Leiths School of Food and Wine meets demands with new classes

Leiths will be working with Silvia Maccari on two Italian workshops, discovering authentic flavours from all over Italy. Marise Maddison and Sarah Kearn, previously tutors of Cordon Vert School and authorities on vegetarian and healthy food, will be teaching courses that will appeal to vegetarians and carnivores. Adriana Rabinovich will be teaching a session on gluten free cookery. In addition, Leiths has added a daytime Quick and Easy class every Wednesday for four weeks. "We often have queries from people who would love to do a regular evening class, but struggle to make a weekly class," said Jenny Stringer acting managing director of Leiths School of Food and Wine. "This is a great course if you are pressed for time but would like to produce delicious dishes with little effort. It is also useful if you want to save money by entertaining at home rather than eating out", added Stringer. The classes are based around the popular Leiths Simple Cookery Bible written by Jenny Stringer and Viv Pidgeon. Cake Making - Half-day workshop, 4 March and 17 June 10.30am to 1:30pm. Cost: £120 This half day workshop will show people how to make five cakes, including mini pistachio cakes with lemon drizzle icing and Vanilla cupcakes with chocolate buttercream. Champagne and Chocolate tasting – Evening Class, 11 March. Cost £90. The school is offering a bottle of Champagne to the 25th person to join. Nancy Gilchrist, MW and Richard Bampfield, MW, will co-present an evening which is not intended to try to match Champagne and Chocolate; but rather to explore the factors that make them so special and to help understand how to discern quality and to appreciate nuances of flavour and style. Taste four different Champagnes and six different chocolates, four of them single origin. A Taste of the Spice Route - 1-day workshop, 26 Apr 2010 10.30am to 2.00pm. Cost: £120 A new class run by Jane Nemazee one of Leiths favourite visiting teachers. Jane will share the dishes she encountered when she was first introduced to her husband's large Persian family. It draws on the cooking traditions of Persia, Turkey, India and Tunisia. Imam Biyaldi, made of aubergines, tomatoes, cinnamon and olive oil, Pushpa's south Indian dahl and a Tunisian orange cake are some of the recipes covered. Gluten Free Cooking - 1-day workshop 29 Apr 2010, 10.00am to 4pm. Cost: £150 This course will be invaluable for anyone who has to follow a gluten free diet as well as for parents, family and carers who look after someone with a restricted diet. This course will look at the specifics of making gluten free breads and pastry. Using her knowledge and experience in baking, Adriana Rabinovich (a former Leiths student), will be looking at innovative ways to get texture and flavour in recipes such as breads, muffins and wraps. Around the World with Vegetarian cooking 1-day workshop 17 May 2010 10.30am to 3pm. Cost: £120 Marise Maddison and Sarah Kearn run many of the courses at the Vegetarian Society's own school. This session will take inspiration from all round the world, such as Ramiro peppers with halloumi cheese and red rice, and red bean and beetroot cakes with a mint, coriander and mustard relish. Look Good and Feel Good-Superfoods 1-day workshop 18 May 201010:30am to 3pm. Cost: £120 This session, with Sarah Kearn and Marise Maddison, will show how to cook recipes that will also help to keep people healthy. While the dishes cooked will all be vegetarian, healthy meat and fish cooking will also be discussed. Quick and Easy Cookery- Starts 19 May to 9 Jun 2010, every Wednesday, 10:30am to 1pm. Cost: £320. This practical daytime course will run for four weeks. Designed for beginners and those who want to learn how to put together very easy meals with little effort but achieve maximum effect. The cost of the course includes a copy of Leiths Simple Cookery Bible. Italian Secrets 1-day workshop 24 Jun 2010 10.30am to 3pm. Cost: £120 Silvia Maccari, a born and