Smart Cookies Cookery Club Thursday 1st - Friday 2nd September For the slightly more confident 11–17-year-old ‘Smart Cookies’ fed-up with making fairy cakes and wanting to get their teeth stuck into something a little more challenging! These sessions are all about building on from the basics ... Read More
Smart Cookies Cookery Club Thursday 1st September For the slightly more confident 11–17-year-old ‘Smart Cookies’ fed-up with making fairy cakes and wanting to get their teeth stuck into something a little more challenging! These sessions are all about building on from the basics ... Read More
Whisky & Petit Fours tasting Thursday 1st September Imagine whisky and sweets and you’re likely to think of a box of liqueur chocolates - well think again! Thanks to the global craft distilling revolution, we live in an age with myriad styles and flavours. So why not indulge in the mingling fl ... Read More
Smart Cookies Cookery Club Friday 2nd September For the slightly more confident 11–17-year-old ‘Smart Cookies’ fed-up with making fairy cakes and wanting to get their teeth stuck into something a little more challenging! These sessions are all about building on from the basics ... Read More
Come Wine With Me - Wine & Cheese Matching Friday 2nd September Cheese and wine nights may have started as a fad of the seventies but they’re just as popular now as they’ve ever been. Why? Because cheese and wine go together so well! it seems they were just made for each other - and so many perfect ... SOLD OUT Read More
Bread Making for Beginners Saturday 3rd September Proper bread should be made from just flour, water, yeast and salt - and nothing else! Our bread-making courses follow this ethos using locally milled stone ground flours to produce wonderfully delicious and nutritious bread. On this course, you&rs ... Read More
Confident You workshop Saturday 3rd September Confident You is a half-day workshop aimed at increasing your self-confidence and reducing the blocks that limit you from leading your best life. In the workshop, you'll cover - - What's unique about you - Identifying your lim ... Read More
Cloister Garden HOG Roast Sunday 4th September Come and enjoy a succulent spit roasted hog with all the trimmings in Blackfriars sheltered cloister courtyard. Order yourself a local beer, a chilled rose or whatever you fancy, kick back and relax. On arrival, you’ll be served a gla ... Read More
Evening Cookery Club - Beginners Basics Wednesday 7th September Enjoy a fun and interactive cooking session with one of our top chefs who will show you some basic and fundamental techniques including the importance of cooking at the right temperature and how to extract the maximum flavour from your food. You&rsqu ... Read More
Chef's Table Friday 9th September Sit back, relax and enjoy an evening of fabulous food cooked right in front of you by your very own personal chef. Six courses of the finest, local and seasonal offerings we can find and may include canapés, amuse bouche, starter, fish cour ... Read More
Beginners Cookery Saturday 10th September Enjoy a fun and interactive cooking session with our cookery school teacher who will show you some basic and fundamental techniques including the importance of cooking at the right temperature and how to extract the maximum flavour from your food. ... Read More
Advanced French Patisserie Sunday 11th September France is renowned for its patisserie; you only have to look in any Parisian bakery to see some of the worlds most recognized sweet treats. This workshop will show the skills to make your own French bakery window, how to make Paris-Brest, Macarons ... SOLD OUT Read More
Eat Medieval Summer School Monday 12th - Saturday 17th September Join us for an in-person late summer cookery course exploring the intriguing world of medieval food with 5 days of cooking fun in the medieval buildings of the former 13th century Dominican Priory from 12th-17th September, and hosted by Bla ... Read More
Hinnies Lunch Club - Enotria & Coe wine tasting Wednesday 14th September Join us for or September lunch club where James of Enotria & Coe wines will be hosting a Grenache wine tasting. 16 September is International Grenache Day and what better way to celebrate than learning all about the grape, the contribu ... Read More
Evening Cookery Club - Mexicano Wednesday 14th September Everyone loves Mexican cuisine but have you ever wanted to take it a step further than nachos and guacamole and create this vibrant cuisine in the comfort of your own kitchen? Whether it’s enchilada, quesadillas or empanadas, there really is a ... SOLD OUT Read More
Pizza & Prosecco Thursday 15th September Relax and have fun at our convivial evening pizza-making social. Our master baker will teach you just how easy it is to make blisteringly good home-made sourdough pizzas full of tasty artisan toppings, both super savoury and decadently sweet, Learn ... Read More
