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 Practical6 Sep 2008£105places available
    Caramelized pear, pecan and Roquefort salad
    Salmon noisettes with homemade black squid ink pasta
    Sparkling tropical fruit jellies
 
Morning with Ottolenghi13 Sep 2008£120waiting list
    Gazpacho soup with Yemenite chilli paste

Baked monkfish with fennel, potato and capers, fennel seeds

Braised broccolini with chilli , garlic, sesame oil and lime

Cake brought buy Ottolenghi – not made in class

 
Knife Skills - part 14 Oct 2008£85waiting list
Half-day Practical11 Oct 2008£105waiting list
    Pomegranite spinach and bacon salad
    Guinea fowl en papillote
    Sage and onion fondant potatoes & Mixed green salad
    Pecan nut brownies with espresso sauce
 
Morning with Ottolenghi18 Oct 2008£120waiting list
    Polenta crusted fish cakes with spicy tomato and basil sauce
    Aubergine with preserved lemon and chilli yoghurt
    Wild rice and quinoa salad with dried blueberry, walnut, lemon and herbs
    Cake brought buy Ottolenghi – not made in class
 
Half-day Practical25 Oct 2008£105places available
    Tomato tarte tatin
    Chicken breasts stuffed with olive and caper tapenade & Green beans
    Coffee and Amaretti custards
 
Knife Skills - part 11 Nov 2008£85places available
Half-day Practical8 Nov 2008£105places available
    Hot and sour prawn soup
    Lapsang and spiced smoked duck breasts with plum glaze
    Egg noodles & Steamed soy and sesame bok choi 
    Poached pears in sweet wine with ginger and lemongrass
 
Morning with Ottolenghi:
vegetarian
15 Nov 2008£120waiting list
    Courgette and feta fritters with Greek yoghurt and mint sauce
    Bulgar and aubergine pilaf with onion and sweet spice
    French bean salad with fennel, roast cherry tomato and basil oil
    Cake brought buy Ottolenghi – not made in class
 
Half-day Practical22 Nov 2008£105places available
    Rich mussel bourride
    Pan fried venison steaks
    Crushed butternut squash & Sauteed Savoy cabbage with bacon
    Roast figs in port with vanilla crème fraiche
 
Morning with Ottolenghi6 Dec 2008£120waiting list

Braised lamb meatballs with quince, pomegranate and fresh coriander
Buttered basmati rice with fennel seeds, coriander seeds and dill
Slaw of courgette, fennel and red cabbage with dried cranberries

 
Half-day Practical13 Dec 2008£105places available
    Cream of celery soup with Stilton
    Griddled gravadlax steaks
    Roast new potatoes and artichokes with warm tartare dressing
    Plum and marzipan tartlets
 

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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.