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Food Studies

Cake Decorating, Food Hygiene and Safety, Starters, Main Courses, Healthy Eating, Nutrition


Curriculum manager

Alison Frosdick
0845 839 7912
alssinfo@lbhf.gov.uk

• Do you think you’re a disaster in the kitchen?
• Would you love to entertain more but get stressed out?
• Want to make family meals not just healthy but fun as well?
• Simply want to broaden you repertoire?
• Are you a student who wants to eat more than takeaways and ready meals?

Whether you are an absolute beginner, a real foodie, want to broaden you culinary skills or find a way to make family meals more interesting and healthy we have something for everyone.

All classes are taught by experienced professionals.

The new cookery facility at Macbeth Centre includes a fully accessible area for students with disabilities.

It may be possible to pay course fees by regular installments throughout your course, instead of paying the full amount at the start. Please ask about installment plans when you enrol.

Further education/qualification classes
Courses with a blue band are accredited and are aimed at those who would like to work towards a nationally recognised qualification. The exam fee is included in the course fee for all qualification courses.

Courses leading to a qualification will require an interview before you can enrol.

Concessions
If you are entitled to a concessionary fee and join any accredited course, you will receive a £20 discount for every additional accredited course you join.

To help pay for course fees and materials, it may be possible to apply for the Learner Support Fund.
 
  

Quick course list

 
Cake decoration and sugar craft - C&G level 1 award - pastillageCake decoration and sugar craft - C&G level 1 award - wired corsage
Cake decoration and sugar craft - one year courseCake decoration and sugar craft - beginners
Cake decoration and sugar craft - moving onCake decoration and sugar craft - wired flowers in 2 Saturdays
Cake decoration and sugar craft - quick and easy party cakeCake decoration and sugar craft - cup cakes - 1 day Saturday course
Cake decoration and sugar craft - wired sugar flowers - orchidCake decoration and sugar craft - novelty cake - the garden shed
Cake decoration and sugar craft - novelty cake - handbagCookery - Cooking with confidence part 1
Cooking with confidence part 2Cookery - Cooking with confidence part 2
Baking and finishing 2A taste of Italy
Cookery - Italian cookingBaking - Chocolate fudge cake
French ProvencalAfternoon fancies - cakes and biscuits
Cooking - Regional French cookingVegetarian Cookery
Cookery - Best of British dishesCookery - Spanish cooking
Mediterranean CookeryCookery - Healthy tasty fish dishes
Cookery - Afternoon fanciesCookery - Moroccan cooking
Patisserie - Introduction to patisserie 1Cookery - Introduction to patisserie 1
Patisserie - Introduction to patisserie 2Patisserie petit fours
Cooking with Confidence part 1Cookery - Healthy family meals
 

