Spring and Summer Programme

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LA CUCINA CALDESI
The Italian Cookery School In London
Spring and Summer
Programme
“The best way to learn is to be really involved in the
cooking - our courses are very hands-on , offering
plenty of opportunities to taste and try dishes whilst
they are being prepared .”
Katie & Giancarlo Caldesi
Index
Introduction
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March
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April
16
May
23
June
31
July
37
August
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Complete Italian cookery course
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Children's classes
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Cookery Courses at
Caldesi in Campagna
Tailor -made private classes
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Cookery School Voucher
The perfect gift for
the Iatalian foodie !
Cookery school vouchers are available for all our advertised cookery
courses. If you are not sure about which course to choose, you can
decide to buy an open voucher. Our open vouchers start from any
price you choose and go up to any value too. All vouchers are valid
for 1 year, so there is plenty of time for your gift to be used!
You will receive a printable version of the voucher by e-mail or, if you
prefer, we can send it in a La Cucina Caldesi gift pack (+ pp).
To buy a voucher you can contact the office (Mon - Fri, 9am-5pm)
or go online on www.caldesi.com.
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Introduction
A warm welcome to the bumper edition of our new cookery course programme taking you
through the spring and summer months. We have had a very busy few months at La Cucina
with the publication of Katie Caldesi’s new cookery book, “The Italian Cookery Course”,
(Katie will be teaching selected dishes from her book including her skilled masterclasses
throughout 2010, see dates inside our brochure). We have been listening to our customers’
requests and have added extra pasta and pizza making courses at weekends and courses
incorporating quick dishes for time-conscious food lovers. We have also introduced some
fabulous new courses to celebrate the seasons, both spring and summer, below you will find a
few highlights of what we have in store for you.
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To give you some clarification on our range of pasta courses, our monthly “Pasta, Pasta,
Pasta!” taught by Valentina Harris is aimed at all skill levels, fresh pasta is made from
scratch, and Valentina focuses on regional pastas and sauces. With recipes changing
throughout the year along with the seasons, this is an ideal course to come and practise your
skills and increase your repertoire.
“Fresh pasta for novices” – taught by Stefano Borella, is aimed at people who have never
made pasta before and are a little nervous in the kitchen. This fun, hands-on course will give
you the confidence to return home and successfully reproduce a great bowl of pasta for your
friends and family.
“The art of fresh pasta making” – is taught by La Cucina Caldesi co-owner, Giancarlo
Caldesi. This course is aimed at people who have a love of Italian cooking and would like
to learn the basics of pasta making. On occasions Giancarlo may show you how to make
his infamous lasagne! Giancarlo’s courses are a combination of demonstration and hands-on
tuition.
Carolina Català Fortuny, our popular and talented chef who heralds from Spain will
be teaching a hands-on cookery course solely dedicated to tasty tapas (Saturday 13th
March), the dishes that are on everyone’s lips at the moment, bringing a wider range of
Mediterranean cuisine to our school. This course promises to be popular, so we suggest you
book early!
Carolina, who is Cordon Bleu trained, will also be teaching a unique course dedicated to food
presentation. You will learn a range of skills and techniques used in professional kitchens
that with a little practice can be recreated at home, for dinner party dishes that will be sure to
impress. You can be creative as you like, as you will be given plenty of opportunity to design
your own dishes. ‘Dress to impress’ (Saturday 8th May).
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Our 7 week cookery course, “The Complete Italian Cookery Course”, which runs on
Monday evenings, will be running Monday 17th May - 28th June, and covering all the main
aspects of Italian cuisine; aimed at the keen novice who loves all things Italian and is keen to
learn more. There will then be a short summer break and it will return again in the autumn
with wonderful seasonal Italian dishes for you to learn.
Our festive canapés and cocktails evening sold out very quickly, so as promised we have
scheduled another course for you, this time to celebrate summer; you will create a fabulous
selection of imaginative bite-sized treats perfect for the picnic food and summer parties,
along with a lesson in cocktail making by the enigmatic Claudio Grisorio, mixologist from
the fashionable “de Vigne bar”, The Mandeville Hotel, W1, (Tuesday 22nd June, 6.30pm –
8.30pm £45, including tasty bites and cocktails).
A must for all cookery enthusiasts is our ‘Gourmet Italian weekend’, (Saturday 6th & Sunday
7th March), where you have the opportunity to spend the weekend cooking with the Caldesis
and our cookery school team. Offering you the chance to enhance your cookery skills as well
as enjoying cooking a variety of mouth-watering seasonal dishes; you can selflessly immerse
yourself in Italian cookery, wine and culture amongst like-minded people.
Our popular visiting chefs are also dropping in at La Cucina Caldesi to teach varied aspects of
Italian cookery, below are some updates on who is coming and the treats they have planned
for us...
Following on from his successful victory in the ‘Celebrity Jungle’ we have managed to entice
Gino D’Acampo back to teach his popular Friday night slot, (Friday 5th March & Friday
14th May). This season his hands-on courses will be based on his newly published cookery
book, ‘The Italian Diet’, incorporating a range of simple, tasty and yet healthy dishes.
The Caldesis have persuaded the affable and much talented Valentine Warner to host a special
evening at La Cucina Caldesi, where he will be creating a seasonal 3 course Italian dinner with
his own twist. This promises to be a fun-filled and informative evening. (Friday 21st May).
Ghalid Assyb’s course ‘The Mediterranean Deli’ (Saturday 26th June), is the perfect choice
for this time of the year: he will show you how to combine seasonal Mediterranean produce
with herbs and spices to produce colourful, fresh and unique dishes for which, through his
work with the popular delicatessen ‘Ottolenghi’, he has become renowned for. Ghalid is
also teaching the ‘Italian dinner party’ (Tuesday 23rd March, Friday 14th May, Saturday 24th
July), where you can glean ideas for 3 course lunches/dinners, as ever Ghalid will include his
exceptional desserts that have people returning to us time and again.
Franco Taruschio is introducing an unique and exciting new course based on the lesser
known concept – the 5th sense – ‘Unami’, (Tuesday 25th May). This is an unusual course
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and one to interest those of you who are looking for something slightly different; inspiring
you to cook a wider range of dishes. He will also be helping us to celebrate Easter with his
‘Italian Easter dishes’ (Tuesday 30th March), where he will be teaching you a 3 course meal
incorporating Italian celebratory treats. Franco’s culinary background also specialises in
Italian Jewish dishes, we have created a hands-on cookery course where together you will
create a fabulous 3 course menu of regional Italian dishes (Tuesday 20th July).
Sophie Grigson will be teaching her exciting new course ‘Tasting the best’, (Saturday 5th
June) where she introduces a range of Italian produce for you to taste, compare and contrast;
they will include every day Italian staples e.g. mozzarellas, every day olive oil v single estate
oils, as well as the more unusual. Then together you will cook a range of dishes to illustrate
how these ingredients can be used in Italian cookery. Sophie is also teaching her popular
‘Springtime in Italy’, where she shows you how to get the best out of the fresh seasonal
produce available (Saturday 10th April), returning to us in August for ‘Foods from the Italian
Islands – Sicily, Sardinia and Capri’, ideal for the coming summer months, (Sunday 1st
August).
Thane Prince has a new course this season ‘Easy after work suppers’ where you will learn
some wonderfully easy and completely delicious dishes that take less than 15 minutes to
assemble. The aim of this course is to enable you to add variety to everyday produce, spicing
up midweek dishes without too much fuss, yet with maximum flavour. Thane is also running
our ‘Fish cookery’ masterclass, as well as her popular ‘Pizza, Pasta, Polenta’, aimed at
beginners, teaching them popular basic Italian dishes.
Due to popular demand we have asked Ursula Ferrigno to teach our ‘Midweek meals for
the family’, where together you will cook a range of Italian dishes that need little preparation
and can be cooked up in no time, enabling you to create tasty, healthy recipes for the family.
You are also able to bring your children to cook with you, encouraging families to cook
together, (please call the office to discuss this to ensure the children’s ages are appropriate).
Valentina Harris’s informative, hands-on cookery class ‘Matching Food and Italian Wine’
will have you cooking fabulous spring and summer dishes with carefully chosen wines to
match – the wines are regional, taking you on a small tour of Italy.
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Our much loved Italian bread course (Monday 5th July) taught by Richard Bertinet enables
you to master the skills of making a range of Italian breads – including ciabatta, pizza,
focaccia and olive bread. In one morning you will be able to return home and recreate these
dishes for your friends and family.
We have created a very special mother’s day for you this year, “Mamma Mia!”, (Saturday
13th March), where you are able to come to us throughout the day from 10.30am – 4.00pm
and cook a recipe of your choice to take away to enjoy for dinner later, followed by a
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pampering beauty treatment for both yourself and your mum at the infamous organic beauty
spa ‘Content wellbeing’, www.beingcontent.com. We want this to be a day for you both to
have fun, relax and remember... due to the nature of the course places will be limited, so we
recommend that you book early!
Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi have been newly appointed as ambassadors for the popular
Italian Moretti beer, to celebrate their partnership we are running Friday night, ‘Moretti
& Pizza’ evenings during the summer months, (16th April, 11th June & 13th August). The
evenings are inexpensive and fun – perfect for a bite to eat with friends before heading off for
a night out - £28 per person, including 2 beers and pizza which you have made yourself! Look
inside for further details.
For the school holidays (July & August) we have created a new course exclusively for
children and teenagers, where they will spend the morning cooking a selection of Italian
dishes, followed by a class bursting with crafts and sewing, led by ‘The Thrifty Stitcher’,
talented and infectious costume and sewing experts, (see our children’s courses for further
details).
Finally new for 2010 we are introducing “Caldesi Talks...” a series of monthly mornings
where you can join us for a relaxing cappuccino with biscotti and listen to an informative
talk about something topical and foodie related – menu planning, how to stock your store
cupboard, how to write a recipe. We are open to ideas so if there is something you’d like to
learn about let us know. These will be running monthly, on Monday mornings for 1 hour,
price £20 per person + coffee/tea and biscotti. Look on our website for further details.
There are still a lot more cookery courses on offer, take a look inside...
Happy Cooking
Katie & Giancarlo Caldesi
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March
What’s in season: beetroot, purple sprouting broccoli,
Jerusalem artichokes, Seville oranges, cod, salmon,
leeks, parsley, mint and sorrel
EASY AFTER WORK SUPPERS… CREATIVE ITALIAN COOKERY
with Thane Prince
!
NEW
Join Thane in this great new course where she will show you some wonderfully easy and more
importantly completely delicious dishes that take less than 15 minutes to assemble. Dishes may
include: Chunky Tuscan Bean soup with black olive bruschetta, Chicken with roasted lemons,
fish in a bag, pasta with a variety of uncooked sauces and a couple of simple puddings. Pour a
glass of wine, put on the music and supper is ready! A list of store cupboard essentials is included
with the recipes.
