Culinary Conferences & Cooking Demonstrations

Join us for this exciting demonstration on Polish cuisine presented by CookUp Talents and demonstrated by chefs Sebastian Olma and Michael David Lachur.

Chef Sebastian Olma is a former winner of Top Chef TV show and has over fifteen years experience as a chef and international culinary consultant. Chef Michael David Lachur runs successful vegan bistros in Warsaw and is an advocate for organic and fair trade agriculture.

• Date: Thursday 23^rd August 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.

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Le Cordon Bleu Paris alumna Chef Shaheen Peerbhai is a teacher and writer and has worked in Mumbai, Paris, and London at establishments ranging from bistros to 3-star Michelin restaurants. She also has a cookbook titled Paris Picnic Club where she shares 100 tasty recipes of her own.

• Date: Tuesday 28^th August 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.

Santiago Lastra is a young nomadic Mexican chef with a passion for combining his native customs with local ingredients. Bringing a sense of Mexican celebration to his cuisine, Lastra merges inspiration and ideas from his homeland with regional produce to create vibrant, flavoursome dishes.

For the past year Santiago has been travelling the globe, taking up guest chef invitations at high profile establishments including London’s Tate Modern and Carousel , Hija de Sanchez in Copenhagen, Meteri in Italy and Neolokal in Istanbul. His reputation preceding him, he was also invited to return to his homeland to launch Noma Mexico in 2017 as project manager and Rene Redzepi’s right-hand man; sourcing exceptional ingredients from unassuming small-scale producers across the country.

• Date: Thursday 30^th August 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.

We are delighted to welcome back Chef Degan Septoadji for a fantastic demonstration on Indonesian cuisine.
The distinguished chef and former Masterchef judge’s love for Indonesian food has brought him to cook at some of the world’s best venues, including the 3-Michelin star Restaurant Schwarzwaldstube in Germany, regularly since 2014. Degan was nominated as ‘Best Asian Chef’ at the 2012 World Gourmet Summit in Singapore.

Chef Degan's demonstration will focus on five of Indonesia's most iconic national dishes, carefully selected by the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism. 

• Date: Wednesday 5^th September 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.