Get inspired with this hands on Seasonal Cookery Course led by Masterchef: The Professionals finalist Chiara Tomasoni, using fantastic seasonal ingredients to make some of her favourite dishes. For each cookery day, Chiara will bring together the best of seasonal meats such as game, fish, our own home cured meats, produce from the Vale House garden and orchard, and locally foraged wild ingredients, to create a mouthwatering menu that’s a little different every time. Expect to learn plenty about seasonal cookery and taking the lead from your ingredients, professional prep skills, and tips and tricks worthy of a Masterchef final…
Skills
- Basic Butchery
- Fast Cooking
- Slow Cooking
- Preserving
- Glut Management
- How to get the most out of Seasonal ingredients
Lunch is included (we’ll sit down and eat some of the delicious dishes Chiara has helped you to make on the day) and you’ll take home a full recipe and information pack to help you recreate the magic at home.
Chiara Tomasoni
Chiara’s journey has taken her from shaping tortellini with her grandma in Bologna, Italy to being River Cottage Head Chef and becoming a MasterChef: The Professionals 2024 finalist. She is driven by a passion for thoughtful ingredient sourcing, foraging, preserving the seasons, growing and borrowing techniques from different cultures. Her courses are ingredient-led, hands-on and rooted in tradition but with modern twists. Italian-born, now based on the Devon/Dorset border, Chiara currently works as a private chef whilst hosting pop-ups and…