Wednesday 3rd March
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £95
FRIDAY NIGHT ADVENTURE with Gino D’Acampo
After his success in the ‘Celebrity Jungle’ we have managed to entice Gino D’Acampo back to
La Cucina Caldesi for a very special cookery evening. Gino will be cooking a range of healthy
Italian dishes taken from his fabulous new cookery book, ‘The Italian Diet’, which celebrates
the Italian love of food using simple, fresh, good-quality ingredients to create tasty dishes
that won’t ruin your waistline and are also beneficial to your health. This hands-on cookery
evening promises to be a lot of fun; once all the cooking is done you will sit down with Gino
to eat what you have made as an informal dinner. We have kept numbers small to ensure
maximum participation, so be sure to book early!
Friday 5th March
Time: 6.30pm – 10.00pm
AN ITALIAN WEEKEND WITH THE CALDESIS
with Giancarlo and Katie Caldesi, Stefano Borella
Price: £150
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Indulge in all things Italian for a weekend by immersing yourself in Italian cookery at
La Cucina Caldesi. Saturday: on Saturday morning we will meet for coffee and croissants for
breakfast at Caffè Caldesi before starting the morning’s cooking. During the class you will
learn how to make fresh pasta and sauces to enjoy for lunch, along with other great ideas for
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lunches, quick Italian supper dishes, as well as more complex recipes. Relax in foodie heaven
in Marylebone High Street for the afternoon enjoying La Fromagerie, Ginger Pig butchers,
Rococo Chocolates and more. We may be able to slip in a tasting at Rococo Chocolates
for those that are keen chocolate gourmets. Gather for dinner later to make the finishing
touches to the dishes that were prepared earlier; and then you will sit down to enjoy a wellearned, informal dinner. Sunday: After a light breakfast at the cookery school, we will shop
in Marylebone Farmer’s market in search of our ingredients for the perfect Italian Sunday
lunch including a range of antipasti recipes, roast meats and vegetables followed by two dolci
(Italian desserts) and ice cream. The course will finish at 3.30pm allowing plenty of time to
travel home. If you are coming from far afield we can recommend ‘The Mandeville Hotel’,
just a short walk from our cookery school, www.mandeville.co.uk, t 020 7935 5599, they are
offering special rates to our cookery school guests. What’s included: Light welcome breakfast
on Saturday and Sunday morning, hands-on cookery lessons on both Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday lunch and dinner, Sunday lunch only; wine also included, along with a recipe pack
containing all the recipes covered during the weekend.
Saturday 6th March Time: 10.30am – 2.30pm, 5.30pm – 9.30pm
Sunday 7th March
Time: 10.30am – 3.30pm
Price: £350
Price: £350
SIMPLE ITALIAN MAIN COURSES with Giancarlo Caldesi
Italian cuisine has a huge variety of choice when it comes to main courses: from hearty meat to
elegant fish to elaborate pasta dishes, the list is endless. During the course Giancarlo will teach
how to prepare some great traditional main course dishes such as the ‘hunter’s catch’ roast or
his signature lasagne with Tuscan ragù sauce along with an array of seasonal ‘contorni’. Once
everything is ready you will join Giancarlo for lunch with a glass of Italian wine.
Tuesday 9th March
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £120
FRESH PASTA FOR NOVICES with Stefano Borella
This class is aimed at keen would-be cooks who have never made pasta before and are a little
nervous in the kitchen. Stefano will guide you through the techniques of pasta making, step
by step. Learn how to roll and cut your own long pasta such as tagliatelle, and how to stuff
ravioli. To compliment your new skills learn how to recreate sauces at home that include pesto
genovese, classic tomato (which can be used in many Italian dishes), and pasta allo scoglio (for
seafood lovers). End the evening enjoying the fruits of your labour by sitting down to eat what
you have made for a typical Italian dinner with a glass of wine in Stefano’s company!
Tuesday 9th March
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
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Price: £90
TRULY MADLY ITALIAN with Ursula Ferrigno
Tagliatelle with asparagus and prawn sauce, aubergine patties with roasted tomatoes, grilled
fish with mint sauce and a blackberries and cinnamon cake, if just the sound of these dishes
taken from Ursula’s bountiful repertoire make your mouth water, then this is the right course
for you! Follow Ursula’s endless love for real Italian food and learn how to make some classical
Italian dishes with Ursula’s own personal twist. If you need new ideas for a speedy supper or
even for a 4 course dinner, with this cookery course you can’t go wrong. We suspect that after
one lesson with Ursula her infectious passion will have you rushing back home to experiment
in your own kitchen with your new knowledge; why not even try to create a few new recipes!
Wednesday 10th March
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £95
“MAMMA MIA - MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS” – cooking and pampering
To celebrate Mother’s day this year we are opening our cookery school doors for you to
come and join us in a day of cooking and pampering. You will be taught how to cook a
couple of seasonal Italian dishes ‘starter and main course’ or ‘main course and dessert’,
which you can take home to enjoy later. Once all the hard work is done, you can dust
down your aprons and head off to ‘Content Beauty/Wellbeing’, in nearby Bulstrode
street, www.beingcontent.com. Here you will both be given a fabulous manicure, in their
calm, tranquil and relaxing beauty room. Return to the school to collect your dishes before
heading home. The school will be open from 10.30am - 4.00pm and you can come along
throughout the day. However due to the nature of the course and treatments places will be
limited, so we advise you to book early. Included: hands-on cookery lesson, where you will
cook 2 dishes between you, 2 x manicures.
Saturday 13th March
Time: 10.30am onwards
Price: £100 for two
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TAPAS EVENING – THE AUTHENTIC TASTE OF SPAIN
with Carolina Català Fortuny
As with the Italians, Spanish life revolves around food, with meals seen as a time for family
and friends to come together. To find out more about Spanish cuisine and how to recreate
authentic Spanish dishes at home join Carolina Català Fortuny in this inspiring hands–on
course. Carolina, originally from Catalunya, will introduce you to a selection of traditional
Spanish tapas. Through the combination of special cooking methods, fresh seasonal
ingredients and a huge love of cooking, Carolina will show you how to capture the flavours
and essence of real Spanish cookery.
There will be plenty of opportunity to taste and ask questions throughout the evening.
Dinner and wine included.
Saturday 13th March
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £80
PIZZA, PIZZA, PIZZA! with La Cucina Caldesi
Join this popular hands-on pizza making course, where you will learn how to make the
perfect pizza dough from scratch in order to prepare your own delicious pizzas. You will
also prepare a vast array of toppings to be used to create your own personalised pizza. By
the end of the evening we hope you will become a master in kneading, seasoning, dressing
and baking your own pizzas. You will also learn how to make your own ‘Focaccia’ (Italian
bread), which you can take home. There will also be salads for you to create and enjoy
along with a seasonal dessert.
This promises to be a fun, sociable, informal cookery course, where you can enjoy your
pizzas as soon as they come out of the oven, along with a chilled glass of Italian beer.
Sunday 14th March
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £95
KATIE’S ITALY with Katie Caldesi
This fabulous recipe packed cookery course consists of an eclectic collection of Katie’s
favourite recipes from her latest cookery book, ‘The Italian Cookery Course’. You will spend
the day cooking some real treasures from Italy’s diverse regions not often seen in the UK. Try
the moreish leek and olive tart, cinnamon dough balls, or lamb stuffed with Pecorino and
mint. This is a great course for foodies, and is aimed at the intermediate cook.
Together you will create a 3 course lunch which you will sit down to enjoy in Katie’s
company, wine included.
Monday 15th March
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
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Price: £110
PERFECT FOR BEGINNERS! COOKING SKILLS
Does the thought of having to cook a meal send you into a panicked frenzy or are you
looking to brush up on your cookery skills? Then this could be the cookery course for you!
Carolina will take you back to culinary basics and show you how to cook a selection of simple
recipes using key cookery skills, methods and techniques to help you get back in the kitchen
and get cooking. This is a hands-on course to give you plenty of opportunity to practise your
new found skills enabling you to grow in confidence and recreate these dishes at home with
minimal fuss. With Carolina’s assistance you will create a fabulous seasonal 3 course meal,
which you will then sit down to enjoy with a glass of wine. La Cucina Caldesi recipe pack of
the day’s recipes are also included. This course is aimed at either a total beginner or a cook
with a little experience.
Tuesday 16th March
Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm
Price: £100
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AN ITALIAN DINNER MATCHING WINE WITH FOOD
with Valentina Harris
This popular course has been updated and revamped in order to maximise your enjoyment.
Valentina Harris will be your chef for the evening and she will be focusing on seasonal
wines which have been chosen to compliment a fabulous spring menu, created by Valentina
herself and prepared by you! This is a busy class as there is a lot to do, and it will involve a
combination of interesting demonstrations as well as plenty of hands-on cookery. Together
you will create a selection of Italian dishes which you will then sit down to enjoy as a four
course dinner along with a selection of specially chosen Italian regional wines. Once all the
cooking is done you can enjoy Valentina’s tutored wine tasting, where she will explain the
wine characteristics, why they have been chosen, along with tasting tips. This promises to be
a fun, relaxed, informal ‘foodie’ Italian evening, where you will be given the opportunity to
cook, taste, sip and enjoy!
Friday 19th March
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
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Price: £120
ITALIAN VEGETARIAN – SEASONAL VEGETABLES GALORE!
with Katie Caldesi
In the spring/summer months Katie will arrive laden with freshly purchased produce
from her nearby pick your own ‘Home Cottage Farm’, www.homecottagefarm.co.uk, and
together you will spend the morning cooking an array of vegetable dishes from her freshly
picked bounty. In the colder months Katie will use the winter’s harvest to cook colourful
and imaginative Italian dishes such as aubergine balls, mushroom and potato bake and
gnocchi nudi (light dumplings of spinach and ricotta).
Enjoy the food you have prepared afterwards as lunch with wine.
Monday 22nd March
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £95
ITALIAN DINNER PARTY with Ghalid Assyb
Founder chef of Ottolenghi, former patisserie chef of Baker and Spice, and currently
head chef of the popular ‘Fait Maison’ in Kensington, London, Ghalid has a respected
reputation for creating dishes suitable for both family cooking as well as dinner parties.
Ghalid enjoys introducing different flavours and textures to his dishes, making them
contemporary and sometimes stretching your taste buds! Dishes that he will help you
to master may include beetroot, quince and rocket salad served with grainy mustard,
followed by guinea fowl in red wine sauce, with a sweet potato gratin, with a
dessert of caramelized pear and almond cake served with dark chocolate sauce.
Enjoy a light supper with wine in the company of Ghalid.
Tuesday 23rd March
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £95
PASTA, PASTA, PASTA! with Valentina Harris
Join Valentina in our popular pasta making course where you will be able to delve deeper into
Italian cookery by being introduced to a wider selection of regional pastas and their sauces.
