Posts tagged with "Lunch Time Show Off!"
Lunch Time Show Off!
Thursday 17 May
1 - 2pm
15 Queen Street, CO1 2PH
Read more & RSVP
Members & Guests Free, Non-Members £2 donation
This month’s host is local ‘fabricator’ and ‘scenic carpenter’ Broa Sams (pictured on the right) Our co-ordinator Alex Davis grabbed Broa for a quick introduction in to Broa’s work.
Broa works primarily within the arts, live music and the film industry. He has worked with a list of contemporary British artists including Roger Hiorns, Anish Kapoor and Rachael Whiteread. He describes 60% of his work creating pieces he can create himself, but also manages larger sculptural productions working with teams.
He is also an artist in his own right and will be curating an exhibition with his wife, textile artist Clare Sams at Bourne Mill in the summer. In his professional practice he specialises in the realisation of ambitious and unusual projects for the most adventurous of clients. These projects are often fabricated in unorthodox ways from peculiar materials and are often realised on his CNC machine in Waterloo.
Please join us from 1 - 2pm on Thursday 17 May where Broa will be here in the building talking about his work, explaining his process, skills and showcasing specific projects he’s created.
Accordions in an hour with @bdaccordions
Thursday 19 April
1 - 2pm
15 Queen Street, CO1 2PH
Hailing from Mersea, independent business Black Diamond Accordions will be hosting our lunch time talk and workshop this Thursday.
Juliet Doyle and Greg Dunn have a strong passion for the squeezebox and want to showcase how fun and accessible the instrument really is. They set up the business towards the end of 2011.
Greg explains: “Black Diamond Accordions are affordable instruments, made in the oldest-established accordion factory in China, but using high-quality hand-made Italian reeds.”
Juliet and Greg are on a mission to change perceptions about the accordion and will be showcasing the different sounds, tunes, and how the instruments work. They will also be providing a brief history behind the instrument’s culturally rich heritage and will be happy to answer any questions.
They will provide various models for people to get their hands on, as well as the change to try Greg’s ‘lesson in an hour‘. “We want to showcase what a fantastic instrument the accordion is. It’s a really versatile instrument. We don’t care whose accordion you buy. We just want to help change people’s perception of it,” they said about the event.
The talk is open to all! Just drop in.
Hear ye! Hear Ye! It’s Lunch Time Show Off!
Join us this Thursday 15th March for our Lunch Time Show Off! - Our lunch time talk series inviting local artisans and crafts-folk living and working in the town to share their knowledge, skill and passion. In the time it takes to enjoy a sandwich or salad, hear from an inspiring speaker and discover something new.
This month we have invited Robert Needham, Colchester’s Town Crier. From 1 - 2pm he will be sharing the wonderful tale of how he became a bellman; a little bit of history and insight into the world of the traditional ‘walking newspaper’.
Our Co-ordinator Alex Davis met up with Robert Needham for an interview to hear the story behind Robert’s journey.
Lunch Time Show Off!
Thursday 16th February
1 - 2pm
15 Queen Street, CO1 2PH
This month we have invited local textile artist Clare Sams to be our speaker.
Trained in women’s tailoring at the London School of Fashion, Clare is a practicing textile artist using hand knitting to create visual narratives of people and places in society. Clare also runs workshops sessions to help make art and craft more accessible to the wider community.
Based in Colchester, Clare is organising a collaborative exhibition with her husband at Borne Mill this year. Originally a textile mill they intend to showcase the history, promote the area and involve the community.
Join us this Thursday to hear more about her project, her work and the creative process behind knitting and textile art.
Please bring a sandwich or whatever tickles your fancy, pull up a chair and discover the wonderful world of textile art. Level Best Art Cafe will also be here with affordable sandwiches for sale. So you don’t even need to make your own sandwich.
All our speakers share two things in common: 1) their location and 2) an incredible, infectious passion for their craft. So why not pop along in your lunch break, bring a sandwich or whatever tickles your fancy, and pull up a chair.
Don’t forget to RSVP via our meetup page.
Plus we interview Clare and it features in Colchester Circle magazine. Read online here ( page 20).
Time for Lunch Time Show Off!
Thursday 19th January
1 - 2pm
15 Queen Street, CO1 2PH
This month local gingerbread baker Emily Garland will be hosting our lunch time talk. Emily will showcase her delicious creations and explain the wonderful world of her business - Maid of Gingerbread.
