Residential Courses
Residential Courses
Rosemary Shrager's cookery courses at Swinton Park concentrate on the classical preparation of food, and mastering the essential techniques. These would include patisserie, baking, sauces and soufflés, boning and filleting, amongst many others.
The programme for each course is extremely versatile and suits all interests and levels of experience and ability. Guests of all ages are welcome, but please bear in mind that much of the day is spent standing and comfortable footwear and clothing are strongly recommended.
The kitchen is always busy and you will be amazed by the scope of each course – our underlying philosophy is that the only way to learn is by hands on experience and we ensures that every guest cooks to the best of their ability.
The 2008 course programmes offers a choice of residential courses (along with various day courses), which run throughout the year. Please go to rates for details of the course charges. The maximum number of guests on a course is fourteen.
We are often asked what is involved on each course, which can be very hard to illustrate as so much is involved! During the course of a day, each dish for the day's meals will be prepared and each cooking session is also interspersed by a master class - concentrating on a particular ingredient and various ways of cooking with it or on one dish and all its variations - or a demonstration. Lunch will be a fairly light two course meal, whilst dinner is a more formal three course meal.
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The two day courses are themed on various styles of cooking, such as Mediterranean Food, Fish and Seafood and Modern British. The courses start at 4.00pm and end after lunch two days later.
A typical selection of dishes for dinner on a Modern British course would be :
Seared Sea Bass on a Bed of Saffron Risotto served with
Parsnip Crisp
Roast Duck Breast with Jerusalem Artichoke Dauphinoise, Pak Choi and Ginger
and Walnuts
White Chocolate Mousse with Raspberries topped with Bitter Chocolate Mousse
served with Coffee Anglaise
A typical selection of dishes for dinner on the Simply Italian day course would be :
Chicken Liver and Apple Pate on Brushett
Duck with Wild Fennel, Pink Noodles and Leek sauce, Roast Red Pepper with
Balsamic Vinegar, Aubergine Flans
Olive oil cake, Pecorino with honey
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During all the residential courses, breakfast is served in the hotel, with lunch and dinner in the cookery school dining room.
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