Tasting Beetroot With Thyme, Kirton Middlecott School
For the first time The Nigel Brown Cookery Academy opened it’s door to pupils from Kirton Middlecott School in Lincolnshire.
The six lucky students were selected from the “Gifted and Talented” group by Head of Food Technology Sally Walsh to attend The Academy run by top chef Nigel Brown. Their day started with a tour round the garden, vegetable patch and greenhouse then straight into the kitchen to get “hands-on” preparing pastillage boxes to be filled later in the day with champagne chocolate truffles. After making some speciality bread with camembert and mediterranean vegetables the students moved on to preparing a lunch of chicken provencale en croute with buttered new potatoes which they all enjoyed in the dining room.
Kirton Middlecott School Lincolnshire at The Nigel Brown Cookery Academy
The afternoon was spent assembling and decorating their sugar boxes and creating little chocolate truffles to fill them. A great deal of tasting went on but hopefully a few truffles managed to make it home on the school’s minibus back to Boston.
Champagne Chocolate Truffles, Kirton Middlecott School
Nigel said “The children were an absolute pleasure to teach, they were keen and attentive and a credit to their school”.
Lots of fun and tasting was to be had at last weekend’s Dalemain House Craft and Food Show near Penrith in Cumbria. The food marquee was brimming with top class stalls offering every kind of culinary delight from oils, spices and tasty treats to pots and pans to die for.
The demonstration kitchen was kept very busy every day with Nigel Brown, Dan Webb and Richard Fox showing visitors spectacular dishes to recreate at home in less time than it takes to ring the take-away.
The next event where you can watch these fantastic chefs in action will be at Leighton Hall in September (for more information visit www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk/Events).
Men Behaving Badly at Newby Hall Food and Craft Show
The Boys Are Back In Town
This weekend saw some great entertainment at the Newby Hall Craft and Food Show in North Yorkshire with Dan from Pumpkin Spice, Nigel Brown, Neil Morrissey and Richard Fox drawing the crowds with their cooking demonstrations.
Dan created some fantastic curry dishes using his unique curry kits, herbs and spices and then treated visitors to a tasting session. Nigel concocted a paupiette of tuna and bacon on a bed of spinach tagliatelli and mediterranean vegetables topped with a soft poached egg and followed it with an individual strawberry cheesecake with a sugar basket and spirals. Double act Richard and Neil cooked using their brand new beer ‘Blonde Ale’ which is produced in a micro brewery at the back of their pub Ye Olde Punch Bowl Inn in Marton Cum Grafton near York.
Nigel, Richard and Dan will be weaving their culinary magic again next weekend in Penrith at Dalemain House so if you’re in the area be sure to pay a visit.
The weather was beautiful and the food was fantastic at last weekend’s Taste of Leeds Festival. Top chefs from around the region produced michelin star food for the 10,000 visitors to sample.
In the Taste Kitchen, sponsored by Sainsbury’s, chef’s including Antony Worrall Thompson, Aldo Zilli and Nigel Brown demonstrated different recipes using sirloin steak, cheese and strawberries.
For more information about Nigel Brown and other events he’ll be appearing at visit www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk
Cookery Mini Masterclass
With Top Chef
Nigel Brown
Come and join Nigel Brown at Shugborough for a cookery mini-masterclass and learn some new skills to impress your family and friends.
This fantastic opportunity to work with a top chef is brought to you by GMS Events and is available on a first come first served basis at all their top quality food and drink shows around the country.
There are four hands-on masterclasses available at Shugborough which are based on Nigel’s very successful courses at his cookery school in North Lincolnshire. Details of these can be found at www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk
Saturday 28th June
10.30 Speciality Bread
2.30 Develop a Signature Fish Dish
Sunday 29th June
10.30 Develop a Signature Fish Dish
2.30 Speciality Bread
Each course costs £25 and includes all ingredients and 1½ hours tuition with Nigel Brown.Tickets for these exclusive classes are available only in advance from The Nigel Brown Cookery Academy ( 01469 530044) and are strictly limited to 15 students per class.
Meet Nigel at other food festivals around the country:
After spending two years at Weston Park this enormously popular show returns to its home at Shugborough Hall. Shugborough Hall is a tranquil setting in the heart of Cannock Chase National Park, one of the country’s finest areas of outstanding natural beauty. The show takes place on the front lawn of the ancestral home of the Earl of Lichfield and is bigger and better than ever before with trade stands, attractions and entertainment to keep the whole family entertained. Those of you with an eye for quality have the opportunity to browse and purchase an enormous array of products from up to 150 trade stands.
Don’t worry about purchasing too much, or too many heavy items as we provide a ‘carry it to your car’ service.
To help plan your day you can find below a list of all the attractions that will be at the show.
