Course Description
"The appetisers we serve at the start of the meal encapsulate our approach to cooking. They offer a bold minimalism, a sophistication through simplicity." – Ollie Dabbous (co-founder and executive chef at HIDE)
Of all the talented chefs working in Michelin-starred restaurants across London, few have generated as much excitement and respect as Ollie Dabbous. His cooking is the perfect example of how minimalist presentation, deftness of touch and a mastery of technique can come together to create world-class food.
During this course, Ollie will take you behind the scenes of his Michelin-starred restaurant HIDE in Piccadilly. He will walk you through some of his signature starter dishes, demonstrating ways to impress your guests with humble everyday ingredients, and exemplifying his ethos of sophistication through simplicity.
By the end of this course, you will have created some home-cured charcuterie, freshly baked bread, a warm comforting broth with crystal clear flavour, and some crisp ice-cold lettuce served with a moreish dip. Ollie will guide you through wine pairings to enhance and maximise the flavour of each dish.
Course outline
Gem Lettuce & Cured Meats
Bread & Broth
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- Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
- 2 lessons with expert videos & notes
- 2 course assignments
- Group chat & direct message classmates
- Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
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Meet Ollie Dabbous
Dabbous closed in 2017 after five years to allow Ollie and the team to concentrate their energies on HIDE, which opened in 2018 to great critical acclaim. HIDE was given a coveted five stars in the Evening Standard, was named a GQ restaurant of the year, and was awarded a Michelin star…all within six months of opening.
HIDE is a restaurant and bar, created in collaboration with Hedonism Wines. Set over three floors, flooded with natural daylight and enjoying views across Green Park, HIDE offers stunning food and drink in a refined but relaxed setting. It regularly serves more than 500 covers per day.
Ollie says: “The food I cook is entirely product-driven, taking the very best ingredients, questioning why we like them, and then highlighting those qualities in the most organic, restrained manner. It is food that respects the integrity of the ingredient and the toil that goes into producing them…the challenge and possibilities were too compelling to deny.”
Previously Ollie worked at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Hibiscus, Mugaritz, Noma, L’Astrance, The Fat Duck, WD-50 and Pierre Gagnaire, before returning to London to take the position of head chef at Texture.
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To help you get through lockdown and beyond, Tatler has opened its illustrious Address Book, calling upon Britain’s best chefs to share their trade secrets and statement dishes. The ideal injection of luxury in these challenging times.
Throughout this Tatler collection, you will learn to recreate delicious Michelin-standard dishes from the comfort of your own home. Specifically, you will come away with a dinner party menu designed by you and inspired by Britain’s top chefs.
The Tatler Address Book team has lined up Raymond Blanc’s famous Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, The Hinds Head by Heston Blumenthal in picturesque Bray in Berkshire, alongside London hotspots, HIDE and Ormer Mayfair. Each destination has opened their doors to the students at Learning with Experts in a series of compelling lessons. This isn’t just passive viewing. During the lessons, you will cook along with your peers, and be encouraged to try out techniques with the class and head chefs. You will share in each other's cooking journeys, and get feedback on your dishes from the Tatler team.
What you will you learn
This course is an intimate education experience with some of Britain’s top chefs, handpicked by Tatler. You will finish the course with a gourmet dinner party menu, plus all the tools to recreate Michelin-standard dishes from the comfort of your home. To tie everything together, all the chefs will talk you through their recommended wines, as suggested by their in-house sommeliers. Perfect for a special occasion or for treating friends and family.
Who is this course for
This course is for the avid home cook, the enthusiastic amateur, the professional chef and everyone in between. It equips students with the confidence and know how to recreate Michelin-standard dishes at home.