When he doors of the country’s newest cookery school, The Cookery Club, open next March on Britannia, Britain’s largest cruise ship, it will offer the most comprehensive schedule of classes for all ages and abilities as it travels the world.
Run in consultation with James Martin and featuring the other P&O Cruises Food Heroes Marco Pierre White; Atul Kochhar; master patissier Eric Lanlard and cheese expert Charlie Turnbull, The Cookery Club will have 24 state of the art stations for participants. When the celebrity chefs and experts are on board they will be taking masterclasses and hosting interactive classes over lunch and dinner at the chef’s table. Many other celebrity chefs will be joining the ship for special demonstrations and classes. Details to be announced shortly.
Resident chef and manager of The Cookery Club Rob Cottam, who joins P&O Cruises from Leiths School of Food & Wine and Ashburton Cookery School, will be ensuring the classes are reflective of current trends and tastes. Rob has lived and worked abroad/internationally including Malaysia and Australia and is an expert in Far Eastern cuisine and will be running a series of dim sum and Thai street food classes as well as a variety of other themed and seasonal classes.
Rob Cottam said: “Many of the classes will reflect the ports of call so passengers can go to local markets, vineyards and see speciality producers in the morning before an afternoon learning how to use wonderful Mediterranean, European and Caribbean ingredients, herbs and spices to create exciting dishes they can recreate at home.
“For example during our call to Lisbon the classes may include traditional pastel de nata, custard tarts; or our day in Olden may have a fish masterclass to include filleting and many different cooking techniques. There will also be chocolate, Moroccan and bread speciality classes as well as more general Sunday brunch and French and Italian bistro favourites.
P&O Cruises marketing director Christopher Edgington said: “There is no other cookery school in the world which combines seeing the ingredients at source and then learning how to use those ingredients with some of this country’s most celebrated and inspirational chefs. Whether you are a complete beginner, a competent home cook or simply have a passion for food then The Cookery Club will add a whole new dimension to the holiday experience.”
P&O Cruises offers a seven-night cruise with master pâtissier Eric Lanlard from £769 per person. Departing May 23, 2015, the cruise sails to Guernsey, Spain, & France from Southampton. To book and see details of the Great Sail Away offers, visit www.pocruises.co.uk, call 0843 373 0111 or visit your local travel agent.
P&O Cruises offers an 11-night cruise with James Martin from £1,019 per person. Departing Sept 14, 2015, the cruise sails to Spain, Portugal & Gibraltar from Southampton. To book, visit www.pocruises.co.uk, call 0843 373 0111 or visit your local travel agent.
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