Complete course list

Cake decoration and sugar craft - C&G level 1 award - pastillage   
You will make and display a collection of six shaped pastillage plaques decorated with surface pattern.  More information...
Fees:   full £132   conc £67   non EU £350
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Wed   10:00-12:30   11   MAC   11/01/12   28/03/12   FC2000Janice Gilzene   Full
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Cake decoration and sugar craft - C&G level 1 award - wired corsage    
This course will cover making several fine wired sugar flowers and making them into corsages. This will involve making flower paste -which wires and cutters to use for each flower also how to tape and form sprays or flowers for cakes.  More information...
Fees:   full £132   conc £67   non EU £377
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Wed   10:00-12:30   12   MAC   18/04/12   11/07/12   FC3000Janice Gilzene   
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Wed   10:00-12:30   12   MAC   18/04/12   11/07/12   FC3000Janice Gilzene   
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Cake decoration and sugar craft - one year course   
"This 33-week level 1 course will teach learners about the various basic ways to cover cakes using different types of icing and chocolate. Learn how to marzipan, edible gifts, make piped and wired flowers/leaves and form decorative piping. Work in different icing mediums such as sugar paste and pastillage."  More information...
Fees:   full £903   conc £345   non EU £1497
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Fri   10:00-15:00   33   MAC   23/09/11   13/07/12   FC1002Patricia Hopkins   Nearly Full
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Cake decoration and sugar craft - beginners   
This course will cover decorating a cake ready for a celebration.Please ensure you read the information about what to bring to the first session.  More information...
Fees:   full £106   conc £41   non EU £171
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Mon   18:00-21:00   5   MAC   09/01/12   06/02/12   FC2015Julia Francis   Nearly Full
Mon   18:00-21:00   6   MAC   23/04/12   28/05/12   FC3015Julia Francis   
Mon   18:00-21:00   6   MAC   20/02/12   26/03/12   FC2016Julia Francis   Nearly Full
Mon   18:00-21:00   6   MAC   11/06/12   16/07/12   FC3016Julia Francis   
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Cake decoration and sugar craft - moving on    
The course will cover further marzipan and icing techniques, sugar flowers - wired and unwired, design and presentation skills for a two-tier wedding cake. Please ensure you read the information about what to bring to the first session. More information...
Fees:   full £126   conc £48   non EU £204
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Wed   18:00-21:00   6   MAC   22/02/12   28/03/12   FC2020Julia Francis   Nearly Full
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Wed   18:00-21:00   6   MAC   13/06/12   18/07/12   FC3020Julia Francis   
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Cake decoration and sugar craft - wired flowers in 2 Saturdays   
This course will cover making wired flowers from sugar for decorating cakes and other items.  More information...
Fees:   full £69   conc £27   non EU £96
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   10:00-15:30   2   MAC   05/05/12   12/05/12   FC3022Julia Francis   
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Cake decoration and sugar craft - quick and easy party cake   
This is a great introduction to cake decorating for beginners and you will learn how to cover and finish a cake ready for a celebration. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU GET THE LIST OF WHAT TO BRING BEFORE THE SESSION.  More information...
Fees:   full £43   conc £17   non EU £58
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   10:00-15:30   1   MAC   11/02/12   11/02/12   FC2024Julia Francis   Nearly Full
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Cake decoration and sugar craft - cup cakes - 1 day Saturday course   
This course will cover decorating a number of cupcakes to a chosen design including piped designs, brush embroidery, use of cutters and stencils. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU GET THE LIST OF WHAT TO BRING TO THE SESSION.  More information...
Fees:   full £43   conc £17   non EU £58
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   10:00-15:30   1   MAC   30/06/12   30/06/12   FC3024Julia Francis   
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Cake decoration and sugar craft - wired sugar flowers - orchid    
This course will cover making wired flowers from sugar – the Moth Orchid. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE LIST OF THINGS TO BRING TO THE SESSION. More information...
Fees:   full £43   conc £17   non EU £58
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   10:00-15:30   5   MAC   03/03/12   03/03/12   FC2026Julia Francis   Full
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Cake decoration and sugar craft - novelty cake - the garden shed   
This course will cover cutting and sculpting a cake to represent a garden shed with allotment – an ideal cake for a man or any gardener! Great for Father’s day. PLEASEENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE LIST OF WHAT TO BRING TO THE FIRST SESSION ON FRIDAY EVENING.  More information...
Fees:   full £59   conc £23   non EU £80
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Fri   18:30-20:30   1   MAC   15/06/12   15/06/12   FC3026Julia Francis   
Sat   10:00-15:30   1   MAC   16/06/12   16/06/12   FC3026Julia Francis   
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Cake decoration and sugar craft - novelty cake - handbag   
This course will introduce you to carving and covering a novelty cake – suitable for a lady! PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU GET THE LIST OF WHAT TO BRING TO THE SESSION. More information...
Fees:   full £43   conc £17   non EU £58
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   10:00-15:30   1   MAC   17/03/12   17/03/12   FC2028Julia Francis   Full
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Cookery - Cooking with confidence part 1   
