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Harmony House Cookery School is based in Stillingfleet 5 miles south of York in North Yorkshire and is centrally based for easy reach from most parts of the UK.
and York is only 2 hours from London's King Cross. Harmony House once the village post office looks across the village green in this pretty North Yorkshire village.

Hilary Finney directs Food solutions York which hosts Harmony House Cookery School in the UK. Food Solutions provides a range of cooking and catering services.
Hilary holds a Diploma from the Cordon Bleu School of Cookery in London, professional qualifications from The Hotel, Catering & Institutional Management Association, Intermediate Certificate in food hygiene from the Royal Institute of Public Health & hygiene, and a City & Guilds certificate in teaching adult education. Hilary is a member of the Royal society for Public Health (MRSPH)

Hilary started her career at the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough as 3rd chef. Following this she was employed by Bateman now Compass Catering, cooking for the directors dining rooms of large companies in the City of London. In addition she managed the catering for staff restaurants and hospitality suites for companies in London then the North of England

Food Solutions was founded in 1986 under the name of Blue Ribbon and was privileged to provide hospitality for Defra, BMW, York University & Innovations Centre, British Sugar, NHS, Dyslexia Institute, IOD, YPI, CLA, NFU, Barclays and Yorkshire banks amongst others.

Hilary has been honoured to manage and provide catering for events at York Art Gallery, Hovingham Hall, Burton Agnes Hall, Everingham Hall, Mulgrave Castle, York Minster, Selby Abbey, Food Solutions also provided catering for Yorkshire Gents Cricket Club, and York Medical Society. During this time Hilary cooked for the Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Norfolk, David Frost, Clarissa Dixon Wright and many more famous personalities.

After 15 years, Hilary continues to cook for the Duke of Norfolk’s family, Lord and Lady Gerald Fitzalan Howard at Carlton Towers for their weekend and holiday entertaining, She has also spent many years teaching adult education courses and also tutoring students through City & Guilds 706/1 at Selby College.

Hilary launched Harmony House Cookery School in 2007 to share her passion for creating simply prepared dishes using fresh locally produced ingredients. The intention was to give individuals with little or no confidence the chance to learn a skill which has not been recently taught in schools.

Hilary is determined to show individuals that producing tasty quality food need not be difficult and does not need long fancy recipes with bizarre ingredients and combinations so loved by some of our celebrity chefs.

Harmony House Cookery School gives people the chance to not only learn, but to see Hilary demonstrate some of her favourite dishes. Alternatively Hilary is happy to demonstrate her ideas and share hints and tips at your own venue.
 
 

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Day Courses

Just wanted to thank you so much for Saturday. I enjoyed every minute (apart from cutting my thumb!).
You have given me the confidence to have a go and I will be this week!
You will see that I run my own business also, so if I can be of any assistance to either yourself or any of your friends or contacts, please give me call. Mark. 29/01/12

Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the ‘Summer Entertaining’ course last Saturday. The whole day was entertaining and informative, and the other students good company. I have already recreated many of the recipes in my own kitchen, as well as having confidence to try other recipes I may have shied away from in the past.
I managed to roll the roulade successfully and impressed myself with the result!! I hope to persuade other friends and family to join me on a return visit before too long. Jackie T
I just wanted to say a massive thank you for Saturday – we all had a wonderful time and the cupcakes were amazing!

We were all really impressed with the setup and thoroughly enjoyed our time (which went so quick). Lots of us have already said we would like to come back to do more classes and we will definitely be recommending Harmony House to our friends! Thanks again! Alice

Thank you very much for sending the attached recipes through. Would it be possible to send the one pager we used for actually making the cup cakes? Thank you again for such a fantastic day. All three of us really enjoyed it and have received glowing reviews from friends and family on our creations. Georgina
Thank you for the recipes, and for a very fun afternoon. Everyone really enjoyed it, especially Claire, and we all loved the food we got to take away.
Zoe


Thank you for your e-mail.....Tracey & I have already received the items from the pampered chef..They were posted direct to my business address!
We had a SUPER day at Harmony House!...A wonderful inspiring day which has left both Tracey & I desperate for more! We have both turned into complete domestic goddesses! I'm certain that we will be visiting you again at some time in the future! Lynette

Once again, thank you for e-mailing the biscuit recipe and also for a fabulous day!...We thoroughly enjoyed the entire occasion!
With best wishesI just wanted to say a big thank you for providing a wonderful cookery experience for my son Adam and his girlfriend Jen on 22nd April. It was a Christmas present from Adam’s Dad and myself, and we are so pleased that they had such an enjoyable time. We also really enjoyed sampling their efforts! I hope very much to join you in a similar experience maybe with a small group of friends towards the end of the year, perhaps a Christmas based theme? Alison Selby

I just wanted to say a big thank you for a great day yesterday on your baking course, I have learnt so much and now am able to bake all the recipes I wanted to before but never really knew how to approach it was a really fun day also the cakes we made were delicious!
 
