Best birthday present ever - learning to buy and cook fish properly.
Anne bought me a day at FishWorks in Richmond, attending their classic seafood cookery course. Which was excellent - myself and three others (there were four no-shows - thanks for that, mean't there was much more wine for the rest of us!) spent the day with Olly the chef.
We spent the first 30-40 mins in the fishmongers (every FishWorks has a fishmonger, and they are supplied by FishWorks' own supplier from Brixham) learning how to choose good fish of various different types. I particularly enjoyed sniffing a lot of fish gills.
The rest of the day was spent in the cookery school kitchen; only the Richmond FishWorks has a dedicated cookery school kitchen - at the other restaurants they use the actual restaurant kitchens for the school on the day the restaurant is otherwise closed. Which is typically a Monday.
Olly showed us how to cook Mussels in white wine & garlic, Taramasalata, Clam & Mussel Chowder, Salt Baked Sea Bream, Pan Fried Skate, Monk Fish Skewers, Tempura Prawns, Classic Crab and many more. Most importantly he kept us fully lubricated with some excellent Spanish white wines throughout the day.
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Well, a quick email to FishWorks has gleaned the following info on the wine:
Hi Dominic
We currently stock two Spanish whites, Albarino and Xare-lo. I don’t know which one you were served (maybe both?). They are supplied exclusively to us from the producer, so you will not find them in supermarkets. The Albarino is available in the UK under different brands as Albarino refers to the grape variety. We also sell these wines as retail should you be interested.
If you have any other queries feel free to give me a call on 0208 948 5965.
Regards
Fernando Dantas
Manager Fishworks Richmond
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