‘Orchard Fire’

Outdoor cooking experiences with Chef Darren Broom

Join us yourself, or give a friend an immersive cooking experience hosted by chef Darren Broom. Learn the art of butchery and live fire cooking from an outstanding professional chef, pick and cook your own ingredients from the garden and enjoy a superb lunch in the restaurant.

THE DAY IN DETAIL

Darren will greet you with coffee & homemade pastries in the courtyard before taking you on a guided walk around the garden with Head Gardener, James Rolleston. You’ll gather your ingredients to cook, including herbs, vegetables & the last of the orchard fruits.
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Your kitchen for the day is the barn located in the orchard, a central fire pit as the stove and a large farmhouse table to gather around, warmed by the log burner.
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After building your fire & learning the fundamentals, you’ll place your humble vegetables in the embers to slowly cook. Then, turning your hands to a spot of butchery, a locally-reared Old Herdwick lamb awaits you.
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Darren will demonstrate how to butcher the lamb into its various cuts before dividing you into groups where you can butcher small joints, preparing them to be cooked over the fire.
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With the orchard fruits, you’ll make a delicious ketchup to accompany the pork and bottle it to take home.
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Now the vegetables have slowly cooked in the heat of the embers, the fire will be ready for your cuts of lamb. We’ll make a herb salt to season the meat as it rests.
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Now you can enjoy the fruits of your labour around the farmhouse table!
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We will take care of the tidying up as you head on up to the restaurant for a three-course lunch with a Sprigster Drinks pairing.
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After lunch, Darren will bring over your goodie bags filled with your ketchup, herb salt, vegetables & cuts of lamb from your day’s butchery.

DETAILS & BOOKINGS

Orchard Fire with Chef Darren Broom runs on selected weekdays throughout spring/summer.

The experience costs £180 per person and includes a fantastic lunch in the restaurant. Tickets are available by clicking below, or they can be purchased as gift vouchers for friends and family. For more information on giving the experience as a gift, please click the Gift Voucher option.

Why not make a real day of it and stay the night in our wonderful shepherd’s hut?
More details here.