About this event

Join popular food writer, presenter and Community Kitchen favourite Lerato Umah-Shaylor on a West African adventure featuring wonderful produce from plantains to wondrous spices.

Lerato will share her secrets to cooking sumptuous plant-based feasts inspired by her African heritage. With recipes from her amazing new cookbook, Africana.

Under her expert guidance, and depending on availability and seasonal availability, you will learn to prepare the following recipes:

• A glorious Senegalese 7 veg Jollof with a seasonal rainbow of vegetables
• Aubergine Yassa – Sunshine on your pate with citrus, dijon, chillies and herbs.
• Spiced Banana Fritters with Spiced Chocolate

Bring your own bottle to enjoy with the feast at the end of this exciting hands-on class, where you will work in pairs to create your dishes. The class is plant-based and great for cooks from beginners to experts, leaving you inspired to add African vibrancy into your cooking.

Previous participants said: “Brilliant course! Lerato is a fantastic tutor.” “I will try all of the new recipes, haven’t cooked west African before.”

Find out more about Lerato and the other cooks who teach in the Community Kitchen.

Dietary information: This class is suitable for vegetarian and vegan diets. For any other allergies or dietary requirements, please contact us to discuss before booking.

Tickets for this event include:

• • professional cookery tuition
  • all ingredients and equipment
  • hot drinks throughout the session – you are welcome to bring your own drinks to enjoy with the meal if you wish
  • a full meal to enjoy at the end of the class in our dining area (or to be boxed and taken away to enjoy at home)
  • all recipes from the class.

Any profits raised from this class support our community cookery activities –  where everyone can experience the benefits of cooking and eating together, regardless of finance, confidence or ability. Find out more about how we invest in people, the local community and our wider environment.