Cookery School

Shugborough Hall, Craft, Food and Garden Show

Milford, Near Stafford
ST17 0XB

  

After spending two years at Weston Park this enormously popular show returns to its home at Shugborough Hall. Shugborough Hall is a tranquil setting in the heart of Cannock Chase National Park, one of the country’s finest areas of outstanding natural beauty. The show takes place on the front lawn of the ancestral home of the Earl of Lichfield and is bigger and better than ever before with trade stands, attractions and entertainment to keep the whole family entertained. Those of you with an eye for quality have the opportunity to browse and purchase an enormous array of products from up to 150 trade stands.

     

Don’t worry about purchasing too much, or too many heavy items as we provide a ‘carry it to your car’ service. To help plan your day you can find below a list of all the attractions that will be at the show. 

Attractions include:
 
Huge Craft Marquee, Fantastic Food Hall, Dozens of Specialist Garden Nurseries, Wood Turning Demonstration, Children’s Make ’n’ Bake Area, Craft Make ’n’ Take Area, Celebrity Chef Cookery Demonstrations, Clay Workshop, Amazing Flying Vulture, Chainsaw Carving, Garden Design experts, Children’s Planting Workshop, Gardeners Question Time (including Shugborough’s very own head gardener), Kids Zone, Monster Bouncy Castles, Kids Quad Bikes, Pets Corner, Donkey Sanctuary, Cooking with Spices Demonstration, Pedro’s Circus Skills Workshop (suitable for young and old), Archery, Owls Great and Small, Dog Display, Live Music, Card Making Workshop, Full Catering Facilities.

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Nigel Brown  is coming to Shugborough Hall

 

Celebrity chef Nigel Brown will be giving three free demonstrations each day and will be available to chat to afterwards at The Nigel Brown CookeryAcademy stand. For more information about Nigel and other events he will be attending visit www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk

  
       

Show opening times: 10am – 5pm daily  Admission charges: Adults £5.00, Children £2.00, Family Ticket £15.00 (up to 2 adults and 3 children) Under 5’s go free This charge does not include entry to the house and farm.     

How to get there:  

Shugborough lies just a few miles from the county town of Stafford and is well signed from Junction 13 of the M6. The main entrance is located at Milford Common on the A513 Stafford to Lichfield Road.  

BY CAR Follow the brown heritage tourist signs from Junction 13 of the M6.  

BY TRAIN The nearest mainline stations are Stafford and Rugeley.  

BY BUS A public transport stop is situated near to the pedestrian entrance to Shugborough in the village of Great Haywood (Clifford Arms/Essex bridge). Arriva bus routes are 841/844 Stafford / Rugeley.   

The weather was beautiful and the food was fantastic at last weekend's Taste of Leeds Festival. Top chefs from around the region produced michelin star food for the 10,000 visitors to sample.

In the Taste Kitchen, sponsored by Sainsbury's, chef's including Antony Worrall Thompson, Aldo Zilli and Nigel Brown demonstrated different recipes using sirloin steak, cheese and strawberries.

Have you ever wondered why the cakes and pastries always look so tempting and appealing in the baker's window or the sweet trolley in your favourite classy restaurant?

The Superchef Secret is mirrors. If you pop into your local supermarket and buy a box of fancy cakes for tea, once you've opened the packet and plonked them on a plate they never quite resemble the pretty picture on the front of the box. However, if you dig out that old mirror you put in the back of the garage because it didn't match your new colour scheme, give it a good clean with some antibacterial spray and then arrange your cakes and pastries on the top, suddenly you've promoted your French fancies and mini éclairs into top chef style petit fours.

Nigel Brown's Top Tip Is Mirrors

The same principle applies to all kinds of other dishes too. Cold meats look fantastic fanned out over the mirror with some cherry tomato and parsley garnishing, samosas look like they've doubled in quantity and a large creamy gateau wouldn't look out of place during afternoon tea at The Ritz.

For a truly spectacular dish, why not try using a fairly large mirror with a whole poached salmon, skinned and garnished with lemon and cucumber laid on a bed of blue-tinted aspic jelly. This makes a fantastic centre piece to your table and will have your guests gasping in admiration at your skill and talent.

For more information about Nigel and his cookery academy check out
www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk

New Courses Just Released For July to October (or visit www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk)

Speciality Breads and Bun Dough's
1 Day Course £150.00
An absolute must for bread lovers.
From Croissants, Chelsea buns, Brioche and Soda breads to rustic farmhouse loaves and hot cross buns galore, you definitely won't be going home empty handed with this course!

Fish and Shellfish Extravaganza
1 Day Course £175.00
For Seafood lovers everywhere this course covers
dressing fresh crabs, filleting round and flat fish, preparing fish stocks and classic fish based sauces, Moules mariniere and preparing your own lobster plus lots more. Your landing net will be full with this course!

