This is a fun activity in Wandsworth, London
Looking for different things to do in London this weekend? Level up your culinary prowess with this sauce-focussed cookery class!
As a seasoned foodie, you know that a killer sauce can make or break a delicious meal. Whether it’s mouth-watering steak dying to be enrobed in a luxuriously silky béarnaise or a wholesome bowl of homemade pasta needing a coat of perfect pesto, nailing those all-important sauces is crucial to transforming any meal into a feast.
Guided by one of The Avenue's expert sauciers, you’ll be exploring a wealth of sauce options, from a humble roux to a zesty chimichurri. You'll get a host of delicious tips and tricks to enable you to recreate restaurant quality sauces at home and how you can use them to bring any dish from drab to fab in minutes.
This London cooking class includes a flavoursome mix of a lively, informative demonstration by our wonderful and well-experienced sauce masters, followed by hands-on cookery where you will get to create some of the sauces yourself. Last, but certainly not least, you'll conclude with a fabulous three-course meal to enjoy the fruits of your labour.
Useful sauces class menu
- Chicken Stock – demonstrated only.
- Roux – demonstrated only.
- Velouté – demonstrated only.
- Mayonnaise/garlic mayonnaise – demonstrated only.
- Hollandaise/Béarnaise – demonstrated and made by you for lunch.
- Béchamel – you will make this into a soufflé for lunch.
- Demi-glace – made by you to take home.
- Pesto – made by you to take home.
- Chimichurri – made by you to take home.
- Romesco sauce – made by you to serve with the soufflé for lunch.
- Rum butterscotch sauce – demonstrated only – for lunch.
- Crème Anglaise – demonstrated and made by you – will then be made into ice cream for lunch.
Sample menu: (subject to change due to seasonality and availability)
- Asparagus with a hollandaise sauce.
- Cheese soufflé with romesco sauce and a salad.
- Ice cream with a salted caramel sauce.
Please note:
Suitable for vegetarians, but time restraints mean alternatives will not necessarily be covered in the demonstrations.