This course is perfect for those of you who have been to our pasta making courses before as
you will be able to practise your pasta making skills as well as learning new techniques and
sauces. It is also suitable for those who have never made pasta before as everything is made
from scratch, Valentina and our cookery staff are always on hand to assist you.
The sauces will change with the seasons, so you can return to us again and again!
Friday 26th March
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
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Price: £75
THE CALDESI TRATTORIA – COOKING WITH FRIENDS with Stefano Borella
The course is being taught by our popular chef Stefano Borella and together you will create
an array of tasty, seasonal, trattoria style regional Italian dishes; some weeks may include pasta
or pizza making. Once the cooking is done you will then all sit down together to enjoy what
you have made as an evening supper with wine. We hope you will leave this course having
increased your repertoire of Italian dishes, gained some new cookery skills and enjoyed the
warmth of spending an evening cooking with friends!
Saturday 27th March
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £75
“Please relay my sincere gratitude to Katie , Giancarlo and
Stefano for a great weekend and cooking course . It meant
so much to me . I would highly recommend the courses and
your restaurant to my friends.” Martin , Oct 2009
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SUNDAY MARKET KITCHEN with Stefano Borella
Join our chef Stefano in this monthly weekend hands-on cookery course where the
preparation of a delicious Sunday lunch starts from the very beginning, with you choosing
most of the ingredients! Stefano will take you to on a culinary journey through the flavours
of the Marylebone Farmer’s market. You will choose the most seasonal, local and fresh
ingredients directly from the stalls with a chance to meet and chat with the producers. On
returning back to the school with your bags full of goodies, you’ll cook a selection of Italian
dishes for a “pranzo della domenica” (‘Italian Sunday Lunch’) and then you’ll enjoy the results
of your work as a sociable, informal lunch with a glass of wine. A great way to spend a spring
sunday morning!
Sunday 28th March
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £75
ITALIAN EASTER DISHES with Franco Taruschio
Celebrate Easter with a difference! Create a traditional Italian Easter meal of Crescente with
parma ham, Easter cheese bread, puntarelle with anchovy dressing, abbacchio alla romana,
artichokes alla romana and limoncello and grappa tart. Sit and enjoy what you have made
afterwards as a leisurely lunch with a glass of wine.
Tuesday 30th March
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
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Price: £95
April
What’s in season: jersey royal new potatoes, rocket,
wood pigeon, shrimp, whitebait, cockles, crab,
rosemary and wild garlic.
THE ART OF FRESH PASTA MAKING with Giancarlo Caldesi
Giancarlo has created a very special hands-on cookery evening for La Cucina Caldesi in order
to share with you his expert knowledge on fresh pasta making, along with his endless passion
for Italian food. Learn hints and tips from Giancarlo on how to make the best pasta, which
pasta shapes suit which pasta sauce, how to make a rich egg yolk pasta, or perhaps even his
hugely popular Caldesi lasagne. Together you will prepare an Italian supper which you will all
sit down to enjoy once all the cooking is done in Giancarlo’s company.
Tuesday 6th April
Time: 6.30pm – 9.300pm
Price: £120
MID WEEK MEAL FOR THE FAMILY – ADULTS & CHILDREN
with Ursula Ferrigno
Ursula has a young child and busy life so she knows exactly how pressured it can be to
constantly come up with healthy meals that don’t see you slaving away in the kitchen. Ursula
will teach you how to make nutritious, fresh family food with minimal fuss, taking the
monotony out of the mid-week meal. Reward yourself with a glass of wine whilst enjoying
your healthy, no-fuss meal. This course is suitable for children, if you want to bring your
child please contact the office in order to make your booking to ensure your child’s age is
appropriate.
Thursday 8th April
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £85
SPRINGTIME IN ITALY with Sophie Grigson
This hands-on cookery course brings all that is freshest and best about the new season. Using
fresh, seasonal ingredients, Sophie will teach you how to prepare and cook an array of Italian
dishes for you to recreate at home. Risotto primavera is an obvious starter but consider also
artichokes stuffed with garlic and lemony breadcrumbs and fresh pasta stuffed with sweet
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potato, pancetta and coriander. Puddings could be perhaps Sophie’s torta caprese (a brilliant
moist chocolate and almond torte - no flour in sight!), and arance caramellate (caramelized
oranges). This is a great opportunity to spend the day cooking alongside Sophie, who is a
fabulous ‘afficionado’ on all things foodie! Lunch and wine are included.
Saturday 10th April
Time: 10.30am – 3.00pm
Price: £150
SUNDAY NIGHT SUPPER CLUB with Stefano Borella
Join us at La Cucina Caldesi on a Sunday evening to learn how to cook Italian dishes in an
informal, sociable atmosphere. You will cook a two course menu consisting of dishes such
as ravioli stuffed with pumpkin with a butter sauce or orange polenta cake. Each week we
will teach a different aspect of Italian cooking as well as a few culinary terms in Italian. After
preparing the meal together enjoy a light supper with a glass of wine.
Sunday 11th April
Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Price: £75
THE ESSENTIAL ITALIAN with Katie Caldesi & Stefano Borella
If you love all things Italian like Katie, then this course is for you as it will teach you the
essential techniques to create a typical Italian meal. Katie and Stefano will guide you through
all the courses where you will learn how to make Italian classics such as fresh bread including
focaccia, roasted vegetable rolls, cheese breadsticks, and pizza. You will also make fresh pasta
from scratch and two essential sauces such as a classic ragù, or classic tomato; other dishes
may include chicken stock, seasonal risotto, soup, pot-roasting, and classic Italian desserts
such as pannacotta and ‘baci di dama’ biscuits. Expect an intensive day as we cover a great
deal but you will emerge confident and ready to cook a full Italian meal to impress your
friends and family. The day includes a fabulous lunch which you will have created yourselves,
wine, and recipe pack with the recipes of the day.
Monday 12th April
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Price: £150
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ravioli. To complement your new skills learn how to recreate sauces at home that include pesto
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seafood lovers). End the class enjoying the fruits of your labour by sitting down to eat what you
have made for a typical Italian meal with a glass of wine in Stefano’s company!
Tuesday 13th April
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £90
FISH! with Thane Prince
This popular course encompasses two of Thane’s passions: Mediterranean flavours and fish
cooking. Robust gutsy dishes from Italy and North Africa feature offering a wide variety of fish.
Swordfish, bass, tuna, squid, bream, monkfish and sardines could be on offer and you will learn
how to clean and prepare your fish and then cook dinner using a variety of styles and sauces.
Such dishes as risotto nero, Sicilian stuffed sardines, tuna with chermoula and sea bass on
saffron potatoes may appear on the menu, dependant always on what’s freshest and best in the
market. This is a fabulous hands-on cookery course giving you the opportunity to demystify fish
cookery, enabling you to recreate these dishes at home. Dinner with wine included.
Wednesday 14th April
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
“Moretti & Pizza! “ – Friday nights with La Cucina Caldesi
Price: £105
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Join us for a quick, fun and informative hands-on cookery lesson, where you will make your
own pizza from dough to design. Then enjoy what you’ve made washed down with a chilled
Moretti beer or two. Perfect for a quick bite after work or before heading out for your Friday
evening entertainment! There are 2 classes to choose from, take your pick.
Friday 16th April
Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm Time: 8.00pm – 9.30pm
Price: £28
THE CALDESI TRATTORIA – COOKING WITH FRIENDS
with Stefano Borella
Saturday 17th April
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
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Price: £75
FOOD FROM NORTHERN ITALY with Valentina Harris
Learn how to cook delicious food from this fascinating part of Italy! Our expert chef
Valentina will guide you through the gastronomic traditions of some of the northern
regions sharing with you some of her favourite recipes from Veneto, Lombardia, Piedmont
and other areas. The menu might include polenta crostini with mushrooms and cheese,
poached fish with salsa verde, risotto and ossobuco from Milano, an amazing Venetian
polenta cake or the fabulous “bonet”, a chocolate and amaretto pudding from Piedmont.
Lunch and a glass of wine are included.
Sunday 18th April
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £120
Italian cuisine has a huge variety of choice when it comes to main courses: from hearty meat
to elegant fish to elaborate pasta dishes, the list is endless. During the course Giancarlo will
teach how to prepare some great traditional main courses such us the ‘hunter’s catch’ roast or
everything is ready you will join Giancarlo for dinner with a glass of Italian wine.
Monday 19th April
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £120
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THE ITALIAN COOKERY COURSE with Katie Caldesi
Using Katie’s new book ‘The Italian Cookery Course’, you will be guided on a selection of
master classes from preparing fish, stringing birds, to boning chicken. Use you new skills on
some delicious dishes to give your cooking a boost from the norm. This class is focusing on
bread, pizza, stocks and soups and will have you making dishes such as Roman spelt bread
to everyday focaccia and Neapolitan pizza as well as soups such as ribollita and acquacotta.
Monday 19th April
Time: 10.00am – 2.30pm
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Price: £130
THE MEDITERRANEAN DELI with Ghalid Assyb
Ghalid has worked very closely with the popular delicatessen Ottolenghi for many years,
advising and helping to create their recognisable and hugely popular mouth-watering dishes,
both sweet and savoury. Join Ghalid in this fabulous cookery course where he will show you how
to create colourful, fresh and unique dishes which would not be out of place in the most stylish
of London delis. You will be using familiar Italian ingredients and be shown how to combine
them with different flavours and textures with hints of other cuisines from the Mediterranean;
enabling you to produce dishes ideal for lunches, dinners, party food and picnics; for example
roast lamb sented with cumin served with spiced fregola, jerusalem artichoke and beetroot salad,
roast chicken with lemon and pine nuts. Ghalid ensures that his dishes are able to be recreated
at home with ease and will give you lots of tips and ideas for food combinations as well as short
cuts in the kitchen to guarantee success. Dinner and wine included.
Tuesday 20th April
Time: 10.30pm – 2.00pm
Price: £95
QUICK & HEALTHY ITALIAN SPRING DISHES with Carolina Català Fortuny
If you are rushed off your feet all day and the last thing you want to do is slave in the
kitchen after work, here’s a perfect opportunity to start your quick and healthy recipe
repertoire. A quick glance at food groups and combination of ingredients will get you
started on cooking quickly yet still eating healthily!
With these no-fuss and yet extremely healthy dishes you will discover a new approach
to food, using typically Italian ingredients. Eating healthily can be an exciting way
to rediscover food, by bringing back to your kitchen ingredients long forgotten or by
introducing foods and cooking methods you have not yet come across.
Under Carolina’s guidance you will prepare and cook a vast array of recipes to create a
3 course lunch. Dishes that you may cook include: broad bean and pea crostini, grilled
polenta with a vegetable stack and basil pesto, orecchiette with a roasted vegetable and
almond sauce, two bean salad with roasted peppers and rocket, sea bass in cartoccio, or
monkfish tails wrapped in courgettes, chicken tagliata; and if you have room for a dessert
perhaps a yoghurt panna cotta with seasonal fruit compote or a light apple and honey
sponge may be on the menu.
