Creating and Making Food for a High Tea
Step into the world of elegance and refinement with our weekend workshop on creating and preparing the perfect high tea spread.
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Sun 06 Jul
- $80.00 incl. GST
Register3 places remainingPlease note there is NO refund or transfer if you cancel less than 5 working days in advance of a class starting. Our refund policy can be read in full here.
Description
Step into the world of elegance and refinement with our workshop on creating and preparing the perfect high tea spread. This class will guide you through the process of making an assortment of delicious treats, from savoury sandwiches to delicate pastries, tarts, and small cakes. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned baker, this hands-on experience will provide you with the skills and techniques to prepare a memorable high tea for any occasion.
Course outline
Savoury Sandwiches
- Learn the art of making classic high tea sandwiches with delicate, thinly sliced bread.
- Prepare a variety of fillings, including cucumber and cream cheese, smoked salmon and dill, and egg mayonnaise.
- Tips on perfecting the presentation by trimming the crusts and cutting into elegant shapes.
Sweet Pastries
- Master the creation of buttery, flaky pastries like mini quiches and puff pastry twists.
- Experiment with filling options such as spinach and feta, mushroom and thyme, or savoury cheese blends.
- Techniques for achieving a perfect, golden pastry.
Tarts
- Discover the secrets to making the perfect tart shell with a crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
- Learn to prepare both sweet and savoury tarts—think lemon curd and raspberry tarts or a rich caramelised onion and goat cheese option.
- Simple decoration and finishing touches to elevate your tarts for a show-stopping presentation.
Small Cakes
- Learn how to bake small cakes such as mini Victoria sponges, lemon drizzle cakes, and almond flour cakes.
- Learn icing and decoration techniques to create a polished, refined finish, including buttercream piping and fondant flowers.
Presentation Tips
- How to artfully arrange your high tea items on tiered stands or serving platters for maximum visual appeal.
- Suggestions for tea pairings that complement your creations.
By the end of the class, you’ll have a beautifully prepared spread ready for high tea, along with the confidence to recreate these treats at home for any special occasion. Don’t forget to bring your appetite!
What to bring
A tea towel and containers for taking home goodies.
About your tutor, Mark
For many years I have been the floating Chef Manager for Compass at Elizabeth Knox and St Andrews villages. I moved to Caterplus to run the OnsDorp kitchen as well as continuing with relief work at Elizabeth Knox.
I have held various positions in function centres including three years at the Auckland Racing Club, two years at Walter Peak and as a temp chef for Compass. l ran the kitchen at the Bruce Mason Centre. l have also been a temp chef in Skycity in their functions department as their senior chef de partie temp, including four summers at the ASB Classic, two of them in the players lounge.
For seven years l taught at two cookery schools, Cornell/Pbrs and Aspire2. With PBRS l was the senior chef tutor for Queenston College, teaching British, European and American dishes online for the Halal/Indonesian market.
At the present time, l am a casual chef for Country Club Huapai and Providore.
