Christmas Happenings

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Christmas Happenings 🎄

Christmas at Ann's Smart School of Cookery

This festive season, gather friends, family or colleagues and make memories in the kitchen. From Christmas cookery classes and festive feasts to cupcake bouquet decorating and Christmas parties, there's something for everyone. Eat, drink, laugh and celebrate with us as we bring a little extra magic to the season.

Book early – our festive events fill up fast! 🎅🎁🍷🍴

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Christmas Festive Wreath Making With Tasty Canapés

Menu

Succulent Steak & Horseradish Crostini 

Truffle Mushroom Mini Arancini

Thai Crispy Chicken Lettuce Cups

Chocolate Profiteroles

Availability:

Weds 2nd Dec @ 7pm
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Sunday 6th Dec @ 4pm
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Saturday 12th Dec @ 10am
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£99 / person

📌 Please note: promotional vouchers are not valid for this event

No. 1 Bond St, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1GD

Christmas Cupcake Decorating Class

Create a beautiful festive bouquet made from 7 decorated cupcakes in this fun, hands-on workshop. Learn professional piping techniques with step-by-step guidance to create stunning Christmas flower designs, then arrange your cupcakes into a festive bouquet to take home.

🎄 Decorate 7 cupcakes and create your own bouquet

🎄 Learn essential piping and decorating techniques

🎄 All cupcakes, ingredients, equipment and materials provided

🎄 No baking involved – purely decorating and bouquet assembly

📌 Please note: promotional vouchers are not valid for this event

Availability:

Sat 5th Dec @ 10-11.30am
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£99 / person

FESTIVE COOKERY CLASSES

FESTIVE COOKERY CLASSES

5 Hour Chef Skills Christmas Special

Join us for a festive culinary masterclass designed to elevate your cooking skills just in time for Christmas. Over five immersive hours, you’ll refine your knife techniques, master elegant plating, and learn professional methods to bring restaurant-quality dishes to your festive table.

Your menu for the day includes:

Canapé – Mini wild mushroom & truffle arancini, paired with a delicate mushroom foam and mushroom dust.

Starter – Perfectly seared scallop with parsnip purée, parsnip crisp, and a jewel-like burst of pomegranate.

Main Course – The ultimate Christmas centrepiece: the whole turkey prepared to perfection, including boning, rolling and stuffing the legs. Served with butternut sage purée, crispy sprouts and Parma ham, heavenly roasties, Lyonnaise potatoes, caramelised baby carrots, and a rich roasted onion jus.

Dessert – Raspberry mille-feuille layered with coulis and topped with golden caramel shards.

This hands-on experience is designed for passionate home cooks and aspiring chefs alike, combining festive flavours with expert skills to impress your guests this Christmas.


The Perfect Stress Free Xmas Dinner

Take the hassle out of Christmas cooking with this hands-on class designed to help you create a festive feast that’s full of flavour but free from stress. In just two hours, you’ll master clever techniques and time-saving tips to produce a memorable Christmas dinner with ease.

Your menu for the class includes:

Starter – Smoked trout or salmon pâté served on crisp crostini.

Main Course – Juicy spatchcock turkey infused with lemon and herbs, accompanied by golden parmentier potatoes, pan-fried sprouts with chestnuts, caramelised ribbons of carrot and parsnip, and the best stuffing ever with rich homemade gravy.

Dessert – A luxurious bread and butter pudding served with silky homemade custard.

Whether you’re hosting your first Christmas or looking to simplify your festive cooking, this class will give you the confidence and know-how to serve up a delicious, stress-free celebration.


Luxury Christmas Canapés

Menu

Prawn Teriyaki

Seared Sirloin Blini with beetroot and horseradish crème

Home-Smoked Trout Pâté on a crispy crostini

Ricotta & Mint Courgette Ribbons

Balsamic & Basil Tomatoes

Shichimi Quail’s Egg


Luxury Christmas Dinner

Menu

Potted Home-Smoked Prawns with homemade Melba toast and pickled cucumber

Lemon, Garlic & Sage-Crusted Poussin
Served with buttered cavolo nero, caramelised purple carrot ribbons, herb-crushed potatoes, and a creamy bread and shallot sauce

Prosecco-Poached Plums with crème pâtissière, served in a delicate caramel cage