Half-day practical sessions

Saturday Mornings

The ideal time to learn from the professionals in an informal atmosphere with our Saturday morning practical classes. The sessions, which start at 9.30 for 10am and finish after lunch at about 2pm, reflect seasonality and provide easy dinner party ideas. They are relaxed and informative.

We start with coffee on arrival and a briefing of the morning’s recipes. Except for the Ottolenghi courses, you work in pairs to prepare and cook your own 3-course lunch during the morning, and then enjoy eating it with a glass of wine.

Half-day Practical10 Jan 2009£105waiting list

Tomato tarte tatin

Chicken breasts stuffed with olive and caper tapenade

Coffee and amaretti custards

     
    Knife Skills - part 110 Jan 2009£85waiting list
    Knife Skills - part 124 Jan 2009£85waiting list
    Half-day Practical31 Jan 2009£105waiting list

    Fig and goat’s cheese tartlets

    Peppered venison steaks with red onion and pancetta mash and bitter leaves with balsamic dressing

    Hot citrus salad

     
    Knife Skills - part 17 Feb 2009£85waiting list
    Knife Skills - part 221 Feb 2009£105places available
    Morning with Ottolenghi21 Feb 2009£120waiting list

    Char-grilled fennel salad with red onion, lemon, sumac and dill

    Braised lamb meatballs with quince, coriander and pomegranate seeds with Buttered vermicelli with basmati rice

    Clementine and almond cake

     
    Half-day Practical28 Feb 2009£105waiting list

    Camembert toast with warm grape compote

    Roast halibut with caramelized puy lentils and celery leaf salad

    Seville orange syllabub with nougatine

     
    Half-day Practical7 Mar 2009£105places available

    Vegetarian

    Spring onion plate soufflé

    Wild mushroom ragout with mustard croutes and roast vine tomatoes Chicory and watercress salad with hazelnuts

    Warm bruleed pineapple with lime syrup

     
    Morning with Ottolenghi14 Mar 2009£120waiting list

    Okra fritters with lime, cardamom and yoghurt sauce

    Warm waxy potato and mushroom salad with herbs and truffle oil with Purple sprouting broccoli with chilli, garlic and lemon

    Limoncello and mascarpone trifle

     
    Knife Skills - part 128 Mar 2009£85places available
    Half-day Practical25 Apr 2009£105places available

    Smoked eel with dill scones and lime butter

    Mustard grilled poussin with lemon and thyme baked potatoes and herb salad

    Brown sugar meringues with rhubarb compote and clotted cream

     
    Knife Skills - part 39 May 2009£120places available
    Morning with Ottolenghi9 May 2009£120waiting list

    Beetroot, aubergine and goat’s cheese with shallot and walnut vinaigrette

    Grilled chicken with red pepper, chilli, red onion, paprika and basil with Potato latkes

    Mixed herb salad with lemon and honey dressing

     
    Half-day Practical16 May 2009£105places available

    Asparagus with lemon and caper sauce

    Home- made linguine with Thai-style mussels and watercress and rocket salad

    Individual pink grapefruit cheesecakes

     
    Morning with Ottolenghi6 Jun 2009£120waiting list

    Char-grilled asparagus and courgette with young pecorino, pistachio and purple basil

    Seared tuna with salsa verde and cherry tomatoes with herb and panko crusted globe artichoke hearts

    Fresh berries with vanilla and orange blossom syrup and cream

     
    Half-day Practical13 Jun 2009£105places available

    Tiger prawn brochettes with lime and cucumber salsa

    Salmon noisettes with herb vinaigrette with roast Jersey royals and pea- shoot salad

    Champagne and strawberry jellies with elderflower cream

     
    Half-day Practical20 Jun 2009£105places available

    Courgette and tomato galette

    Griddled lamb leg steaks with baby spring vegetables with Roquefort butter and new potatoes en papillote

    Raspberry and creme de framboise pavlovas

     

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    All the course fees include your lunch and if your party numbers 6 or more, you benefit from our 5% discount. Course Vouchers are available if you would like to treat a friend.

    From time to time we have a few places for demonstrations mid-week, for which the fee is £25. If you would like to attend one of these, do give us a ring to find out what is being demonstrated and come along at 10am or 2pm. If you give us 24 hours notice we will have a folder of recipes waiting for you. Please don’t turn up ‘on spec’ just in case it turns out not to be a suitable day.