Wednesday 21st April
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £95
30 MINUTE ITALIAN MENUS with Katie Caldesi & Stefano Borella
This course is aimed at teaching you how to make great Italian food quickly; a selection of
10 dishes have been carefully chosen by Katie Caldesi due to the fact they can be created in
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anything from 5 - 30 minutes; all great dishes for rustling up afterwork for a mid-week supper
or lunch time dishes. Recipes will include a selection of Italian starters, risotto and quick
fresh pasta sauces. There will also be main course supper dishes as well as a couple of fabulous
desserts such as torta caprese which tastes as though you have spent hours slaving in the
kitchen, yet can be done in no time! Once all the cooking is done you will sit down to enjoy
what you have prepared as lunch, wine is also included. This is a very busy class, with lots to
do and something for everyone’s taste.
Friday 23rd April
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £110
MEN IN THE KITCHEN with Stefano Borella
Do you have a passion for Italian food? Join like-minded men in a relaxed atmosphere and
learn hands-on how to cook a typical three course Italian meal over a glass of wine. Novices
and experts all welcome, enthusiasm is all that is needed!
Friday 23rd April
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £95
“There were so many things I learned , one of the most important
was getting a ‘feel’ for the pasta and knowing when it was too
wet or dry and how to get the right consistency. I look forward to
trying out my new skills. Thank you very much to Giancarlo and
his chefs.” Claire , Nov 2009
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dishes for a “pranzo della domenica” (‘Italian Sunday Lunch’) and then you’ll enjoy the
results of your work as a sociable, informal lunch with a glass of wine. A great way to spend
a spring Sunday morning!
Sunday 25th April
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
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Price: £75
THE EASY ITALIAN COOKERY with Katie Caldesi & Stefano Borella
A cookery course for complete beginners to cookery or simply beginners to cooking Italian
cuisine. Katie and Stefano will steer you clearly through the fear and uncertainty of a selection
of simple, tasty recipes that you can recreate with confidence at home. Dishes will include
a selection of pasta sauces perfect for dried pasta dishes, easy starters, seasonal main course
dishes and of course no successful meal would be without one of Stefano’s stunning yet
uncomplicated, irresistible dolci (desserts).
Monday 26th April
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Price: £150
DESSERTS! DESSERTS! DESSERTS! Italian patisserie
This is a fabulous opportunity for you to spend a day totally immersed in learning and
cooking all things patisserie. In this hands-on cookery course you will be taught the essential
skills to make perfect pastry, choux buns, beignets, along with meringues, home made
chocolate truffles and classic Italian biscuits - ‘Baci di dama’. Stefano Borella is a classically
trained Patisserie chef and has created a 1 day course solely dedicated to his passion for
patisserie. This promises to be a fun, and full cookery day which includes lunch, wine and
recipe pack. You are free to take home the wonderful creations that you make to share with
your friends and family.
Tuesday 27th April
Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm
Price: £170
“It was a fabulous evening. We are definitely going to book
another course next year. ” Janice , Dec 2009
from scratch and Valentina and our cookery staff are always on hand to assist you. The sauces
will change with the seasons, so you can return to us again and again!
Tuesday 27th April
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
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Price: £75
May
What’s in season: asparagus, courgette, spinach,
elderflowers, lamb, duck, sea bass, sea trout, john dory
Does the thought of having to cook a meal send you into a panicked frenzy or are you
looking to brush up on your cookery skills? Then this could be the cookery course for you!
Carolina will take you back to culinary basics and show you how to cook a selection of simple
recipes using key cookery skills, methods and techniques to help you get back in the kitchen
and get cooking. This is a hands-on course to give you plenty of opportunity to practise your
new found skills enabling you to grow in confidence and recreate these dishes at home with
minimal fuss. With Carolina’s assistance you will create a fabulous seasonal 3 course meal,
which you will then sit down to enjoy with a glass of wine. La Cucina Caldesi recipe pack
of the days recipes are also included. This course is aimed at either a total beginner or a cook
with a little experience.
Saturday 1st May
Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm
Price: £100
TRATTORIA FOOD FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY with Ursula Ferrigno
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Learn to cook Ursula’s simple and delicious recipes from her book “Trattoria”. Artichoke,
courgette and asparagus tart, tagliatelle with swordfish and aubergine, oven baked chicken
with ricotta and herbs and a dessert of fresh fruits tart are just a few of the nourishing dishes
you might learn. As usual Ursula will treat you to a quick and easy lesson in pasta and bread
making, a must for an Italian lunch shared with friends! Lunch with wine included.
Sunday 2nd May
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £105
PASTA, PIZZA AND POLENTA with Thane Prince
Join Thane in this hands-on introductory course on how to make the popular Italian basics
- fresh pasta, with a selection of sauces, pizza. Thane will show you how to make fabulous
pizza dough to enable you to recreate the famous thin style Italian pizzas and pizzette which
you can cook at home. Finally Thane will unravel the secrets of cooking with polenta;
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this is a popular Italian grain often used in place of potato, it can be used as a vegetable
accompaniment or as a main dish with the addition of other Italian flavourings such as
mushrooms, herbs, cheese... the list is endless. This course is suitable for both meat eaters
and vegetarians alike, you will all be given plenty of opportunity to practice your pasta, pizza
and cooking skills. Once all the cooking is done you will then sit down to eat what you have
made as lunch, with a glass of wine or cold beer if preferred.
Tuesday 4th May
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £110
THE ITALIAN BUTCHER with Giancarlo Caldesi
Giancarlo has a huge expertise and passion for cooking Italian meat dishes. Come and
spend this fabulous, recipe-packed day with Giancarlo where he will guide you through a
wide range of cuts and cookery methods. Giancarlo will introduce you to T-bone steaks,
veal, poultry, game (if in season) and he will also teach you how to make your own
sausages. He will also explain what to look for when buying and sourcing meat. Together
you will cook an array of meat dishes, which you will then sit down to enjoy as a late lunch,
with a glass of wine in Giancarlo’s company. Dishes will vary depending on the season,
but may include scottiglia (a classic Tuscan dish), steak tagliata, with rocket, parmesan and
balsamic dressing, partridge with Vin Santo, sausages with peas and tomatoes and pork
chops with pecorino and spinach.
Friday 7th May
Time: 10.30am – 3.30pm
Price: £120
“All the girls in the office loved it ! Now we are trying our cooking
skills that Katie showed us on our husbands. We’ve had no
complaints yet !” Ravena, Sept 2009
SECRETS OF THE PERFECT RISOTTO with Valentina Harris
Valentina is known as the ‘Risotto Queen’ - so who better to learn from! Risotto is a
versatile and a simple dish that can be used for many occasions, from a quick meal for one,
to a dinner party. Valentina will teach you the variety of ingredients that can be used and
also about the many different varieties of rice available. Together you will create an array of
seasonal risottos which you will then sit down to enjoy with an Italian side salad, as a light
dinner, with wine.
Friday 7th May
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
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Price: £90
DRESS TO IMPRESS – FOOD PRESENTATION COURSE
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Italians say that when it comes to food even the eyes want to be satisfied and this course
will teach you how to present your dishes in a creative, elegant and innovative way. From
the fine dining restaurant style to the most unusual canapés, our resident chef Carolina
will create an array of dishes to amaze your taste buds and together you will learn
different styles of presentation. But don’t worry, the aim of the course is to learn how to
present food without spending ages in the kitchen, all the dishes are been designed to
be easily recreated at home. Once everything is ready, you will enjoy lunch with a glass of
wine in Carolina’s company.
Saturday 8th May
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £65
This fabulous recipe-packed cookery course consists of an eclectic collection of Katie’s
favourite recipes from her latest cookery book, ‘The Italian Cookery Course’. You will
spend the day cooking some real treasures from Italy’s diverse regions not often seen in
the UK. Try the moreish leek and olive tart, cinnamon dough balls, or lamb stuffed with
Pecorino and mint.
This is a great course for foodies, and is aimed at the intermediate cook. Together you will
create a 3 course lunch which you will sit down to enjoy in Katie’s company,
wine included.
Monday 10th May
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £110
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Founder chef of Ottolenghi, and currently head chef of the popular ‘Fait Maison’ in
Kensington, London, Ghalid has a respected reputation for creating dishes suitable for
both family cooking as well as dinner parties.
Ghalid enjoys introducing different flavours and textures to his dishes, making them
contemporary and sometimes stretching your taste buds! Dishes that he will help you
to master may include beetroot, quince and rocket salad served with grainy mustard,
followed by guinea fowl in red wine sauce, with a sweet potato gratin, with a dessert of
caramelized pear and almond cake served with dark chocolate sauce. Enjoy a light lunch
with wine in the company of Ghalid.
Friday 14th May
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
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Price: £95
FRIDAY NIGHT ADVENTURE with Gino D’Acampo
After his success in the ‘Celebrity Jungle’ we have managed to entice Gino D’Acampo back to
La Cucina Caldesi for a very special cookery evening. Gino will be cooking a range of healthy
Italian dishes taken from his fabulous new cookery book, ‘The Italian Diet’, which celebrates
the Italian love of food using simple, fresh, good-quality ingredients to create tasty dishes that
won’t ruin your waistline and are also beneficial to your health.
This hands-on cookery evening promises to be a lot of fun; once all the cooking is done you
will sit down with Gino to eat what you have made as an informal dinner.
We have kept numbers small to ensure maximum participation, so be sure to book early!
Friday 14th May
Time: 6.30pm – 10.00pm
Price: £150
TRULY MADLY ITALIAN! with Ursula Ferrigno
fish with mint sauce and a blackberries and cinnamon cake; if just the sound of these dishes
taken from Ursula’s cookery books make your mouth water, then this is the right course for
you! Follow Ursula’s endless love for real Italian food and learn how to make some classical
even for a 4 course dinner, with this cookery course you can’t go wrong.
We suspect that after one lesson with Ursula her infectious passion will have you rushing
back home to experiment in your own kitchen with your new knowledge; why not even try
to create a few new recipes!
Sunday 16th May
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £95
seafood lovers).
End the class enjoying the fruits of your labour by sitting down to eat what you have made for a
typical Italian meal with a glass of wine in Stefano’s company!
Tuesday 18th May
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
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Price: £90
Giancarlo has created a very special hands-on cookery morning for La Cucina Caldesi in
order to share with you his expert knowledge on fresh pasta making, along with his endless
passion for Italian food. Learn hints and tips from Giancarlo on how to make the best pasta,
which pasta shapes suit which pasta sauce, how to make a rich egg yolk pasta, or perhaps even
his hugely popular Caldesi lasagne. Together you will prepare an Italian lunch which you will
all sit down to enjoy once all the cooking is done in Giancarlo’s company.
