From castles to Castilian flavours, Arabic aromas to alcoholic ice cream, Elouise Hobbs has the lowdown of the best foodie events this June.
Supper Club: Middle Eastern Feast
Tramshed, Cardiff, Fri 7 June
Former head chef to Jamie Oliver and Waitrose London, Leyli has created a varied and exciting six-course menu, which plays with the idea of traditional dishes with a modern twist. Courses include crispy lamb nuggets with wild garlic and baba ghanoush, pork belly with celeriac shawarma and white chocolate cremeux – a traditional French pastry – paired with Persian candy floss.
Tickets: £45. Info: www.tramshedcardiff.com
Spanish Tapas Cookery
Healthaspire, The Old Smoke House, Milford Haven, Fri 7 June
This one-day course run by Healthaspire offers a hands-on experience to learn the techniques in creating staple Spanish tapas dishes – tomato and basil meatballs, garlic mushrooms, paella, stuffed aubergines – and desserts such as creme Catalana and chocolate and raspberry tart. All ingredients and equipment will be provided, and recipe sheets will be on hand so you can recreate the dishes at home.
Tickets: £42. Info: www.eventbrite.co.uk
Four Course Dinner
Caerphilly Castle, Thurs 13 June
Fresh from MasterChef success, Caerphilly resident Stephen Ford will team up with fellow contestants Thomas Elson-Knight and Alex Talbot to form SALT Kitchen which is holding a special pop-up kitchen in the iconic Caerphilly Castle. The four-course dinner will feature some of the dishes that impressed the MasterChef judges alongside new recipes inspired by seasonal ingredients and local produce. And of course, every dish will include complimentary drinks pairings to complete the experience. Catching each of these three chefs in this new experimental venture seems like a prime opportunity to get ahead of the curve.
Tickets: £75. Info: www.eventbrite.co.uk
Greedy Pig Kitchen Takeover
Dusty Knuckle SafeSpace, Llandaff Rd, Cardiff, Tue 18 June
The aim of this evening is that everyone leaves feeling stuffed, both with great food and memories. It looks like a sure bet. All the meat is sourced from Farmers Pantry in Llantwit Major and accompanied by Chilli Of The Valley sauces and rubs. Homemade scratchings, beer-glazed sausages, burgers, pulled pork and chicken lollipops will be on hand; for sides, mac‘n’cheese, slaw and sweet potato wedges; dessert: chocolate porter brownie with beer ice cream. Plus craft ales from Mad Dog and Bang-On.
Tickets: £21. Info: www.eventbrite.co.uk