Learn to cook in Gordon Ramsay's kitchen? Sounds like an impossible dream, rather than a kitchen nightmare. But the Tasting Places company helps home chef's dreams come true by arranging cookery courses in several of London's best gourmet restaurants. These include Gordon Ramsay's flagship restaurant in Chelsea (re-opened in September 2006 after a £1 million refurbishment), Ramsay's protégé Angela Hartnett at The Connaught, Eric Chavot's 2- Michelin Star The Capital and one of the best Indian restaurants in the world, Chutney Mary.
The Nahm Halkin, at the Halkin Hotel, became the first Thai restaurant in Europe to earn the coveted Michelin star, under Australian chef David Thompson. Thompson and head chef Matthew Albert offer a short series of courses, taking cooks through the various elements of Thai cuisine. Courses here, and in other restaurants such as Moro and Terence Conran's Blue Print Café, usually take place on a Saturday morning and culminate in a sumptuous lunch. In the case of Angela Hartnett at The Connaught, this is at the Chef's Table and includes a wine tasting.
Courses run throughout 2007 and details and prices of the cookery master classes can be found on the Tasting Places website. Click here.
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