From Boat to Plate

Easy entertaining with fish, with Cindy at the Stade Kitchen, Hastings Old Town: smoked fish cakes, then pan-fried fish with sauce meunière, plus how to prep ahead for a stress-free dinner. £65 per person. Register to hear when tickets go on sale.

A Hidden Beach fish workshop with Cindy

Sunday 14 March 2027 · 10am–1pm · The Stade Kitchen, Hastings Old Town · £65 per person

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Easy entertaining with fish from the Stade. Cindy shows you how to cook a relaxed two-course fish menu for friends, and how to prepare ahead so that when your guests arrive, service is calm and stress-free. Then sit down together to enjoy what you’ve cooked.

Suitable for beginners and confident home cooks. Demonstrations, hands-on cooking and a shared meal, with ingredients, kitchen equipment, Cindy’s tuition and recipe sheets to take home.

The menu

Starter: fish cakes with a salad garnish, made with locally smoked fish.

Main course: pan-fried fillet of fish with sauce meunière, crushed herby potatoes and seasonal vegetables.

Fish will be locally landed where available, with the final choice made nearer the date according to what’s in season.

What you will learn

Choosing and preparing fish; making and shaping fish cakes; pan-frying a fillet with a golden finish; a classic brown butter sauce meunière; and, above all, how to plan and prep ahead so a dinner for friends feels easy on the night.

Workshop programme

10:00–10:15am — Welcome, menu introduction and kitchen safety

10:15–10:45am — Prep-ahead plan: what to do the day before and what to leave until service

10:45–11:30am — Fish cakes: preparing the smoked fish, mixing, shaping and chilling

11:30am–12:15pm — Main course: crushed herby potatoes, seasonal veg, pan-fried fish and sauce meunière

12:15–12:50pm — Plate up and sit down to share the meal

12:50–1:00pm — Questions, recipe sheets and wrap-up

Dietary requirements and booking

This workshop is built around fish. Please tell us about any allergies or dietary requirements when you book so we can confirm it’s suitable for you. Register below to hear as soon as tickets go on sale.