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Dear Newsletter Subscriber
Welcome to our June newsletter. This month we are launching our programme to coincide with Bath's food festival: The Great Bath Feast that runs through October. We have a fantastic programme lined up with some big names and some local super-stars all celebrating the best of the produce from Bath and the West Country. We are releasing the first 4 today: Michelin starred chef and cooking superstar Angela Hartnett; the wonderful award winning chocolatier William Curley; fish & seafood supremo and 2* Michelin Chef Nathan Outlaw; and Masterchef 2009 champion and Dorset restaurateur Mat Follas. We expect the demand to be very high for some of these classes so if you would like to come - do book quickly.
There are lots of other events going on this summer so do check out the details below and come and join us if you can.
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Nathan Outlaw
Michelin Starred Masterclass
A Taste of the West Country
Saturday 5 October
�225
 We are delighted to welcome Nathan Outlaw back to the kitchen for this hands on masterclass making the most of the wonderful seafood and produce of the South West.
 Nathan Outlaw is one of the country's finest young chefs. His flagship restaurant, Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, in Rock, Cornwall has been awarded 2 Michelin stars for the past 3 years and was named Best Fish Restaurant in The Good Food Guide 2011. Nathan also owns the more relaxed Outlaw's, also in Rock and has recently opened Outlaw's at The Capital in Knightsbridge, London.
 Nathan believes that some of the best seafood in the world is caught in Cornwall and he is a passionate advocate of the produce of the South West.
 He has appeared in two series of BBC2's Great British Menu and also appears on Saturday Kitchen. Nathan is the author of "Nathan Outlaw's British Seafood" and is currently working on a second book.
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Mat FollasMasterchef MasterclassThursday 10 October 2013 �195
Join Masterchef winner and award winning restaurateur Mat Follas for this hands on masterclass celebrating the best produce from the countryside and the coastline of the West Country.
It is no accident that he named his restaurant "The Wild Garlic". Although he grew up in New Zealand he has spent most of his adult life in the UK and as a keen scuba diver, he developed a passion for British seafood when he moved to West Dorset in 2002. His new interest in cooking became an obsession and he developed a keen interest in foraging and cooking with wild ingredients. This was evident in his winning menu for the Masterchef final in 2009 where he demonstrated what John Torode called his "originality and brilliance...his own style" with a menu including wild rabbit, sea vegetables and lavender mousse with blackberry sauce.
Mat Follas was winner of BBC Masterchef in 2009 and went on to open his first restaurant, The Wild Garlic, in Beaminster, Dorset the same year. Following much critical acclaim, including 2 AA Rosettes and mentions in the Michelin Guide and The Good Food Guide, he has recently moved The Wild Garlic to larger premises with rooms and a more informal Bar & Grill. The restaurant itself will only open when Mat himself is cooking. Mat also runs foraging courses and appears regularly on TV and at national food shows.
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William Curley
Couture Chocolate Masterclass
Friday 11 October
�225 
A hands on masterclass in creating sublime chocolates with innovative and exciting flavours. We are delighted to welcome back to the kitchen William Curley to teach you the key skills of the chocolatier - making a ganache and flavouring it with infusions, tempering and enrobing so that you can cover your creations with a layer of chocolate and also how to finish truffles.  William Curley trained as a Patissier under some of the world's most respected chefs including Pierre Koffman, Raymond Blanc and Marco Pierre White. Having been Chief Patissier at the Savoy he and his wife Suzue opened their first shop in Richmond, followed by a second in Belgravia and a concession in Harrods. They are renowned for their stunning artisan chocolates, Patisserie and desserts.  William Curley is four times winner of the Academy of Chocolate's Best British Chocolatier. His first book "Couture Chocolate" was awarded the Guild of Food Writers' Cookbook of the Year 2012.
"William Curley is one of the great chocolatiers....combining flawless technique and wonderfully exciting creativity...." Heston Blumenthal Click HERE to book this class now. |
Angela Hartnett
Michelin Starred Masterclass
Friday 25 October 2013
�225
After a sell out class last year, Angela Hartnett is back to host another wonderful class.
Angela Hartnett has emerged as one of Britain's most successful and best-loved chefs. In 2002 with Gordon Ramsay she opened Menu restaurant at the Connaught hotel; the first woman ever to run the kitchen there. She was awarded her first Michelin Star in 2004 and in 2007 Angela was awarded an MBE for her service to the hospitality industry. She is Chef Patron and owner of acclaimed Mayfair restaurant Murano and is also in charge of the kitchens at The Whitechapel Gallery and, together with Luke Holder, of Hartnett Holder & Co. at the beautiful Lime Wood hotel in the New Forest.
Angela appears regularly on our screens: in the last week alone on both Saturday Kitchen and as one of the esteemed judges for the Roux Scholarship competition for professional chefs under 30.
Join Angela for this wonderful hands on class.
