Upcoming Events & Workshops
Cooking & feasting with wild garlic: Thursday 9th April 2026
It’s wild garlic season! Join me to learn all about this deliciously pungent spring green and how to harvest it and how to use it in the kitchen.
Together we’ll make a batch of wild garlic pesto - enough for everyone to take some home. Then we’ll make some wild garlic malfatti (an Italian ricotta dumpling flavoured with wild garlic) and a gorgeous, rich tomato sauce to go with the dumplings. We’ll also make a whipped wild garlic butter to be devoured with plenty of fresh bread. After the cooking we’ll all sit down together for a two-course dinner featuring everything we’ve made, plus a less garlicky dessert!
Spring Greens Cooking & Foraging workshop with Belfast Hills - Saturday 11th April
Come join chef and recipe developer Erin Bunting for this foraging walk and hands-on cooking class exploring the bounty of spring greens available from nature’s larder. April is an amazing month for wild greens – we will be discussing, identifying and cooking with plants such as wild garlic, nettles, three-cornered leek, sorrel, garlic mustard, chickweed, dandelion and many more. We might even find a few early edible flowers.
Spring Salads: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Thursday 16th April
Join chef and recipe developer Erin from The Edible Flower for a demo and interactive workshop on how to build the ultimate Spring salads. We’ll be exploring using gorgeous spring leaves and greens, simple sauerkrauts, herby pestos, grains, pulses, toasted nuts and seeds - as well as exploring some of the leaves and herbs we can forage in the early Spring to elevate our salads. Come and find out how to create delicious, satisfying and nourishing vegetarian salads and side dishes.
Edible Flowers for Home baking: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Thursday 21st May
Join chef and recipe developer Erin from The Edible Flower for a gorgeous evening demo and interactive workshop learning how to press and use edible flowers in your baking at home.
We’ll begin the evening with a chat about how to identify, prepare, store and use edible flowers. Next Erin will demonstrate how to use pressed flowers when decorating cakes, with a couple of different styles. Then you’ll get a chance to put what you’ve learned to the test by decorating your own edible flower biscuits - using naturally coloured icing - to take home. We’ll finish with a slice of cake and a cup of tea.
Helping Hands Bread & Butter Making Family Workshop: The Mac, Belfast - Sunday 8th March
Bring your kids along for this two-hour hands-on family workshop learning how to make Bannocks (a traditional Irish bread made from oats), make butter from scratch and prepare a simple fermented sauerkraut.
The Traveller’s Table: Dim Sum Dumplings
Step into the world of Cantonese dumplings and get ready to wrap, fold, steam (and taste!) your way through a hands-on dumpling masterclass. In this class you’ll learn how to make dumpling dough from scratch — and then roll and shape it to create beautiful, handmade parcels.
Learn how to make some of the most popular, classic steamed dim sum dumplings including har gow (classic prawn dim sum with its delightfully translucent wrapper), sui mai (pork & prawn) and chiu chow (squash & mushroom). We’ll be making some with dough from scratch, and some with shop bought dumpling wrappers.
The Traveller’s Table: Mexican Tacos
Join us for a vibrant, hands-on dive into the bold flavours of Mexican tacos! We’ll start by making corn tortillas from scratch—warm, soft, and miles better than anything shop-bought. Then you’ll craft all the fillings and toppings that make tacos truly unforgettable.
On the menu: melt-in-your-mouth slow-cooked pork pibil from the Yucatan region, zesty pink pickled onions, smoky charred tomato salsa, fiery-sweet pineapple & habanero salsa, and your choice of crispy fish or veggie tacos.
The Traveller’s Table: Homemade pasta
Roll up your sleeves and dive into the delicious world of handmade pasta! In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to make fresh pasta dough from scratch, then turn it into silky tagliatelle and perfectly shaped filled pasta. We’ll also cover how to layer leaves or flowers into your fresh pasta dough.
Together we’ll cook up a vibrant Sicilian Pasta alla Norma to pair with your tagliatelle (covering how to make the best and simplest tomato sauce), and you’ll mix and master two classic fillings: spinach & ricotta and a wintry mushroom & chestnut.
