CJ ON SEAFOOD


Welcome to my official landing page directed from The Seafood School at Billingsgate which is now closed.
For the last 20 years I have been creating classes and delivering a large programme of courses for chefs,
caterers, catering students and members of the public to showcase all that Billingsgate has to offer.
My previous training experience include teaching at Leiths School as Vice Principal and Cordon Bleu.
All courses are delivered at the Billingsgate Market.

Seafood Scotland Fishmonger Masterclass - Round Fish

A Masterclass with CJ

I’m taking up the reigns again and will be delivering great new seafood cooking courses.

Seafood Classes for Everyone!

‘Gift Certificates available for all occasions.
Choose a course and buy as a gift for a friend’

If you'd like to know more about the courses please email me on
cj@kentseafood.com

Saturday Classes

Saturday's Catch
8.30am - 1pm

(Hands on fish prep, no cooking)
Prepare a couple of fish and participate in a demo cooking other fish for a tasting lunch.


Price: £110

Available Dates:
Sat 1st Jun 2024
Sat 6th Jul 2024
Sat 31st Aug 2024
Sat 12th Oct 2024
Sat 23rd Nov 2024
Sat 11th Jan 2025
Sat 1st Feb 2025
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Mastering the Art
8.30am - 2.30pm

(Preparing fish & cooking)
Prepare some fish and shellfish and create a couple of dishes to take away. Participate in a demo to cook other fish for lunch.

Price: £160

Saturday 27th Jul 2024
Saturday 24th Aug 2024
Saturday 19th Oct 2024
Saturday 30th Nov 2024
Saturday 25th Jan 2025
Saturday 22nd Feb 2025
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Hook, Line & Sinker 
8.30am - 2.00pm 

(No cooking)
Hone your knife skills and prepare 4-5 species of fish to take away. We cook you some fish for a light lunch.

Price: £160

Available Dates:
Saturday 13th Jul 2024
Saturday 7th Sept 2024
Saturday 16th Nov 2024
Saturday 18th Jan 2025
Saturday 15th Feb 2025
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Shellfish Catch
8.30am - 1.30pm 

(Shellfish prep & cooking)
Prepare a handful of different shellfish to take away and help create a seafood platter for everyone to enjoy for lunch. You will learn how to choose, store, prepare, cook and serve.

Price: £125

Available Dates:
Sat 6th Jul 2024
Sat 31st Aug 2024
Sat 12th Oct 2024
Sat 23rd Nov 2024
Sat 11th Jan 2025
Sat 1st Feb 2025
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'Learn the Basics' 

Join us for a 90 minute course from 9am until 10.30am to learn how to prepare a of the best fish of the week (seasonal and best quality)and take it home to cook for supper. Recipe ideas will be provided.

Price:£65

Available Dates:
Sat.27th Jul 2024 (bass to salt bake)
Sat.24th Aug 2024 (scallops & prawns to BBQ)
Sat.19th Oct 2025 (monkfish tail - skin, fillet and marinade)
Sat.30th Nov 2025 (octopus to casserole)
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Game Larder Day 

Working with a number of species prepare some of the seasonal game to take away and we will cook you a couple of dishes to taste for lunch. You will have lots of time with Gary to discuss the best way to cook your game.

Price:£180

Available Dates:
Saturday 9th Nov 2024

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Making The Most of Meat 

Join Gary to learn the tricks of the trade, to cut half a lamb into shoulder, leg, b.e.n, various chips and cutlets, neck and trimmings (make plenty of room in your freezer as you will be taking all of this home with you).
Gary will also demonstrate boning a butterfly leg and shoulder into 'en ballon'.

Price:£250
(includes your lamb to take away)

Available Dates:
Sat 12th Apr 2025
(Lamb cutting day)
Getting ready for your Easter roast.

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Making The Most of Fish 

Bring a group of friends on a saturday to the market.
Contact CJ to make a plan.

- Minimum 6, Maximum 12 persons.
- Create your own course:
- Market visit and breakfast
- Later start to prepare fish to cook for lunch

Price: Day planned to your own budget.

Available Dates:
Bespoke arrangements
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Weekday Classes

Gut, Shuck & Fillet
(Knife Skills Courses)
6am - 1.30pm 

Work with small, flat and round fish. Covering gutting, skinning and filleting.

