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Buying and cooking seasonal and ethnic food

Are you one of the many hundreds of people unable to do much more than boil an egg? Do you want to be able to cook wonderful food when your friends come round? If pouring through a cookery book does not do it for you then taking cookery lessons is the answer.

There are so many venues know, both professional kitchens and smaller independent cooks, who offer individual and tailor made classes for groups. You can find them online and pick the one that suits your requirements. The choices are varied; you can learn to cook Italian, French, English, Chinese and many others, dishes that you perhaps always thought were far too difficult can prove to be very easy to recreate in your own kitchen. You will learn where to buy the best ingredients from specialist ethnic stores to local markets. The classes can be grouped into novice to good enthusiasts so you can group with like minded people.

The classes are usually small with interactive participation and more often than not you are given the instructions and tips you have learned to take away with you. The cooking equipment is supplied and you are usually asked to pay a sum of money towards the ingredients but as you usually get to eat it afterwards you can just consider it a cheap lunch or supper! So why not join like minded enthusiastic cooks and eat, drink and socialise whilst learning how to create wonderful dishes in your own kitchen.