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Out & About
 
Taste of London
Saturday 22 June 2013 at 2.30pm
Richard is on stage with the lovely Florence Knight from top London restaurant Polpetto. Florence's star is rising fast. Her first book is out this year and the hunt is on for a larger site for her restaurant Polpetto. But what many people don't know if that after completing her training at Leiths, Florence spent a month doing work experience with Richard at the kitchen. Well, it's been a few years since but we think this reunion will be great fun and feature some fantastic cooking.
For more information & tickets see the
Richard was over in Northern Ireland last week for the International Bread Festival at the National Trust's Castle Ward.
  Richard along with Nick Nairn and Paul Rankin did a series of demos as well as recreating Saturday Kitchen's omelette challenge. Dates are yet to be confirmed but we hope Richard will be back for the festival next year so keep an eye out for more news if you live over in Ireland or fancy a trip.
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Last minute availability
Here is a quick round up of the latest availability for the next few weeks....
Nick Nairn
Join us for this hands on masterclass with one of Scotland's most renowned chefs. Nick is evangelical about Scottish produce and, with his own cookery school, is an expert at teaching the best ways to cook it at home with a combination of classic simple preparation and more cheffy techniques used in Michelin starred kitchens. Nick opened his first restaurant in 1986 and, 4 years later, was awarded a coveted Michelin star. He opened a second restaurant, Nairn's Restaurant with Rooms in Glasgow in 1997 and then in 2000 opened Nick Nairn's Cook School. A familiar face on our screens, Nick appears often on Saturday Kitchen and was a regular on Ready, Steady, Cook. He appeared on three seasons of Great British Menu and, representing Scotland, was chosen to cook the main course at the Queen's 80th birthday banquet.
Friday 28 June 2012 Now �195.00
Sear Sizzle & Smoke A fabulous new class showing you how to get the most out of the meat and fish you buy this summer. We start out with a bit of home butchery to help you get your cuts ready to cook then move on to rubs and marinades to add flavour and spice and finally turn our attention to both smoking (easily achieved with a stove or BBQ topped smoker) and other cooking methods to give you perfect results everytime whether you are cooking indoors or out. Dishes include Butterfly leg of lamb with a Southern Spanish spice rub, Deep South honey charred pork fillets, Greek style chicken with oregano and lemon and Catalan Charred vegetables and Maple Hot Smoked Salmon. Thursday 4th July 2013, 10am �165.00 Tour de France with Alex MackayThis hands on class is an alternative, culinary Tour de France - you will work your way around France, constructing the ideal French menu, picking the best of regional cuisine. Start the tour in Alex's beloved Provence with a Gigot of aubergine, studded with roast garlic and served with ratatouille dressing and Parmesan crisps. Then, moving west to Bordeaux, you will make some spicy sausages and use them in a delicious shellfish, salt cod and red wine dish. Then it's north to cream country for Poulet a l'estragon, tender chicken, with rich chicken mousse, young vegetables and a vibrant tarragon sauce. Finally you will finish up in Basque country with the famous Gateau Basque, a glorious concoction of pastry, cherries and custard. Alex Mackay trained at three French Michelin starred restaurants, before becoming sous chef at Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons and then running his cookery school. He has also run cookery workshops at Norwich City Football Club for Delia Smith and he ran Le Baou D'Infer cookery school in Provence for a number of years. Friday 5 July 2013 10am �165 Macaroons with Ghalid AssybMaster the art of macaroons in this one day cookery class. Elegant macaroons are the height of fashion - and notoriously tricky to make. Let expert patisserie chef Ghalid Assyb, show you how to make macaroons to rival the chicest of Parisian creations. Ghalid will teach you the classic flavours and fillings as well as some unique and stunning combinations of his own. Friday 12 July 2013 10am �165  Italian Filled Breads & Pizzas with Jenny ChandlerOur new stand alone bread class focusing on filled breads and pizzas. Learn how to make and work the Dough using Richard Bertinet's techniques, then use your dough to create a Genovese Pesto and new potato focaccia, Mozzarella, pine nut and sun blush tomato Stromboli, a Spinach and ricotta Calzone and a host of variations on the perfect Napoli pizza. Friday 12 July 2013 10am �165 
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Bertinet needs YOU
The Bertinet Kitchen has been shortlisted for Best Cookery School in the Food & Travel Readers awards. Do take a minute to vote for us HERE. Voting closes on the 25th August.
There is still just time to cast your votes in the Observer Food Monthly Awards. You can vote HERE before the closing date of 28 June and we would love your support for
The Bertinet Bakery for
Best Local Retailer
and Richard for Best Food Personality.
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Bertinet in the News
The Australian has included a feature on the cookery school in their Travel & Indulgence section and Refinery 29 has reviewed the best things to do in Bath including a visit to the The Bertinet Bakery.
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As always, we look forward to welcoming you to the kitchen and bakery soon.
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Richard & Jo Bertinet
and The Bertinet Kitchen & Bakery Teams
www.bertinet.com
+44 (0)1225 445531
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