Following a wonderful night at the end of February, for the first ‘Talks & Tastings’, Maria and Mike are delighted to announce the date for the next instalment, on Thurs April 25th.

We’ll be indulging you in another offering of seasonal British seafood, over a 5 course tasting menu, selected by Mike and cooked and demoed for you by Maria, with all the accompanying tips and knowledge you need to replicate at home.

Maria’s incredible passion for cooking, coupled with her own unique Mediterranean-influenced recipes, will be matched with Mike’s ‘seafood with storytelling’ and his knowledge of the catch , which will connect you all the way from the kitchen to the quayside.

This time, our chosen seasonal species to include: local wild bass from the Suffolk Heritage Coast, new season Cromer crab, exquisite Newlyn hake and plump St Austell Bay mussels.

The evenings are designed to be informal, informative, and fun, with conversations around food an essential part of each event.

A unique and intimate experience, with limited participants, price includes substantial tastings and carefully selected wine.

We so look forward to welcoming you to Catts Hill Barn.

M & M x

£100 per person

A lovely review from our previous event, 'A fabulous informative, relaxedand friendly event. A chance to taste, learn about local, sustainableseafood and somedelicious and unusual ways to prepare it. Maria and Mike make a brilliant teamwith their combined skilland knowledge. Thanks again for a really enjoyable evening'

Please note that any cancellation made after the 11th April cannot be refunded unless we are able to re-sell your ticket. Cancellations made before the  11th will receive a 50% refund.

Join us for an eclectic, bespoke and immersive, food experience in the glorious surroundings of the Barn at Catts Hill Farm, Clopton Green.

Maria and Mike will take you on a creative food journey that will delight your senses, whet your appetite and forge enduring food memories with tales of passion, provenance and possibilities.

We’ll connect to you the source - the producer, the elements that have nurtured the crop and then tempt you to create, using only ingredients sourced in season.

We’ll talk, we’ll taste and we’ll laugh and moreover we’ll inspire.

We so look forward to indulging you..

February T&T

What to expect….

Oysters- local, succulent, saline and sweet

Skate - delicious, pulled, plump and flavourful

Whiting - delicate, light, fragrant and fresh

Brown shrimps - crisp, melting, sublime and moreish

Tickets go live at 9am on Wednesday 23rd August 2023

We’ll be at Snape Farmers Market again, on the 13th May, in our trailer, with another fab selection of seasonal British fish and shellfish.

Local, bass, skate, crab, lobster to name but a few and prime Scottish cod, hake and monkfish.

Join us at the Station Hotel, Framlingham, from midday onwards, for a celebration of British Seafood from around our shores.

We’ll be serving freshly shucked Butley Creek oysters , roasted Orford lobster, wood fire cooked Fowey scallops and poached Peterhead langoustines. No need to book, just rock up and we’ll pleased to welcome you to our afternoon of seafood heaven.

In the pub you can also book a table, to enjoy some of our more local seasonal specials - Felixstowe Ferry slip sole, Lowestoft skate wing and Suffolk Heritage Coast wild bass all served with new local potatoes and house salad.

Drinks, music, seafood and a lot of fun !

Our weekly Pop-Up Fish Stall selling the finest and freshest, seasonal day-boat fish and shellfish from around the UK, including our own dedicated boats on the Suffolk Coast.

‘Seafood with Storytelling’

Our Christmas Pop-Up Fish Stall selling the finest and freshest, seasonal day-boat fish and shellfish from around the UK, including our own dedicated boats on the Suffolk Coast.

‘Seafood with Storytelling’

Lobsters, oysters, hot, homemade seafood chowder, and a stunning selection of this week’s seasonal British fish.

All our fish are completely traceable to the boat and skipper and are caught using sustainable methods.

Supporting our Great British Fishermen.

Our weekly Pop-Up Fish Stall selling the finest and freshest, seasonal day-boat fish and shellfish from around the UK, including our own dedicated boats on the Suffolk Coast.

‘Seafood with Storytelling’

Wild bass, Cornish hake, brill and red mullet, Scottish and Northumbrian langoustines and lobsters, Dressed and whole Cromer crab, Dover soles, plaice, monkfish, fresh local herring and brown shrimps, Cornish mussels and scallops, to name but a few.

Our own locally smoked kippers, haddock and mackerel.

All our fish are completely traceable to the boat and skipper and are caught using low-impact and sustainable methods.

Supporting our Great British Fishermen.

At Linda’s kind invitation, I’m delighted to be leading this course, where you’ll learn about sustainable fishing and how to prepare and cook locally caught shellfish. With guidance from us both, you will pick and dress your own crabs and learn how to present them ready to serve in their own shells and cook another crab dish to take home in addition to your dressed crab. I’ll also show you how to get the most from a lobster and you’ll cook your own lunch of fresh mussels in a delicious sauce. Tea/coffee/welcome cookies and lunch are provided, along with all ingredients and materials, recipe sheets and aprons. Please bring a cool box to take home your creations in peak condition.

Silver Darlings - rediscovering the Herring. 

Guild members CJ Jackson and Mike Warner present an evening celebrating this forgotten, but historically important and nutritious food. 

UK Herring stocks are abundant and sustainable and yet have fallen off the radar for our consumers. The ultimate ‘superfood,’ herring fisheries have established and supported coastal communities for generations, yet are now much neglected and overlooked, as more popular, imported species constitute 80% of our consumption and deny our fishermen an important seasonal opportunity. 

Mike and CJ are on a mission to rekindle the nation’s love for this ‘King of the Sea’ and will demonstrate the simplicity, value and flavour of the herring in its many forms. 

Guild of Food Writer members and guests only.

Driving the future of UK´s seafood consumption by 2030

Mike will be presenting on the future of seafood consumption in the UK and how to reconnect consumers with one of the most ethical and sustainable protein sources.

Mike will be joining local Felixstowe Ferry fishing brothers, Ed and Rob Butters, for a day drift netting for this iconic and undervalued species, in the seasonal autumn fishery on the Suffolk Coast. Herring used to be a protein staple before the second world war with 12000 fishermen employed in its harvest. Now this superfood is hardly recognised…….

A Seafood Week celebration of the Scottish white fish sector with CJ Jackson, featuring sustainable alternatives to cod and haddock with easy to cook recipes. Mike will also be joined by guest food writer Rachel Khoo.