Come wine with me - Discovering Spain & Portugal Thursday 15th September The wines of Spain and Portugal have increasingly grabbed the attention of the wine world in recent years. There is certainly a lot more to Portugal than Port! From the home of port in the Douro Valley, where there are some of the best value r ... Read More
Cocktails & Canapés Friday 16th September Have some fun with a bespoke cocktail masterclass from one of our dedicated mixologists. Learn how to make three amazing cocktails from the experts and then get to drink them afterwards. You’ll enjoy a glass of fizz on arrival together with a ... SOLD OUT Read More
Fish & Seafood masterclass Saturday 17th September Ever wondered how your fishmonger manages to fillet your fish with such speed and dexterity and how chefs manage to perfectly cook those delicate morsels so perfectly? Here’s your chance to learn the basics of fish filleting, what to look for ... Read More
Come wine with me - Tour de France Saturday 17th September France boasts some of the most renowned wine-making regions in the world! And many have adorned the tables of the best restaurants and royal courts around. But exceptional French wine doesn’t have to be expensive. We’ve sought out ... Read More
Medieval Cookery Sunday 18th September Where better than a 13th century friary to learn about medieval cuisine. Looking at some of the earliest English language cookbooks we will modernize the recipes whilst still keeping all the ingredients listed, only improving the taste for a more m ... Read More
Evening Cookery Club - Italian Wednesday 21st September As comfortingly familiar as pizza and pasta are, there is so much more to Italian cuisine with some of the very best Italian restaurants shunning the obvious for authentic regional specialities such as polenta, risotto, Caponata, Gnocchi and pomodoro ... SOLD OUT Read More
Bao & Beer Thursday 22nd September Relax and have fun at our convivial evening of Chinese Bao making. Our cookery school teacher will show you just how easy it is to make home-made soft pillows of steamed buns with succulent savoury fillings and luscious sweet treats. Accompanied wi ... SOLD OUT Read More
Morning Cookery Club - Italian Thursday 22nd September As comfortingly familiar as pizza and pasta are, there is so much more to Italian cuisine with some of the very best Italian restaurants shunning the obvious for authentic regional specialities such as polenta, risotto, Caponata, Gnocchi and pomodoro ... Read More
Chef's Table Friday 23rd September Sit back, relax and enjoy an evening of fabulous food cooked right in front of you by your very own personal chef. Six courses of the finest, local and seasonal offerings we can find and may include canapés, amuse bouche, starter, fish cour ... Read More
Magnum Force Rhone Wine Dinner Friday 23rd September Here’s a unique opportunity to enjoy some fine old Rhones we’ve been collecting for you over the past decade or so. Not only are some of these wines pretty rare, they’re also mostly in even rarer magnums. Enjoy a traditional Frenc ... Read More
After School Club: Sizzling Steak Tuesday 27th September Developed to give children (ages 12 – 15) an all-round basic understanding in cookery. Each class stands on its own as a mini, 2-hour course but can be expanded by adding more and more classes. Does your child want to learn more? Ther ... Read More
Evening Cookery Club - Middle Eastern Wednesday 28th September With everyone loving vibrant and zingy hummus, falafels, tabouleh and baba ghannouj mopped up by freshly-baked soft pita bread; as well as spicy tagines, kebabs and shawarma, it’s no wonder Middle Eastern cuisine is claimed to be the fastest gr ... SOLD OUT Read More
Blackfriars Wedding Open Day Wednesday 28th September Blackfriars is a truly unique venue and provides the perfect, picturesque backdrop for a beautiful wedding or civil partnership, right in the heart of Newcastle City Centre. We have the opportunity for you to come along and see our ornate Banque ... Read More
The water of life - Whiskies of the world Thursday 29th September The world of whisky is ever expanding with new expressions, distilleries, and brands popping up each month. While offerings from Scotland, the U.S., and Ireland account for the lion’s share, there are dozens of other countries such as Japan, ... Read More
Morning Cookery Club - Middle Eastern Thursday 29th September With everyone loving vibrant and zingy hummus, falafels, tabouleh and baba ghannouj mopped up by freshly-baked soft pita bread; as well as spicy tagines, kebabs and shawarma, it’s no wonder Middle Eastern cuisine is claimed to be the fastest gr ... Read More
Street Food Express - Naughty Nasi Goreng Friday 30th September Bored with the usual places to go for lunch? Don’t fancy eating a sandwich on the go? Then why not join us at Blackfriars Cookery School and take part in one of our 1-hour express classes. You will learn to make a classic street food that wil ... Read More