This course will cover a basic understanding of modern European cooking; learners will explore and discover a very rich diversity of European food, spices and herbs. You will learn different cooking techniques to enable learners to build up their confidence. You will also develop your knife skills and health and safety awareness.  More information...
Fees:   full £107   conc £44   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   09:30-12:30   6   MAC   24/04/12   29/05/12   FC3035Kevin White   
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Cooking with confidence part 2   
"This course will extend the Learner's knowledge and understanding of European cooking; learners will explore and discover a very rich diversity of European food, spices and herbs. You will undertake slightly more complex dishes to enable learners to build up and improve their confidence. You will also develop your knife skills and health and safety awareness. "  More information...
Fees:   full £126   conc £51   non EU £198
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   13:30-16:30   6   MAC   21/02/12   27/03/12   FC2036Kevin White   
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Cookery - Cooking with confidence part 2    
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Fees:   full £107   conc £44   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   09:30-12:30   6   MAC   12/06/12   17/07/12   FC3036Kevin White   
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Baking and finishing 2    
This 11 week course will cover baking and finishing several cakes/biscuits and breads. More information...
Fees:   full £279   conc £107   non EU £983
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Mon   10:00-15:00   11   MAC   09/01/12   26/03/12   FC2039Patricia Hopkins   Nearly Full
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A taste of Italy    
This course will cover a basic understaning of Italisn cooking. Learners will explore a very rich diversity of Italian culinary regions. We will learn different methods and techniques of Italian cuisine from North to South. More information...
Fees:   full £126   conc £51   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Thu   18:00-21:00   6   MAC   23/02/12   29/03/12   FC2040Kevin White   
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Cookery - Italian cooking    
This course will cover a basic understanding of modern European cooking; learners will explore and discover a very rich diversity of European food, spices and herbs. You will learn different cooking techniques to enable learners to build up their confidence. You will also develop your knife skills and health and safety awareness.  More information...
Fees:   full £107   conc £44   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   13:30-16:30   6   MAC   12/06/12   17/07/12   FC3040Kevin White   
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Baking - Chocolate fudge cake    
This one day course will cover baking and finishing a chocolate fudge cake.  More information...
Fees:   full £43   conc £43   non EU £52
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   10:00-15:30   1   MAC   10/03/12   10/03/12   FC2048Patricia Hopkins   
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French Provencal    
This course will cover the basic understanding of French Provincial cooking. Learners will explore the rich diversity of French Provincial dishes from a range of different regions . You will also how wines and herbs can enhance your dishes, simple yet important butchery skills and produce items such as tart tatin chicken chasseur.  More information...
Fees:   full £107   conc £44   non EU £175
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Thu   13:30-16:30   5   MAC   12/01/12   09/02/12   FC2050Kevin White   
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Afternoon fancies - cakes and biscuits    
On this new course learners will cover the basic preparation and cooking of afternoon tea fancies and biscuits for all the family to include such items as Swiss roll, muffins, shortbread biscuits,cup cakes and lemon drizzle cake.  More information...
Fees:   full £126   conc £126   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   09:30-12:30   6   MAC   21/02/12   27/03/12   FC2052Kevin White   
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Cooking - Regional French cooking    
This course will cover the basic understanding of French Provincial cooking. Learners will explore the rich diversity of French Provincial dishes from a range of different regions . You will also how wines and herbs can enhance your dishes, simple yet important butchery skills and produce items such as tart tatin chicken chasseur.  More information...
Fees:   full £107   conc £44   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Thu   13:30-16:30   6   MAC   14/06/12   19/07/12   FC3052Kevin White   
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Vegetarian Cookery   
On this new course offer learners will cover a range of dishes from a variety of countries without the inclusion of meat. Learners wil be preparing and cooking dishes such as Spanokopita, Pea and mint pithiviers, Vegetable tagine and Stir fried Quorn with Chinese vegetables.  More information...
Fees:   full £126   conc £126   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Thu   13:30-16:30   6   MAC   23/02/12   29/03/12   FC2054Kevin White   
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Cookery - Best of British dishes    
This course will cover the best that Britain has to offer in the way of food. Learners will produce a range of different dishes from around the country, for example, Lancashire hot pot ,Lardy cakes, Sally Lunns ,Cornish pasties, steak and ale pie plus a range of different cooking techniques.  More information...
Fees:   full £107   conc £44   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   18:00-21:00   6   MAC   12/06/12   17/07/12   FC3054Kevin White   
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Cookery - Spanish cooking   
