Learn Thai cooking at the Edinburgh Fringe: Exclusive hands-on classes with Ru Herd, limited tickets available
Enjoy the Fringe with a tasty twist: Sign up for live cookery masterclasses and hands-on lessons from one of Edinburgh’s top chefs. Spaces are limited, so make sure you don’t miss out on the trade secrets.
Think Edinburgh Fringe and you probably picture crowded venues, students handing out flyers and up and coming actors and comedians desperate for their big break … but one already successful Edinburgh businesswoman has put together a sizzling sensation to tickle the tastebuds and give Fringe-goers a flavour of something out of the ordinary.
Ru Herd, who runs the highly acclaimed Krua Thai Cookery School in the capital, has an exclusive special offer on throughout the Fringe, with six amazing workshops which will have you cooking up a storm.
This is your chance to cook with the best, and create a three dish meal that looks, smells and tastes outstanding.
Her unique flavours combine Bangkok street food with Thai favourites, creating something truly unforgettable. Inspired by her many years working in hospitality and for some of the top brands in the world (including Hilton and Albert Roux), alongside her years of working in Scotland, she is merging cooking with culture for foodie lovers at the Fringe.
Full details of what’s on offer are on her website, but here’s a flavour. There are six Thai masterclass workshops to choose from, including Bangkok Street food., Northern Thai cookery, Pad Thai, King prawns lovers, Vegan masterclass and a curry theme – simply sign up for the menu that makes your mouth water!
Each class is hands-on with some demonstrations. Educational, informative, invaluable and eye-opening, this is your exclusive chance to learn trade secrets from Ru Herd herself and create some of Thailand’s famous and most favourite foods.
Class attendees will make a three dish meal, with a menu that changes each day. You can expect things like a delicious 24-ingredient red Thai curry, the secrets of sticky rice, chilli fish sauce and how to make curry past from scratch.*
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Inspired by executive Thai chef Ru you will soon be making well-balanced, high quality vegan meals packed with nutrients and an excellent recipes as part of a healthy diet. Thai herbs are packed with flavours adding depth and layering to the mouth-watering meals.
If you like your food to deliver on sight, smell and taste, this is the cookery class for you. Excellent for the adventurous, yet suitable for a novice thanks to the high quality demos and instructions, this will be a Fringe memory like no other.
And with the cookery school based just 2.7 miles from the city centre, and accessible in 20 minutes on the number 7, 37 or 47 bus route, it couldn’t be handier.
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About Ru
Ru is a fully qualified chef who studied Higher National Diploma in Culinary Arts at The Edinburgh Telford College, and a BA(Hons) International Hospitality from Queen Margaret University. She is also a Food Hygiene presenter appointed by the Royal Environmental Health of Scotland(REHIS) where she is also a member of the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (MREHIS).
Places are likely to fill up fast – book your spot today by visiting Krua Thai Cookery School
Find out more at www.kruathai.co.uk and https://www.facebook.com/kruathaicookeryschool/
*All diets catered for, as long as you give at least three days’ notice.