Posted in October 2006

Fifteen Cornwall a Finalist in Restaurant MagazineÂ’s Best Dishes Awards

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Friday 27th October 2006, 5:03pm

Fifteen Cornwall's Fry Up is Finalist in Restaurant Magazine Awards

Earlier in the summer, we found out that we had made the final cut in Restaurant magazine’s Best Dishes Awards for the Cooked Breakfast Category with our Fifteen Fry Up! Fantastic!
Neil went along to the award ceremony on Monday night to see if we had been crowned the winner, but unfortunately we didn’t make it this time. But, we still think making the final 3 out of 500 entries is a brilliant achievement!!! Why not come and try the famous Fifteen Fry Up yourself! We are open for breakfast between 8.30am10.30am (last orders 9.30am) 7 days a week. No bookings available as breakfast at Fifteen Cornwall is on a first come first served basis. We hope to see you soon!

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November Special Events at Fifteen Cornwall

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Friday 27th October 2006, 2:39pm

Wine Tastings and Cookery Demonstrations Every Week in November at Fifteen Cornwall

If you love good wine, Fifteen Cornwall is the place to be this November. We’ve planned a series of wine tasting evenings to be held each week throughout the month.

Hosted by experts such as Fifteen London's Sommelier Matt Skinner and wine journalist, Stephen Barrett; each evening will focus on particular wines chosen by our guest speakers. Starting at 6.30pm, each hour-long tutored tasting session will be followed by our six-course tasting menu and wine package. Places are limited (no more than 30 guests at each evening), so please book early. There is no charge for the tasting and the cost of our six-course tasting menu and wine package is the usual price of £90. Cookery demonstrations – every Friday in November
If you’re more of a foodie and would prefer to learn how to cook some of Fifteen Cornwall’s signature dishes at home, then book now for our special demonstration evenings that will be held every Friday throughout November. Fifteen Cornwall’s head chef, Neil Haydock, baker, Ken Rankin and our students, will be divulging all kinds of trade secrets, from making fresh pasta and creating great pastry to unravelling the mysteries of fish and learning how to make fabulous dishes with game. Starting at 6.30pm, each hour-long demonstration will be followed by our six-course tasting menu – this promises to be a memorable evening for food-lovers. Again places are limited so be sure to book early if you don’t want to miss out. There is no charge for the demonstration and the cost of our six-course tasting menu is the usual price of £50. To book a wine tasting evening or a cookery demonstration, call our reservations team on 01637 861000. We look forward to seeing you.

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“Cook with Jamie” - Now in the Shops!

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Friday 27th October 2006, 2:09pm

Fifteen Cornwall Trainees Feature in Jamie's New Cook Book

As you may already know, Jamie’s new cook book is now available in the shops, as well as here at the restaurant – but did you also know that our trainees feature in it!!! Look out for the picture of them all at the front of the book which was taken here at Watergate Bay on launch day. Don’t they look lovely!!!

Cook with Jamie on Amazon

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Fifteen Cornwall Head Chef and Trainee Help Cook for ShipÂ’s Officers Onboard HMS Cornwall

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Friday 27th October 2006, 2:08pm

Neil and Damon Help Out Onboard HMS Cornwall.

Immediately following the Falmouth Oyster Festival opening, Neil and another of our trainees, Damon Murray headed off up to Plymouth, where they had been invited to help out in the kitchen onboard HMS Cornwall for the celebration of the 201st anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. Neil and Damon worked with the team of chefs on HMS Cornwall, to prepare a 5 course meal for the Ship’s Officers. The visit certainly gave Damon a rare insight into the very different working environment onboard a Royal Navy warship – notably the lack of space in the kitchen compared to the big open kitchen of Fifteen Cornwall. It was all good fun though and certainly a valued experienced!

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Gennaro opens Falmouth Oyster Festival with Fifteen Cornwall Head Chef and Trainees

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Thursday 26th October 2006, 2:09pm

Jamie Oliver's mentor Gennaro Contaldo opens Falmouth Oyster Festival with Head Chef and trainees from Fifteen Cornwall

Hello again. It’s all go go go for our trainees here at the moment. They had barely been back in the country for 24hours, when a couple of them, along with our Head Chef Neil Haydock, went along to take part in the opening of the 10th Falmouth Oyster Festival, with Jamie Oliver’s good friend and mentor, Gennaro Contaldo. Our trainees, Michael Mallett and Chris Stamp helped Gennaro prepare a number of dishes involving oysters from the Falmouth Bay Oyster Company, to a packed marquee of keen foodies! It was Michael’s birthday and the audience even sang to him. In Michael’s words, “What a great way to spend your 22nd birthday….cooking with Gennaro! This is wicked!” …until next time. Big Love. Fifteen Cornwall.

