The Status of Sourdough – Conversations Around The Cookery School Table – Monday 30th September 2024

Date: Monday, 30th September 2024

Time: 6pm-8.30pm

Location: Cookery School at Little Portland Street
15b Little Portland Street
London
W1W 8BW

Price: £15 - Women in The Food Industry Members & Newsletter Subscribers only pay £10

Tickets: Available here

Cookery School Event on Sourdough: “The Status of Sourdough”

We have teamed up with our friends at Cookery School at Little Portland Street to bring you discounted tickets to their brand new series of monthly events. Conversations Around The Cookery School Table is the place to enjoy lively discussions, networking with like-minded food lovers, and, as with all events and classes at Cookery School, the opportunity to taste some of their delicious food.

The Status of Sourdough

Their next event takes place on Monday September 30th 2024 from 6pm-8.30pm and we will be discussing how the ancient bread making process known as sourdough has risen to a superior bread status?

For this new event Cookery School  have brought together a fascinating panel of expert speakers including – Apollonia Poilâne, third generation baker and CEO of Parisian and London bakery, Poilâne, Australian baker, food writer and sourdough teacher, Dan Lepard,  alongside Ben Mackinnon, baker and founder of E5 Bakehouse, and Chris Holister, Head of Development at Shipton Mill.

Inheritor and leader of Paris’s most iconoclastic and celebrated bread bakery, PoilâneApollonia Poilâneis a singular authority in the world of bread, having taken over the company at the age of 18. Her simple philosophy and techniques continue to deliver a masterful, and magical, product, serving customers across the globe.

Apollonia Poilane
Apollonia and Poilane cookbook

AGENDA

6pm – 7pm: Enjoy welcome drinks, networking & a variety of sourdough bread from our panellists with a selection of toppings for you to make delicious open sandwiches

7pm – 8pm: Panel Discussion with a Q&A

8pm – 8.30pm: Further networking and final goodbyes

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The Status of Sourdough panel will cover topics including:

* How has the ancient bread making process known as sourdough risen to a superior bread status?
* How long does the sourdough process last from start to finish?
* What are the best flours to use for sourdough making?
* How to achieve the best sourdough when cooking at home?
* Does sourdough have any “gut health” properties? Why is it associated with gut health?
* What is it about sourdough that makes it so magical?

HOW TO BOOK:

Visit Cookery School at Little Portland Street to book tickets  – Enter the discount code WIFISOURDOUGH to get your tickets for only £10.  Don’t forget to  subscribe to our newsletter here to make sure you keep up to date with our latest offers and brand new events.  We look forward to seeing you at the cheese event on Monday 30th September.

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