A Chance to Learn
Gain new skills this July with Hampshire Food Festival events. From chefs demonstrations to cookery classes there are plenty of ways to increase your local food knowledge and polish those cooking skills.
Masterclass at Uptons Butchers: Lamb
Wednesday 1st July, 6.30pm-9.30pm
£95 including a meal, booking essential.
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Apple Strudel Demonstration at Sacher & Strudel
Every Friday in July, 1pm-2pm
Free, just turn up.
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Sparsholt Food Festival ‘A Taste of Hampshire’
Saturday 4th July, 10am-4pm
See live demonstrations from Hampshire’s leading chefs including Andy MacKensie from Lainston House, Luke Matthews from Chewton Glen, Damian Brown from Chesil Rectory, Olly Rouse from Lainston House, James Golding from The Pig, Phil Yeomans from Marwell Hotel and Mark Rice from River Canteen.
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Master Jam making class with Jennifer Williams
Monday 6th July, 10am-3pm
Learn the method, ingredients, techniques and family traditions behind naked jam.
£55 including lunch and jam to take home, booking essential.
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Masterclass at Uptons Butchers: BBQ Meats and Sides
Wednesday 8th July, 6.30pm-9.30pm
£95 including a meal, booking essential.
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Jamming Sessions
Saturday 11th, 18th, 25th and Wednesday 8th, 22nd July in Winchester, 9.30am-12.30pm or 2pm-5pm.
Learn how to make traditional chutneys and preserves or improve your skills with like-minded people. Swap tips and recipes and take some of what you make home.
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Chocolate Craft Taster Workshop
Wednesday 8th July and 22nd July, 10.30am or 2pm
Try your hand at making chocolates with the professionals and do some tasting of course!
Adults £15, children £10 (12-16 years only), booking essential.
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Newlyns Cookery School – Taste of Hampshire
Thursday 9th July, 10am-3pm
Discover some of the county's best kept foodie secrets from our fields, farms and dairies with plenty of tastings along the way. Using ingredients such as local watercress, pork, lamb, Hampshire sausages in local ale, Tunworth cheese and wild mushrooms.
Adults £142, booking essential.
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Jenkyn Place Vineyard Tour and Tutored Tasting with the Producer
Thursday 9th (6-8pm), Saturday 18th (11-1am), Saturday 25th (11-1pm)
Tour the stunning vineyard, taste the award-winning wines and learn from the producer.
Adults £10, booking essential.
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Newlyns Kids Cookery School
14th and 28th July, 10-3pm
Open to children age 8-12 years, these classes focus on the importance of the provenance of good local food and teach skills which will last them a lifetime. The aim is to inspire them to try out new flavours and techniques and gain a sense of achievement out of producing a meal for their family.
Children (8-12) £65, booking essential.
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Hampshire Cheese and Chocolate Tasting Evening
Tuesday 14th July, 7.30-9.30pm
An evening of Hampshire cheese and chocolate tasting over a glass of wine.
Adults £30, booking essential 01962 732731
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Newlyns Cookery School – Young Chefs 13+
Thursday 16th July and Thursday 30th July, 10am-3pm
These courses provide the Young Chefs with the opportunity to learn new skills which will last them a lifetime. The recipes are devised to enable them to cook with seasonal and locally sourced produce. Our aim is to inspire them to try out new flavours and techniques and to gain a sense of achievement out of producing a meal for their family.
Children £75, booking essential.
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Garsons Food & BBQ Demonstration
Saturday 18th July, 11am-4pm
Sample local food and drink and enjoy tempting BBQ demonstrations.
Free, just turn up.
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CannDo Cakes, Cookies and Cupcake Decorating Week
Everyday from Monday 27th July – 2nd August, 9am-11.30am or 1pm-3.30pm
Learn from the experts how to decorate cupcakes and cookies like a professional.
Adults: Members £25, Non-Members £35
Children: Members £20, Non-Members £25
Booking essential.
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New Forest and Hampshire County Show
Tues 28th, 29th and 30th July
Browse local produce stalls, taste local food and drink and watch top Hampshire chefs in the kitchen demo theatre.
Family £47 (2 adults 2 children), adults £20, children £7 (0-4 free).
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Taste at the Top of Town, Basingstoke Food Festival
Sunday 2nd August
Watch top chef Jean Christophe Novelli cook and browse food and drink stalls.
Free.
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