I recently spent an enjoyable day cooking tasty food with Sharmini and Helen. The day was a Christmas gift from my wife. Thanks Deb! Sharmini and Helen worked together well to put the group at ease and allow friendship and humour to emerge. I enjoyed Sharmini’s informal, open manner and constant encouragement for the group to ask questions. Her answers were always helpful and respectful. I learnt the simple steps to follow to create a tasty curry using onion, garlic, ginger, green chili and selected spices. And then to add the vegetables or cooked pulses to the curry base. The day was full of learning that I will be using for years to come.

Sharmini’s course was wonderful! She did a great job explaining everything and demonstrating, making it easy for us to make our own delicious and authentic food. Perfect for all kinds of cooking backgrounds as well. Took home a cookbook and lots of delicious leftovers. Highly recommend, great day out!

The half day course, which was a Christmas present from my children, turned out to be a weekend in York as well. The whole weekend was fantastic and the course was amazing. Although I went on the course on my own I couldn't have met a nicer and friendly bunch of people. Sharmini made everyone feel truly valued and introduced aspects of Indian cooking that were especially relevant to each of our personal needs. Throughout the day we were encouraged to ask questions and always received professional replies and tips. Layering of spices and tempering I will always remember. We were shown how to prepare and cook several dishes (many useful techniques demonstrated) and then we had a go at doing it ourselves. The kitchen smelt wonderful as twelve individual "chefs" prepared a tasty Indian curry. I must also thank Sharmini's assistant, Helen, who was kept very busy providing help and advice throughout the session. Overall an excellent experience. And what a wonderful city York is!

Attended the half day cookery course on Saturday 20th May with my family. We had a fantastic day with Sharmini and Helen . It was great to learn how to make a curry properly, normally my curries are just heat and no real flavour. Sharmini teaches you the layering of the spices which leaves your mouth full of wonderful aromatic taste. And how to cook perfect rice was a revelation. We as a family throughly enjoyed the experience and now we can all cook a good curry! Thanks again to Sharmini for a wonderful day .

Recently attended the half day cookery course with Sharmini. Was given a red letter days voucher by work colleagues and was not disappointed by the experience I selected. Pre-event information was detailed and Sharmini took the time to find out what I wanted to learn before arriving. Her attentiveness continued throughout the course, putting us all at ease to ask any questions and draw from her wealth of experience. It was a great blend of practical tips, demonstrations and the opportunity to cook the recipes provided. Our group was a good mix of abilities and believe everyone got something out of it. I took away so many tips and the confidence to recreate these dishes at home. It was a truely immersive experience into South Indian cooking and would thoroughly recommend to anyone wanting to hone or learn new culinary skills. As others have mentioned big shout out to Sharmini's assistant Helen who looked after us and tirelessly ran around after us the entire course!