The Traveller’s Table: Thai curries
Get ready for a fragrant, fiery, and flavor-packed kitchen adventure! In this hands-on class, you’ll learn the art of building Thai curries from the ground up - starting with making your own curry pastes from scratch.
We’ll turn those pastes into two stunning dishes: a rich, comforting Massaman curry and a vibrant green vegetable curry. We’ll also make a gorgeous Thai red curry with duck & pineapple using my recommended pre-made curry paste. we’ll chat about how to make perfectly fluffy Jasmine rice, whip up some crisp and fragrant Thai fishcakes, and toss together a bright, Thai-inspired crunchy salad.
Winter Salads: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Thursday 5th February
Join chef and recipe developer Erin from The Edible Flower for a demo and interactive workshop on how to build the ultimate Winter salads. Elevate crisp leaves with roasted vegetables, sharp pickles, grains, pulses, toasted nuts and seeds - just some of the many ways to create delicious, satisfying and nourishing vegetarian salads and side dishes.
Imbolc: Celtic Wheel of the Year Day Retreat with Essential Nature Yoga
This Imbolc day retreat is designed as a Winter’s cure, inviting you to cleanse, deeply nurture and reset after a long, dark Winter. You will learn the folklore, ritual and traditions of this Celtic Festival through kitchen witchery and an Imbolc Feast with Erin and enjoy storytelling, intention setting, yoga nidra (sleep meditation) and get creative weaving Brigid crosses with Emma.
Fermentation for Beginners: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Thursday 29th January
Learn the art of fermentation for food preservation and health benefits. Erin from The Edible Flower will de-mystify the process of fermenting vegetables. Together we’ll make a batch of sauerkraut, a batch of simple kimchi and pickle some vegetables in a wet brine. We’ll learn about ratios of salt to vegetables, temperatures for storing your ferments, and how and why they are good for your health. Everyone will get to take home a jar of sauerkraut, kimchi and pickle.
Burns, Whisky & Words: A Whisky Tasting Experience - Sunday 25th January
I’m collaborating with the wonderful Ulster Folk Museum on this beautiful event pairing whiskey, poetry and food to celebrate the life & words of Robbie Burns. I’ll be making Haggis Bon Bons with a Whiskey Sauce, Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese on Homemade Oatcakes and a classic Cranachan (whipped cream, whiskey, raspberries and toasted oats) to pair with three delicious Scottish whiskys.
Festive Sloe Gin & Truffles: Roe valley Arts, Limavady - Thursday 27th November
Make rich chocolate truffles and aromatic sloe gin in this indulgent festive session, a perfect mix of hands-on making and delicious tasting.
Festive Fancies - Family Workshop: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Saturday 22nd November
Join Erin of Edible Flower for lots of creative fun exploring and experimenting with cake decorating ideas for parties. Learn how to make delicious treats like giant chocolate buttons with sprinkles and dried flowers, gingerbread cookies decorated with naturally coloured floral icings and cute edible Christmas mice – all perfect for gifting. There will be plenty of ideas for recreating fancies for the festive season and beyond, for parties and occasions.
Winter Salads: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Thursday 13th November
Join chef and recipe developer Erin from The Edible Flower for a demo and interactive workshop on how to build the ultimate Winter salads. Elevate crisp leaves with roasted vegetables, sharp pickles, grains, pulses, toasted nuts and seeds - just some of the many ways to create delicious, satisfying and nourishing vegetarian salads and side dishes.
Autumn Butter & Biscuit Making for Kids: The MAC, Belfast - Sunday 19th October
Join seasonal cook Erin Bunting of The Edible Flower for this interactive kids workshop exploring the taste, smell and cooking possibilities of herbs and edible flowers.
Learn to identify different herbs and edible flowers, where they grow and how many air miles they travel to get to our plates!
Explore herbal scents and flavours, learn how to make butter from scratch and how to use herbs to flavour it. Then use your knowledge to decorate biscuits with flora and herbal-flavoured icing and delicate pressed leaves and flowers.
