We took a night off last night (a rare thing during an action packed event season) and spent it listening to fabulous Martin Simpson. What a treat! Fantastic storytelling & absolutely spellbinding guitar playing. Here is a snippet from the song inspired by the countryside of Avebury, Silbury Hill, Ridgeway, Kennet Long Barrow…
Big thank you to Devizes Arts Festival for yet another wonderful gig on our doorstep! The festival is not over yet, do support it by attending an event (or two), you will not regret it! Programme: https://www.devizesartsfestival.org.uk/
TOO GOOD TO END! Can’t stop, won’t stop! And why would you?!
Day 3 of D&B spectacular wedding celebrations🥂 As it was the day of Cinco de Mayo, we went all Mexican 🌮 On the menu proper crispy 100% pure Mexican corn masa, Mexican scrambled eggs, jalapeno, pico de gallo of mixed peppers, red wine vinegar & olive oil, guacamole and sour cream, refried beans. Finishing with marinated melon, Mexican churros with chocolate sauce. All washed down with a glass of Margarita 🍸Mariachi Wey tunes were a perfect accompaniment and once the skies looked less threatening it was time for a game of dodgeball. What a weekend!
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Happy Chinese New Year - A Year Of A Dragon
📯Happy Coronation Weekend!📯
As with many a celebration, food and drink will be shared amongst great company. Earlier in the week we were visited by Ben Prater and his colleague Sam from BBC Radio Wiltshire as they wanted to learn how to make the Coronation Quiche. The official recipe has been created by Mark Flanagan who is a fellow member of @Royal Academy of Culinary Arts as well as our Peter Vaughan. Naturally, we made a tweak here and there so if you missed the show on Wednesday morning, listen to the introduction at around 57:40 here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0fgf1x7 and then follow the steps and fun banter we had in the kitchen on Thursday show at around 1:14:30, then 1:55:55 and 2:20:50 here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0fgf31j
We’ll be there🥂
This Sunday, 12th March at Combe Manor Barns
T’was the night before Christmas…
🔥9 & 10 December - Festive Fire Feast🔥
Bookings closing soon!
Join us at Owl Lodge on the outskirts of Lacock.
If you've never been before, expect an open kitchen so you can watch the action of the chefs cooking off gird, sit around the central fire pit and enjoy delicious festive cuisine.
All dietary requirements catered for with flair & imagination and no need to worry about collating pre-ordering!
See the menu and book your tickets: https://www.vaughanskitchen.co.uk/event.../pop-up-events
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With towns lighting up (Devizes turn tonight, check out Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts for full programme) and shops looking festive, it's the time of year to gather and celebrate.
🎄9 & 10 December - Festive Fire Feast🎄
We offer something more than a simple night out so join us at Owl Lodge on the outskirts of Lacock.
We have a lot of regulars returning, but if you've never been before, expect an open kitchen so you can watch the action of the chefs cooking off gird, enjoy well priced drinks at the bar and above all - sit around the central fire pit and enjoy delicious festive cuisine.
All dietary requirements catered for with flair & imagination and no need to worry about collating pre-ordering!
🎉That's not all!..🎉
Because we know how much work goes into organising everyone... if you book a table for 10 or more, we shall treat you with a gift voucher worth £50 to either put towards a cooking session at Vaughan's Cookery School or a free place at one of Vaughan's Kitchen Pop-up Restaurant evenings.
See the menu and book your tickets: https://www.vaughanskitchen.co.uk/event-catering/pop-up-events
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Last week we hosted a team building day for Wiltshire Air Ambulance
The theme was based around ⚡️Harry Potter⚡️- what could be more perfect bearing in mind that we were in Lacock where some of the episodes were famously filmed!
The teams engaged real fire and performed some culinary magic as they prepared selection of dishes such as: Confundo koftas with magical marinade, Hagrid’s special baba ganoush, Norbert-grilled heritage carrots and more 🔥🔥🔥
If you’d like to arrange a team away day (perhaps for ✨the magical time of year ✨just round the corner), do drop us a line: [email protected]
Happy Friday! And Happy Cooking 👨🍳
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About last Saturday - a long awaited wedding celebration for S&H🥂 Last one on our list of postponements. Was lovely to see the photos from actual wedding last year at Stourhead. Hard to believe that couples were getting married with guest list limited and social distancing rules in place…
Was great to be back at The Longhouse weddings, Somerset in Bruton - people & place that inspired us to embrace the system of diverting all food waste & organic waste (biodegradable food packaging, clingfilm, napkins etc) away from landfill for energy production.
About yesterday - a long awaited wedding celebration for S&H🥂 Last one on our list of postponements. Was lovely to see the photos by @mattwillisphotography from actual wedding last year at @ntstourhead . Hard to believe that couples were getting married with guest list limited and social distancing rules in place…
Was great to be back at @longhouseweddings in Bruton - people & place that inspired us to embrace the system of diverting all food waste & organic waste (biodegradable food packaging, clingfilm, napkins etc) away from landfill for energy production.
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We had a pleasure of catering for a delightful family celebrating Diamond Wedding anniversary and 80th Birthday. Gorgeous gardens provided the most welcoming setting for champagne and canape reception. Entire menu was totally unique and tailored to reflect their passion for truly great food. The star of the show was the main course. We incorporated fresh wasabi and watercress as key ingredients to accompany entrecôte Strindberg of beef, carved in the room - just the way Peter has learned during his apprenticeship with great Peter Kromberg over 30 years ago. It involves using sirloin of beef, Dijon mustard and very gently sautéed shallots. It was one of the favourite dishes of the Swedish playwriter August Strindberg. If you’re wondering what fresh wasabi looks like, it’s the rhizome early in the video. Native to Japanese mountains in the wild it grows alongside streams with large trees overhead that provide a canopy of shade. It’s a fascinating story how The Wasabi Company discovered that watercress and wasabi require similar growing conditions and brought it over to UK, do have a read on their website. This was our 1st experience of using this incredible ingredient and the results were superb! You can see more from our exciting events on Instagram page & stories🥂
April is nearly over and it has been Stress Awareness month.
An excellent way to switch off from work or to give structure to a day is to immerse yourself in preparing food, whether just for yourself or for your family or friends.
To make sure it is a relaxing, absorbing activity that doesn't create more stress, don't over-stretch yourself in what you choose to make. A few 'signature' dishes will go a long way and will help you feel confident to vary the ingredients and combinations. Suddenly your range will increase, even though you are using the same basic techniques.
Of course it helps if you have some foundation skills and we would recommend Knife Skills class as a really helpful way to make you speedier in the kitchen. As one happy customer said:
"I've been chopping things for years and cooked many, many meals, but what I've learnt this evening is how much time I can save in the future, now I know the correct techniques to use."
Spaces available on 17th May: https://www.vaughanskitchen.co.uk/cookery-school/cookery-courses/1064-knife-skills-may-17th-45
#StressAwarenessMonth
