Celia's Gastrotours
SUMMER 2008 DATES NOW SHOWN BELOW
All of my Gastrotours are a unique opportunity to join me for an insider's view of London's vibrant culinary hotspots. Running from approximately 10am to 2pm, I have specially designed each day to be bursting at the seams with exclusive food and wine tastings and encounters with passionate foodies and producers. Please email me to book or for further details.
Gastrotours are ideal for private / corporate groups. Please contact me to discuss additional dates at reduced group rates. I can take up to 12 people.
Gastrotours have become a popular GIFT for foodie friends and relatives. Contact me about GIFT VOUCHERS
N.B. Gastrotours are NOT exclusively vegetarian, though any diet can be catered for.
January to July 2008 DATES BELOW
NEW AUTUMN 2008 DATES coming soon! Do drop me an email if you're interested and I will contact you directly as soon as they appear
PORTOBELLO
10:30 am - 2:30 pm approx, Price £55.
Join me for an exciting culinary tour of London's vibrant Notting Hill. I'll let you in on all my local secrets - food shops, restaurants and cafes, cook's tools, crockery and special ingredients. We'll taste our way around the area, including a tasting of fine hams, cheese and olives at Garcia's Spanish deli. We'll have an early 3-course lunch at Books for Cooks with wine from the Books for Cooks vineyard in France. You'll have a chance to have a good old browse, then we'll continue unearthing culinary treasures around the Portobello area, including an exclusive wine tasting in the cellar of one of my favourite vintners. The day concludes with a special tasting and demonstration in the kitchen of Melt, the unique chocolate boutique.
Tuesday, April 29
Tuesday, May 13
Tuesday, June 10
Tuesday, July 15
BOROUGH MARKET
Fridays, 10:00 am - 1:30 pm approx, Price £70 (includes a donation to the Borough Market Charity)
Join me for an exclusive tour of London's most amazing foodie market. Hear the extraordinary history of this ancient market and share an insider's view. We start the day with elevenses / brunch at the glorious ROAST restaurant perched above the market, then follow with lots of specially arranged tastings: scallops, rare breed meats, olive oils, Ceylon tea, exotic Mexican chillies, Italy's most prized Parmesan cheese, and many more, plus a chance to hear the stories behind the creation of these fabulous artisan foods. We'll sit down for a wine tasting at Bedale's accompanied by a spread of delicious French goodies, concluding with a tasting of simple tapas combinations at Brindisa Spanish Foods.
N.B. Additional Borough dates NOW LISTED BELOW
Friday, April 25 SORRY, SOLD OUT
NEW SUMMER BOROUGH DATES:
Friday, May 2 (new date) SORRY, SOLD OUT
Friday, May 16 SORRY, SOLD OUT
Friday, May 23 (new date--available!)
Friday, June 13 SORRY, SOLD OUT
Friday, July 11 SORRY, SOLD OUT
Friday, August 1 (new date--available!)
Friday, August 8 (new date--available!)
***NEW: The Friday Afternoon Slot 4 pm - 6:30 pm approx, Price £65 (Group bookings only, 6 to 12 people) For 9 to 5ers, here's a great way to kick off the weekend, or a precursor to your office party--perfect for corporate groups. The same as above but, instead of brunch, concludes with wine and oysters in the luxurious lounge bar at Roast. FOR GROUP BOOKINGS ONLY min. 6 people, max 12.
AVAILABLE MOST FRIDAYS.
Please email me for date availability.
MARYLEBONE VILLAGE
Sundays, 10 am - 2 pm approx, Price £80.
SCHEDULED MARYLEBONE VILLAGE GASTROTOUR BOOKINGS ARE NOW HANDLED BY DIVERTIMENTI COOKERY SCHOOL, www.divertimenti.co.uk, 020 7486 8020.
ALTERNATIVELY, you can book for a party of 8-12 people and we can choose any Sunday that suits us both; simply get in touch with me directly.
Marylebone Village is currently experiencing a gastronomic Renaissance and here's your chance to get inside it through a day of specially arranged tastings. Highlights include the farmer's market, La Fromagerie, a taste of the Smorgasbord at Totally Swedish, oyster tasting at Fishworks, and the many flavours of Rococo Chocolates. A feast of their ingredients, selected and cooked by myself will then await us at Divertimenti, London's hottest cookshop, accompanied by an exclusive tasting of fine wines.
Sunday, May 11
Sunday, June 8
Sunday, July 20
If you are interested in any of the tours email me for a booking form or further details, stating your chosen date. Alternatively, you can call me on +44 208 376 2847. Thanks!
TESTIMONIALS:
"What a fantastic day...the tour was really excellent—enormous fun. I love the combination of information, discussion, tasting and looking, which are all perfectly balanced." Mark L., London
"Just wanted to say how much we enjoyed the tour of the market. It was fun and informative. I’d like to take some more of our clients and chefs on the tours. I believe it's so important that our teams take time to see, touch and taste the good fresh ingredients that we saw." David J., London
"Thanks so much for a fab afternoon last Friday. The Afternoon Slot was the perfect choice…they said they felt like VIPs, even called me again last night to chat about the fun they had." Jo A., Kent
"I was so thrilled with yesterday’s tour…I learned such a lot, bought some amazing food and ate wonderfully…the wine was fantastic and I just thoroughly enjoyed myself." Shelley E., London
"Thank you for one of the best Sundays we have spent in a long time. It was so good to meet you and our lunch was divine." Stuart K., London
"I'd like to thank you for an amazing gastronomic Sunday morning. It was great to share an insider's knowledge of the area. The tastings were so informative and delicious: cheese, chocolate and wine-- what more could you want. I was even able to taste my first oyster having avoided them for years! The beautifully light and fresh tasting lunch was the perfect end to the tour." Gay B., London
"I want to tell you again how very, very, VERY much we enjoyed the
Gastrotour! It was fascinating to see Borough market from your perspective, fun to be with you, and the food
and wine were all truly delicious. Everyone in our group kept thanking me repeatedly for telling them about it..." Sandra H., Colorado, USA
"Thank you so much for the Borough Gastrotour. It was really interesting, great value and lots of fun. I will definitely want to come on the other Gastrotours and it has certainly given me ideas for Christmas presents for some friends!" Martin L., London
"We absolutely loved the Borough Market one we attended - your passion for food is so contagious - and those foods/wines we sampled were wonderful, the people superb, and the lunch a perfect finale - an all-round hit!" Jo M., St. Albans
"Thank you soooooooooooo much for Friday, it was a fantastic day, really well organised, very informative, great food, people--I had a fab time." Natalie S., London
"It was good fun and an interesting introduction to an area of town I was virtually unaware of." Stephen S., London
"Thanks for the tour, it was wonderful. My friends and I were so happy when we left, filled up with good food and wine and lots of great new experiences. I will definitely try to come again next time I visit." Liselotte B., Sweden
© Celia Brooks Brown 2007
