Home Economics Department offers community programmes this autumn to investigate the full launch of the Lough Gill School of the Culinary Arts

St Angela’s College, Sligo is offering a number of cookery and culinary arts classes this autumn in advance of launching the Lough Gill School of the Culinary Arts in early 2011. These pilot Master Classes are open to the public and involve practical cookery lesson suitable for all skill levels.  

“The aim of the Lough Gill School of Culinary Arts is to teach the basics of good cooking in practical, hands on cookery sessions,’ explains Amanda McCloat, Head of Home Economics, ‘Each participant will have access to state of the art facilities guided by an experienced tutor and classes are suitable for all levels.’ She notes the College has over forty fully-equipped kitchen stations to ensure individuals get a hands-on experience of cooking.

The evening classes start later this month. ‘We are very excited about the forthcoming schedule of classes at the cookery school,’ adds Amanda McCloat, ‘The Master Classes are themed to include dinner parties, desserts, Italian, Indonesian, Christmas Cookery and many more – every taste is catered for. Additionally, we have a specially tailored “Cookery for Men” only beginner class.’

Booking is essential for all classes. For more information on the initial offerings of the Lough Gill School of Culinary Arts, please visit www.stangelas.nuigalway.ie/loughgillschool or contact Niamh Finnegan in the Home Economics Department at 071 91 35650.