Dublin Cookery School, Blackrock:
Dublin Cookery School in Blackrock, South County Dublin is Dublin's top venue for cookery courses. With the most experienced and professional team in the city, you know that you will be in good hands. We offer a wide choice of cooking classes ranging from single evenings to our flagship one month certificate course. An attractive option is the all day Saturday courses: great recipes, new skills and a relaxed lunch in our dining room over a glass of wine. Choose from Italian, Fish, Thai, Sauces, Baking, Man in the Kitchen and many more. Our "Cooking for Friends" intensive one week courses are sure to be popular with those wanting to upgrade their cooking skills. We will also be running a course for Transition Year students in the new year.
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Sauce Courses | One Day | Hands On |
Chef Brian Miller is a highly entertaining tutor. His day job is in The Merrion Hotel but he loves to pass on skills and, as a regular guest at DCS, he has a keen sense of how best to pitch his classes. He sees sauces as the bedrock for any cook or chef and his skill in this area has twice been highlighted in the food pages of The Irish Times. The course is an unusual format in that you master the sauces first under guidance, and the more substantial elements get added at a later point. If you want to develop your technique, this is a significant opportunity to master the best means to bring flavour, dimension and colour to your cooking. A hugely valued class by those who have attended before.
One Pot Wonders | One Day | Hands On |
For most people the term a "one pot wonder" conjures up a big casserole cooking slowly in the oven for hours. That is certainly one idea that will be developed on this course but the inspiration comes from seeing what can be done with different pots: a wide frying pan, a tagine, a baking dish, a wok and a saute pan which all have quite different uses. Expect great ideas for suppers and dinners, radically different but all sharing the benefit of very little to wash up!
Cooking for Friends Courses | Evenings & One Week Courses | Hands On |
This is the course in most demand. Everyone wants to be able to invite their friends over for great food. What better way to learn than watch a chef demonstrate some key techniques and then be guided through each stage in the hands-on kitchen. This course has an autumn theme with plenty of exposure to seasonal ingredients. Look forward to entertaining your friends effortlessly.
The Spice Trail | Evenings | Hands On |
Sunil Ghai heads the team at Ananda, Dundrum's new restaurant, which has raised the bar for Indian food in the city. Tom Doorley said that this "dazzling jewel in the crown...really do
es manage to redefine Indian food". The essence of good Indian cooking revolves around the use of spices, not only combining them but drawing out several flavours from a single spice - by roasting, grinding or frying. Sunil will help us source spices and then use them in different ways, drawing on recipes from different parts of India. Sunil is a vastly experienced teacher and after a short demonstration he will guide you through each step to ensure you can recreate his dishes.
Great Meals in Minutes | Evenings | Hands On |
The aim is to face up to the most common challenge for most cooks: how to get interesting food on the table on a daily basis. This course will include recipes for practical cooking, including one pot dishes that can be easily adapted for a wide range of ingredients. If you wish to rustle up something in haste for friends and family or you are simply cooking for yourself, this innovative course should fit the bill. Sit tight, the ideas will be coming thick and fast.
Cupcake Party Night | 1 Evening | Hands On |
Join us for an entire evening devoted to the great American cupcake! These adorable little cakes are fast becoming the new staple at birthdays, christenings, engagement parties and many other special occasions - so we thought it was high time Dublin Cookery School celebrated their revival. We will start the evening off with some superb home-cooked savoury treats for you to enjoy with a glass of wine. We will then immerse you in the world of the cupcake, introducing you to a fabulous range of cakes and mouth-watering frostings, from classi
c party favourites to some truly innovative recipes. We will also demonstrate some wonderfully pretty and intricate cupcake decorations guaranteed to seriously impress your family and friends. A night of pure indulgence - you will leave with a smile on your face, and a cupcake repetoire which will prove irresistable to children and adults alike.
Entertaining with Panache | One Day | Hands On |
Brian Miller is the master of bridging the gap between the professional and the home kitchen. With a dozen appearances already at DCS, he knows exactly the level at which to pitch his extraordinary depth of knowledge. In this course, he draws on his years of cooking in the top Californian wineries to present some hugely impressive recipes. As usual, his skill at imparting professional skills, techniques and presentation makes for effortless learning; his easy good humour makes for a relaxed day.
Knife Skills | 1 Evening | Hands On |
This is an opportunity to focus on knife skills, one of the essential building blocks for any cook or chef. Techniques become easy to master, after you have watched them carefully. You will soon be chopping, dicing, slicing and filleting with confidence. There will be plenty of individual attention to ensure smooth progress.
Baking | 1 Day | One Day | Hands On |
There is something very satisfying about spending some time baking. As you would expect at DCS, there are wonderful recipes, putting a flourish on even simple ideas. The clear, precise instructions make many of the ideas very straightforward but there is challenge, too, as we move to ways of working with yeast and pastry. Savoury tarts and quiches with homemade bread fo
rm the basis of a great lunch. In the afternoon expect to be back at the stove so that you can go home with cake, biscuits and muffins and a determination to get baking at every opportunity.
Sushi with Seiya | 1 Evening | Hands-On |
Mesmerising was the word most often used to describe Seiya Nakano’s last visit to Dublin Cookery School. Wonderfully knowledgeable and with the most exquisite knife skills he is a joy to watch. He is such a relaxed communicator and is a leading exponent of sushi (he runs his own company O'Sushi in Dublin). Seiya was an obvious choice for an appearance on Gordon Ramsay’s F Word last year. An evening with Seiya is part technique, part theatre, so bring a friend and have a great evening out.
Man in the Kitchen | 1 Day | Hands On |
Men are welcome on all courses but this 'men only' course has its own distinct atmosphere. It has to be hands-on, there has to be plenty of opportunity for questions and the results must be wildly impressive. Dishes have been selected so that a wide range of techniques can be mastered effortlessly. Bring an apron and expect to get stuck in from an early point. Look forward to a stunning lunch with a glass of wine and clear recipes to take home. It's a winning combination.
Canapes & Tapas | 1 Evening | Demonstration |
All great parties begin with great finger food. Conjuring up informal, social snacks, impress a gathering of friends and family with a variety of appetizers or put a few of them together and you have a meal, your very own tapas-style tasting menu.
Modern Vegetarian Cookery | 1 Day | Hands On | Denis Cotter was the chef who taught us how to take a single vegetable and use cheeses, oils, spices, herbs, breads and pastry, grains and nuts to enhance its starring role in extraordinary ways. We have selected from our favourite vegetarian dishes so that you can perfect particular techniques that can then be used with other vegetables. A great course for all cooks who want to stretch their culinary imagination and for vegetarians proud to strut their stuff in any company.
Cooking for Christmas | 1 Day | Hands On |
A traditional Christmas dinner is perhaps what you yearn for or perhaps what is demanded of you. Either way it is something for which you want to be well prepared. The DCS team will lead the way, demonstrating their approach to the meal and giving you the opportunity to cook the tricky bits under instruction. Clear recipes, tips, timeframes and cooking in advance ensure you will set to the task with a clear plan and a light heart.
Cooking for Life (January 2010) | 1 Month | Hands On
Word has now spread about this extraordinary opportunity to bring your cooking to the next level. With the professionalism of the DCS team, the experience of the visiting chefs and the stunning setting of the school, it is not surprising that participants have expressed great satisfaction with what is on offer.
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