Working with a large fish - hake/coley, fillet, skin and portion.
Shellfish preparation also covered.
(No cooking)
Enjoy a market visit, breakfast and spend the morning preparing some fish and shellfish.
To finish, fillet a cooked fish to eat for lunch

Price: £185

Available Dates:
Fri 12th Jul 2024
Fri 6th Sep 2024
Fri 15th Nov 2024
Fri 10th Jan 2025
Fri 11th Apr 2025
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Catch of the Day
6am - 2pm 

Includes an escorted market visit, breakfast and a morning spent cutting and preparing fish and a couple of dishes to take away. I'll also prepare a number of dishes to include as a tasting lunch.

Price: £195

Available Dates:
Friday 16th Feb 2024
Friday 5th Apr 2024
Friday 24th May 2024
Friday 21st Jun 2024
Friday 9th Aug 2024
Friday 25th Oct 2024
Friday 13th Dec 2024
Friday 31st Jan 2025
Friday 28th Mar 2025
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Morning Catch or
Early Morning Market Visit
6am - 9.30am 

(No cooking)
Enjoy a market visit and buy a fish of your choice to prepare in the class. You can buy lots of other fish to take home - there is no limit. Cutting session preparing your own fish after breakfast. Lots of tips and tricks from your trainer to enable you to prepare and cook your fish at home with confidence.

Price: £65
If you don't wish to buy fish but just have a walk around the market and join us for breakfast, the price will be £40

Available Dates:
Friday 2nd Aug 2024
Friday 15th Nov 2024
Fri 20th Dec '25 (buy for Xmas)
Friday 7th Feb 2025
Friday 18th Apr 2025
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Seasonal Workshop
6am - 12pm 

(Prep with a little cooking)
Join a market visit to view the best of the day. We choose 3 seasonal species to prepare for you to take away. You will smoke you own mackerel for a Kedgeree breakfast. We will prepare a couple of dishes for you to taste.

Price: £160

Available Dates:
Friday 23rd Aug 2024
Friday 6th Dec 2024
Friday 7th Feb 2025
Thursday 17th Apr 2025
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Shellfish Workshop
6am - 12pm 

During the market visit we will choose a range of shellfish. Crustacea: langoustines, shrimp, prawn, and crab, Native and American lobsters. Molluscs: clams, mussels, whelks, winkles, cuttlefish, squid and octopus. After breakfast we will prepare, cook and taste our bounty of the day and you will take away a selection including your own dressed crab.

Price: £190

Available Dates:
Friday 8th Nov 2024
Friday 14th Feb 2025
Friday 25th Apr 2025
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Evening Classes
7pm - 9pm 

Come along for an informal evening to gain confidence in cooking more fish or shellfish at home. We talk to you about the fish and what to choose and you make the dish to tuck into for supper.

Price: £60pp or £110 for 2

Available Dates:
Friday 12th Jul 2024
- 'Fish Special' Salt baked bass
Smoked monkfish skewers

Friday 2nd Aug 2024
- 'Fish BBQ Special' Swordfish with
lemon dressing. Plank roasted trout

Friday 25th Oct 2024
- Katsu and Goan curry with the
best fish of the day.

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Smoking and Curing
8.30am - 2.00pm 

Using the freshest market fish, you will prepare the best of the week and learn the principles behind curing and preserving (you will make your own gravadlax and escaveche to take away. We will hot smoke fish for lunch and cold smoke bass to take home.

Price: £170

Available Dates:
Saturday 10th Mar 2024
Saturday 14th Dec 2024
Saturday 8th Feb 2025
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CORPORATE AND TEAM BUILDING
Consider bringing your guests or team down to have an entertaining or competitive session at the market: Early morning to see the market in operation and smoke your own fish for a quick breakfast. Lunchtime to make Seafood Fajitas for lunch Afternoon or evening class to cook a meal (vegetarian's catered for too) to sit and enjoy as a team.

CITY MARKETS FOOD ID COURSE
We will be delivering our 5 day course for industry professionals who need to gain a certificate in food ID and quality assessment.
Monday 11th to Friday 15th Dec 2023.
Please contact me for future dates (likely to be in Spring 2024).
For more info please contact me at cj@kentseafood.com
Looking forward to seeing & hearing from you.

Best
CJ 

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