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Christmas Vouchers at Vale House Kitchen
Christmas is definitely here, and at Vale House we’re starting to feel seriously festive – there’s nothing nicer on a dark, chilly winter day than spending time in a cosy kitchen, whipping up treats for the holidays. At our recent Edible Gifts course, we had a lovely time creating all sorts of goodies with Vivien Lloyd, from frangipane mince pies to flavoured liqueurs, so we’re now all stocked up ready for Christmas! Of course, we know that the festive season…
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Meet the Experts – Bod Griffiths
Something we love to do here on the Vale House Kitchen blog is celebrate all the brilliant experts who lead our classes & workshops, and make everything possible. This month, though, something a little different – we’re celebrating the man behind it all, our own Bod Griffiths. Together with his wife Annie, Bod opened the Vale House Kitchen Cookery School in 2013, but his love of food and traditional country skills dates all the way back to childhood, attending boarding…
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Olive Magazine – Best Christmas cookery Courses
Fantastic to see our Edible Gifts course included in Olive Magazines pick for best Christmas courses 2016. Hosted by our brilliant preserves tutor Vivien Lloyd this is an amazing day making lots of seriously tasty treats for Christmas. Please take a read here.
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Competition in association with Bath Rugby
Competition: In association with Bath Rugby we are offering a gift voucher against any one of our courses. We are giving away a £180 gift voucher to use against one of our courses. You can choose from a wide variety of courses including, Fly Fishing, Shooting, Butchery, Game, Baking, Preserves, Cookery or Foraging. Entries must be in by the end of Sunday 15th January 2017. We will announce the winner on Monday 16th January. Please enter here GOOD LUCK!
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Conde Nast Traveller – Top 14 UK Cookery Schools
Great write up from Conde Nast Traveller on Vale House Kitchen, naming us as one of the Top 14 Cookery Schools in the UK. Where else could you come for a “Smart Country Weekend” and learn all that the countryside has to offer. Nice to see the emphasis on our Field to Fork ethos. So important nowadays. http://www.cntraveller.com/recommended/food/best-cookery-schools-britain-ireland/page/vale-house-kitchen,-somerset
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Autumn at Vale House Kitchen
Autumn is one of our favourite seasons at Vale House. In years gone by, it would have been a time of preparation for the cold hard winter ahead, so many of the traditional country skills we teach are particularly appropriate to this time of year – from butchery to preserving. There’s something wonderfully cosy and comforting about preparing delicious goodies to keep you going when the weather gets cold and grim. This is also a fantastic time of year for…
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