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NEWS
 The AGA Shop at Knightsbridge is pleased to announce they are now stocking a selection of Emma Bridgewater ceramics in-store.
Please come and visit the shop to view the range.
IN-STORE EVENTS
The Aga Cooking Experience in Beauchamp Place
Why not contact us at the showroom to discover the AGA Cooking Experience. This is a perfect gift idea for the AGA fan in your life. We will present a voucher, valid for any 3 classes in our 2010 program, so you can pick and choose the ones that are of interest to you! Flexible, fun, informative and only £85!
Private classes
Not able to attend one of our scheduled classes? Perhaps you would like to choose what we cook or maybe you’d like to cook with us. Our private classes are ideal for a group of friends or for you and your family. We can tailor the class to suit your experience with Aga cooking and your taste. We’ve done classes for kids, for vegetarians, classes with just desserts, Asian style cooking and can prepare a menu just for you. Prices start at around £350, please contact the shop for more details.
One-to-One Classes £50 - £75
One-to-one classes are performed in the showroom, by our knowledgable members of staff - who have a combined experience of over 20 years of AGA cooking. We can usually do these at any time or date that you prefer and also adapt them to suit any dietary requirements you may have. One-to-ones are brilliant if you have had no previous experience of AGA cooking and want to know what all the fuss is about!
General information
Lunch or dinner is served at the end of each class so do come hungry! Classes will finish by the published time but you may need to give yourself a little more time to try some of the delicious food. We do try to start all classes on time but do understand London traffic can be a bit of a nightmare! Please call and let us know if you think you may be running late. A mail order service is available if you wish to buy any of our cookware items! Don’t forget the Aga ‘Product of the Month’ which offers up to 30% off selected items (which changes each month). Payment for classes must be made at the time of booking.
For more information on any of our classes of to enquire about private classes or The AGA Cooking Experience, please call 020 7589 6379 or email knightsbridge@aga-web.co.uk .
DEMONSTRATIONS
Cookery Class Dates 2010
Day in the Life of an AGA £25
Whether you are completely new to AGA or just want to brush up on your AGA skills, this class will provide you with fantastic tips for getting the best out of your AGA. We’ll take you through a whole day of cooking - from the basics of using an AGA, to fantastic shortcuts, the AGA breakfast, perfect Sunday roasts, and much more! Don’t forget we serve a full AGA cooked meal after the class – so do come hungry!
Thursday 28th January 2010 12noon – 2pm with James McIntosh
Saturday 27th February 2010 12noon – 2pm with James McIntosh
Thursday 22nd April 2010 12noon - 2pm with James McIntosh
Thursday 27th May 2010 6pm – 8pm with James McIntosh
Wednesday 16th June 12noon – 2pm with Simon Brown
AGA Dinner Parties £35
If you’re entertaining guests, or just need a little culinary inspiration, these classes are perfect. Using ingredients from the season, we will show you easy (yet delicious) canapés, starters, mains and desserts. As good food always deserves good wine, our resident wine expert will be on hand to offer fantastic advice on matching delicious wines to your menu.
Full lunch and wine tastings are offered during the class.
Thursday 25th March 2010 6pm – 8.30pm with Simon Brown
Wednesday 12th May 2010 12noon – 2pm with James McIntosh
A Taste of the East £40
Let us take you on a taste adventure of the East. From Mumbai to Shanghai, and various influences in between – we will show you how to recreate authentic Eastern flavours on your AGA. Join James in sampling these flavours and some dishes that influenced him while filming his recent series 'Food Adventures on the Silk Road'. Full lunch and wine tastings are offered during the class
Wednesday 17th March 2010 12noon – 2.30pm with James McIntosh
Best of Baking Weekend
Thursday the 17th marked the 300th year anniversary of our Coalbrookdale foundry. Coalbrookdale is where cast iron was first invented, kick-starting the industrial revolution. We are extremely proud of our heritage here at AGA and to mark this very exciting year we are having special themed open days every Friday and Saturday until the 10th of October.