We caught up with Emily to interview her prior to the talk to delve a bit deeper. Not only did we get to enjoy some freshly baked gingerbread. We also got a chance to learn more about the Wivenhoe based baker. Get the whole story on Keep Colchester Cool..
From 1 - 2pm please join us with a sandwich, or whatever tickles your fancy. We’ll provide the tea, get comfortable and hear more from the Maid of Gingerbread.
RSVP via our meetup here.
Maid of Gingerbread recipe
Welcome to 2012! We met with the wonderful Emily Garland of Maid of Gingerbread in December who will be presenting our Lunch Time Show Off! on Thursday 19th from 1 - 2pm this month.
Here is a recipe to start the new year with - Em’s Simple Spiced Chocolate. A real winter treat!
Em’s Simple Spiced Hot Chocolate (serves 1)
1 mug milk
2 tbsp grated/finely chopped dark chocolate
1/4 tsp mixed spice
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp vanilla essence
Put everything in a saucepan over a low heat. Stir until the chocolate’s completely melted. Add sugar to taste.
Serving suggestion: Put it in a big mug and top with squirty cream, sprinkled cinnamon & edible glitter.
Best served with fresh gingerbread biscuits. Nom.
This Thursday - Lunch Time Show Off!
Thursday 15th December
1 - 2pm
15 Queen Street, CO1 2PH
This month local chicken farmer Josh Farrell will show off how to look after chickens and explain how at 16, he has been raising birds for just over a year.
Hear the tale of chicks in his bedroom, hatching over 10 differernt breeds and his journey through to now looking after turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks and rabbits.
Based in Colchester, Josh sells chickens, eggs, turkets, rabbits and ducks all from his New Town garden. 
You can read an indepth interview with Josh in this month’s Colchester Circle magazine (pictured above, page 22). Read online here or pop in here, the home of Colchester Circle to grab a free copy.
All our Lunch Time Show Off speakers share two things in common: 1) their location and 2) an incredible, infectious passion for their craft. So why not pop along in your lunch break, bring a sandwich or whatever tickles your fancy, and pull up a chair.
RSVP via our meetup page here.
Redhotchillifella recipes
We held one spicy Lunch Time Show Off! today. Local spice man Andy Roshay hosted a lesson in creating two fiery treats - Chilli Chocolate Truffles and a Vanilla Vodka Myzo Cocktail.
You can view some of his products on his site redhotchillifella.co.uk, and don’t forget to catch him on his market stall in Colchester on Fridays near Office and Starbucks.
Here are the recipes he used today. We think Vanilla Vodka Myzo cocktails may have to become a 15 Queen Street special at our networking events. They are too delicious.
Chilli Chocolate Truffles
Ingredients
250ml/9fl oz whipping cream
225g/8oz dark chocolate 58% or more
55g/2oz unsalted butter, cut into cubes and left to soften
unsweetened Cocoa Powder, to dust
1 tsp Chipotle Chilli Dust
1. Chop the chocolate roughly Add the Chipotle Dust. Then pulse in the food processor until it’s the consistency of breadcrumbs.
2. Boil the cream. Turn on the food processor again and pour the cream very slowly onto the chocolate. It is a bit like making mayonnaise and you should soon have a perfectly smooth emulsion. If the mixture does split, process for a couple more minutes and it usually does the trick. Add the butter, bit by bit and beat until it has been incorporated. Pour the mixture into a bowl or tray and leave to cool for about 15 minutes in the fridge. When it has set to the consistency of butter icing, it is ready to be piped or spooned into truffle sized bits.
3. If piping, put mixture into a piping bag, and pipe blobs of mixture about the size of a cherry onto a tray covered with greaseproof paper, or cling film. Cool for at least two hours, then finish by rolling in cocoa powder, coconut or chopped toasted nuts.
Vanilla Vodka Myzo Cocktail
Ingredients
1/2 lemon with rind on
25ml elderflower cordial
25ml water
50ml vanilla Vodka
end of a red chilli
plenty of ice
Put the lemon in to a cocktail shaker, add the cordial and water top up with ice add the vodka and red chilli tip shake well for one minute strain in to a cocktail glass. Decorate with a small green chilli and serve.
You can also make up a tall drink by pouring into a tall glass with some ice and top up with soda water….
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Join us next month to and meet Josh Farrell, a 16 year old chicken farmer who has turned his passion for looking after animals into a real entrepreneurial skill. He will be here for our Lunch Time Show Off! on Thursday 17th December. More info here.