Wednesday 19th May
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £120
THE SICILIAN KITCHEN – FLAVOURS OF SICILY with Thane Prince
Thane has a huge passion for Sicilian cookery, having spent a great deal of time exploring the
cuisine and culture of this intriguing, magical island. Perched in one of the most important
waterways through the Mediterranean, Sicily draws from French, Arab and Italian cuisines for
its fabulous flavours. Join Thane in this hands-on cookery course where you will cook dishes
such as pesto trapanese, arancini, zucchine in agrodolce, caponata, sardines stuffed with pine
nuts and orange zest or veal with Marsala with deep fried ricotta pastries or lemon gelato for
dessert. This course will give you a great insight into Sicilian cookery and their use of flavours
and spices. Dinner and wine included!
Thursday 20th May
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
VALENTINE WARNER – A GASTRONOMIC EVENING
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Prepare to be bowled over by Valentine’s love, passion and endless enthusiasm for all things
foodie, in this magical evening of non-stop tasting, talking and eating. Valentine is creating a
wonderful 3 course seasonal Italian dinner for you all to cook together, which you will then
sit down to enjoy in his company. Places are limited, so be sure to book your place early!
Friday 21st May
Time: 6.30pm – 10.00pm
Price: £150
“A big thank you for yesterday, it was brilliant, so well organised
and the food was delicious. I am going out at the weekend to buy
a pasta making machine . Have always fancied getting one but
assumed it would be difficult to use , but now I know it ’s not!”
Pat, Nov 2009
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THE ITALIAN COOKERY COURSE with Katie Caldesi & Stefano Borella
master classes from preparing fish, stringing birds, to boning chicken. Use you new skills on
some delicious dishes to give your cooking a boost from the norm. This class is focusing on
Poultry, Vegetables and Salads and will have you making dishes such as chicken in a bag, a
boned chicken with rosemary and garlic or a bitter sweet salad from Sicily. You will learn how
to cut artichokes (when in season) and what the Italians do with their green beans and peas!
Friday 21st May
Time: 10.00am – 2.30pm
Price: £130
Saturday 22nd May
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £75
Join us at La Cucina Caldesi on a Sunday evening learning how to cook a selection of Italian
dishes in an informal, sociable atmosphere. You will cook a two course menu consisting of
dishes such as ravioli stuffed with pumpkin with a butter sauce followed by orange and polenta
cake. Each week we will teach a different aspect of Italian cooking as well as a few culinary terms
in Italian. After preparing the meal together enjoy a light supper with a glass of wine.
Sunday 23rd May
Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Price: £75
THE ITALIAN VEGETARIAN – SEASONAL VEGETABLES GALORE!
with Katie Caldesi
In the summer months Katie will arrive laden with freshly purchased produce from nearby
pick your own ‘Home Cottage Farm’, www.homecottagefarm.co.uk; and together you will
spend the morning cooking an array of vegetable dishes from her freshly picked bounty. In
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the colder months Katie will use winter’s harvest to cook colourful and imaginative Italian
dishes such as aubergine balls, mushroom and potato bake and gnocchi nudi (light dumplings
of spinach and ricotta). Enjoy the food you have prepared afterwards as lunch with wine.
Monday 24th May
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
UMAMI – the 5th tasting sense in Italian cooking
with Franco Taruschio
Price: £95
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Until 100 years ago the accepted fundamental tastes were sweet, e.g. sugar, salty e.g.
anchovies, bitter e.g. coffee and sour e.g. lemon. Then umami, the fifth taste was brought in
by a Japanese scientist; umami means tasty (saporito) - the most important taste sensation of
them all. The concept of the fifth taste is now being recognised by us here in the West and
Italian cooking uses lots of umami food, such us truffles, mushrooms, parmesan, Parma ham,
tomatoes, anchovies etc.. A classic example of an umami dish is Franco’s Vincisgrassi recipe
combining Parma ham, parmesan, mushrooms and truffles- a very old recipe fulfilling the
concept of Umami. All the recipes prepared during the class will follow this fifth taste.
Tuesday 25th May
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £95
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KNIFE SKILLS (FISH & MEAT) with Carolina Català Fortuny
Astound yourself and your friends by learning how to fillet, chop and carve like a professional!
Carolina will explain to you which knives you need to every day kitchen use and those you
can live without. You will also be taught the technique of knife sharpening and be give plenty
of time to practise yourself. Using your new-found skills, you will then fillet fish, spatch-cock
poultry, prepare vegetables and herbs before cooking a delicious 3 course lunch, which you
will then sit down and enjoy with wine.
Tuesday 25th May
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
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Price: £95
PIZZA, PIZZA, PIZZA! with La Cucina Caldesi
Join this popular hands-on pizza making course, where you will learn how to make the perfect
pizza dough from scratch in order to prepare your own delicious pizzas. You will also prepare
a vast array of toppings to be used to create your own personalised pizza. By the end of the
class we hope you will become a master in kneading, seasoning, dressing and baking your
pizzas. You will also learn how to make your ‘Focaccia’ (Italian bread), which you can take
home. There will also be salads for you to create and enjoy along with a seasonal dessert. This
promises to be a fun, sociable, informal cookery course, where you can enjoy your pizzas as
soon as they come out of the oven, along with a chilled glass of Italian beer.
Saturday 29th May
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £95
We might add some new courses during the next months.
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June
What’s in season: raspberries, strawberries, Dover sole,
halibut, sardines, plaice, lettuce, peas, grey mullet,
gooseberries
Italian cuisine has a huge variety of choice when it comes to main courses: from hearty meat
everything is ready you will join Giancarlo for lunch with a glass of Italian wine.
Friday 4th June
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
TASTING THE BEST with Sophie Grigson
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Price: £120
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This course is heaven for all Italian food lovers as Sophie will teach how to taste, compare
and eventually choose the best of Italian products. With her help you will develop a clearer
understanding of some of the basic elements used in Italian cooking, comparing ingredients
such as olive oils, balsamic vinegars, a range of mozzarellas and, of course, pasta. Having
tasted and compared the foods, they will then be used to cook an exciting menu; dishes might
include pasta with sundried tomatoes, bittersweet onions and mozzarella with roast peppers.
Lunch and a glass of Italian wine are included.
Saturday 5th June
Time: 10.30am – 3.00pm
Price: £120
ingredients directly from the stalls with a chance to meet and chat with the producers.
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On returning back to the school with your bags full of goodies, you’ll cook a selection of
Italian dishes for a “pranzo della domenica” (‘Italian Sunday Lunch’) and then you’ll enjoy the
results of your work as a sociable, informal lunch with a glass of wine. A great way to spend a
late summer’s Sunday morning!
Sunday 6th June
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £75
If you love all things Italian like Katie then this course is for you as it will teach you the
all the courses where you will learn how to make Italian classics such as fresh bread including
focaccia, roasted vegetable rolls, cheese breadsticks, and pizza. You will also make fresh pasta
from scratch and two essential sauces such as a classic ragù, or classic tomato, other dishes
may include chicken stock, seasonal risotto, soup, pot-roasting, and classic Italian desserts
such as pannacotta and baci di dama biscuits. Expect an intensive day as we cover a great deal
but you will emerge confident and ready to cook a full Italian meal to impress your friends
and family. The day includes a fabulous lunch which you will have created yourselves, wine,
and recipe pack with the recipes of the day.
Monday 7th June
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Price: £150
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Friday 11th June
Price: £28
AN ITALIAN LUNCH MATCHING WINE WITH FOOD with Valentina Harris
In this popular course Valentina Harris your chef for the day will be focusing on seasonal
wines which have been chosen to compliment a fabulous summer menu, created by Valentina
herself and prepared by you! This is a busy class as there is a lot to do, and it will involve a
combination of interesting demonstrations as well as plenty of hands-on cookery. Together
you will create a selection of Italian dishes which you will then sit down to enjoy as a four
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course lunch along with a selection of specially chosen Italian regional wines. Once all the
cooking is done you can enjoy Valentina’s tutored wine tasting, where she will explain the
wine characteristics, why they have been chosen, along with tasting tips. This promises to be
a fun, relaxed, informal ‘ foodie’ Italian day, where you will be given the opportunity to cook,
taste, sip and enjoy!
Saturday 12th June
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £120
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MID WEEK MEALS FOR THE FAMILY – ADULTS & CHILDREN
your healthy, no-fuss meal. This course is suitable for children, if you want to bring your child
please contact the office in order to make your booking to ensure their age is appropriate.
Sunday 13th June
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £85
This class is aimed at keen would be cooks who have a passion for Italian food and are keen
to learn how to make pasta from scratch. Stefano will teach you the techniques of pasta
making, step by step. Learn how to roll and cut your own long pasta such as tagliatelle, and
how to stuff ravioli. To compliment your new skills learn how to recreate sauces at home
that include genovese pesto, classic tomato (which can be used in many Italian dishes), and
pasta allo scoglio (for seafood lovers). End the morning enjoying the fruits of your labour
by sitting down to eat what you have made for a typical Italian lunch with a glass of wine in
Stefano’s company!
Tuesday 15th June
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
EASY AFTER WORK SUPPERS… CREATIVE ITALIAN COOKERY
with Thane Prince
Price: £90
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Join Thane in this great new course where she will show you some wonderfully easy and
more importantly completely delicious dishes that take less than 15 minutes to assemble.
Dishes may include: chunky Tuscan bean soup with black olive bruschetta, chicken with
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roasted lemons, fish in a bag, pasta with a variety of uncooked sauces and a couple of simple
puddings. Pour a glass of wine put on the music and supper is ready! A list of store cupboard
essentials is included with the recipes.
Tuesday 15th June
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £95
30 MINUTES ITALIAN MENUS with Katie Caldesi & Stefano Borella
This course is aimed at teaching you how to make great Italian food quickly; a selection of
10 dishes have been carefully chosen by Katie Caldesi due to the fact they can be created
in anything from 5 - 30 minutes; all great dishes for rustling up afterwork for a mid-week
supper, or lunch time dishes. Recipes will include a selection of Italian starters, risotto and
quick fresh pasta sauces. There will also be main course supper dishes as well as a couple of
fabulous desserts such as torta caprese which tastes as though you have spent hours slaving
in the kitchen, yet can be done in no time! Once all the cooking is done you will sit down to
enjoy what you have prepared as lunch, wine is also included. This is a very busy class, with
lots to do and something for everyone’s taste.
