Bespoke Cooking Days

For something really special, entertain your clients on a bespoke cooking day and really get to know them.  Working in partnership with your clients in our stunning kitchens transforms the business of business into something radically different and takes business relationships to an entirely different level.

In a social, fun and collaborative atmosphere, the days provide an opportunity for people to work in pairs as well as competitively in groups.  

We offer a varied programme of full days, short days combined with lunch or dinner, cooking demonstrations, tastings, foraging and hands-on skills-based cooking days for groups up to 30 people.

Popular themes include Rustic Italian, Middle Eastern Feast, Spanish Paella and Tapas and Game days.  These can be combined with break-out workshops on Chocolate, Cake Decorating and Sugar Skills, or Butchery preparation.  

INCLUDED IN A TYPICAL DAY
• Support from highly qualified chefs and teachers
• Welcome refreshments, morning coffee and afternoon tea
• Bespoke Thyme aprons
• Three course meal with drinks
• Exclusive venue hire
• AV equipment, including WIFI, Multi-channel amplifier/mixer, Blueray/DVD, Plasma screens with HD presentation, Sonos music system, Wireless tie clip microphones
• Recipes and a comprehensive information folder

OPTIONAL EXTRAS
When appropriate, we can integrate additional and optional “foodie” activities into the Corporate Cooking Days.  These include: hunting, fishing, foraging, visiting local farms, food markets and specialist stores, tasting and demonstrations (local Gloucestershire produce, cheese, wine, olive oil etc), and hands-on master classes with well-known chefs and experts. 
We offer overnight accommodation in our five luxury cottages on the Estate.  An overnight stay could be combined wtih dinner in the Private Room of our village pub, The Swan at Southrop.   

INGREDIENTS
In keeping with Thyme’s ethos, all ingredients are sourced with care. Class participants will work with fresh, seasonal and often locally distinct and traditional produce from small family farms and artisans. In addition, an abundance of wild food can be found growing on and surrounding the estate, including wild garlic, elderflower, watercress and mushrooms.