Community Kitchen
113 Queens RoadEver wondered what makes restaurant food tastes better? The difference is often not the recipe, it's the technique. Join Michelin-star trained chef and MasterChef: The Professionals semi-finalist Sel Bracamonte for a hands-on masterclass that reveals the professional skills chefs use to create exceptional dishes.
More than just following recipes, this class will help you understand ingredients, master heat, build confidence, and start thinking like a chef. Perfect for home cooks who want to take their cooking to the next level.
You'll learn key techniques including:
Brining
Searing
Pan roasting
Sauce making
Seasoning and flavour building
Dressing and finishing dishes
More than just following recipes, this class will help you understand ingredients, master heat, build confidence, and start thinking like a chef. Perfect for home cooks who want to take their cooking to the next level.
Pan seared cod
Lambs lettuce salad
Butter sauce
Bacon braised Orzo
Wine pairing to enjoy with your meal
Chef Sel Bracamonte - Sel is a chef originally from Guatemala whose cooking is inspired by his travels, heritage and love of bold flavours. A self-taught cook, he developed his passion from an early age, learning from his mother and grandmother before building an international career in professional kitchens. He recently made it to the semi-finals of MasterChef: The Professionals.
Sel is currently the Head Chef of Amari. Prior to this, he worked at the world-famous Fat Duck as a Chef de Partie. Combining classic French techniques with ancient Mayan influences, he creates vibrant, inventive dishes that celebrate culture, creativity and respect for exceptional ingredients.
Wed, Jan 27, 2027 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Community Kitchen
113 Queens Road
The Brighton & Hove Food Partnership's Community Kitchen is a cookery school where everyone can cook, learn new skills and enjoy food with others. We want everyone to experience the benefits of cooking and eating together. By paying for a cookery class, you help other people to attend cookery activities, regardless of finance, confidence or ability, and to make lasting changes to their lives.
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