Friday 18th June
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £110
Friday 18th June
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
A NIGHT IN NAPOLI! With Salvatore Luciano & Katie Caldesi
Price: £120
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Welcome to the homeland of Pulcinella, the Vesuvio and, of course, pizza. For this special
evening, our cookery school becomes a real Neapolitan trattoria where our original
Neapolitan chef Salvatore Luciano will create in front of you an unforgettable 3 course
dinner choosing each dish from the rich Neapolitan culinary tradition. After a welcome
reception with wine from Campania accompanied by ‘stuzzichini’, Salvatore and Katie will
start cooking the infamous “mozzarella in carrozza” , a melted deep-fried mozzarella in
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breadcrumbs followed by a traditional octopus salad. After the ‘antipasti’, Salvatore will show
you the art of pizza tossing, and then he will teach you how to make a Neapolitan ragù with
homemade gnocchi. If you still have space for a dessert, a soft, rich ‘pastiera’ (a traditional
Neapolitan cake with ricotta, chocolate with a hint of orange flower water) will be the perfect
end to this dinner. During the evening, Salvatore and Katie will share with you anecdotes
from this wonderful corner of Italy so steeped in culture and history.
Saturday 19th June
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £60
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Sunday 20th June
Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Price: £75
“I just wanted to let you know how wonderful today’s course
was... it was a joy from start to finish and this is all down to the
infectious enthusiasm that Ursula and her team exude! What a
lovely way to spend a Saturday morning.” Sarah , Sept 2009
SUMMER COOKING & COCKTAILS FOR BRIGHT FUN THINGS ABOUT TOWN
with Carolina Català Fortuny & Claudio Grisorio
Celebrate summer with this unique, vibrant evening of hands-on cooking and cocktail
making, where you will be guaranteed to get ideas and tips on how to create a fabulous
selection of imaginative bite-sized treats perfect for the picnic food and summer parties.
Carolina Català Fortuny, Cordon bleu chef and our resident “canapé queen” will bring her
own fashionable slant on party style food and pre-dinner nibbles which never fail to raise the
bar on quality and creativity. We will be joined by the enigmatic mixologist and director of
the fashionable “deVigne Bar”, Claudio Grisorio, at The Mandeville Hotel, (www.mandeville.
co.uk ). Claudio has created a variety of chic, seasonal and classic cocktails which he will teach
you how to make, along with useful tips to enhance your cocktail making skills.
This promises to be a fun, sociable evening; we hope you will leave in high festive spirits,
ready for the summer season, making you the bright, fun thing about town.
Tuesday 22nd June
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
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Price: £40
THE EASY ITALIAN with Katie Caldesi & Stefano Borella
Friday 25th June
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Price: £150
THE MEDITERRANEAN DELI with Ghalid Assyb
Ghalid has worked very closely with the popular delicatessen Ottolenghi for many years,
advising and helping to create their recognisable and hugely popular mouth-watering
dishes, both sweet and savoury. Join Ghalid in this fabulous cookery course where he will
show you how to create colourful, fresh and unique dishes which would not be out of place
in the most stylish of London delis.
You will be using familiar Italian ingredients and be shown how to combine them with
different flavours and textures with hints of other cuisines from the Mediterranean;
enabling you to produce dishes ideal for lunches, dinners, party food and picnics; for
example roast lamb scented with cumin served with spiced fregola, Jerusalem artichoke and
beetroot salad, roast chicken with lemon and pine nuts.
Ghalid ensures that his dishes are able to be recreated at home with ease and will give
you lots of tips and ideas for food combinations as well as short cuts in the kitchen to
guaranteed success. Lunch and wine included.
Saturday 26th June
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £95
you will be able to practice your pasta making skills as well as learning new techniques and
from scratch and Valentina and our cookery staff are always on hand to assist you. The sauces
will change with the seasons, so you can return to us again and again!
Sunday 27th June
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
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Price: £75
July
What’s in season: blackcurrants, blueberries, aubergine,
peaches, fennel, cherries, gooseberries, apricots, tomatoes,
watercress, mackerel, herring, haddock, lobster
This fabulous recipe packed cookery course consists of an eclectic collection of Katie’s
favourite recipes from her latest cookery book, ‘The Italian Cookery Course’. You will
spend the day cooking some real treasures from Italy’s diverse regions not often seen in
the UK. Try the moreish leek and olive tart, cinnamon dough balls, or lamb stuffed with
Pecorino and mint. This is a great course for foodies, and is aimed at the intermediate
cook. Together you will create a 3 course lunch which you will sit down to enjoy in Katie’s
company, wine included.
Friday 2nd July
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £110
GENNARO’S EASY ITALIAN COOKERY COURSE with Gennaro Contaldo
Join Gennaro Contaldo at La Cucina Caldesi cooking a range of summertime Italian dishes
from his latest cookery book “Gennaro’s Easy Italian”. Gennaro will introduce you to quick,
simple Italian recipes for everyday meals that can easily be prepared at home. This is the
perfect course for you if you’re looking to gain confidence in the kitchen, enhance your
repertoire of Italian recipes and pick up some great cookery tips from the Italian master.
The morning culminates in a lunch using the dishes you have cooked, which you sit
down to enjoy with a glass of wine.
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Saturday 3rd July
Time: 10.30am – 3.00pm
Price: £150
THE CALDESI TRATTORIA – COOKING WITH FRIENDS with Stefano Borella
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Saturday 3rd July
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £75
summer’s Sunday morning!
Sunday 4th July
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £75
“Giancarlo, thank you so much for your passion and expertise
which made for such an informative and entertaining day.
It was a fabulous experience and one I can’t forget.” Des, Oct 2010
BAKING ITALIAN BREAD with Richard Bertinet
Richard has a hugely popular following at La Cucina Caldesi, and we are very happy that he
has agreed to come back and teach his bread baking class for us. Richard taught both Katie
and Giancarlo and they have never looked back. His techniques are revolutionary and blow all
the myths of traditional bread making out of the window; the results are outstanding. In this
hands-on cookery class Richard will teach you how to master Italian bread making by learning
how to create ciabatta, pizza, focaccia and olive bread. This is a great course for the bread
making novice as well as enthusiasts as Richard also includes some slightly more complicated
baking elements. Once all the baking is done, nibbles such as tomato salad, mixed green salad,
meat and cheese plates are also offered for you to eat with the breads you have made. There is
also plenty for you take home after your morning’s work.
Monday 5th July
Time: 10.00am – 1.30pm
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Price: £100
FISH! With Thane Prince
This popular course encompasses two of Thane’s passions: Mediterranean flavours and
fish cooking. Robust gutsy dishes from Italy, and North Africa feature offering a wide
variety of fish. Swordfish, bass, tuna, squid, bream, monkfish and sardines could be on
offer; you will learn how to clean and prepare your fish and then cook dinner using a
variety of styles and sauces. Such dishes as risotto nero, Sicilian stuffed sardines, tuna
with chermoula and sea bass on saffron potatoes may appear on the menu, dependant
always on what’s freshest and best in the market. This is a fabulous hands-on cookery
course giving you the opportunity to demystify fish cookery, enabling you to recreate
these dishes at home. Lunch with wine included.
Tuesday 6th July
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
QUICK AND HEALTHY ITALIAN SUMMER DISHES
Price: £105
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If you are rushed off your feet all day and the last thing you want to do is slave in the kitchen
after work, here’s a perfect opportunity to start your quick and healthy recipe repertoire. A
quick glance at food groups and combination of ingredients will get you started on cooking
quickly yet still eating healthily! With these no-fuss and yet extremely healthy dishes you
will discover a new approach to food, using typically Italian ingredients. Eating healthily
can be an exciting way to rediscover food, by bringing you back to kitchen ingredients long
forgotten or by introducing foods and cooking methods you have not yet come across. Under
Carolina’s guidance you will prepare and cook a vast array of recipes to create a 3 course
lunch. Dishes that you may cook include: broad bean and pea crostini, grilled polenta with a
vegetable tower and basil pesto, orecchiette with a roasted vegetable and almond sauce, two
bean salad with roasted peppers and rocket, sea bass in cartoccio, or monkfish tails wrapped in
courgettes, chicken tagliata; and if you have room for a dessert perhaps a yoghurt panna cotta
with seasonal fruit compote or a light apple and honey sponge may be on the menu.
Wednesday 7th July
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £95
Friday 9th July
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
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Price: £95
This class is aimed at keen would-be cooks who have a passion for Italian food and are keen to
learn how to make pasta from scratch. Stefano will teach you the techniques of pasta making,
step by step. Learn how to roll and cut your own long pasta such as tagliatelle, and how to
stuff ravioli. To complement your new skills learn how to recreate sauces at home that include
Genovese pesto, classic tomato (which can be used in many Italian dishes), and pasta allo scoglio
(for seafood lovers). End the evening enjoying the fruits of your labour by sitting down to eat
what you have made for a typical Italian dinner with a glass of wine in Stefano’s company!
Tuesday 13th July
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £90
SOPHIE GRIGSON’S ITALIAN SUNDAY LUNCH & MARKET TOUR
Join Sophie on a tour around Marylebone Farmers market where you will meet producers and
get to learn first hand about the seasonal ingredients on offer. Return to La Cucina Caldesi
with your purchases, to get down to some serious cooking. Led by Sophie, together you will
create seasonal dishes such as peperonata bruschetta, farinata with cherry tomatoes and basil,
(chickpea flour pancake), anatra al Vin Santo, (duck with Vin Santo), torta di prugne (plum
tart) and granita di cocomero (watermelon granita). Sit and relax afterwards eating what you
have made as lunch with a glass of wine in Sophie’s company.
Sunday 18th July
Time: 10.30am – 3.00pm
Price: £150
Please note that extra guests are welcome to join you after
all of our courses, if numbers allow, at an additional charge
of £35 per person for lunch or £45 per person for dinner.
Please request this at time of booking.
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ITALIAN JEWISH COOKING with Franco Taruschio
Franco comes from le Marche, a region in the Adriatic coast of Italy where a Jewish
community has been living for centuries. Learn from Franco some of the most famous dishes
of the Italian Jewish tradition, such us crostini with chicken liver Jewish style, pumpkin
tortelli from Ancona, salmon with rhubarb, torta di visciole (cherries) and ricotta. Lunch and
a glass of wine are included.
Tuesday 20th July
Time: 10.30am –2.00pm
Price: £95
Giancarlo has created a very special hands-on cookery day for La Cucina Caldesi in order to
share with you his expert knowledge on fresh pasta making, along with his endless passion for
Italian food. Learn hints and tips from Giancarlo on how to make the best pasta, which pasta
shapes suit which pasta sauce, how to make a rich egg yolk pasta, or perhaps even his hugely
popular Caldesi lasagne. Together you will prepare an Italian lunch which you will all sit
down to enjoy once all the cooking is done in Giancarlo’s company.
Wednesday 21st July Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
ITALIAN VEGETARIAN – SEASONAL VEGETABLES GALORE!
with Katie Caldesi
Price: £120
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In the summer months Katie will arrive laden with freshly purchased produce from nearby
pick your own ‘Home Cottage Farm’, www.homecottagefarm.co.uk; and together you will
spend the morning cooking an array of vegetable dishes from her freshly picked bounty.
In the colder months Katie will use winter’s harvest to cook colourful and imaginative
Italian dishes such as aubergine balls, mushroom and potato bake and gnocchi nudi (light
dumplings of spinach and ricotta). Enjoy the food you have prepared afterwards as lunch
with wine.