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Fifteen Cornwall Trainees in Italy

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Thursday 26th October 2006, 2:03pm

The trainees from Fifteen Cornwall swopped the hustle and bustle of the busy kitchen recently for a 5 day trip the Puglia region of Italy.

Hi Everyone. Apologies for not updating our blog recently, but it has been so busy here at Fifteen Cornwall. There was the Poacher's lunch offer in October which was absolutely brilliant. We had such a great response to it that lunchtimes were just manic! It certainly kept our trainees on their toes!!! And talking of the trainees, they have recently come back from an amazing trip to the Puglia region of Italy where they got a real insight into the Italian culture. They got to taste some wonderful Italian food typical of the region they were visiting, including homemade breads, wild chicory, fava beans, loads of different cheeses and of course, lots of pasta! Oh! And we mustn’t forget the horsemeat!!! As well as trips to local restaurants and a catering college to experience the true taste of the region, the trainee chefs were welcomed into the homes of local families to see how authentic Italian food is made in a traditional family environment. We hope to be able to get one of our trainees to post their own blog on here about the trip so you can read first hand just what they got up to, but for now, we hope our trainee, Ashley Channon’s thoughts will give you a good idea of it: “The trip to Puglia was awesome. I really enjoyed learning about a different culture and seeing how the people of the region live and how they ate, as well as picking up really useful tips for cooking in the restaurant. “I got a real buzz from working alongside Italian chefs in their restaurant kitchens and helping produce a wedding banquet. The landscape was really different from what I’m used to seeing in Cornwall and we saw olive, almond and pomegranate trees. Eating almonds picked straight from the tree was a special experience I’ll never forget.” Big Love. All at Fifteen Cornwall. x

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Fifteen Cornwall Poacher's Fortnight Extended

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Friday 6th October 2006, 9:50am

POACHER'S FORTNIGHT MENU EXTENDED UNTIL 20TH OCTOBER.

Hi Everyone. Just a quick blog this time to let you know that due to the fantastic success of our Poacher's Fortnight menu, we have now extended it until Friday 20th October. This amazing offer features a three course lunch menu for just £18.00. Highlighting some of the new flavours of the season, this menu will give you a taste of what's to come at Fifteen Cornwall as we move further into the autumn and winter. To book a table, you can call our reservations team on 01637 861000 (lines are open from 9am-5pm) or book online at www.fifteencornwall.co.uk.

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Fifteen Cornwall at the Cornwall Food and Drink Festival

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Tuesday 3rd October 2006, 1:14pm

Fifteen Cornwall's Head Chef and 2 Students took part in a food demonstration at the Cornwall Food and Drink Festival at Lemon Quay in Truro at the weekend.

Hi everyone. Thanks for looking at our blog. Just thought we would sign in to give you an update on the weekend. We were at the Cornwall Food and Drink Festival on Lemon Quay in Truro this Saturday. Our Head Chef, Neil Haydock and two of our trainees, Ashley and Damon took part in a food demonstration. We had a full house for our demo so we were really pleased. If you came along to see the guys, we hope you enjoyed the demo (especially the part at the end where you got to sample the final dish). Whilst we were there, many of you asked about the recipe, so we thought it might be a good idea to post it on here, so here it is.

Roast Grampound Duck with Beetroot and Squash

INGREDIENTS
1 Grampound duck, legs removed, 300g raw beetroot,splash white wine vinegar, 100ml aged Balsamic vinegar, 200ml selvapiano oil, 100g root horseradish, maldon salt, black pepper, 400g Squash (pumpkin), 50g fennel seeds, 50g dried chilli, 50g coriander seeds.

METHOD
1. Lightly oil the duck and season with the salt and black pepper

2. Seal in a hot pan on both breasts until golden brown and place in a hot oven 180c or 375f for approx 15 minutes

3. Remove and allow to rest for at least 10 minutes

4. Boil the beetroot in salted water with the vinegar until soft and run under cold water until able to handle

5. Peel and grate and add balsamic vinegar salt pepper and salvapiano to taste

6. Peel the squash and cut into segments

7. Crush all the spices in a pestle and mortar and toss with the squash along with some maldon salt and oil

8. Place on a baking sheet and place in a hot oven turning occasionally until soft

9. Place the squash on a warm plate

10. Remove the duck from the bone (this should be nice and pink all the way through) and slice into 6 pieces per breast

11. Lay over the squash and dress with the beetroot and nish with a drizzle of balsamic

Serve immediately!

We hope you have fun cooking this dish! Until next time, Big Love. Fifteen Cornwall.

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