Try the butter you've made with some homemade fresh bread and eat some of your beautiful biscuits and take the rest home to share with your family and friends!
Be sure to dress for mess in this fun filled workshop.
Not suitable for children with gluten or milk allergies.
Vietnamese cooking basics: Roe valley Arts, Limavady - Thursday 16th October
Refresh your cooking repertoire with fresh, zingy and deliciously healthy Vietnamese food. It’s surprisingly easy to make once you know a few tips, tricks and what ingredients you need in your larder.
Join Erin from The Edible Flower for this hands-on cooking workshop and learn how to make Vietnamese Summer Rolls, a Vietnamese noodle salad, simple pickles and banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches). After we cook, we’ll sit down to eat our delicious dishes. Recipe sheets will be provided so that you can recreate dishes.
Vietnamese cooking basics: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Thursday 9th October
Refresh your cooking repertoire with fresh, zingy and deliciously healthy Vietnamese food. It’s surprisingly easy to make once you know a few tips, tricks and what ingredients you need in your larder.
Join Erin from The Edible Flower for this hands-on cooking workshop and learn how to make Vietnamese Summer Rolls, a Vietnamese noodle salad, simple pickles and banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches). After we cook, we’ll sit down to eat our delicious dishes. Recipe sheets will be provided so that you can recreate dishes.
Fermentation for Beginners: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Thursday 25th September
Learn the art of fermentation for food preservation and health benefits. Erin from The Edible Flower will de-mystify the process of fermenting vegetables. Together we’ll make a batch of sauerkraut, a batch of simple kimchi and pickle some vegetables in a wet brine. We’ll learn about ratios of salt to vegetables, temperatures for storing your ferments, and how and why they are good for your health. Everyone will get to take home a jar of sauerkraut, kimchi and pickle.
An Evening with Hawthorn: Thursday 22nd May
The month of May is upon us and the hedgerows are cascading with the starry blossoms of the powerful hawthorn tree. Join me & Emma Lowe to learn all about this magical, edible plant with it’s distinctive, almondy scent and it rich history and folklore
Vietnamese cooking basics: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Thursday 8th May
Refresh your cooking repertoire with fresh, zingy and deliciously healthy Vietnamese food. It’s surprisingly easy to make once you know a few tips, tricks and what ingredients you need in your larder.
Join Erin from The Edible Flower for this hands-on cooking workshop and learn how to make Vietnamese Summer Rolls, a Vietnamese noodle salad, simple pickles and banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches). After we cook, we’ll sit down to eat our delicious dishes. Recipe sheets will be provided so that you can recreate dishes.
Cooking & feasting with wild garlic: Friday 18th April
It’s wild garlic season! Join me to learn all about this deliciously pungent spring green and how to harvest it and how to use it in the kitchen.
Together we’ll make a batch of wild garlic pesto - enough for everyone to take some home. Then we’ll make some wild garlic malfatti (an Italian ricotta dumpling flavoured with wild garlic) and a gorgeous, rich tomato sauce to go with the dumplings. We’ll also make a whipped wild garlic butter to be devoured with plenty of fresh bread. After the cooking we’ll all sit down together for a two-course dinner featuring everything we’ve made, plus a less garlicky dessert!
Easter baking - Family class: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Saturday 12th April
Get Easter ready with macaroon nests and lemon curd cupcakes with naturally coloured icing and edible flowers. Be prepared for messy!
Make classic dim sum dumplings: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Thursday 27th March
Learn how to make some of the most popular, classic steamed dim sum dumplings including har gow (classic prawn dim sum with its delightfully translucent wrapper), sui mai (pork & prawn) and chiu chow (squash & mushroom). We’ll be making some with dough from scratch, and some with shop bought dumpling wrappers. After a demo everyone will make their own dumplings and then we’ll sit down at the end of the evening to eat them altogether.
