjoy at the end of the session at our shared dining table

Any profits raised from this class support our community cookery activities – where everyone can experience the benefits of cooking and eating together, regardless of finance, confidence or ability. Find out more about how we invest in people, the local community and our wider environment.