Little Plates
Small Plates, Big Energy
Cook five quick, show-off little plates and eat them as a proper tasting menu.
About this workshop
A lively, fast-moving class in restaurant-style appetisers: burrata with fruit, crisp-edged fritters, sticky vegetables, garlicky prawns and toasts with real personality.
Small plates are about speed, contrast and confidence. In this workshop you will cook five of them in two hours, working in pairs on the hob and the oven, and then serve them in the order a good tasting menu would: cold and creamy first, then crisp, then warm and rich.
We focus on the details that make small dishes feel professional — getting a pan properly hot, resting and seasoning, spooning a sauce so it pools rather than floods, finishing with salt, acid and a herb at the very last second. You will also learn to time a handful of dishes so they land at the table together.
It is an energetic session with a good deal of laughing and a lot of tasting. Expect to leave full, a little smug and with a repertoire you can drop into any dinner party.
On the menu
- Burrata with nectarines and black-pepper honey
- Sticky aubergine bites
- Whipped ricotta crostini with roast grapes
- Paprika prawns on grilled sourdough
- Courgette and feta fritters with mint yoghurt
Techniques you’ll learn
- Pan heat and the art of the proper sear
- Quick batters and fritter shaping
- Glazing and caramelising without burning
- Timing multiple dishes to land together
- Finishing with salt, acid, herb and oil
How the session runs
- 0:00Welcome, knife confidence and mise en place
- 0:20Cold plates: burrata, nectarines, crostini
- 0:50Hot plates: fritters, aubergine and prawns in rotation
- 1:30Plating as a tasting menu
- 1:45Eat together, one plate at a time
Timings are a guide and flex with the group.
What’s included
- All ingredients and a five-plate tasting supper
- Aprons, equipment and a shared hob station
- Recipe cards with timing plans
- A non-alcoholic welcome drink and hot drinks
Good to know
- Includes shellfish (prawns) — an alternative plate is available on request
- Vegetarian version available
- Some cooking at the hob; comfortable standing for most of the session
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