Lerato Foods & Naturals
Cook with Lerato - Africana Virtual Masterclass (group)
TRAVEL THE WORLD ONE DISH AT A TIME
Embark on a culinary journey with Lerato, award winning author of Africana, and experience remarkable flavours from across the continent with heartwarming stories and recipes for inspired home cooking. From the comfort of your home, indulge in an immersive and entertaining cookery experience like no other, with old and new friends at our virtual table.
SOLD OUT- 28th November 2024, 6.30pm - 9pm
West African Feast
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12th December 2024, 6.30pm - 9pm
West African Feast
Prawn Akara or Mushroom Akara
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with Smoky Tomato & Date Sauce
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Smoky Jollof Senegalese Style
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Suya Roast Chicken or The award winning Cauliflower Recipe for plant based option
(Nut version & my seseame version for allergy sufferers)
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Christmas Pudding Puff Puff
(My answer to Christmas pudding with rum soaked fruits and spices. a true taste of Christmas!)
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14th December 2024, 4.30pm - 7pm
North African: Recipes inspired by my retreat in Morocco
NEW: Chicken Tagine with apricots
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NEW: Learn to make your own preserved lemon
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NEW: Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes
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From Africana: Fragrant Ginger & Orange Carrots that will fI’ll your home with the wafting aroma of Christmas.
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NEW: Orange & Pomegranate Semolina Cake with Orange Blossom
In our Spice Masterclass, Lerato will show you how spices can turn even the simplest dishes into flavourful delights. From fragrant vanilla and precious saffron to everyday favorites like turmeric, cumin, and coriander more as you discover her spice-filled world and learn how to shop and store a treasured collection of your own favourite spices.
With over 40 plant recipes in AFRICANA, there is plenty for everyone including those on a plantbased & gluten free diet. You will learn to harness the power of greens, their natural flavours and the use of spices to elevate the most simple of vegetables.
Lerato’s Suya Cauliflower was named an Observer Food Monthly Best Recipe for a reason. You will learn to cook inspiring recipes from Africana, from modern classics, inventive recipes, to new and exclusive recipes being developed by Lerato.
The classes are not only entertaining, she brings people together to create a strong sense of community. Like in her book, Lerato holds your hand as you cook and travel across the continent together, leaving you inspired and empowered to create incredible flavours at home.
Classes are without recipe kits. Space on a first come first serve basis. Ingredients list will be sent out to confirmed guests.
Vegans and vegetarians are welcome if you'd like to join us as Lerato teaches a wide range of diets.
Private classes are also available at your request.
RECIPE KITS are available for group bookings for a minimum of 10
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INGREDIENTS
The ingredients list will be provided in advance and the page numbers of the recipes for those who have their copy of Africana cookbook. Any new recipes included will be provided after the class
FREE TICKETS FOR MEMBERS
Cook with Lerato Newsletter paying club members can attend up to 1 group class for free each year, as part of their members' treats, while classes are £75 per person for non-members. Write to us to book your place as member.
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To become a club member of our newsletter community, sign up for £50 per year for member treats, exclusive access, recipes and more. And you could enjoy this cookery class for FREE!
Lerato is an Author, presenter and cookery teacher. Her debut cookbook AFRICANA been called, "The essential book on African Cookery". She is a regular panellist on The Kitchen Cabinet on the BBC, a public speaker and cooks live internationally, and on television.
After the success of her supper clubs, in 2017 Lerato launched the cookery school to bring African flavours into mainstream cooking. The cookery classes are inclusive, welcoming most diets and including lots of plant-based and vegan-loving choices.
Whether you are a professional, enthusiastic home cook or a novice, you will enjoy a wonderfully immersive experience with tons of inspiration to maximise flavour in your cooking.
Lerato writes a publication Cook with Lerato and is the founder of Africana Retreats where she hosts food lovers from around the world to immersive cookery and cultural experiences in Africa and beyond.
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Terms & Conditions
1. Bookings are on a first come first serve basis. You can book online or write to us if you will like to pay by bank transfer. cook@leratofoods.com
2. Cook with Lerato Club members should please write to request their discount code to claim 100% off their first class and 50% off their second cookery class.
3. Booking fees are non-refundable unless class is cancelled. They are transferable so please write in to let us know as early as possible.