COOKING CLASS, EVERYONE SINGLE | LONDON, OXFORD STREET, FRIDAY 18TH SEPT

We couldn’t be more excited to be partnering with the incredible team at Jamie Olivers Cookery School in their flagship venue in the heart of Oxford Street!

Split across two vibrant classrooms on the third floor of John Lewis, the spaces have been designed with creativity, connection and memory-making in mind and form the perfect environment for meeting new people.

We’ve worked closely with their experts to pull together a menu exclusively for Haystack guests and designed a bespoke format that combines the opportunity to cook in curated pairs, followed by a group dinner party dynamic. All the fun of a dinner party, everyone single.

Each month we’ll be trialling a new menu and we could not be more excited to be kicking off with a night of Chilli & Chao Shou. Learn the art of pleating, wrapping and cooking authentic Sichuan-style Wontons with a zingy smashed cucumber salad.

Arrive to be greeted by your host for the evening and enjoy your first glass of fizz on us. Then grab yourself an apron and meet your cooking partner. We’ll be using our Haystack matching system to pair up single people with similar interests up and we’ll be swapping partners half way through the class.

After cooking, we’ll head out to the beautiful dining area to enjoy our creations and drinks will be available to pair with dinner.

10pm - the event closes, however for those eager to continue the evening there is of course the option to continue on for some drinks.

Your ticket includes:

• •All ingredients, equipment and aprons
• •Arrival glass of fizz
• •Easy-to-follow demos, led by an expert Jamie Oliver trained teaching chef
• •A sit down meal to enjoy your culinary delights around the chef’s table
• •A digital recipe pack with everything you need to recreate the magic at home

See you at the chefs table?

Faqs:

Q: I can’t cook! Does that matter?

A: The Haystack Dating founder once googled how to pre-heat the microwave. She has since done several classes with this cookery school, always had an amazing time and learnt many new things. All cheffing abilities are welcome, encouraged and the fabulous Jamie Oliver Cookery School hosts are on hand to help!

Q: Is this class suitable for vegetarians?

A: absolutely! please note this particular class is not able to facilitate gluten free or vegan requirements

FAQs

Are dating events worth it?

We have worked very hard to make events for single people that don't feel like a typical "dating event" which we know can feel very overwhelming. We just hire out great venues, invest into fun entertainment, and match single people together into groups on the evening so you can go on multiple dates in a low-pressure environment. There are always new dating apps popping up, which all have the same culture of ghosting, shallowness, and let's be honest we can barely keep up with our family's whatsapp chat let alone a dating app.

What are our dating events?

Our events use the power of tech to connect similar single people together. When you arrive to the venue you'll be greeted by our lovely reps, and then you'll be introduced to your matched group. Depending on the event we will introduce you to another one or two rounds of single people, where we match you by differently weighting the parameters of the algorithm. We re-invest profit into fun entertainment on the evening so you have a great night regardless - and host a range of events from relaxed drinks in a beer garden, to something a bit more active like arcade games, to sporty events such as tag rugby or rock climbing.

How do you match single people?…