We will explore and discover a rich diversity of dishes focusing specifically on Spain. You will also learn about herbs and spices which are the most important ingredients in Spanish cooking to enhance flavoursand produce dishes to include Albondigas and Calamaras su Tinto.You will also develop your knife skills and knowledge.  More information...
Fees:   full £107   conc £44   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   03:30-16:30   6   MAC   12/06/12   17/07/12   FC3056Kevin White   
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Mediterranean Cookery    
No particular skills, experience, and knowledge are required for this course. All you will need is your enthusiasm and willingness to learn. Through the course you will be encouraged to learn new cooking tips which will help you enhance your desire to enjoy more cooking at home. More information...
Fees:   full £107   conc £107   non EU £175
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Thu   09:30-12:30   5   MAC   12/01/12   09/02/12   FC2058Kevin White   Nearly Full
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Cookery - Healthy tasty fish dishes    
Learners will be able to identify a range of fish available, points of quality and produce arrange of dishes to include Sole Bonne femme, Moules Mariniere and Salmon en Croute, have an understanding of different cooking and preparation methods, develop their knife skills whilst learning a variety of herbs and ingredients used in fish cookery.  More information...
Fees:   full £107   conc £44   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Thu   18:00-21:00   6   MAC   26/04/12   31/05/12   FC3058Kevin White   
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Cookery - Afternoon fancies    
We will cover the basic preparation and cooking of afternoon tea fancies and biscuits for all the family to include such items as Swiss roll, muffins, shortbread biscuits and cup cakes.  More information...
Fees:   full £107   conc £44   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Thu   13:30-16:30   6   MAC   26/04/12   31/05/12   FC3068Kevin White   
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Cookery - Moroccan cooking    
This course will cover the essentials for understanding of Moroccan cooking. Learners will be cooking popular and well known Moroccan dishes such as lamb tagine, Chicken Chermoula, Fish keftas Harissa Chicken dishes. We will also learn about herbs and spices which are important ingredients in Moroccan cookery. Learners will also develop their knife skills and knowledge.  More information...
Fees:   full £107   conc £107   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   18:00-21:00   6   MAC   24/04/12   29/05/12   FC3075Kevin White   
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Patisserie - Introduction to patisserie 1   
On this new course learners will cover a range of pastry items that can be produced from a variety of pastes i.e. short puff, sweet and choux. We will cover different preparation and cooking methods to allow us to produce items such as lemon meringue pie, profiteroles and fruit slices.  More information...
Fees:   full £95   conc £40   non EU £175
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   18:00-21:00   5   MAC   10/01/12   07/02/12   FC2100Kevin White   Full
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Cookery - Introduction to patisserie 1   
On this new course learners will cover a range of pastry items that can be produced from a variety of pastes i.e. short puff, sweet and choux. We will cover different preparation and cooking methods to allow us to produce items such as lemon meringue pie, profiteroles and fruit slices.  More information...
Fees:   full £107   conc £44   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Thu   09:30-12:30   6   MAC   14/06/12   19/07/12   FC3100Kevin White   
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Patisserie - Introduction to patisserie 2   
On this new course learners will cover a wider range of pastry items that can be produced from a variety of pastes. We will cover different preparation and cooking methods to allow us to produce items such as Gâteau Pithivier, bitter chocolate tart and Apple Strudel.  More information...
Fees:   full £95   conc £40   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Tue   18:00-21:00   6   MAC   21/02/12   27/03/12   FC2105Kevin White   Nearly Full
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Patisserie – petit fours      
This course will cover creating of a number of luxurious petit fours which will involve specialised techniques such as enrobing of truffles and other two-bite-size pastries.  More information...
Fees:   full £69   conc £27   non EU £96
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Sat   10:00-15:30   2   MAC   19/05/12   26/05/12   FC3110Zeenab Akinnuoye-Agbaje   
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Cooking with Confidence part 1   
"This course will cover a basic understanding of modern European cooking; learners will explore and discover a very rich diversity of European food, spices and herbs. You will learn different cooking techniques to enable learners to build up their confidence. You will also develop your knife skills and health and safety awareness."  More information...
Fees:   full £126   conc £51   non EU £198
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Thu   09:30-12:30   6   MAC   23/02/12   29/03/12   FC2135Kevin White   
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Cookery - Healthy family meals    
This course will cover a range of uncomplicated dishes suitable for family meals paying attention to variety, cooking processes and nutrition e.g. lemon barley pilaf with chicken, pork chops with parsnips and maple pears, Filo shepherds pie, tropical fruit trifle This course will cover a range of uncomplicated dishes suitable for family meals paying attention to variety, cooking processes and nutrition e.g. lemon barley pilaf with chicken, pork chops with parsnips and maple pears, Filo shepherds pie and tropical fruit trifle.  More information...
Fees:   full £107   conc £107   non EU £208
Day   Time   Weeks   Centre   Start   End   CodeTutor
Thu   09:30-12:30   6   MAC   26/04/12   31/05/12   FC3135Kevin White   
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