Category Archives: Cookery Classes

Alvin Leung Masterclass Part 3: The Rest! English Breakfast, Foie Gras with Pat Chun & Sugar Spheres

What a lot of fun this series of posts has been. A trip down the culinary rabbit hole and an inspiration (for me at least, but I hope for you too). I am rounding up this three parter with the … Continue reading

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Alvin Leung Masterclass Part 2: Xiao Long Bao

Following on from yesterdays post: Alvin Leung Masterclass Part 1: Dead Garden, here’s Part 2 on Xiao Long Bao. Nosey as I am, during the Dead Garden presentation, I spotted what looked like a bath of small egg yolks. Hmmm. … Continue reading

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Alvin Leung Masterclass Part 1: Dead Garden

Culinary mastermind Alvin Leung, nicknamed the Demon Chef, recently returned to London from Hong Kong to promote Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival later this year. I was thrilled that he had returned so soon, and that there would be … Continue reading

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Recipe: Home Cured Salmon

Continuing with the fishy theme from my last post, this next post is also a recipe from the Tante Marie Seafood Cookery Course that I recently attended. This home cured salmon was swift and gratifying, the prep is super quick, … Continue reading

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Tante Marie Seafood Course & a Recipe for Pan Fried Scallops with Sesame Dressing & Courgette Spaghetti

Counting fingers, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 white ones and 1 blue one. A blue one? Yes folks, clumsy as ever, on my first morning at a Seafood Cookery Course, on the very first task, I cut my finger open whilst chopping a carrot. … Continue reading

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