Sugarworks in Pastillage
1 Day Course £150.00
This course is specifically designed for those with an artistic and decorative flair. During this course we show you the basic rules of sugar work. From there, your imagination can take over creating some sugar work Petit Four boxes and display centre pieces to really impress your family and friends

Chocolate, Chocolate "n" More Chocolate
1 Day course £150.00
Treat yourself to a day of chocolate heaven. During this course we show you the classic chocolate desserts from sticky chocolate pudding, chocolate crème brulee, chocolate champagne truffles and we end the day with some spectacular caramel creations.

Residential Masterclass Course
2 Day course £495.00
This two day course has been designed for the real kitchen enthusiast. Love hosting dinner parties? This is the course for you, we cover everything you need to know from dining room presentations, canapés to petit fours, a complete dinner party menu all delivered to you in a relaxed and entertaining way

Develop Your Own Signature Fish Dish
Half Day Course £75.00
During this course we cover filleting round and flat fish,
preparing fish stocks and classic fish based sauces. You can even develop your very own signature dish to take home with you

Traditional Italian Pasta, Pasta & More Pasta
Half Day Course £75.00
Treat yourself to an Italian day of making your very own pasta dishes. During this course we show you the basic rules of pasta making from spaghetti, lasagne, ravioli, tagliatelli and more. Make your own flavoured ciabatta rolls too to complete the day

Hand Raised Pies, Pates and Terrines
1 Day Course £175.00
This course is designed for the serious Pies, Pate's and Terrines enthusiast.
From hot water paste preparations, various pate's and terrines you will experience a whole host of Hors D'oeuves to cook and taste.
You will also have prepared a selection of Hors D'oeuvre's and a terrine to take home with you.

Meat, Poultry & Game Galore
1 Day Course £175.00
This course is designed for the serious entrée Connoisseur.
From French trimming, fur and feather preparations and various cuts of meats you will experience a whole host of savoury dishes to cook and taste.
You will also have prepared your evening meal to take home with you.

Course Times
Half Day courses start at 9.30 and finish 12.30pm
1 Day courses start at 10.00 and finish 3.30pm
2 Day courses include hotel accommodation, evening dinner on day 1 and breakfast on day 2
Day1 1.30pm and Return to hotel 5.30pm
Day 2 starts 10.30 and finish 3.30pm
(A shuttle transport service will be provided between the hotel and the academy on day 1 of the course)

All courses have a minimum attendance number of 4 and include academy apron, recipe booklet, certificate, refreshments and lunch.

Speciality Breads and Bun Dough's
1 Day course £150.00
May 15th FULL
14th June
16th July
14th August
18th September
16th October

Fish and Shellfish Extravaganza1 Day course £175.00
May 17th FULL
16th June
31st July
19th August
17th September
22nd October

Sugarworks in Pastillage
1 Day course £150.00
9th June
18th July
11th August
12th September
8th October

Chocolate, Chocolate "n" more Chocolate
1 Day course £150.00
11th June
17th July
8th August
11th September
7th October

Residential Masterclass Course2 Day course £495.00
June 6th & 7th
19th/20th July
16th/17th August
13th/14th September
18th/19th October

Develop Your Own Signature Fish DishHalf Day Course £75.00
May 23rd FULL
25th June
29th July
22nd August
23rd September
29th October

Traditional Italian Pasta, Pasta & More PastaHalf Day Cpurse £75.00
4th June
1st July
1st August
4th September
1st October

Hand Raised Pies, Pates and Terrines1 Day course £175.00
May 22nd FULL
20th June
25th July
27th August
24th September
21st October

Meat, Poultry & Game Galore
1 Day course £175.00
May 24th FULL
26th June
30th July
26th August
25th September
24th October

"It's a pleasure to watch Nigel on stage or in the kitchen, he has a natural ability to entertain an audience with his fantastic skill and gentle manner and we enjoy working with him as one of our select guest chefs at the Novelli Academy. I don't just admire him as a chef but also as a person and both I and the rest of the Academy team are happy to support him in his new venture."

Jean-Christophe Novelli
The Novelli Academy

The Nigel Brown Cookery School has a range of fantastic courses which are being offered to those taking their first steps in the kitchen and wanting to learn how to cook the easy way all the way through to advanced skills and presentation techniques. All the courses are hosted by top chef Nigel in his own kitchen in North Lincolnshire and offer you the chance to spend time in his home enjoying the pleasure of cooking.

These exclusive courses are run for a maximum of 6 students to ensure you get the individual attention you deserve and include an academy apron, recipe booklet, certificate, refreshments and lunch. Gift vouchers are also available if you'd like to treat that special person in your life to a day of fun, laughter and memories they will never forget.

Course booking & enquiries
www.nigelbrownchef.co.uk
Email: info@nigelbrownchef.co.uk
Tel: 01469 530044