Sauce Workshop

Join us for this essential master class in the fundamentals of sauce making. Learning to make key sauces will improve your cooking and instantly expand your repertoire.  From mastering the humble stock, to simple pan sauces, hollandaise, mayonnaise, pesto and the essential crème anglaise, there is a sauce for every occasion.

The day begins with coffee and pastries, followed by a demonstration of the different sauce methods: flour based, pan, emulsion, reduction and composite sauces (such as pesto).

The rest of the day is hands-on as you practice your new skills with the help of the Leiths teachers, pausing for a delicious lunch which you have helped to prepare, you will conclude your cooking in the afternoon.

What the day involves:

• Coffee & pastries on arrival
• All ingredients are provided and weighed out for you in advance
• Unless otherwise specified, classes are a combination of a talk or demo, then plenty of hands-on cooking
• Wine is supplied at lunch to accompany the meal you have cooked
• Any food not eaten can be taken home
• Unless otherwise stated, a light lunch is provided for classes where students have not cooked a meal
• A recipe booklet
• All guests are assisted by Leiths teachers
• We do the washing up

What you need to bring:

• An apron
• A notebook