Food

The humble but exciting Indian bhuna masala is rich and versatile. It is a paste made of onion, tomato and just two spices and it forms the base for a huge number of dishes from across India.

We’re going to learn how to make bhuna masala and then use it in different dishes!

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” Hippocrates, father of medicine (431 B.C).

Would you like to know how to eat your way to great health and top performing genes? In the last 30 years, studies have demonstrated what health benefits individual foods can offer and identify the specific nutrients or chemicals associated with these benefits. We now know that the foods we eat can change the behaviour of genes involved in cancer progression, dementia and other diseases. That sounds crazy, doesn’t it?

Back in the time of the great Greek philosophers, Epicurus said “plain fare gives as much pleasure as a costly diet” but then he was the sort of guy who believed that if you didn’t expect too much you wouldn’t be disappointed. So, we are going to take Epicurus’ plain cheese and make it something special by marinating it. Choosing from an array of spices and herbs, the feta, goat and bocconcini cheeses will be the toast of the Forum.

Do you like making great stuff from scratch? Thought about bacon curing before but never known where to start?

Well it turns out that making your own bacon is actually pretty awesome. It’s tastier, it’s cheaper and it impresses our friends! With a bit of know-how, the right equipment and ingredients, it’s also really quite easy.

Ever wished that you could make your own arancini? This is the perfect chance!

The arancino is considered to be the Sicilian rotisserie’s most traditional product. It is a fried rice ball, with a diameter of 8-10 cm, usually stuffed with tomato sauce (sugo), cheese, peas and veal. Sounds good enough to eat doesn’t it?

Love food? Fancy learning how to make some Indian pantry staples from scratch? Well now you can!

We’re going to learn how to make wholesome and delicious ghee – a type of butter – and paneer – a delicious, cookable type of cheese. These two ingredients are used in most South Asian kitchens to bring taste and texture to dishes and enhance the flavours of spices.

Come along and join us to learn the quick and easy way to create these at home instead of reaching for off-the-shelf versions.

Would you like to reduce your kitchen waste and get more inventive at meal times?

This is an informative and practical workshop that will teach you how to reduce your food waste, and work with leftovers in your kitchen. Hosted by Leftover Lovers, it’s perfect for households, families, individuals and chefs alike!

Join us for some tasty treats and walk away feeling like a true food waste warrior and leftover lover.

Have you ever tried Korean food? It’s totally delicious and a lot of Korean dishes are healthy too!

One of Korea’s favourite dishes is bulgogi – a type of Korean BBQ. Bulgogi literally translates as ‘fire meat’ and is thinly sliced, marinated meat that is grilled on a barbecue or stove.

In this class we’ll learn how to make a simple bulgogi and get a few ideas for mixing it up. We’ll taste everything that we cook too, yum!

This is a class for chocolate lovers who want to have a deeper understanding and better appreciation of the product. With chocolate becoming more and more popular impress your friends with your knowledge of chocolate. Not only will you be able to understand more about this amazing food item but you will also leave having tried many different chocolates from different regions.

In this workshop, you will learn how easy it is to create the most delicious and amazing looking raw cakes with just a few simple ingredients. We will prepare two different gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free and cashew-free organic raw cakes and learn how to decorate them.

Best of all you will be able to sample these cakes and ask all the questions you have about the raw vegan lifestyle.