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Ciana Takes a Tuscan Cooking Class with Giancarlo Caldesi
Recently, our own Ciana Kenny from Red Letter Days’ Product Team ventured into town for a special cookery experience with Italian chef Giancarlo Caldesi. Read her account to find out how she got on… “We started this Italian cooking experience with a delicious breakfast panini and an introduction to Giancarlo’s history. The menu for the day included Uova Al Pomodoro, Ragu con Gnocchi, Pollo Sofrito, Tiramisu with Ricciarelli Biscuits (originally from Tuscan Siena).” “Giancarlo talked enthusiastically about his Tuscan heritage and the central principle of food being key to Italian family life. He even shared tips from his mama with us!” “Making gnocchi was my personal highlight of…
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National Curry Week: Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe
It’s a good week for food and drink, and our bellies are certainly rumbling. Not only is it London Cocktail Week, but did you know National Curry Week 2013 is also in full swing? So to get your mouths watering, here’s a traditional curry recipe that you can whip up at home, and some tasty facts about Britain’s favourite dish.
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Happy Baking: Eric Lanlard’s Chocolate Brownie Recipe
There have been discussions online recently about whether baking can be good for your mental health. A few of us at the office love to bake – the measuring, the precision, the science, the waiting game and the sense of achievement – all of which can help concentration and take the mind off more stressful thoughts. So, can baking be good for the soul?
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Days Out in London: Cocktail Making and Cooking Experience
Last week, Red Letter Days and a few friends went into central London to L’Atelier des Chefs to improve our cooking and learn a bit about cocktail making. To make it a bit more fun, we split into two teams to compete for the Red Letter Days cup – a prestigious and legendary prize. The Cocktail Making Under the guidance of an expert mixologist, we shook, rattled and muddled our way through, learning how to make a mojito and a virgin cocktail called a slap and tickle.
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What Happens on… a Seafood Cookery Course with Giancarlo Caldesi
Our eCommerce Director Gerry O’Brien has a passion for cookery. He’s known around the office for his culinary skills, having cooked up a Thai Street Kitchen feast and a Spanish Paella fiesta for the entire Red Letter Days workforce to enjoy in the past. So to assist his ever expanding foodie repertoire, we sent him on a seafood cookery course with Giancarlo Caldesi to see how he got on… “Giancarlo Caldesi is a respected and experienced Italian chef who owns three successful restaurants and a cookery school inspired by Italian cuisine. It’s a family run business and Caldesi in Campagna in beautiful Bray near Windsor is where the seafood cookery…
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RLD Food Fun – Friday Fiesta!
Here at Red Letter Days, we love good food – doesn’t everyone? So last week we had a bit of #RLDfoodfun with our very own Friday Fiesta filled with Spanish cuisine – namely a feast of tapas and a pile of paella! Of course, we couldn’t let such an epic office lunch go undocumented – so take a little look at the photos below and prepare to get hungry… Belly rumbling yet? If you feel inspired to try your hand in the kitchen too, you can always give one of our cooking experiences a go. Don’t forget to join in the #RLDfoodfun over the weekend and enter our prize draw on Twitter (**now closed**) to…