Cracking Good Food - Chorlton High School Workshops

Cracking Good Food is delighted to announce the next round of Cracking Good classes for the public, running between 15 January and 15 February...

This Chorlton-based cookery network encourages more home cooking through hands-on classes for paying members of the public, funded workshops for community-based groups plus pop-up Cooks On The Hop sessions at local events.

The purpose is to cook together and eat together to pass on food knowledge and share ideas for tasty, affordable meals. Adele Jordan of Cracking Good Food, now a social enterprise and a year old, says: “The support and demand for cooking sessions has been astounding. People really enjoy getting stuck into good food when they’re shown what to do, and it’s so social too!”

Funded by the Local Food Fund (National Lottery) and The Co-operative Membership, Cracking Good Food classes cost just £20 (or £15 for the unemployed, students or over 65s) for three hours of prepping, cooking and eating.

The new Saturday classes run between 11am and 2pm while the Tuesday classes take place 6pm to 9pm, all at Chorlton High School on Nell Lane. Places are limited to 12 so everyone has the chance to get hands-on and ask plenty of questions.

The ingredients we use are seasonal, organic and fairtrade where possible, and bought from Chorlton’s great independent retailers. We’ll show you how to eat meat ethically, fish sustainably and veggie and gluten-free easily.

Saturday 15 January - Breadmaking for Beginners with Cracking Cook Rob
Saturday 22 January - Breadmaking Advanced – Sourdough - with Cracking Cook Rob
Tuesday 25 January - Breadmaking for - Spicy Vegetarian with Jam Street Café’s Kate
Tuesday 1 February - Breadmaking Advanced – Sourdough - with Cracking Cook Rob
Saturday 5 February - Curry Up with Kath from Unicorn Grocery
Tuesday 8 February - Marvellous Meat with Beth of Electrik’s Guestrant Wild Food fame
Saturday 12 February - Mexican Tapas with Unicorn’s Fernanda
Tuesday 15 February - Risottos Demystified with Kim from Islington Mill Café

Full details of the classes can be found on the website (currently being developed): http://crackinggoodfood.org/ and the blog: http://crackingcooks.blogspot.com/ Bookings can be made online, via email (fiona@crackinggoodfood.org), by calling 0845 652 2572, or in person at Hickson & Black’s deli in Chorlton. Vouchers are also available.