The Food Artisans, based at the Artisan Food Centre, Hurn, Dorset has been establised to recognise the contribution that individuals have made in the pursuit of excellence, development, and the promotion of their craft.
Guild members are actively involved in workshops designed to stimulate, enrich and further the knowledge of those interested in traditional food crafts.
One, two and half-day workshops are held at the 'Hurn Centre of Artisan Food Excellence'(now the Artisan Food Centre, Hurn, Dorset).
The 2008 program of 'hands on' workshops will cover:
Bread 1 - The Beginning - the hand made loaf; Bread 2 - 4 Great Doughs intoduces you to a wide range of more complex doughs; Bread 3 - Specaility Breads takes you into the realms of sour dough, dark rye breads, the use of Spelt(Dinkel), signature breads etc; Breads "al fresco" - Examines "al fresco" baking and suitable breads, oven design and simple construction;
Patisserie, Canape and Petits Fours; Sausage and Salami Making; Air-drying Meat (Hams and Biltong etc); Basic Butchery; Fundamentals of Chinese Cooking; Cooking with Chillies; Sauces, Salsas, Relishes, Marinades and Dressings. |
