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From May to September, 2009, the Restaurant will be running a series of two day residential Catch and Cook Courses, covering seafood cookery from rod to table.
Although there will be an element of demonstration, active participation will be encouraged at all stages of the course, including the preparation of dinner for your partner or friends!
Courses will begin, weather permitting, with a fishing trip on a licensed and insured boat out of Staithes, although alternative activities will be available for those who do not wish to fish. In bad weather, fishing will be replaced by either an early morning trip to Whitby Quay for the fish auction, or purchasing from our local wholesaler, Whitby Seafish, and/or Tim Turnbull’s Live Lobsters.
Fresh fish and shellfish will be used in the kitchen to demonstrate filleting, boning, skinning, scaling and other techniques, the process of stock and sauce preparation used in the restaurant, and the preparatory stages of salting and smoking. Instruction will also be given on other aspects of preparation essential to the delivery of a three course seafood dinner in a restaurant environment.
Dinner on the night of arrival will be prepared and served for you, but on subsequent nights participants will be invited to work in the kitchen under supervision to produce the evening’s meal, hopefully from the catch prepared during the day.
The maximum party size for any course will be eight people, although tuition will rarely comprise more than four people at any one time.
No previous experience is required to take part, although an interest in seafood and cooking is obviously helpful.
All specialised equipment will be provided, but participants should bring suitable outdoor clothing for fishing – wellingtons, waterproofs, etc. Full details will be provided on booking.
The course will cost between £605 and £620 per room (depending on choice of room) which includes boat fees, two days’ tuition, three nights’ accommodation in a double en-suite room, private parking, breakfasts, and a three course dinner each evening.
2009 course dates are shown on the left of this page. Please e-mail us to make a booking...
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