What's On - February

Tuesday 21 February:

Cookery Demo: Gennaro’s Cucina, Hearty Money-Saving Meals from an Italian Kitchen

Tuesday 21 & 28 February & Wednesday 22 February: Dig & Nibbles Workshop: Kitchen Gardening From Seed

7:30pm -8:30pm. Gennaro Contaldo’s warmth, Italian spirit and sense of fun have led him to be one of the UK’s most-loved chefs. He is renowned for being a mentor to Jamie Oliver and teaching him, with Carluccio, everything Jamie knows about Italian cooking. In 1999, he opened Passione in London, which was awarded Best Italian restaurant in 2005. In his new cookbook, Gennaro takes us on a culinary journey of regional basic Italian staples and turns them into beautiful meals.

With tips and ideas of what to do with leftovers, Gennaro helps home cooks squeeze maximum use from the ‘cucina povera’ ethos, turning humble ingredients into nourishing feasts without taste sacrifice. Encouraging an ethos of zero waste, Gennaro’s Cucina ensures that every part of the ingredient, and your budget, is put to good culinary use.

‘Proper old-school classics to use up every scrap.’

Jamie Oliver

Gennaro will be chatting to author and journalist Felicity Cloake and demonstrating some recipes from his new book.

Standard ticket: £15. Book & ticket: £35 (includes a copy of Gennaro’s Cucina. Book RRP £25). Tickets can be purchased on www.mct.alleyns.org.uk

2pm -4pm. Join us in a working kitchen garden in Crystal Palace to learn the basics of kitchen garden layout, plant your own choice of fruit & veg from seed, and explore and discuss how best to nurture your seedlings once you get them back home. Take home the know-how you’ve gained (in addition to the planted, labelled seed tray!) and leftover seeds to expand your kitchen garden once home. Seed options from which to choose will follow the planting calendar. Workshops run weekly on Tuesday & Wednesday afternoons from 2pm to 4pm, starting 21 February. Georgina Rooke, 71 Eversley Road, Crystal Palace, SE19 3QS. More information can be found on www.digandnibbles.co.uk

Wednesday 22 February: Cooking with Scissors

6:45pm-8pm. An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. The last Wednesday of every month. Free Admission. To find out more or register please go to our website. The Lordship Pub, 211 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8HA. Tickets can be purchased at: www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk

MCT at Alleyn’s, 400 Townley Road SE22 8SU. A Village Books and Alleyn’s Schools Enterprises event For listings contact: angela@semagazines.co.uk