Lifestyle briefs: Cooks, The Carlton School of Food; French Chef at Home; Filmore & Union

A NEW school of food has launched in an historic Yorkshire building.

Cooks, The Carlton School of Food has opened in the the original kitchens of Carlton Towers, North Yorkshire.

Carlton Towers is the ancestral home of the Duke of Norfolk and is currently home to Lord and Lady Gerald Fitzalan Howard.
 
Lord and Lady Gerald Fitzalan Howard said: “It’s so exciting to finally realise our dream of launching a School of Food in our home. This is just the first step in the discovery of food at Carlton Towers.”
 
The School of Food invites guests to step back in time to discover the art of traditional cooking, yet also focuses on foods of the future, with a variety of classes.
 
Features such as the ranges and the butler’s pantry have been regenerated, the pastry room has been renovated for future classes and new oak furniture has been designed by local craftswoman Karan Main.

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A PROFESSIONAL French chef who relocated to Yorkshire after falling in love with the county has launched a new catering business.

Yves Quemerais, who now lives in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, has set up French Chef at Home offering to cook authentic French food at people’s homes whether for a special private occasion, corporate function or a luxury night in.
All food is made from scratch and either cooked on the premises or simply prepared, and delivered chilled to your home to be reheated. Menus are bespoke and can be designed around a customer’s taste and ingredient preferences.

Yves – who trained under acclaimed chef Alain Ducasse – does everything from smoking his own fish to baking his own breads and can cater for groups of up to 50 people.

He said: “After working as a chef du cuisine for 25 years I felt it was time to set up on my own. It had always been a dream of ours to one day move to Yorkshire as we love the countryside, the people and of course the quality produce found here. Now I hope to share my passion for French cuisine and using the freshest produce to prepare exceptional dishes such as boeuf bourguignon, cassoulet and bouillabaisse.”

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YORKSHIRE healthy eating company, Filmore & Union has teamed up with nutritionally-led personal trainers Fluid Training in Harrogate to form an exclusive partnership, advising people on the most effective food to eat before and after exercise to get the most from their workout.

The new link-up reinforces Filmore & Union’s niche healthy eating ethos in their seven restaurants across Yorkshire and coincides with the launch of their new Fitness Menu and healthy take-out menu, which have been designed in conjunction with Fluid Training and are aimed at people who want to eat nutritious food on the go.

The protein-packed Fitness Menu explains what to eat, when, and has everything the body needs for a pre and post-workout refuel, taking the grey area out of how to replenish energy levels without resorting to unhealthy alternatives.

Filmore & Union’s founder Adele Ashley said: ‘We’re delighted to welcome Fluid Training on board; it means we can now offer our customers a distinctive synergy between exercising and healthy eating – we want to show people that getting fit doesn’t have to be hard work and that there are healthy options available for those who want to eat out or need to grab something on the go.”