Wood Turning Demonstration, Children’s Make ’n’ Bake Area, Craft Make ’n’ Take Area, Celebrity Chef Cookery Demonstrations, Clay Workshop, Amazing Flying Vulture, Chainsaw Carving, Garden Design experts, Children’s Planting Workshop, Gardeners Question Time (including Shugborough’s very own head gardener), Kids Zone, Monster Bouncy Castles, Kids Quad Bikes, Pets Corner, Donkey Sanctuary, Cooking with Spices Demonstration, Pedro’s Circus Skills Workshop (suitable for young and old), Archery, Owls Great and Small, Dog Display, Live Music, Card Making Workshop, Full Catering Facilities.
Nigel Brownis coming to Shugborough Hall
Celebrity chef Nigel Brown will be giving three free demonstrations each
day and will be available to chat to afterwards at The Nigel Brown Cookery
Adults £5.00, Children £2.00, Family Ticket £15.00 (up to 2 adults and 3 children) Under 5’s go free
This charge does not include entry to the house and farm.
How to get there:
Shugborough lies just a few miles from the county town of Stafford and is well signed from Junction 13 of the M6. The main entrance is located at Milford Common on the A513 Stafford to Lichfield Road.
BY CAR
Follow the brown heritage tourist signs from Junction 13 of the M6.
BY TRAIN
The nearest mainline stations are Stafford and Rugeley.
BY BUS
A public transport stop is situated near to the pedestrian entrance to Shugborough in the village of Great Haywood (Clifford Arms/Essex bridge). Arriva bus routes are 841/844 Stafford / Rugeley.
For more information about Shugborough Hall and the craft, food and garden weekend
If you want to be absolutely 100% sure that the catering for your event will be perfect then ask for a quote from Nigel Brown’s outside catering company Sterling Service.
You can choose to have your party food freshly made and delivered for you to personally present and serve to your guests yourself or you may prefer the professional services of Nigel’s hand-picked team to include chefs and food service staff to prepare, serve and oversee your entire function to the highest standards you would expect from an experienced top chef. You may decide that you want a level of service somewhere between the two, it’s your function, you choose.
We have a range of menus to suit all occasions or you may like to create your own to personalise your event to suit your guests. We can offer suggestions for food allergies, alternative diets or perhaps you just love baked beans with your fois gras? Just let us know exactly what you want and we’ll cater to your request.
All our staff are fully uniformed, our chefs wear full whites and food service staff compliment the occasion in black and white uniform with waistcoats and long aprons.
We have catered for a fine dining picnic for two right up to weddings, marquee events and balls. If you’re holding your event in a village hall, a stately home or Auntie Mable’s sitting room we will provide you with a first class service.
Our prices are very competitive whilst still offering quality expertise and professionalism. Give us a call or send an email today and we’ll put together a package just for you.
A Message From Jean-Christophe Novelli
“It’s a pleasure to watch Nigel on stage or in the kitchen, he has a natural ability to entertain an audience with his fantastic skill and gentle manner and we enjoy working with him as one of our select guest chefs at the Novelli Academy. I don’t just admire him as a chef but also as a person and both I and the rest of the Academy team are happy to support him in his new venture.”
Practical cookery with a real “hands-on approach in the kitchen”
A fun day out for work colleagues, family or friends “and” you get to learn new kitchen skills too.
Includes tea/coffee on arrival, academy apron, recipe booklet, bespoke cookery course, champagne lunch and academy certificate.
Courses can be designed with your business/group/association in mind; all our courses encourage the building of friendly and/or competitive relationships with others.
Superb team/confidence - building events.
An excellent way to reward high achievers from the shop floor up to boardroom executives.
A fantastic way to entertain your established/prospective clients for a corporate entertainment day.
Celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, bachelor and bridal parties.
The day usually starts with tea/coffee on arrival and introductions, during the day Nigel will guide the students through some of his mouth-watering dishes , the day continues with a champagne lunch followed by more practical cookery sessions, tips, discussions and tasting.
We provide the students with Academy aprons and recipe booklets and an Academy certificates complete the day.
Academy course locations
An example of a typical Academy Course day
Corporate Day Cookery Courses
All our courses are delivered in Nigel’s own private home unless you request to use an alternative venue.
Feel at home too as Nigel welcomes you into his Academy, home and kitchen where you’ll be able to enjoy the highest standard of facilities, surroundings and comfort as you would only expect with such an exclusive event.
Weather and seasons permitting lunch will be served on the terrace and you’ll even have a chance to gather some of the fruits, salads, and vegetables from Nigel’s vegetable garden while you contemplate the contradiction of leisure and learning that seems to go effortlessly hand in hand together to make your day perfect.
A Message From Jean-Christophe Novelli
“It’s a pleasure to watch Nigel on stage or in the kitchen, he has a natural ability to entertain an audience with his fantastic skill and gentle manner and we enjoy working with him as one of our select guest chefs at the Novelli Academy. I don’t just admire him as a chef but also as a person and both I and the rest of the Academy team are happy to support him in his new venture.”