This weekend we proved how easy it is to bake on an AGA, making fairy cakes, olive and feta bread, poppy seed rolls, a Victoria sandwich, AGA meringues and the easiest ever lemon curd.
For this baking weekend, across the country we have asked AGA owners to bake and decorate a cake to help us to celebrate our anniversary. Each store chose it's favourite entry, ours was by Mrs Victoria Hopley who made a fantastic chocolate AGA cake. We particularly liked her attention to detail, even down to making a little icing temperature gauge!
Luckily for us the cake was as tasty as it was creative, especially since we had 8 engineers in to fit our 3 new cookers. The showroom now has a new Aqua Rayburn 600 cooker, a Calcite Mercury Thermastone and a very new special edition Emma Bridgewater spotty AGA for our window.
MEET THE TEAM
Angie - Manager
Our South African ‘import’, Angie loves warming up by the AGA on those chilly London winters, hugging yet another cup of coffee. After completing a business degree in marketing and economics, Angie decided to venture North, and soon felt right at home with AGA, where she now Manages the Knightsbridge and Marylebone showrooms. A fan of great design, the AGA appeals to her in every way – especially as it is so practical. She loves creating dishes on the AGA with a South African flare and is always trying to think of new ways to entice customers into the AGA way of life.
Jessica - Assistant Manager
A recent graduate from Plymouth University, Jessica joined us in October 2008. Full of enthusiasm, Jess quickly formed a part of the team - all thanks to her stirling efforts at making coffee cake (this certainly made the grade and played a good part in securing her future here!). Jess has travelled all over the world and loves trying out all sorts of different cooking styles on the AGA but particularly enjoys making delicious soups for us all to enjoy.
Mary
Mary is our English rose! With a background in home economics, she knows all there is about food. Mary has been with the AGA shop since the beginning and has a wealth of information about AGA cooking, owning one herself. She is practised in Middle Eastern cooking, and finds the AGA simmering oven perfect for cooking her favourite Middle Eastern dish – Dolmas. This consists of vine leaves stuffed with veggies, minced lamb, spices and rice, in a rich tomato and lemon sauce! Mouth-watering stuff.
Jo
Jo joined the Knightsbridge team in 2005, only to disappear off to Corfu for six months the following May, and then again in late 2008 to become a Mum to a beautiful baby girl. Thankfully, Jo has returned ready to help us (and of course you, the AGA customer!). Jo has lots of retail and sales experience and is happy to provide excellent advice to those considering an AGA. She always manages to go the extra length to help out.
Rosie
After living student life in Leicester, Rosie joined the Knightsbridge team in 2007, and quickly adapted to AGA life! She has never been disappointed by the fine results the AGA produces, and is now an established pro at making delicious breads and cakes. She has been a vegetarian all her life, and is the person to speak to when requiring inspirational, scrumptious ideas for vegetarian recipes.
Danika
Oh how she adores the fact that her 1st job involves making cakes, crumbles and custards. Currently a Graphic Art student, Danika has always appreciated good design (oh, and good food) – and fortunately the AGA ticks both those boxes!
AND OUR COOKERY EXPERTS
Mark David has been cooking for us in Knightsbridge for a long time. His enthusiasm for easy family cooking is infectious and he is a born entertainer. With his own successful cookery school in Suffolk, Mark knows all about good food and great company! Expect the recipes to change a little as we go through his classes but also expect fabulous results at the end. For those who want to be entertained whilst you learn some new tricks, Mark's classes are a perfect choice!
 James McIntosh, our youngest and probably our cheekiest AGA Chef! That said, you will leave every one of James' classes feeling confident that you can cook the dishes at home. A home economist by training, an AGA cook by upbringing and now the 2009 Gourmand ‘Best Cookbook’ winner; James' knows his AGA and food facts. If you're looking for a useful stocking present this year, make sure you grab his set of award winning books available now at AGA Knightsbridge
Forman Wicks - our resident wine expert takes his grape very seriously! A walking encyclopedia on wine matters, he runs his own wine distribution company. He does a great job on matching fine tipple to our themed class menus and proves to be a firm favourite during our demos – adding a little something extra, with his wine talks and tastings!
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