Cookery Class: Celebrate the flavours of Sicily in Spring 24th March

Have you been to Sicily? It’s a beautiful island with fascinating history as well as a climate that gives its produce superb and unique flavour. We’ve selected some of our favourite Sicilian dishes that you’ll love and want to recreate at home to treat your loved ones. What you will make: Antipasti Panelle with lemon and parsley Caponata with toasted pine nuts and mint Arancini with beef, peas and Pecorino Starter Hand rolled busiate pasta with pesto Trapanese Mains Chicken with citrus and olives Blood orange, radicchio and pistachio salad Fregola sarda, green beans, squash, pecorino, olives Peas, broad beans, mint and salted ricotta Sweet Cannoli (may vary according to market availability) Teachers: Kirstie Urquhart is a superb chef who worked for many years with us at Papadeli before setting up as a personal chef. She is wonderfully inventive, creative and knowledgeable and creates absolutely gorgeous food. Simon MacDonnell aka Papa – even 24 years after we opened Papadeli, he’s still excited about food and cooking! A trained chef and dedicated foodie, Simon will share all he knows after all the years in food! All chefs are brilliantly knowledgeable and super friendly, so you’ll have a lovely time watching and learning before getting stuck in with some fabulous ingredients. then you get to eat what you’ve made and take lots home to share! Classes are fun and informative and we share the recipes with you to keep and recreate over and over. “Kirstie and Marcin were so knowledgeable and food was divine. The rest of the team were super friendly, efficient and helpful. I have just signed up to your mailing list as I am super keen to see what you may have coming up” The Cookery School Our cookery school, on the top floor above our deli in Clifton, is a professional kitchen where our chefs create all the delights in the deli and superb food for catering events during the day – from canapés, buffets, takeaway dishes, frozen meals and amazing cakes. In the evening, it’s a beautiful and perfect space for learning how to make all these dishes and taste some new flavours. If you ask nicely, Simon might give you a private tour of the deli… It really is a unique evening. What you’ll need Just you! Bring an apron if you like (we do supply aprons too) and containers to take your food home, to save on disposables. Please arrive 5 or 10 minutes early to 84 Alma Road, BS8 2DJ and we’ll take you upstairs. If you are late, please try to let us know in advance, if not possible, call 07785 328991.