Merchants Tavern Kitchen Counter Workshops

A series of Kitchen Counter Workshops for food lovers to experience the unique flair and expertise of the Merchants Tavern kitchen team as well as learn tricks of the trade from Angela Hartnett and Head Chef Neil Borthwick.

Saturday 31st October
Learn how to butcher a lamb, as well as create your own mint sauce and celeriac gratin accompaniments. Enjoy the results of the morning’s labour at the Merchants Tavern Kitchen Counter with a two-course lunch and matched wines.

Saturday 14th November
Neil Borthwick tackles the challenges and extols the joys of market shopping and cooking with vegetables. Neil will give a guided tour of London restaurateurs’ favourite market – Spa Terminus in Bermondsey. The tour will introduce the market’s finest vegetable traders and Merchants Tavern’s suppliers while giving a chef’s guide to market shopping. Guests will be taken back to the Tavern where they will work with Neil to prepare a two-course vegetarian lunch which will be served at the Kitchen Counter with wine accompaniments.

Saturday 21st November
Angela and Neil will teach guests to create three different kinds of pasta and an array of accompanying sauces as well as how to use lardo and pancetta providing the skills to create show-stopping Italian dishes. The guests’ personal creations will be served at the Kitchen Counter as part of a two-course lunch with paired wines.