Harmony
House Cookery School is based in
Stillingfleet 5 miles south of
York 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.
Do you have a food lover or
aspiring chef in your family?
Would you like to give someone
you love a special and original
gift? Harmony House
Gift
Vouchers
Ring 07889
808749
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!
Thank you so much for the course on
wednesday - i really enjoyed it and the
food was fab. I will be coming again!!!
Thanks Claire Freeman
We are off to Spain for a week next week
so I shall find some exotic dishes to
replicate at home...I thoroughly enjoyed
the cookery lesson, and will definitely
try and re-create the recipes we made
that morning.
I've always wanted to know something
simple as how to get the samosa shape,
and now I can!
PS - Your pre-made meringue for the
roulated was exquisite!
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
Childrens 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/A Taste of
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
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