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Risotto & Arancini Masterclass

Name: Risotto & Arancini Masterclass
Brand: Valentina Harris
Price: 160.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

with Valentina Harris

£160

Thursday 13th
March 2025

18:00-21:30
(3.5hrs)

Divertimenti
Knightsbridge

They call Valentina the 'Risotto Queen' because there really is very little she doesn't know about Italy's famous rice dish!

Risotto was the first thing she learned to make as a child and she is really passionate about this remarkable dish - as various books she has written on the subject prove! "For me," she says, "this is absolutely the sex pot of the Italian menu - nothing is more sensual and seductive than a properly made risotto!"

In this hands-on class, you will have the opportunity to choose from a list of 4 seasonal risotti to cook from scratch with a cooking buddy in teams of 2.

These will include:

Risotto with Gorgonzola
Risotto with Beetroot
Risotto with Scallops
Sardinian Saffron Risotto

The finished dishes will then be tasted and judged by Valentina and the Divertimenti team in terms of their appearance, texture and flavour.

You will also learn to make 2 different kinds of Arancini using risotto that Valentina will make ahead for you - these will include:

Arancini with Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil: alla Caprese
Arancini with Peas, Ham and Mushroom

You will come away feeling confident to master these classic Italian dishes at home.

What’s included:

Refreshments on arrival and available throughout the class
Apron and all of the equipment required
A recipe pack for you to take home after your class
All ingredients provided and weighed out in advance for you
Lunch of your own making to enjoy together as a class accompanied by a glass of wine or soft refreshments
10% discount on purchases made in store on the day of your class, including cookery classes. Excludes books, food, electrical items, gift vouchers and sale items
We do all the washing up!

Valentina Harris

Valentina Harris is a passionate Italian cook and award-winning author with more than 50 books to her name, including: The Italian Regional Cookbook; Risotto! Risotto!; Classic Recipes of Tuscany; 500 Italian Recipes; Valentina Harris’s Complete Italian Cookery Course. Valentina is the youngest member of a large Anglo-Italian family of gourmets. Educated in Italy, Valentina brought her qualifications for teaching and cooking from Rome to London in 1976.

She is an experienced teacher and food writer passionate about sharing her food philosophy, techniques, stories, and experiences both with food and its intricate history, plus solid and unique kitchen techniques. As a regular face at food festivals in the UK, Valentina still finds time to share her expertise and love of Italian food by hosting cookery courses, and can be found regularly contributing to radio, TV, newspapers, and magazines.

You will be learning in a beautifully designed kitchen which provides a warm welcoming environment that can accommodate everything from group cookery classes to intimate chef’s tables, with the versatility to suit everyone.

Our partners have been chosen with great care, as all our equipment must stand up to the day-to-day rigours of our cookery school – much like a professional kitchen, that you can enjoy using whilst creating your own amazing dishes in class to give you the best possible experience when cooking with us.

Our classes and outstanding range of teachers will help you hone your gastronomic skills, even if you are a complete novice or a dab hand in the kitchen. We love highlighting new upcoming food trends and championing the rising stars within the culinary world.

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Divertimenti does everything it can to reduce the risk of any students consuming an allergen that could cause and allergic reaction.

Please call the school to discuss any severe food allergies prior to booking a class online, we must speak to you before you visit the school if you have a severe allergy or severe dietary intolerance.

We will become as flexible as possible, where we can to remove a specific ingredient from a student’s recipe we will but we are unable to remove that ingredient for every student attending.

We handle all types of ingredients in the kitchen at Divertimenti and we are not able to completely allergen free environment, our kitchen is multi-purpose therefore this makes our kitchen unsuitable for those with life- threatening allergies, in such cases as these we would suggest getting in touch with the team to arrange a private lesson in your own home with one of our chefs. Please contact us for more information

In the unlikely event you are unable to the class you have booked for and need to cancel your booking, for a full refund we will require your cancellation via email no less than 7 days.

Once we have received your cancellation, we will arrange a booking onto an alternative class date or a full refund, sadly we are unable to make changes to bookings or offer a refund with less than 7 days of the date of your class but we are happy to switch the names on the booking so a family member or friend can take the place.

Divertimenti reserves the right to cancel any demonstration or class or substitute another presenter at any time, in the unfortunate event that a ‘Personality’ present or chef cannot attend a session you will be offered the choice of an appropriate alternative or a full refund.

Attendees must be aged over 18 to attend an adult class - we have a list of suitable young adult and teenage classes suitable for under 18’s – they must be accompanied by an adult.