Anyone with enough drive and desire can launch their own foodie haven, be it a food van, supper club or pop-up restaurant. This day-long event features practical advice from inspiring entrepreneurs including Street Feast founder Dom Cools-Lartigue, Bash Redford of Forza Win and Rosie French of French And Grace. It covers everything you need to know to get your kitchen up and running, from creating a unique concept and planning a menu to securing financing and licensing, and recruiting, training and managing staff.
The course is curated and hosted by pop-up pioneer Stuart Langley, the brains behind the critically lauded Disappearing Dining Club, who will share his personal insight and professional experience to ensure you leave the course with a fully-formed plan for your delicious new venture.
Speaker profiles
Stuart Langley
Stuart founded Disappearing Dining Club in 2010 after 15 years of running bars, restaurants and members clubs in London and overseas. The Club aims to bring "like-minded people together to enjoy great food, drink and good company in reclaimed or unusual private spaces in London." Alongside dinner dances and pop-up events, Stuart launched Back in 5 Minutes on Brick Lane in summer 2013.
Dominic Cools-Lartigue
Dom is the founder of Street feast, London's pioneering night market. Since May 2012 Dominic has taken over car parks, breweries, warehouses, old tube stations, and builders merchants to create a unique haven for lovers of great food and drink. Each week thousands of people gather to eat from London's best street food traders, chefs and restaurants. Street Feast has become a viable alternative to being in a pub or restaurant, and is home to a new and vibrant night market culture in London.
Rosie French
Rosie is one half of French & Grace, an independent food business which started life in 2009 as a blog called Salad Club, recipes and stories written by good friends Rosie and Ellie who won an Observer Food Monthly award for their writing in 2010. Rosie and Ellie's Brixton supper club of the same name picked up a loyal following and due to popular demand they expanded to become part of the London street food scene - bringing their now ubiquitous über wraps to the city streets and to various UK festivals and events. Keen to lay down some roots back in Brixton, French & Grace the restaurant opened it's doors in the Autumn of 2011 and soon after the girls celebrated publication of their debut cookbook Kitchen & Co: Colourful Home Cooking Through the Seasons. In 2013, after an epic street food season, French & Grace expanded to a second takeaway site in Camden Lock Market.
Tom Ward
Tom is the founder of Blackfoot, which opened on Exmouth Market in December 2013. Tom has over 15 years experience in the restaurant and bar industry. After spending five years as Operations Manager at Leon, he left in 2012 to set up his own business Blackfoot, a restaurant dedicated to Pork.
Bash Redford
Bash started Forza Win after growing disillusioned with his marketing job. After 5 years working for brands, festivals and other people's awesome sounding events, he decided it was time to create his own. Teaming up with London's street food darlings, The Pizza Pilgrims; London's first rooftop pizzeria was opened in the summer of 2012. The shut down three weeks later… Forza Win now boasts 6 sell out events and a reputation for exceptional Italian fare in really exceptional spaces. Bash continues to sail the good ship Forza as well as starting other projects in other places, spaces and industries
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Testimonials from previous Guardian Masterclasses
Excellent cross section of topics covered, with each speaker giving their own story in a very personal way.
A great mix of speakers and, although I thought I wouldn't be interested in a couple, was pleasantly surprised!
All six speakers were excellent, and really gave us insights into their personal journeys in food. I thought that Stuart Langley made an excellent host throughout the day in addition to his teachings.
Given the sized the group it felt surprisingly intimate. Very engaging speakers which made all the difference.
Very helpful, and I left more confident than when I arrived which is actually the opposite of what I thought was going to happen. I was able to discover my transferable skillset by listening to the experts experiences.
In all honesty it was actually better than I expected. Excellent speakers and lots of practical guidance.
Details
Date: Sunday 26 January 2014
Times: 9.30am-5pm
Location: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street London W1G 0AE
Prices:
☻Early bird special (a limited number of places at a reduced price for people who book in advance)£99
☻Regular price£129
(all prices include VAT, booking fee, lunch and refreshments)
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