Category: Masterclass

Galvin Brasserie de Luxe’s Valrhona Chocolate and Champagne Tasting Masterclass

Kerry Teakle February 13, 2018 February 11, 2018

Champagne and Valrhona chocolate paired desserts - what better way to spend a dreich evening

Tomorrow may be Valentine’s Day and the day sales of chocolate and champagne rise and yet for us singletons, I’ve renamed the day ‘Galentine’s Day’ and will be celebrating with my girlfriends in celebration of female friendships; and yes we’ll probably be consuming lots of chocolate and champagne too!

#KombuchaStory – mine started at Aizle

Caroline von Schmalensee October 12, 2017 October 13, 2017

Kombucha drinks and excellent snacks at Aizle. Now home to make my own!

I was invited to Aizle for a kombucha masterclass and came away with my own SCOBY – what a scoop!

Estrella Damm Gastronomic Experience

Kerry Teakle October 10, 2017 October 8, 2017

#EstrellaExperience - A Journey to Joan Roca cuisine from El Celler de Can Roca

A touch of Barcelona was brought to Scotland last week courtesy of Barcelona beer brand, Estrella Damm, who brought Joan Roca of El Celler de Can Roca to provide the audience with a Gastronomic Experience and the opportunity to witness him cook and and speak. What a treat.

Journey with Gin – gin masterclass at 56 North

Caroline von Schmalensee September 1, 2017 August 31, 2017

Friends of ours got married last year. To celebrate, we gave them a gin masterclass for two at 56 North. Being wonderful people, they suggested we join them and, equally fond of them and gin, we did. I’ve been to wine tastings and whisky tastings galore so this was something…

Vitality and Great British Chefs cook up a treat with Martin Wishart

Caroline von Schmalensee June 6, 2017 June 7, 2017

Vitality provides health and life insurance. Their difference? They help you stay fit by offering incentives for proof of healthy habits. Last Saturday they partnered with Great British Chefs to run an event for a handful of their clients who had won a three-course dinner by Martin Wishart. I was…

Borboun masterclass: the Buffalo Trace Antiques Collection

Caroline von Schmalensee October 22, 2015 April 25, 2017

I worked in the Scotch whisky tourist business several summers and am a card-carrying member of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society so it will come as no surprise that American whiskey isn’t my first choice. Saying that, over the last few years, I have developed a soft spot for a Manhattan, a sweet…

Cocktail Masterclass at All Bar One

BKR February 6, 2015 April 25, 2017

Danielle Hot from our Valentine’s Night In suggestions, Blythe and I went along to All Bar One to try a different Valentine’s Night out – one making cocktails. At All Bar One until the 15th February, you can sit at the cocktail mixing experience table from 5pm to try your…

Nespresso: learning about coffee their way

Caroline von Schmalensee November 29, 2013 April 25, 2017

We have seven cafetières, a filter mug, a ROK espresso press and a mocha pot. If we want coffee, we have several ways of making it. Because all of these methods result in a certain amount of mess, we recently also got a Nespresso machine, with a milk heater on…