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Young Local Award Winning Chef Matt Marriott teamed up with Ann Warrington from the Coach House Café to deliver the programme.
All sessions are vegetarian with emphasis on fresh homemade food, using produce from the garden where possible.
The children’s sessions are focused around popular food children love but why buy a calorific pizza when you can make a delicious Rainbow one; why buy a pre-made pasta sauce when you can make your own & the pasta too !
“An absolutely fantastic day, plant to pot pizza making. Thank you to Matt the chef for his patience. Jack can't wait to improve on his pizza making on the 20 July”
“An absolutely fab workshop. Me & my 8 year old really enjoyed it. Helpful, friendly staff. Refreshments too. We will be back”
“Fantastic afternoon for pizza making. Staff are friendly & helpful, and continue to provide a fab free service.
Appropriately managed for COVID 19 – safe & enjoyable. Thank you so much, your wok is appreciated”
“Thank you very much for this afternoon, we both really enjoyed it. Dylan said he'll come again (yay!). He thinks Matt is a great cook & great 'teacher' (made it easy for Dyl to follow and understand), and the session was very well planned. The pizza was demolished before we even got home”
“We thoroughly enjoyed the pizza making session, it brings families and communities together. I would love there to be more sessions similar to today. Thanks to Matt & Ann”
“Really enjoyed the session, it was well thought out and was fun to do, We would love to come again”
“We had an excellent time making pizza! The kids loved it and learnt new skills. Very professional”
“We really enjoyed the session, Matt & Ann were very thorough in their instructions and made the session very easy to follow. Eddison really enjoyed learning how to chop the vegetables and would have liked to chop more ! Everything went well & we loved it. We also liked having time to look in the gardens”
“Absolutely fantastic afternoon pizza making. Good fun. Ann & Matt were fantastic hosts and made the afternoon very interaction and lots of fun. I would highly recommend to family & friends. We have already booked on pasta making and are looking forward to that”
“Absolutely fantastic ! Thank you so much. We both had a fantastic time. The event was well organised, fun and we learned a lot J “
“Very professional and friendly, very well organised, really enjoyed it, thank you”
“Excellent session, fantastic, well done! Loved the organisation & the simplicity – haven’t baked at all so am now inspired ! Thank You”
“Fantastic, thank you so much. We enjoyed every minute. As usual, everything was brilliant”
“Thank you from Ethan”
“Absolutely loved it – so well organised with all the ingredients and equipment prepared for our own cooking station. We felt very safe – COVID 19 precautions were in place and adhered to really well. Testing Matt’s food was wonderful and absolutely delicious”
“Thank you for the once in a life opportunity. I love scones, thank you for teaching me to make them"
“Good sessions. Thorough, clear instructions. Good hosts”
“I really enjoyed this baking session. Learning new things to bake. I’m going to make both at home gluten free & lactose free. Very good session, nice company and good hosts”
“Very enjoyable, family friendly session. Loved that my dad & myself were able to enjoy the activity with my daughters. We will definitely be back on more sessions”
“Thank you for an amazing session and a chance to spend some quality time as a family doing an activity. The pandemic has been a really difficult time and this has been some welcome light relief”
“I have a nice time baking and I like my scones and crumble”
“The session was very enjoyable and was well received by my daughter who enjoyed baking and keeping busy. Keep up the good work, thank you”
“Had a fantastic time at our baking class, we have learnt so much and it was fun ! Perfect morning at the Coach House, thank you”
“Fantastic session, really well organised and Matt’s delivery was excellent. The food made was delicious. My son said the session was amazing!”
“Fantastic session and event, can’t believe that these free events are offered to all of the community. Would never have thought of lettuce soup – it was brilliant!”
“Thanks for a great plot to pot session. It was really enjoyable and great for all ages. Matt was clear in his instructions on how to prepare the food which tasted delicious. We will be definitely making this at home”
“It was an excellent session. Very relaxed and enjoyable. Very well organised. Matt is fantastic and Ann a great host. Could not fault the experience – thank you !”
“Amazing afternoon and fabulous baking. Just perfect ! Thank you”
“Very well organised. Matt’s delivery was excellent. Very thorough and in explaining what to do. I really enjoyed it. I liked being able to taste the products after we have baked them “
“Really enjoyable, I loved baking Gluten Free and Vegan options to normal recipes. Really tasty. Very good session”
“Lovely session, enjoyable, great food and new skills learnt”
“Really nice, relaxing cooking session, well delivered. I look forward to Sundays to enjoy my time at Rhyddings Park, cooking with my daughter & grandchildren – well done Matt & Ann”
“Super workshop ! Friendly & Helpful. Delicious food – can’t wait for the next workshop”
“Well organised and managed session following COVID guidelines. Friendly & welcoming staff team – Ann & Matt. Thoroughly enjoyed the session. Keep up the good work”
“Excellent, enjoyable sessions making pizza. Can’t wait for the next one!”