For a bespoke quotation for your team building day contact
New Dates and Courses Released For The Nigel Brown Cookery School
The Nigel Brown Cookery School has now been launched and a range of fantastic courses are being offered to those taking their first steps in the kitchen to advanced skills and presentation techniques. All the courses are hosted by top chef Nigel in his own kitchen in North Lincolnshire and offer you the chance to spend time in his home enjoying the pleasure of cooking.These exclusive courses are run for a maximum of 6 students to ensure you get the individual attention you deserve and include an academy apron*, recipe booklet, certificate, refreshments and lunch (Lunch provided on a one day course or residential 2 day course only). Gift vouchers are also available if you’d like to treat that special person in your life to a day of fun, laughter and memories they will never forget. (Apron* - Aprons can be purchased upon request)
New Courses For April to June 2008
Speciality Breads
Taster sessions £25.00 per person
Course Dates & Times - April 17,24 May 21,30 June 5,17 - From 11.00am – 1.00pm 0r 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Come along and enjoy our popular 2 hour Speciality Breads taster session, during this session you’ll get hands on and develop your very own speciality breads using the finest of ingredients, taking a plentiful basket of your freshly baked breads home for your family and friends to enjoy.
Traditional Italian Pasta
Taster sessions £25.00 per person
Course Dates & Times – April 21,29 May 12,19 June 3,19 - From 11.00am – 1.00pm or 7.00pm – 9.00pm Treat yourself to an exciting 2 hour session of making your very own pasta dishes During this course we will show you the basic rules of pasta making to enable you to develop your own pasta signature dish and you get to take it home for all the family to enjoy.
Men Only Cookery Course
Taster sessions £25.00 per person
Course Dates & Times – April 22 May 7,16, June 12,27 - From 11.00am – 1.00pm or 7.00pm – 9.00pm
This fantastic new course has been specifically designed for men who’d like to feel more confident in their kitchen and covers the basics of cooking, gadgets and gizmo’s all the way through to presenting your finished masterpiece. Throw out that tin opener and challenge your blender, with your new skills you can master the oven and impress your family and friends with your brand new culinary talent.
Ladies Day
Taster sessions £25.00 per person
Course Dates & Times – April 23,28 May 14,21 June 10,23 - From 11.00am – 1.00pm or 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Join Nigel in his own home for this 2 hour mini master-class session especially for the ladies. Enjoy learning some new skills in the kitchen and maybe make some new lunch friends in the company of one of this country’s top chefs. You don’t need any specialist skills to follow Nigel in preparing and presenting a fantastic dish to amaze your friends and family.
A Message From Jean-Christophe Novelli
“It’s a pleasure to watch Nigel on stage or in the kitchen, he has a natural ability to entertain an audience with his fantastic skill and gentle manner and we enjoy working with him as one of our select guest chefs at the Novelli Academy. I don’t just admire him as a chef but also as a person and both I and the rest of the Academy team are happy to support him in his new venture.”
Place the strawberries (keeping a few back for decoration) into a pan with the sugar and bring to the boil, allow to simmer, cool down and blend with a hand blender. Pass through a sieve to remove strawberry seeds and refrigerate.
To make the custard separate the egg yolks from the whites (the egg whites can be used for other recipes such as meringues or clarifying consommé). Combine the egg yolks, sugar and vanilla together. Place the milk into a pan and bring to the boil. Once the milk has boiled remove from the heat and whisk into the egg, sugar and vanilla mixture. Strain the mixture back into the pan to ensure there is no egg shell etc, place back on the heat, stirring continuously for 2 minutes (do not allow to boil as it may curdle and resemble scrambled egg). Once the custard has thickened without boiling and coats the back of your spoon with a thick consistency, transfer to a bowl and chill.
When all the ingredients are cold, combine two thirds of the strawberry puree with the custard, whip the cream, sugar and vanilla to a stiff peak and fold into the puree and custard mixture.
To present your fruit fool, pour the remaining fruit puree around the inside edge of a tall wine glass, chop a few remaining strawberries and place at the bottom of the glass and using a spoon or piping bag fill the glass two thirds full with the fruit fool mixture. Refrigerate for one hour and for service decorate with fresh strawberries.
The Nigel Brown Cookery School
The Nigel Brown Cookery School has now been launched and a range of fantastic courses are being offered to those taking their first steps in the kitchen to advanced skills and presentation techniques. All the courses are hosted by top chef Nigel in his own kitchen in North Lincolnshire and offer you the chance to spend time in his home enjoying the pleasure of cooking.
These exclusive courses are run for a maximum of 6 students to ensure you get the individual attention you deserve and include an academy apron, recipe booklet, certificate, refreshments and lunch. Gift vouchers are also available if you’d like to treat that special person in your life to a day of fun, laughter and memories they will never forget.
ly in advance from The Nigel Brown Cookery Academy ( 01469 530044) and are strictly limited to 15 students per class. 
