With middle eastern and especially Lebanese cookery books increasing sales recently, clearly the UK has a taste for it and since the ingredients allow such versatility whether you are veggie, vegan, gluten free or dairy free. The range is unbelievable.

Lebanese food brings flavour by the bucket load: From the aromatic, sharp perfume of cinnamon, cumin, thyme, and roasting meat to the clear, refreshing notes of leafy green herbs, zesty lemon, and garlic. Or zesty sumac,  za’atar, and the floral sweetness of desserts laced with golden honey rounding out the flavorful cuisine.

It maybe a short course but there is no doubt you will have a long list of dishes to cook by the end of it!

Duration: 16:00-19:30

Tutors: Head Tutor – Rupert Cooper

Maximum student to tutor ratio: 8-1

Welcome: Meet your tutors and see for yourself the Philleigh Way farmhouse cookery school and garden. Enjoy a tea or coffee and tasty Philleigh Way treat.

The Day: The course includes a variety of demonstrations and practical elements, also making your “dinner” and having various side dishes demonstrated.

Close: Have a chat with fellow course attendees and members of the Philleigh Way team. This is a guide to the course activities and may vary depending on the season as well as the group’s interest.

Sample dishes

Shawarma

Warak

Hummus

Mujadara

Fatteh makdous

Pitta

Pilaf

Age suitability: 16+ or 13+ if accompanied by a paying adult.