Friday 23rd July
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £95
Founder chef of Ottolenghi and currently head chef of the popular ‘Fait Maison’ in
Kensington, London, Ghalid has a respected reputation for creating dishes suitable for both
family cooking as well as dinner parties. Ghalid enjoys introducing different flavours and
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textures to his dishes, making them contemporary and sometimes stretching your taste buds!
Dishes that he will help you to master may include beetroot, quince and rocket salad served
with grainy mustard, followed by guinea fowl in red wine sauce, with a sweet potato gratin,
with a dessert of caramelized pear and almond cake served with dark chocolate sauce. Enjoy a
light supper with wine in the company of Ghalid.
Saturday 24th July
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £95
Sunday 25th July
Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Price: £75
THE ITALIAN COOKERY COURSE with Katie Caldesi & Stefano Borella
master classes from preparing fish, stringing birds, to boning chicken. Use your new skills on
some delicious dishes to give your cooking a boost from the norm.
This class is focusing on ‘Fish and Shellfish’ – cleaning and filleting, fish stocks, preparing
seafood with dishes such as lemon and prawn risotto, monkfish in gin and juniper berries, sea
bass with salsa verde.
Monday 26th July
Time: 10.00am – 2.30pm
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Price: £140
Does the thought of having to cook a meal send you into a panicked frenzy or are you looking
to brush up on your cookery skills? Then this could be the cookery course for you! Carolina will
take you back to culinary basics and show you how to cook a selection of simple recipes using
key cookery skills, methods and techniques to help you get back in the kitchen and get cooking.
This is a hands-on course to give you plenty of opportunity to practice your new-found skills
enabling you to grow in confidence and recreate these dishes at home with minimal fuss. With
Carolina’s assistance you will create a fabulous seasonal 3 course meal, which you will then sit
down to enjoy with a glass of wine. La Cucina Caldesi recipe pack of the day’s recipes are also
included. This course is aimed at either a total beginner or a cook with a little experience.
Tuesday 27th July
Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm
Price: £100
PASTA, PASTA, PASTA! With Valentina Harris
from scratch, Valentina and our cookery staff are always on hand to assist you. The sauces will
change with the seasons, so you can return to us again and again!
Tuesday 27th July
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
DESSERTS! DESSERTS! DESSERTS! ITALIAN PATISSERIE
Price: £75
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This is a fabulous opportunity for you to spend a day totally immersed in learning and
cooking all things patisserie. In this hands-on cookery course you will be taught the essential
skills to make perfect pastry, choux buns, beignets, along with meringues, home made
chocolate truffles and classic Italian biscuits - ‘Baci di dama’. Stefano Borella is a classically
trained Patisserie chef and has created a one day course solely dedicated to his passion for
patisserie. This promises to be a really fun, and full cookery day which includes lunch, wine
and recipe pack. You are free to take home the wonderful creations that you make to share
with your friends and family.
Saturday 31st July
Time: 10.30am – 4.00pm
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Price: £170
August
What’s in season: blackberries, redcurrants, fig, peaches,
plums, artichoke, broad bean, grey mullet, monkfish,
scallops, rabbit, pepper, melon
FOODS FROM THE ITALIAN ISLANDS – SICILY, SARDINIA & CAPRI
with Sophie Grigson
From the translucent turquoise waters and isolated coves of Sardinia and Sicily recreate the
sights and smells of this food paradise. Together with Sophie you will be creating such delights
as ‘fregula kin arsellas’ (Sardinian pasta with clams), ‘sarde a beccaficu’ (Sicilian sardines with
pine nuts and currants) and torta caprese (chocolate and almond cake). Once all the cooking
is done you will sit down to enjoy what you have made as lunch, accompanied by a glass of
two of wine, in Sophie's company.
Sunday 1st August
Time: 10.30am – 3.00pm
Price: £150
If you love all things Italian like Katie, then this course is for you as it will teach you the
how to make Italian classics such as fresh bread including focaccia, roasted vegetable rolls,
cheese breadsticks, and pizza. You will also make fresh pasta from scratch and two essential
sauces such as a classic ragu, or classic tomato, other dishes may include chicken stock,
seasonal risotto, soup, pot-roasting, and classic Italian desserts such as pannacotta and baci di
dama biscuits. Expect an intensive day as we cover a great deal but you will emerge confident
and ready to cook a full Italian meal to impress your friends and family. The day includes a
fabulous lunch which you will have created yourselves, wine, and recipe pack with the recipes
of the day.
Monday 2nd August
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Price: £150
Please note that extra guests are welcome to join you after
all of our courses, if numbers allow, at an additional charge
of £35 per person for lunch or £45 per person for dinner.
Please request this at time of booking.
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THE ITALIAN BUTCHER with Giancarlo Caldesi
Giancarlo has a huge expertise and passion for cooking Italian meat dishes. Come and spend
this fabulous, recipe packed evening with Giancarlo where he will guide you through a wide
range of cuts and cookery methods. Giancarlo will introduce you to T-bone steaks, veal,
poultry, game (if in season) and he will also teach you how to make your own sausages. He
will also explain what to look for when buying and sourcing meat. Together you will cook an
array of meat dishes, which you will then sit down to enjoy as a dinner with a glass of wine
in Giancarlo's company. Dishes will vary depending on the season, but may include scottiglia
(a classic Tuscan dish), steak tagliata, with rocket, parmesan and balsamic dressing, partridge
with Vin Santo, sausages with peas and tomatoes and pork chops with pecorino and spinach.
Tuesday 3rd August
Time: 6.00pm – 10.00pm
TRULY MADLY ITALIAN! with Ursula Ferrigno
Price: £120
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fish with mint sauce and a blackberries and cinnamon cake- if just the sound of these dishes
taken from Ursula's cookery books, make your mouth water, then this is the right course for
you! Follow Ursula’s endless love for real Italian food and learn how to make some classical
even for a 4 course dinner, with this cookery course you can’t go wrong. We suspect that after
one lesson with Ursula her infectious passion will have you rushing back home to experiment
in your own kitchen with your new knowledge; why not even try to create a few new recipes!
Wednesday 4th August
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £95
summer’s Sunday morning!
Sunday 8th August
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
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PIZZA, PIZZA, PIZZA! with la Cucina Caldesi
Join this popular hands-on pizza making course, where you will learn how to make the perfect
pizza dough from scratch in order to prepare your own delicious pizzas. You will also prepare
a vast array of toppings to be used to create your own personalised pizza. By the end of the
evening we hope you will become a master in kneading, seasoning, dressing and baking your
pizzas. You will also learn how to make your ‘Focaccia’ (Italian bread), which you can take
home. There will also be salads for you to create and enjoy along with a seasonal dessert. This
promises to be a fun, sociable, informal cookery course, where you can enjoy your pizzas as
soon as they come out of the oven, along with a chilled glass of Italian beer.
Tuesday 10th August
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £95
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Friday 13th August
Price: £28
This class is aimed at keen would be cooks who have never made pasta before and are a little
seafood lovers). End the class enjoying the fruits of your labour by sitting down to eat what you
have made for a typical Italian meal with a glass of wine in Stefano’s company!
Tuesday 17th August
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £90
30 MINUTE ITALIAN MENUS with Katie Caldesi & Stefano Borella
This course is aimed at teaching you how to make great Italian food quickly; a selection of 10
dishes have been carefully chosen by Katie Caldesi due to the fact they can be created in anything
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from 5 - 30 minutes; all great dishes for rustling up afterwork for a mid-week supper, or lunch
time dishes. Recipes will include a selection of Italian starters, risotto and quick fresh pasta sauces.
There will also be main course supper dishes as well as a couple of fabulous desserts such as torta
caprese which tastes as though you have spent hours slaving in the kitchen, yet can be done in no
time! Once all the cooking is done you will sit down to enjoy what you have prepared as lunch,
wine is also included. This is a very busy class, with lots to do and something for everyone's taste.
Friday 20th August
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £110
Italian cuisine has a huge variety of choice when in comes to main courses: from hearty meat
his signature lasagne with Tuscan ragù sauce along with an array of seasonal 'contorni'. Once
everything is ready you will join Giancarlo for dinner with a glass of Italian wine.
Friday 20th August
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £120
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Sunday 22nd August
Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Price: £75
THE EASY ITALIAN with Katie Caldesi & Stefano Borella
Monday 23rd August
Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm
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Price: £150
PASTA,PASTA, PASTA! with Valentina Harris
from scratch, Valentina and our cookery staff are always on hand to assist you. The sauces will
change with the seasons, so you can return to us again and again!
Wednesday 25th August
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £75
This fabulous recipe packed cookery course consists of an eclectic collection of Katie’s favourite
recipes from her latest cookery book, ‘The Italian Cookery Course’. You will spend the day
cooking some real treasures from Italy’s diverse regions not often seen in the UK. Try the
moreish leek and olive tart, cinnamon dough balls, or lamb stuffed with Pecorino and mint.
This is a great course for foodies, and is aimed at the intermediate cook. Together you will create
a 3 course lunch which you will sit down to enjoy in Katie’s company, wine included.
Thursday 26th August
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £110
Friday 27th August
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
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Price: £95
Tuesday 31st August
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £120
MID WEEK MEAL FOR THE FAMILY – ADULTS & CHILDREN
your healthy, no-fuss meal. this course is suitable for children, if you want to bring your child
please contact the office in order to make your booking, to ensure their age is appropriate.
Wednesday 1st September
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
Price: £85
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Saturday 4th September
Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Price: £75
dishes for a “pranzo della domenica” (‘Italian Sunday Lunch’) and then you’ll enjoy the results
of your work as a sociable, informal lunch with a glass of wine. A great way to spend a late
summer Sunday morning!
Sunday 12th September
Time: 10.30am – 2.00pm
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Price: £75
The Complete Italian Cookery Course
“A guided journey through Italian cookery” (7 Weeks)
Stefano Borella will be teaching this Italian food lovers’ cookery voyage. Other guest chefs
may also take part giving you the unique opportunity to share their knowledge of Italy, its
food and wines. The course will run over a 7 week period exploring all aspects of Italian
cookery. The last lesson includes a wine tasting followed by a dinner where you will prepare
some of the dishes learnt during the course. Each participant receives a La Cucina Caldesi gift
bag. Learn a different aspect of Italian cooking each week, then sit and enjoy the fruits of your
labour for supper with wine
COMPLETE ITALIAN COOKERY COURSE –with Stefano Borella
Spring course
Week 1
Monday 17th May
Week 2
Monday 24th May
Week 3
Tuesday 1st June
Week 4
Monday 7th June
Week 5
Monday 14th June
Week 6
Monday 21st June
Week 7
Monday 28th June Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm
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Antipasti
Pasta
Bread & pizza
Meat
Fish
Dessert & risotto
Final chef’s dinner &
hosted Italian wine tasting
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Cost per person: £525
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Children's Cookery Courses
at La Cucina Caldesi
ITALIAN MAMA’S COOKERY CLUB FOR CHILDREN (ages 6yrs – 12yrs)
with Viviana Romanori
Children love to experiment and cooking is a wonderful way to express their creativity as well as
have lots of fun! Our true Italian mama Viviana has lots of experience in cooking with children
and loves to teach them how to make fresh pasta from scratch, sauces, and other delicious Italian
classic dishes. Involving children in the kitchen is a great way to get them interested in good,
healthy food early in their lives and helping them to make more informed choices. Viviana
ensures every menu uses seasonal and fresh ingredients. Together the class will prepare a sizzling,
seasonal 3 course meal with plenty of opportunity for tasting, as well as dishes to take home. We
hope you will be impressed by your young chef’s new found cooking skills when they return!