“Enjoyed pizza making session – learnt how to make dough base – excellent time !”
“Loved making pizza as much I enjoy eating it. Yum yum – excellent afternoon “
“Fantastic afternoon learning a new skill”
“Great learning experience”
“ Enjoyable afternoon, friendly and fun ! Thank you for the experience”
“Thank you for the pizza making experience – really enjoyed it”
“Fantastic afternoon, very well presented. Great food and choice of menus. Matt’s presentation was 1stclass. Ann & Matt worked well together, made the afternoon so enjoyable. Thank you”
“Absolutely loved it. So glad I went as was really enjoyable. We will definitely be back”
“Today was truly an amazing day. Full of information and Matt was brilliant at passing the information on to us all. Meals I would never have tried before, very tasty, healthy & cost effective. Ann & Matt were both very professional throughout the whole session. Look forward to more of the same.”
“An excellent afternoon, extremely well organised and informative – thank you so much”
“Brilliant session, really enjoyed getting hands on. Really well organised. Will definitely be booking again”
“Fabulous Session !!! Covid 19 procedures in place, made us feel very safe. Session organised, informative and inclusive – and great fun – thank you !”
“The pasta making session was brilliant ! My 7 year old absolutely loved it ! everything was explained very well especially the health & safety. Matt gives instructions that are easy to follow. The session has provided inspiration t go home and make pasta ) sauce as a family. And even inspired some Christmas presents ! Rhyddings Park – another great success!”
“Superb session again. We loved making the fresh pasta and you have inspired us to buy a “pasta making machine”. The Fresh pasta was amazing according to my 10 year old son”
“Another brilliant afternoon. Thanks to everyone involved xx”
“We both loved it! Thank you x
“Loved it. That's tea sorted. Thanks to Matt and Ann. Xx”
“Thank you so much. Me and Jess loved it.Just made a gf/df version and both in the oven cooking.”
“We had a fab time. Looking forward to our meal this evening. Thank you Matt and Ann”
“Me and the girls absolutely loved it! So nice to take the time for us all to take the time to cook something together”
“I loved it, can not wait to come again and learn something else new”
“Another amazing session, we love it so much and learn something new every time we come. Really educational and so good to teach my son how to cook healthy meals with fresh produce. Thank you so much”
“Luke enjoyed the chocolate pudding, it tasted delicious. He learnt how to cut with a knife and be safe. Really enjoyable session, well done & thanks so much”
“ It is lots of fun and you learn new cooking skills. Also makes you feel proud making the family tea”
“I loved this session, very well organised and ran smoothly. I enjoyed making meals I have never cooked before. The way the meal was priced was really helpful and really helps with us budgeters.”
“Fantastic session, really enjoyed making the food & was surprised how cheap it was to make. Matt was great at instructing us through each dish.
“Loved this session so much, I really enjoyed baking and cooking these meals. I am going to cook these gluten and lactose free when I get home”
“Fun session, very well organised, presentation excellent. Relaxed atmosphere. Followed all COVID safety instruction – felt safe”
“These sessions are enjoyable, child friendly and COVID compliant. Friendly staff, helpful & hardworking. A fun wellbeing activity for all – thank you.”
“I have enjoyed cracking the egg and learning how to make healthy muffins”
“A very fun and informative session thoroughly enjoyed by all. Very well presented by Chef Matt and very well assisted by Ann. Thank you very much. We look forward to the next session”
“The muffin making session was fantastic. All Health & Safety explained very well. All the instructions were explained very well for the children. Matt is very good at explaining what to do and patient with everyone. The muffins were great and have got my son to try new vegetables”
“Lovely family session, really enjoyed making Muffins – thank you”
“We came to make muffins and saw baskets with vegetables !!!! Who knew carrot and courgette muffins would taste so good – excellent session”
“These events are very good for the community and I have very much enjoyed the afternoon. I will enjoy the pizza more !”
“Very enjoyable course. Very well organised”
“Really good and great team building session, never did anything like this at previous jobs”
“Fantastic session, very friendly and informative. Excellent instructors and fantastic experience. The pizza tasted amazing”
“Really enjoyed today, very informative and friendly. Pizza tastes awesome, thank you”
“Great day, great pizza, would recommend”
“Very interesting and enlightening course. My first time making pizza, enjoyed the experience. Very well run course by all concerned. Health & Safety was well sorted.”
“Very good session”
Each of the Plot to Pot sessions came with a step by step recipe card.
From Rainbow Pizza to Fruit Scones, then onto Lettuce Soup with Bread Rolls or Gluten Free / Dairy Free Sticky Toffee Pudding.