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The Duke's Seafood Cookery Masterclasses

Back by popular demand, our guest chef Tony, will be returning once a month to bring you an incredible class of culinary skill and taste sensations! 

CURRENT COURSE DATE AVAILABILITY: 

Sunday 27th April - 2 spaces only
Thursday 29th May - 6 spaces
Thursday 19th June - 3 spaces
Tuesday 22nd July - 3 spaces


During our 3 hour classes, you will have the opportunity to learn from our guest chef, in a relaxed atmosphere. Have a chat, enhance your knowledge, and learn or perfect skills such as cleaning and filleting fresh fish and shellfish, flavour pairing, preparation, cooking and even restaurant standard presentation techniques. 

Everything you need during the course is provided for you, and you will be able to enjoy what you make either during the course or take it home with you. We will also provide you with a unique link to a page containing all of the ingredients and recipes that you used during the course, for you to save for future reference. Tea and coffee is complementary during your course, but should you wish, there will also be the opportunity to purchase an alcoholic beverage (or two, why not?!) to enjoy throughout the evening. 

Each class will consist of a selection of dishes, using a mix of both fish and shellfish. We will try, where possible, to use at least one locally caught product, caught on our own boat or by local fishermen, just off the local coast, meaning the freshness will be second to none!  

Classes will be no more than 6 people, so you will have ample opportunity to get involved and ask lots of questions and find out as much as you want to know.

Classes are £80 per person, and payment will secure your place on the course.
 
To book onto a course, enquire or to purchase a gift voucher towards a class, please do get in touch. 

07932466870 or alternatively email thedukes.seafood@gmail.com 

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Attended a fish masterclass and loved it. What we prepared and ate was lovely (oysters, herrings, codling etc) and the class was fun and informative. Thoroughly recommend to anyone that likes fish and shellfish. Will definitely attend the next one. - P Bell

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We had such a great time on Thursday, I can't rate the course highly enough and will definitely be back for more. - J Cole

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It was a great evening, really enjoyed the company.  Good direction and delicious seafood. - L Mason

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Having moved to Mersea for a short period of time over Christmas period I was looking to really enjoy the seafood. Being a chef for 30yrs I feel as though I know good quality food and here I was not disappointed at all. It started with just the service at the hut. The team were so attentive and more than happy to help. The fish was so fresh and tasty and the menu just sounded perfect even for the quieter periods. All you could hear was people raving about the quality and I can only back that up by agreeing, it was amazing! I saw the sign for the fish course and signed up, the team were so knowledgeable and engaging and really helped everyone settle in and have an enjoyable time. It doesn’t matter if you are a novice or experienced in seafood, I can guarantee you will learn something and have a great time, please do yourself a favour and sign up. If nothing else certainly give the seafood a try, so much better than the well known alternative. - D Chapman

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Love cooking, love shellfish, but have always avoided buying fresh and unprepared as unsure how to prep for cooking! Got a Duke’s Seafood master class gift voucher for Christmas and it was brilliant! Friendly, welcoming and informative I left with the confidence to give it a go at home! The combination of  showing how to prep oysters, crab, prawns and mussels, and Tony, in the kitchen, giving us a wealth of recipe ideas and top cooking tips was just perfect!

Highly recommended and the quality of the shellfish was so good I’ll be back to the shop soon to get my ingredients! - D Manson

Current Opening Hours 

Monday - Friday - 10am - 3pm
Friday Night Takeaway -
 5.30pm - 8.30pm (last orders 8pm)
Saturday & Sunday - 9.30am - 4pm
 
The Dukes Seafood, Coast Road, West Mersea, CO5 8NA 
07932466870
thedukes.seafood@gmail.com
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