Bake & bond: Family Irish breadmaking traditions (Guardian & child 4+ years) - Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre, Limavady, Saturday 8 March 2025
Explore our Irish culinary history in this hands-on bread making workshop in which you’ll make simple Irish griddle breads with your kids - soda farls and potato bread. You’ll also learn to make butter from fresh cream before enjoying the delicious breads with some homemade butter and jam.
Pierogi & beyond: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Thursday 27th February
Learn how to make classic Eastern European dumplings with delicious fillings. We’ll practice pleats, folds and different dumpling shapes, and then sit down to enjoy what we’ve made.
From Poland to Ukraine to Georgia we’ll explore tasty dumpling treats. Make a simple dumpling dough, learn how to make traditional fillings including potato & cheese, spiced minced lamb, and a sweet fruit filling, then make different dumpling shapes from pierogi and khinkali to varenyky and pelmeni. Take away a recipe sheet so you can recreate your dumplings at home.
Imbolc: Celtic Wheel of the Year Day Retreat: Mother of the Woods Retreat Lisburn - Sunday 2nd February
Shake off the stagnation of Winter and gently awaken the deep feminine energy, healing power and creativity of Imbolc in your bones with this immersive day retreat set on a beautiful Georgian farmhouse in Co Down, Northern Ireland.
Traditional Irish griddle bread making workshop.
Feast: seasonal lunch, teas and treats
Folk Lore & storytelling
Craft: we will be making a St Brigit cross from reeds to take home and decorate and bless your home.
Deeply rejuvenating sleep based meditation
Connection with other incredible people who want to live more deeply
Fermenting for beginners: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn Thursday 30th January
SOLD OUT
Learn the art of fermentation for food preservation and health benefits. Erin from The Edible Flower will de-mystify the process of fermenting vegetables. Together we’ll make a batch of sauerkraut, a batch of simple kimchi and pickle some vegetables in a wet brine. We’ll learn about ratios of salt to vegetables, temperatures for storing your ferments, and how and why they are good for your health. Everyone will get to take home a jar of sauerkraut, kimchi and pickle.
Bannocks & butter making - Adult class: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Saturday 25th January
Connect to the changing seasons with this hands-on bread making workshop. Imbolc/St Brigid’s Day, celebrated on 1 February and marking the beginnings of Spring, has been a traditional time of making butter and bannocks. We’ll make a simple Irish griddle bread made with oats and flavoured with rosemary, and butter from scratch. Then we’ll enjoy the delicious breads and butter with some homemade jam, before taking home the recipes.
Bannocks & butter making - Family class: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - Saturday 25th January
Make griddle bread and butter from scratch. Then enjoy with homemade jam before taking home the recipes. Be prepared for messy!
Bites of Burns: A tasty toast to tradition - Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre, Limavady, Thursday 23rd January 2025
Join Erin from The Edible Flower as she guides us through the food and customs of this famous Scottish culinary holiday. Learn how to make cullen skink soup, neeps and tatties, a creamy whiskey sauce and the famous Scottish dessert cranachan (raspberries, whipped cream and oatmeal) and more! There will be plenty of dishes to try and you'll go away with all the recipes ready to host your own Burn's Night supper.
Dumpling Making Evenings: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn October & November 2024
This Autumn I’m hosting two delicious dumpling making evenings at the Island Arts Centre in Lisburn.
Make Classic Dim Sum Dumplings, Thursday 17th October 2024, 7-9.30pm
Make potsticker and gyoza dumplings, Thursday 14th November 2024, 7-9.30pm
Learn lots of fab folding techniques and try some delicious seasonal dumpling fillings.
Come and help spread the dumpling love!
Summer Solstice Infused Gin Making Workshop - 20th June 2024
Join The Edible Flower, a culinary luminary featured in Vogue and The Irish Times, for a unique and special workshop celebrating the Summer Solstice. In this session we will be creating gin infused with hawthorn, elderflower, roses and herbs. Exploring the folklore of these botanical ingredients, you will learn how to infuse their essence into gin. Uncover solstice traditions and mystical properties, whilst blending infusing techniques with storytelling for a taste of the past and present. You will leave with your own jar of naturally infused gin.