Learn MHOR with
Tom Lewis and Maxine Clark
Maxine has over 25 years experience in the culinary world. After gaining an MA Hons in Fine Arts and Medieval History at St Andrews University, she decided she wanted to cook! She trained as a chef (gaining a distinction) at the world-famous Leith's School of Food and Wine in London where she rose to senior teacher and demonstrator.
She has worked in almost every aspect of the cooking world, from cooking for the rich and famous, running a deli and a catering company, to food styling and magazine editing. Her speciality is Italian food and cooking (having fallen in love with all things Italian after attending university in Florence, and training with a Venetian, a Roman and a SuperTuscan chef). She has been travelling there at least twice a year and teaching gourmet cooking holidays in Tuscany and Sicily for Alistair Little's Tasting Places for over 15 years. However,
Maxine is also passionate about fish and shellfish cookery (having had access to and buying produce from the best fish markets in Italy - The Rialto in Venice with Francesco da Mosto and The Capo and Vucciria in Palermo). But she also adores pastry and baking, game and meat cookery, picking wild mushrooms and much, much MHOR! She demonstrates, lectures and teaches both at home (including the Nick Nairn Cook School) and abroad, has written over 25 books, and contributes to many national magazines and journals. She believes in using top quality seasonal ingredients, treating them simply and with the respect they deserve. Her classes are fun, relaxed and informative!
Seafood Demonstrations
In the new demonstration room above MHORFish in Callander we will show you...
Red Deer Stalking and Wildlife Photography
The red deer is the largest species in Scotland and the population is now thought to be in...
Dry Stone Dyking
Dry stone walls or dykes, which rely on the skill of the builder rather than...
Chicken and Egg
The MHOR team has hatched a plan to give you an educational and entertaining day learning...
Highland Safaris
Balquhidder glen is a place of outstanding natural beauty, steeped in history and abundant with...
Bread, Butter and Jam
Witness the mystical transformation of flour, water, yeast and salt into...
In our classroom we use some equipment kindly supplied by KitchenAid, check out their range of products here...
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