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See Shirley Booth in action at one of our recent Japanese Home Cooking master classes.
Our next class is on Monday 23rd November so give us a ring to book on – 020 7736 8067

Has anyone read Bee Wilson’s article today in The Telegraph online? It’s all about the children activity packs given out to kids to keep them entertained whilst eating out in restaurants. If you haven’t I suggest you do and ask yourself, what is it with us today that we keep disengaging our kids away from [...]

In celebration of November, Halloween and all that excess pumpkin flesh from your lanterns I have been making pumpkin soup in the cafe and it’s proved to be a best seller! So if you can’t make it down, here’s how to do it:
 
To make enough for 10 portions:
 
½ pumpkin, seeded, skinned and sliced into pieces
1 litres milk
2 sliced [...]

Last night we were really pleased to introduce our new Indian chef Hameed Marickar Farook – a great addition to The Kitchen master class team. 
Hameed is an accomplished chef in his own right and being from the Madras region of Southern India is extremely knowledgeable on his local food.  For Hameed, Indian cooking is [...]

With the party season fast approaching I thought I’d share my Mulled Cider recipe with you…
Makes 10 200 ml servings (careful its potent!)
2 litres of good quality strong medium sweet cider.
(I would suggest Thatchers Vintage Reserve 8.2% or Westons Organic – anything from these two makers would work well though – steer clear of cheap [...]

Thank you to Nick & Masaki for another fantastic beginner’s sushi master class last night at The Kitchen. Everyone left totally inspired and with sushi rolls coming out of their ears! We’re looking forward to seeing some pictures up here soon.
Natalie

This Sunday we’re looking forward to welcoming back highly experienced & accomplished Maitre D, Francois Bertrand for our next Carving Master Class. 
We have a couple of spaces left so if you would to learn the tricks of the trade, give us a ring to book in!  You will learn how to carve a leg of lamb, John [...]

I read with interest the story http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6880386.ece about Gordon Brown’s favourite biscuit.  Here at The Kitchen we are never afraid to voice our opinions about our biscuit related matters.  I have mercilessly grilled Thierry this morning and have uncovered the truth that the humble shortbread is his favourite!  I fully anticipate that this information shall [...]

Like many of you out there I am avidly watching the latest series of Masterchef – The Professionals, whilst we are busy busy here at the Kitchen with our sessions, Master Classes, new dish-dash events and planning for Christmas, I have a little ritual which I stick to every night.  Back home, glass of red, [...]

Just finished a wonderful canapé master class with two lovely ladies, Anna and Catherine.  Most people are scared of canapés – terrified of the little fiddly bits and worried that they won’t look good at the end.  However it’s surprisingly simple – good, fresh ingredients, splashes of colour and an eye for detail can transform [...]