What can be a hobby today can become a real passion tomorrow... We believe that parents know
best and we are flexible with our age groups. Please call us if you have any queries.
Italian mama’s Easter Kitchen
Saturday 27th March
Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Price: £40
Italian mama’s summer Kitchen
Saturday 22nd May
Saturday 19th June
Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Saturday 17th July
Saturday 7th August
Price: £40
LA CUCINA DEI RAGAZZI – COOKING FOR TEENS with Stefano Borella
This course has been created with the budding teenager chef in mind, it is aimed at children
aged 13yrs - 16yrs, who love to cook and would like to learn more. Stefano Borella, our
resident La Cucina chef has set aside 4 very special mornings during the Easter and summer
holidays to teach young teens cookery skills and tips which we hope they will find not only
useful but also inspiring. The mornings will consist of a combination of short demonstrations,
hands-on cooking and lots of tasting. Lunch is also included.
Tuesday 6th April
Wednesday 7th April
Time: 10.30am – 1.30pm
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Tuesday 13th July
Monday 12th July
Price: £60
Monday 9th August
Tuesday 10th August
Tel: 0207 487 0750 / 6 / 8
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Just arrived – new course exclusively for children & teens!
TRINKETS, RHINESTONES & REAL ITALIAN COOKING
with La Cucina Caldesi & ‘The Thrifty Stitcher’
!
NEW
This summer we have combined two creative crafts for your children and teens to enjoy at
La Cucina Caldesi; helping them learn new skills, be inspired and perhaps even make new
friends. They will spend their morning preparing and cooking a selection of Italian dishes
alongside our resident chef Stefano, with plenty of time to taste and ask questions along the
way. After a quick clear down, ‘The Thrifty Stitcher’, our fabulously fun costume and sewing
experts will guide them through a selection of craft/sewing projects which they will complete
in order to take home. We have ideas for all ages covered with the making of aprons, recipe
book covers, beach bags, bread/grissini bags, cup cake pin cushions, home decor projects,
fun novelties, and that’s just for starters. So come and join us creating pieces that are totally
unique, whilst combining with cooking Italian dishes.
For ages 6yrs – 12yrs
Monday 19th July
Monday 16th August
Time: 10.30am – 12 .30pm
Price: £50
Includes tasters to eat during the class, recipe pack, a food dish and craft they have created to take home.
For Teenagers, ages 13 – 16 yrs
Friday 16th July
Friday 13th August
Time: 10.30am – 1.30pm
Price: £65
Includes light lunch, recipe pack, a food dish and craft they have created to take home.
Viviana is visiting her family in Italy during the summer months
and Stefano Borella will be teaching in her place.
www.caldesi.com
Tel: 0207 487 0750 / 6 / 8
Cookery Courses at
Caldesi in Campagna, Bray
QUICK SUPPERS with Katie Caldesi
For those seeking inspiration in cooking at home, Katie will teach a hands-on course on
seasonal quick supper dishes from her new book The Italian Cookery Course.
Monday 17th May, Spring suppers
Monday 21st June, Summer suppers
Time:10am – 3pm
Price: £90
FRESH PASTA MAKING WITH SEASONAL SAUCES with Giancarlo Caldesi
Giancarlo will guide you through making cut and stuffed pasta from scratch and then use
seasonal ingredients to make spring and summer sauces to eat with your pasta.
Wednesday 17th March
Thursday 15th April
Time:10am – 3pm
Thursday 20th May
Thursday 10th June
Price: £90
THE ITALIAN SPRING MENU with Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi
Ideas for Easter entertaining using the latest spring produce such as spring lamb stuffed with
pecorino and mint, pea and parmesan frittata, torta pasqualina (spinach and ricotta pie), lamb
ragù, crescia di formaggio (Easter cheese bread) and pastiera (Neopolitan Easter tart).
Monday 29th March
Time:10am – 3pm
Price: £120
BREAD AND DESSERTS with Stefano Borella
Stefano trained as a Patisserie Chef and followed his training through the top London hotels
including the Savoy and Churchill. He will guide you through the secrets of easy baking bread
including Focaccia and pizza as well as creating fabulous Italian desserts.
Monday 24th May
www.caldesi.com
Time:10am – 3pm
Tel: 0207 487 0750 / 6 / 8
Price: £120
THE ITALIAN SUMMER MENU with Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi
Ideas for summer entertaining and barbecues. Make your own sausages, chicken and
pineapple skewers, rosemary focaccia, roasted vegetable lasagne, salads, Italian ice cream
and more.
Monday 28th June
Time:10am – 3pm
Price: £120
ITALIAN SUMMER ENTERTAINING with Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi
Seasonal entertaining ideas including fresh pasta making and ice cream.
Monday 19th July
Time: 10am – 3pm
Price: £120
ITALIAN SUMMER ENTERTAINING with Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi
Seasonal supper ideas including making rosemary focaccia and a range of quick and tasty
desserts.
Monday 9th August
Time: 10am – 3pm
Price: £120
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For further information and bookings please look at our website,
www.caldesi.com or contact Vincenzo or Laura, at Caldesi in Campagna,
Old Mill Lane, Bray, SL6 2BG, Tuesday – Saturday T: 01628 788 500
www.caldesi.com
Tel: 0207 487 0750 / 6 / 8
Tailor- Made Courses
Any of our cooking courses can be tailor-made for your corporate or private functions.
The tailor-made courses can be arranged for corporate events and celebrations such as
team-building, pre-wedding parties and private dining.
We can arrange for groups from 8 to 24 to be taught classes in our kitchen studio to suit your
requirements, from £75 per person upwards.
See our website www.caldesi.com for cookery masterclasses we have already offered; follow
one of these or create your own. We are always open to ideas and suggestions to make your
event unique and memorable.
Classes include:
“Fresh pasta, quick & easy” • Pasta masterclass
Pizza making and dessert • Antipasti fast & fabulous! • Mediterranean tapas
Foods from the Sea – fish cookery masterclass • Cooking with meat - a masterclass
“The 30 minute Italian Dinner” – effortless cuisine • “The quick & healthy Italian”
Wine tasting, salumi and cheeses • Wine tasting and antipasti masterclass
Italian cocktails & stuzzichini • Italian convenience foods – recipes from the store cupboard
Italian masterclass for the family – can include pizza • Three course Italian masterclass
Prices range from £75 pp to £150 pp + VAT
CHEF’S TABLE AT LA CUCINA CALDESI
Ever wanted to watch a chef in action? Now’s your chance to get up close and personal while
they cook your dinner! Take part if you wish or simply ask questions and pick up tips while
your dedicated chef cooks your personally chosen menu in front of you.
We can arrange private dining at La Cucina Caldesi where you and your guests can dine by
candlelight in our beautiful kitchen, listen to your own music and eat your favourite food.
Choose your own specially created menu with one of our chefs and celebrate the occasion
whilst watching someone else do the hard work and pick up tips for cooking at home.
Price: from £90 pp + VAT
www.caldesi.com
Tel: 0207 487 0750 / 6 / 8
Our Favourite Seasonal Recipes
Salmon, Prawn and Tuna Kebabs with Orange and Bay Leaves
Serves 4
4 king prawns, head and tail intact, vein and shell removed • 1 tuna steak, about 150g, cut into 3cm
cubes • 2 salmon fillets, about 250g, cut into 3cm cubes • monkfish fillet, about 150g, cut into 3cm
cubes • Juice and zest of 1 orange • 1 orange, peeled and cut into 4 thick slices
12 bay leaves • 3 tablespoons olive oil • Salt
4 wooden or metal skewers
If you are using wooden skewers, soak them in water for at least 30 minutes to prevent them
from burning.
Put the prepared prawns and fish, the orange zest, slices and bay leaves into a lasagne or
shallow ovenproof dish and pour over the oil and orange juice. Dust with a good pinch of salt
and toss the ingredients gently together with your fingers. Leave to marinate for at least 30
minutes or up to a day in the fridge if necessary.
When you are ready to cook, preheat the grill while you make up the kebabs. Thread the
fish and prawns onto the skewers interspersing them evenly with the bay leaves and pieces of
sliced orange. Strain and discard the orange zest from the marinade and reserve the marinade
for basting. Put the skewers under the grill for around 10 minutes or until done. Turn them
half way through and baste with the reserved marinade juices.
Serve with crusty bread, a good glass of rosé and a salad of lettuce and mint leaves.
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Tel: 0207 487 0750 / 6 / 8
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Vanilla Pannacotta
Serves 4 if using in 120ml dariole moulds
2.5 leaves of gelatine or 7g powdered gelatine • 200ml milk
300ml double cream • 80g Caster sugar • 1 Vanilla pod
Soak the sheets of gelatine in cold water or follow the instructions for softening the
powdered gelatine.
Combine the liquids into a bowl, then pour about a quarter of this liquid into a saucepan
and place over a low heat. Tip in the sugar and stir until it has dissolved, then remove the
saucepan from the heat..
Squeeze out the gelatine sheets and add to the pan or add the powdered gelatine. Stir until
the gelatine has dissolved, returning the saucepan back over the heat if necessary.
Strain the warmed liquid through a sieve (to remove any undissolved gelatine) into the
remaining milk and cream into the bowl. Stir to combine. For speed of setting and to
disperse the vanilla seeds evenly, put this bowl over another larger bowl filled with ice and
cold water. Leave to cool, stirring occasionally.
When the pannacotta is just starting to set, ladle it into suitable containers and place these
in the fridge. The container could be dariole moulds, shot glasses, martini glasses and so
on. Remember, pannacotta does not have to be turned out so use your imagination as far as
toppings go.
www.caldesi.com
Tel: 0207 487 0750 / 6 / 8
La Cucina Caldesi
The Italian Cookery School
118 Marylebone Lane,
London W1U 2DG
Tel: 0207 4870750 / 6 / 8
Caffè Caldesi, Italian Restaurant, Café and Bar
118 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2QF
Tel: 0207 935 1144
Caldesi in Campagna, Fine Dining
Old Mill Lane, Bray, Berkshire SL6 2BG
Tel: 01628 788 500

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