Culinary Conferences & Cooking Demonstrations

Matthias is the Executive Bar Chef for Worldwide George V Entertainment Group (Buddha Bar) & Co-Founder of WM.Signature. The concept behind WM.Signature is to create unique beverages experiences for bars, restaurants, hotels, beverage groups and brands around the world.

The event will feature an introduction to WM.Signature and the bar/mixology world, alongside a unique demonstration and tasting of cocktails and mocktails taking inspiration from the perfume world.

Next, Matthias Giroud will challenge Chef Nicolas Houchet, Le Cordon Bleu Master Pâtissier to create a dessert inspired by one of his signature cocktails. In return, Matthias will create a cocktail/mocktail inspired by one of Chef Nicolas' recipes.

• Date: Tuesday 20^th November 2018
• Time: from 6.30pm
• Venue: Le Cordon Bleu London, 15 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2LS
• Registration: compulsory on a first come, first served basis. Limited space.

Join us for a conference on the story of the truffle also known as the ‘black diamond’, through its history, its production and the trends around its consumption throughout the world. Serge Desazars has been passionate about truffles for almost twenty years, their cultivation, their history, recipes, so much so that he turned them into his profession. After 15 years spent working in fashion and luxury, he left the industry to devote himself to launching and developing the Baron de la Truffe, France’s leading truffle business, totalling more than 60 hectares, which is completely Organic. In 2017, he published Ode To The Truffle, a book that recounts the many facets of the truffle through time and gastronomy. The book also features dedicated recipes created by leading Chefs, including Le Cordon Bleu and Yannick Alleno.

After the conference, Le Cordon Bleu Master Chef David Duverger will showcase through a demonstration how to make the perfect ‘truffle croque-monsieur’.

The book Ode To The Truffle (English) will be available at the event, signed by the author.

• Date: Thursday 22^nd November 2018
• Time: from 6.30pm
• Venue: Le Cordon Bleu London, 15 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2LS
• Registration: compulsory on a first come, first served basis. Limited space.