Radio York
Thanks for your contribution last week, it was one of the best cookery slots we've done, the listeners loved it. we've sent out 50 of your recipe sheets. Radio York


Special Days
I was fortunate enough today to be a guest of DWF at Harmony House today and had a wonderfully enjoyable time in beautiful relaxed surroundings.

Thank you so much for your patient, down to earth tuition and encouragement. I’ve told my husband he need look no further for my Christmas present so I’ll definitely be back and am just debating which course to sign up for first! Best wishes Tracey

Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the  ‘Summer Entertaining’ course last Saturday. The whole day was entertaining and informative, and the other students good company. I have already recreated many of the recipes in my own kitchen, as well as having confidence to try other recipes I may have shied away from in the past. I managed to roll the roulade successfully and impressed myself with the result!! I hope to persuade other friends and family to join me on a return visit before too long.JT
Just to say a big "Thankyou" for a w/end with a difference. It was lovely to share Friday evening with you and your family, and the "lively" get-together on Saturday morning was great.
 
Saturday evening was the icing on the cake, the serious cooking, (and drinking), we all enjoyed cooking for our table. Was sorry to miss the fish Sunday as I enjoy it so much, but as said, will try the recipes out at home, and on Mrs Browne! Please also thank your "kitchen maids" for clearing the never-ending mountain of washing up that we messy cooks made.
 Once again Hilary, "thankyou".
Just a quick note to say thank you for a lovely, fun session on Saturday. It was a great way to get to know people and we all learnt something no matter how experienced or inexperienced at cooking we were.
 

Children's cookery
Thanks for the recipes, and for a really good day. We all enjoyed ourselves and Sue and Sally have both had huge success with the roulades since. I’ve promised to do the profiteroles for granny’s birthday on Sunday and am keeping my fingers crossed that they will work just as well when I’m left to my own devices!
It was very enjoyable and I liked baking the palmiers. The chocolate chip cookies were the best! A. (Children's cookery)

Residential Weekends
Thank you very much for a wonderful weekend. The company and hospitality was fantastic. Everyone got on really well – It was great just to have time to sit and chat for a change, instead of rushing around etc.
Steve enjoyed himself so much and has learnt loads.  He has put his new found skills to use already! I will certainly be recommending your Cookery School – especially the weekends - to everyone.
Thank you once again, Artie and Steve

Thanks again for last weekend - it was great. Lot of chatting and laughing and opened up a new world to me. David Tebb
I managed to make chocolate profitteroles with a very yummy chocolate sauce, a Lizzie Special cheesecake - because I realised after i added the coffee to the cheesecake mix  that the only alcohol besides wine was a couple of tiny bottles of Baileys  - after i added those i thought i better add some chocolate to enhance the taste.  I also made a couple of loaves of bread  - not as succesful as i did not put enough filling in but still tasty!  This was all for Mother's Day and all very well received!
Thanks for the weekend Hilary - I really enjoyed the course and definitely want to come back!


Demonstrations
Just to say many thanks for last night. Jo and i really enjoyed it and are already thinking about more courses once you are fully recovered from your op!
 Tom my son has given the chocolate panna cottas a big thumbs up so think will be doing those again – and also the rest!! Anyway hope it all goes well and thanks again for an enjoyable and relaxing evening. Roz
Home Tuition

Thank you for your lesson on how to cook. You were an excellent teacher, it must be hard for you not to step and complete the preparation yourself. The guidance and information was given with my personal situation in mind. WELL DONE
The dinner that you taught me to prepare was absolutely wonderful. I was praising your skill to the staff in the doctor’s surgery today, and to let them know how my first roast dinner worked out.
My confidence was boosted by your tuition; so much so that I am now viewing recopies for next roast meal. Thank you again for your patience and understanding. God Bless Bob

 

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