About this event
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 Sushi & Sake.
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?
When you buy a ticket you fill out a short form with some questions about yourself mapped around research we conducted to what leads to meaningful connections. We then run this through our algorithm which is a propietary points based matching system using python to detect similarities between each person based on different parameters. We then spend hours going through each person to make sure there has been no discrepancies in the data and even more hours to make sure the group ages and ratios are appropriate. Afterwards we analyse each table to make sure they are placed near tables we think we will match well, and that are in the best place in the venue based on what we know about the group.
How does it work with data?
All data is securely managed in line with our data policy which can be found here
How does it work with social media?
We’re a sociable bunch and always like to take short video clips for our social media. We’ll always avoid faces wherever possible, but if you’d rather stay 100% off camera please just come and let the team know on the night so we can make a conscious effort to keep you out of any frame!
What's the cancellation policy?
There’s a huge amount of work behind the scenes before events to get everyone matched into great groups. If you