Near London this is a day of coast & meadow foraging with a gourmet wild food feast in a beautiful location in coastal Kent.
Feast upon food for free; from oysters to berries, seaweeds and fragrant flowers under the expert gudance of professioal forager, Lucia Stuart.
The wild food gourmet feast of four courses is enjoyed in a stunning location; a beach hut, Georgian townhouse, secret woodland glade or coastal wilderness.
You will also learn how to store and preserve our gathered food to take home and enjoy throughout the year.
Wild Kitchen founder, Lucia Stuart learnt to forage whilst running her own restaurant in rural France.
Lucia Stuart is a member of The Association of Foragers and has featured on the BBC and Channel Four.
WHEN: Forage and Feast experiences are available from March to November.
LOCATION: The Wild Kitchen is in Deal, Kent, situated in the historical conservation part of the town. The house is a ten minute walk from Deal train station (direct connections to London 90 mins). All foraging landscapes are within 40 minutes of Deal. Foraging locations might be the seaside, seashore, cliffs, beach hut, sand dunes, meadowland or woodland.
DURATION: 4-6 hours.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The experience includes includes 1-2 hour foraging tutorial with a gourmet, 4-course wild food feast including botanical cocktails, herbal teas and cordials. At the end of the day you will take away foraging notes from The Wild Kitchen plus gathered plants, algae and shellfish.
You will be in a group of 6-18 people.
The course is suitable for all dietary requirements; vegans and vegetarians. Please give us prior notice.