The group, who will meet at Canley Children’s Centre in the city, will be advised by Graham Grump, executive chef at Warwick Conferences, part of the University of Warwick, for the three-week project. Their first of three sessions took place on Friday 27 August.
Graham, who has volunteered his time free of charge, is demonstrating to parents how to produce simple, healthy and low cost meals for the family, made with the freshest local ingredients.
Canley is one of eight Sure Start children’s centres in the city taking part in the trial initiative.
Graham Crump comments: “It is a pleasure to be involved in such a rewarding scheme. By spending this time with the parents, I hope to be able to pass on some simple and fantastic healthy meal ideas that the group will be able to go on to replicate for their children at home. And, once they can master these dishes I’m sure that they’ll go on to experiment in the kitchen further.
“Warwick Conferences is passionate about quality and exciting food and in catering for well over 200,000 hungry delegates each year, we’ve a few culinary tricks up our sleeves which I’m happy to be sharing with this great group of parents. Looking after a young family is tough work and it can be hard to find the time to produce meals that are healthy, fun to eat and realistic on a tight budget. I hope some of my enthusiasm for fresh, tasty and locally produced food rubs off on my ‘students’ and they give what they’ve learnt a go back at home with the family.”
British Food Fortnight runs from 18th September to 3rd October. The cooking lessons at Canley Children’s Centre take place on Fridays 27 August, 2nd and 10th September.
For further information visit http://www.warwickconferences.com/ and http://www.lovebritishfood.co.uk/
Arden Training and Conference Centre, Coventry, Midlands
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