Wild Garlic and Seasonal Cookery Workshop

Start Date: Thursday 12/03/2026

Duration: 3 hrs

Ability: All

Tutor: Vicky Smith

Tickets Available: 9

About this course

Join Yorkshire based private chef and caterer Vicky Smith for a hands-on, seasonal cookery workshop celebrating the vibrant Spring flavours of wild garlic.

Cooking in the fantastic open plan kitchen dining room with magnificent meadow views, this three-hour experience will begin with a short introduction to identifying wild garlic, and foraging safely and responsibly. This will be followed by a practical cookery session in which you will prepare a selection of Mediterranean-inspired dishes using this abundant spring plant.

Includes lunch, followed by a lemon olive oil cake & tea/coffee.


Together we will make:

Wild Garlic & Ricotta Crostini

Wild Garlic Flatbreads

Wild Garlic & Nettle Soup

Pesto (to stir through pasta, & a jar to take home)

Herby Fritters with Yoghurt Dip

Tabbouleh Salad

We will then plate everything and share a relaxed, communal lunch, followed by a lemon olive oil cake & tea/coffee.

What’s included:

*Welcome bite & drinks

*All ingredients

*Recipes

*Jar of Pesto

*Shared seasonal lunch

Perfect for:

Ideal as a treat for yourself, a gift, a fun experience with friends - beginners and confident cooks alike are welcome.

Come cook, eat and celebrate the first flavours of spring!

About your tutor:

Vicky is an experienced private chef and caterer based in North Yorkshire. For several years she had a successful seasonal preserves making business - foraged ingredients and unusual flavour combinations were what set her products apart.

She now runs cooking workshops at an events’ venue near York, caters lots of celebration parties, cooks for clients in their homes, or at holiday houses around the UK and villas on Corfu during the summer.

'Drawings and Paintings by Ruth Wharton ' exhibition in the gallery,there will be opportunity to view this wonderful exhibition after the workshop.

The very talented chef Vicky Smith leads this hands on cookery workshop, focus on wild garlic. Lunch included and wonderful food to take home.

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