News and events

Wednesday 30th March

An Audience with Robin Weir, Exclusive Ice Cream Tasting and Demonstration

An Audience with Robin Weir, Exclusive Ice Cream Tasting and Demonstration 10th May 2011, 10am-12.30pm at Squires Kitchen, Farnham, GU9 8BB Ice cream specialist Robin Weir will be coming to Squires Kitchen in May to demonstrate how to make different types of ice cream and give a talk on its history, physics and chemistry. Robin is acknowledged as one of the foremost experts on ice cream and demonstrates and lectures all over the world about ice cream making from the 17th century up to the present day.

There will be a demonstration by Robin himself and you will be given the opportunity if you wish to join him in making an ice cream, sorbet or granita. This demonstration and tasting will allow you to experience a variety of interesting flavours and textures. As well as refreshments and ice cream tasters, you’ll receive a goody bag and a signed copy of the ultimate ice cream book, Ice Creams, Sorbets and Gelati by Caroline and Robin Weir (Grub Street), worth £25.

Over a decade of research and millions of calories have gone into this new book, which contains over 400 recipes as well as the history of ice cream and dozens of previously unseen pictures and illustrations. All that for just £45. Bring a friend and enjoy a day out at Squires Kitchen. Please note there are limited spaces.
Friday 7th January

‘THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE-OFF’ is back and looking for amateur bakers

Do you love home baking and fancy putting your skills to the test? BBC Two is looking for amateur bakers across the country to take part in The Great British Bake Off series two.

If you’re interested and would like to find out more, email baking@loveproductions.co.uk or call 020 7067 4876.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS. To apply you must be over 16 on 1 April 2011. As an ‘amateur baker’ your main source of income cannot come from commercial baking in a professional environment and you cannot have ever worked full-time as a baker or chef. You cannot have acquired any formal NVQ or other professional catering qualifications in the past 10 years.
Friday 26th November

What's been going on at Squires Kitchen's International School

Squires Kitchen’s baking school has been open for two months now and it’s great to hear that it has your seal of approval. The smell of baking, chocolate and cakes has been wafting round the building and it’s been lovely to meet students who have enjoyed the classes so much, leaving with new skills to try out on their friends and family. Recent classes at the new baking school included Cookbook Baking Classics where students came to learn how to make traditional cakes from scratch such as Victoria sponge, gooey chocolate cake and spicy sticky gingerbread, just like grandma used to make. Make sure you book early for the next one on 13th January. Perfect Pastry is another new addition to the course list and the first class proved popular with students coming to learn the skills and techniques involved in making shortcrust pastry, sweet flan pastry and choux. Ann Skipp also shared her top tips for baking blind, resting times and how to achieve great results every time. The next Perfect Pastry course is on 11th Dec, just in time for festive entertaining! Take home your creations and freeze them for Christmas. Mark Tilling’s chocolate classes have also been very popular, with our 3 Day Chocolate Wedding Cake Course being the first of its kind to be held in the new school room. Students who attended this course made some truly stunning creations under Mark’s professional guidance. If you missed out this time then make sure you book for the next 3 Day Chocolate Wedding Cake Course being held on 26th–28th January and 29th- 30th March 2011

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Thursday 28th October

Carlos Lischetti's first class at Squires Kitchen's International School

This week, we ran our first class with the incredibly talented sugarcrafter and pastry chef Carlos Lischetti. Carlos shared his flawless sugar modelling skills with students who came along to learn how to recreate his style on their own cakes and models. The class sold out quickly and was a huge success with students learning how to make a toy soldier from developing concepts on paper to building a figure from sugar, step-by-step. If you missed out, then you’ll be pleased to know that Carlos will be holding another class next February. To register your interest early, simply email Claudia.Amblianitis@squires-group.co.uk and we’ll also keep you updated in future school newsletters. Make sure you don’t miss Carlos’s gorgeous Christmas modelling project in Cakes & Sugarcraft issue 111, on sale now.

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Wednesday 6th October

Alan Dunn's Christmas Cakes

Alan Dunn was the very first guest to hold an author day at Squires Kitchen’s new cookery school at The Grange, hosting exclusive demonstrations and talking about his new book, Christmas Cakes.

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Tuesday 5th October

Squires Kitchen’s International Cookery School officially opened on 30th September

kicking off with Autumn Cupcakes and Whoopie Pies with Ann Skipp.

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Thursday 23rd September

Glorious Food - Sunday 7th November, 10am – 4pm

Glorious food, the first Farnham Maltings Food Festival, on Sunday 7th November, transforms one of Surrey’s busiest and most historic arts centres into a cavern of culinary delights.

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Wednesday 8th September

Learn from the experts with B. Dutton Publishing

Master the art of chocolate UK Chocolate Master, Mark Tilling, is set to release his first book later this month. Squires Kitchen’s Guide to Working with Chocolate is the perfect companion for chocoholics, dinner party hosts, pastry chefs, hobbyists and cake makers who want to create amazing handmade chocolates in their own kitchen.

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Tuesday 7th September

An audience with Alan Dunn

Our very first author day at The Grange back in June was a big hit and we’re now planning the second audience with Alan Dunn on the 1st October.

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Friday 20th August

Mastering the art of chocolate

UK Chocolate Master, Mark Tilling, is set to release his first book in September. Squires Kitchen’s Guide to Working with Chocolate is the perfect companion for chocoholics, dinner party hosts, pastry chefs, hobbyists and cake makers who want to create amazing handmade chocolates in their own kitchen.

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Friday 20th August

Newsflash:

Join Alan Dunn on 1st October 2010 for an exclusive demonstration and preview of his new book, Christmas Cakes (released October 2010).

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Monday 26th July

Strawberry Tea

Squires Kitchen held their first Strawberry Tea Party on Saturday 24th July to raise money for Breast Cancer Care.

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Monday 21st June

An audience with Alan Dunn

Well, what a fantastic time we had here today at Squires Kitchen’s International School! It was our very first author day in the new sugarcraft room at The Grange with the amazing sugar flower expert, Alan Dunn who was here to launch his new book Celebration Cakes and to give two exclusive demonstrations and a talk about his life and inspiration.

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Monday 7th June

We have moved!

A few weeks ago we moved our school to new premises just around the corner from our Farnham shop.

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Tuesday 1st June

A Date for your Diary!

Next year’s Squires Kitchen Cake Decorating, Chocolate and Sugarcraft exhibition will be held at the Farnham Maltings on 11th to 13th March 2011

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Monday 31st May

Fantastic new titles from B.Dutton publishing...coming soon

Our publishing team are currently working on some exciting new titles that will be released later this year.

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