SECRET GOURMET COOKERY SCHOOL
A culinary adventure...
Are you an enthusiastic foodie, a hesitant cook or
Stephen has cooked all round the world. In snowy chalets in the French Alps and onboard luxury yachts throughout the Mediterranean.
Are you an enthusiastic foodie, a hesitant cook or
an adventurous gourmet?
Join us on a Cookery Course and learn to cook the dishes of your dreams.
"Relaxed and great fun.
The day has transformed my approach to cooking"
Mike James
The day has transformed my approach to cooking"
Mike James
THE COURSES
Secret Gourmet hold courses to inspire experienced cooks and encourage hesitant novices. Chef Stephen Leger shares useful hints and tips in a friendly informal setting. The kitchen gradually fills with delicious smells as he prepares a selection of impressive but easy-to-follow recipes. Get involved creating the dishes or just sit back as the mood takes you. The the day culminates with a relaxed gourmet tasting lunch and wine.
"I cooked your dishes for my guests today and they were suitably impressed! After your tuition last week it all seemed so easy and I shall definitely come to another course." Audrey Williams
He is passionate about Artisan skills. You might find him foraging in the hedgerows smoking a side of salmon or making his 'Smelly Fox' cheese.
The innovative menus reflect his extensive experience. They celebrate the fabulous produce available locally and change with the seasons.
"Both Ben and I enjoyed our Dangerous Cooking for Boys experience and I have been collecting ingredients ever since! The learning style and the natural ambiance you create is just right - all done in a wonderfully relaxed way." Jon Andrewes
"Both Ben and I enjoyed our Dangerous Cooking for Boys experience and I have been collecting ingredients ever since! The learning style and the natural ambiance you create is just right - all done in a wonderfully relaxed way." Jon Andrewes
DANGEROUS COOKING FOR BOYS
Gentlemen, don't feel left out! Crank up the cooker and reveal your culinary prowess. On the Dangerous Boys course, things are more macho…. Stephen demonstrates some impressive but easy-to-prepare recipes. Learn how to tackle fresh crab or knead dough into a rustic loaf. Build a simple smoker or create some ‘home-made’ orange liqueur.
WHERE ARE WE ?
Courses are held at a cottage in Woodbury near Exeter. They start at 10.00 with coffee and a chance to meet the other foodies. The demonstration gets underway at 10.30.
Courses are held at a cottage in Woodbury near Exeter. They start at 10.00 with coffee and a chance to meet the other foodies. The demonstration gets underway at 10.30.
COST
The price for a course including lunch and wine is £60 per person.
(Tailor-made courses are priced individually).
HOW TO BOOK
Please ring Stephen on 01395 233549 or email stephenleger@lineone.net to confirm space is available on your preferred date. Then send a cheque made payable to:
Stephen Leger, 1 Church Stile Lane, Woodbury, Exeter EX5 1HN
PRIVATE PARTIES & TEAM BUILDING
For a group of friends, ladies who lunch or work colleagues who want to get together on an informal basis, the courses are a great day out. If you would like to make up a group for a course we can arrange a special date just for you.
TAILOR-MADE COURSES
TAILOR-MADE COURSES
Experienced cook, complete novice or a group of friends? We can tailor a special course for you.
Discuss a bespoke course with Stephen on a theme of your choice.
Here are some ideas:
- Brilliant Basics
- Saucery & Spices
- Canapés, Tapas & Tastes of the Mediterranean
- Wild Harvest
- Wild Harvest
(a foraging feast)
- Young Gourmet
- Family Cookery Day
- Artisan Breads & Baking
- Fabulous Fish and Seafood
- Dangerous Cooking for Girls!
- Family Cookery Day
- Artisan Breads & Baking
- Fabulous Fish and Seafood
- Dangerous Cooking for Girls!
" food, like love, should be approached with abandon or not at all "
