Masterclass at Jamie Oliver Cookery School in London

See you at our West African Feast in London

Oct 17, 2023

Friends!

Remember when Jamie Oliver chose Africana as Book of the Month in his Book club with over 60,000 cooks and food lovers? I spent a whole month cooking and chatting with thousands of cooks from across the world. What a wild, fun and inspiring experience. People sharing their pictures and videos of recipes cooked, lots of sticky notes, and someone shared a full page of notes she has written for recipe planning. I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was such a blessing! Even the person that wrote, “This book is a piece of shit!” made me feel so happy. (He was not as polite as I am to write the word shit. He used an actual emoji to depict the word) And then came new friends to my defense, many now part of our community. Thank you so much for your support!

We cooked the book, from all three Jollof recipes, to Celebration Tagines, that revelatory Oat Banana Bread with Dates, variations of Lamb, Aubergine and Chicken Yassa with those sunshine flavours bursting full of citrus, Dijon and caramelised onions and more. We baked the marvellous Malva pudding in different shapes and sizes. We embarked on a worldwide plantain hunt. It was such fun, with memories I will never forget.

As if that was not enough excitement for the year, Jamie invited me to spend a day as Guest Chef at Jamie Oliver’s HQ, meeting and feeding over 100 people behind all the magic you see in his books, TV and more. It was lovely to see that it truly takes a village.

Masterclass at Jamie Oliver Cookery School

Many of you know how much I love to teach and why it means a lot to me to teach recipes from across Africa to as many as possible. And so when I was invited to host a masterclass at the Jamie Oliver Cookery School, I was thrilled. Cooking together face to face is my most favourite way to share fabulous food with you. And since Covid, we have not unable to hold classes in London until now. Check out the menu below. I will show you how age-old traditional and modern techniques combine to create incredible flavours that you have been enjoying in Africana Cookbook. If you like to join us, use my friends discount below. See you in the kitchen!

OUR MENU

Senegalese seven-veg jollof rice ~ The mother of all jollof from the Senegalese & Gambian people
Poulet or aubergine yassa ~ Sunshine on your plate with an incredible sauce
Strawberry & hibiscus ice cream ~ A delightful treat with hibiscus

At the end of the class you’ll sit down at our chef’s table to eat your incredible feast with a well-earned glass of wine.