About this Course

Blending knife maintenance and techniques with the art of delivering a top-notch dinner party, that won’t leave you fraught or neglecting your guests. You’ll learn which knives are recommended for which tasks and work through a variety of practical activities to develop and hone your skills. Also included during this short course is the completion of a three course dinner party for two people with top tips for presentation. This can easily be scaled-up at home for your entertainment requirements.

  • Spicy salmon tartare with wonton crisps
  • Ratatouille Provençal
  • Couscous salad
  • Babas au Rhum (with pineapple, passionfruit and cashew nuts)
  • Knife maintenance and sharpening
  • Correct-cutting techniques
  • Organisation and time management
  • Cooking a dinner party
  • Presentation of plates
  • Beverages and biscuits from the bar
  • Hands-on practical cookery
  • Interactive demonstrations
  • Live feed TV screens to capture expert skills
  • Professional tuition and qualified advice
  • Sit-down lunch
  • Complimentary glass of wine (or non-alcoholic alternative)
  • Local Dorset ingredients
  • Use of WhitePepper training kitchen
  • No weighing up
  • No washing up
  • Recipe packs to take home
  • 18+ years

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Had a brilliant day in the White Pepper kitchen.  Learnt lots of knife skills that will be useful in everyday cooking and the food we made for the dinner party was delicious.  Would definitely love to do another course in the future…

Samantha

Such an amazing knife and dinner party skills course.  This was the best cookery course I have ever done.  The knife skills will now be used everyday in preparing all of our family meals, so such a fantastic course to help with mealtimes…

Caroline

We had a fantastic day.  We were amazed at how much we achieved and learnt in a day.  We made beautiful food and felt really proud of the feast we took home.  It was a wonderful experience and definitely very good value for money…

Paula
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