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Extract from: 25 of the best WFI has searched high and low to find the top places for a spot of culinary self-improvement, whatever your budget. Here are the results… Best value for money… 1. Kitchen Confidence “Kitchen Confidence is based at Hill Farm, a delightful old building in the idyllic village of Walsham le Willows, near Bury St Edmunds. It’s a wonderful place in which to hone your cookery skills – and the good news is that it doesn’t cost a fortune. Class sizes are limited – so you’re guaranteed to get plenty of one-to-one tuition – and are tailor-made to build on student’s existing skills. Indeed, Cressida, our teacher, had rung me beforehand to determine my current level of competence and to find out what I’d hoped to get out of the day. Cressida also offers a range of thoughtfully planned and more precisely targeted courses: there’s one for youngsters heading off to university; another for people who’ve recently lost a partner; even one aimed at fathers-to-be. My day began with pastry-making, something I hadn’t done for many years. I and my classmates turned our pastry into tarts and were encouraged to come up with our own fillings: I opted for goat’s cheese and caramelised onion. |
Before the day was out we’d turned our hands to Thai stir-fried beef, chicken liver pâté, stuffed chicken breasts wrapped in parma ham, and a warm courgette and red pepper salad. Throughout, Cressida proved to be a capable teacher with a huge passion for food, throwing in plenty of tips such as the best way to store fresh herbs or slice an onion. We ended with a well-deserved glass of wine and the chance to sample our efforts. But that’s not the end of the story; since then I’ve tried out several dishes we made that day, all of which have gone down spectacularly well. And you can’t say better than that.” |
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