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.
Preparation will include filleting and skinning a fish, stock making and a number of different species to demontrate the use of seafood.


Price: £120
(inclusive 20% VAT)

Available Dates:
Sat 11th Jan 2025
Sat 1st Feb 2025
Sat 8th Mar 2025
Sat 18th May 2025
Sat 28th Jun 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: £180
(inclusive 20% VAT)

Saturday 30th Nov 2024
Saturday 5th Apr 2025
Saturday 31st May 2025
Saturday 5th Jul 2025
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 sustainable, seasonal fish to take away. We cook you some fish for a light lunch.

Price: £180
(inclusive of 20% VAT)

Available Dates:
Saturday 18th Jan 2025
Saturday 15th Feb 2025
Saturday 22nd Mar 2024
Saturday 24th May 2025
Saturday 12th Jul 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.
Types of shellfish are likely to include crab, prawns, scallops, oysters, mussels, clams and whelks (whatever is best on the day).

Price: £150
(inclusive 20% VAT)

Available Dates:
Sat 23rd Nov 2024
Sat 11th Jan 2025
Sat 1st Feb 2025
Sat 8th Mar 2025
Sat 17th May 2025
Sat 28th Jun 2025
Sat 26th Jul 2025
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'Learn the Basics' 

3hr Saturday course from 8.30 to 11.30am to learn how to prepare the best fish of the week. The course will include two different types of fish/shellfish that you will prepare under expert tuition to take home to cook for supper. Recipe ideas will be provided

Price:£90
(inclusive of VAT)

Available Dates:
Sat.21st Dec 2025
(come & buy for xmas)

Sat.25th Jan 2025
Sat.15th Mar 2025
Sat.17th Jun 2025
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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:£240
(inclusive 20% VAT)

Available Dates:
Saturday 8th Nov 2025

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Making The Most of Meat 

Join Gary to learn the tricks of the trade. Each person will cut their lamb carcass into shoulder, leg, b.e.n, various chops 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:£288
(inclusive of 20% VAT)
(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: £200
(inclusive of 20% VAT)

Available Dates:
Fri 10th Jan 2025
Fri 21st Mar 2025
Fri 6th Jun 2025
Fri 1st Aug 2025
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Catch of the Day
6am - 2pm 

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

Price: £210
(inclusive of 20% VAT)

Available Dates:
Friday 30th May 2025
Friday 25th Jul 2025
Friday 26th Sep 2025
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: £75
(inclusive 20% VAT)
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:
Fri 20th Dec '24 (buy for Xmas)
Friday 7th Feb 2025
Friday 18th Apr 2025
Friday 6th Jun 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 for you to prepare to take away. You will smoke you own fish for a Kedgeree breakfast. We will prepare a couple of dishes for you to taste.

Price: £180
(inclusive 20% VAT)

Available Dates:
Friday 6th Dec 2024
Friday 7th Feb 2025
Thursday 17th Apr 2025
(Thursday before Easter)

Friday 13th Jun 2025
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Shellfish Workshop
6am - 1.30pm 

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: £220
(inclusive of 20% VAT)

Available Dates:
Friday 14th Feb 2025
Friday 25th Apr 2025
Friday 27th Jun 2025
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Evening Classes
7pm - 9pm 

If you are interested in bringing along a group for an informal evening of seafood and wine, tell us what you'd like to discover and we will create a bespoke evening for you. Minimum 6 persons, Maximum 16.

Prices start at: £75pp inc VAT

Available Dates:

Contact me to plan and find a suitable date
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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 escabeche to take away. We will serve a number of smoked and cured dishes for lunch.

Price: £195
(inclusive 20% VAT)

Available Dates:
Saturday 14th Dec 2024
Saturday 8th Feb 2025 Saturday 14th Jun 2025 Saturday 20th Sep 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.
Contact CJ for a bespoke course and price (inc. corkage)

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.

Please contact us for future dates in 2025.
For more info please contact us at cj@kentseafood.com
Looking forward to seeing & hearing from you.

Best
CJ 

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