The Mistley Kitchen workshops take place in a purpose-built state of the art kitchen at Acacia House; an elegant Grade II listed townhouse in the Georgian port village of Mistley on the Essex-Suffolk borders.

The kitchen is a large and splendid room, custom designed and well equipped with top of the range American appliances from Viking and Amana as well as an Earthstone wood-fired baking oven from France.

Demonstration workshops include coffee or wine on arrival, a specially compiled recipe sheet and lots of tastings (the equivalent of a light lunch or supper) of the dishes demonstrated.

There is ample space for up to 14 students for the hands-on workshops and for up to 15 when we have demonstrations and seminars. In the workshops we create dishes using the finest of seasonal ingredients, with a special emphasis on locally grown produce. When possible, we make every effort to buy organic products and to support small local businesses. Hands-on and interactive workshops run approximately 4 hours and include coffee or tea and home-made biscuits on arrival, a specially compiled recipe sheet, demonstrations, a sit down meal that the students have prepared and house wine.