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COOK LIKE A CHEF
Hone your culinary skills at folly’s latest summer cooking classes, apt for all levels. Culinary enthusiasts can attend the two-hour sessions which comprise tricks of the trade, ending with a three-course lunch with grape pairings, featuring everything you prepared. The Masterclass, taught by folly’s award-winning chefs, can accommodate up to eight people. Week 1 (July 5) will teach you how to prep and cook all fish types, with accompaniments and sauce suggestions. Week 2 (July 12) looks at all things poultry, including how to cook the perfect, juicy chicken breast with crispy skin. A classic Steak and chips with Bearnaise sauce is on the cards for Week 3 (July 19), where you will pan-sear ribeye steak, make triple-cooked chips and a fluffy Hollandaise sauce, flavoured with freshly cut tarragon. Finally ending with folly’s signature Beef Wellington, where you will uncover the secret recipe behind the classic from Gordon Ramsay’s kitchen at Claridge’s, first served more than 15 years ago. Guests also go home with a gift bag including a branded apron, spoon, notebook, pen and recipe cards.
Levantine street food eatery, Zaroob, has launched the world’s first Impossible Shawarma made with Impossible Beef (from plants). Three varieties are available to choose from: the Impossible Shawarma in Arabic bread, saj and shawarma platter, offering the same aroma, flavours and texture of the renowned wrap. The wholesome, plant-friendly alternative is 100 per cent vegan, from the bread to the sauce.
6 BBC Good Food Middle East June/July 2022
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Every Tuesday from July 5th at 12:30-3:30pm. AED650 per class. Contact +9714 430 8535.
