| Monday 7 July, 2008 |
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Lunchtimes
are fleeting beasts, too often snuffed out before
they've barely begun. In this era of unavoidably
saturated schedules, of assumed workaholism, of
packing as much as possible into every moment,
the notion of spending one’s fleeting lunchbreak
in a cookery course might seem ridiculous. Masochistic
even.
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Surely
they're several hours long, complex, and too much like
hard work. Who on Earth would want to rush around, wasting
hours of their precious day to learn some recipe when
there's a Marks around the corner?
You, that's who. Trust me. Or rather, trust the exuberant
international chefs at the new Atelier
des Chefs. Give them one 30 minute lunchbreak, and
they'll have you sautéing your own lunch of veal with
aubergine, olives and capers in their gorgeous two-floor
kitchen in Marylebone.
Think about it. That's the time it takes you to queue
for the cashpoint, grab something unsatisfying from
Pret, wolf it down, maybe treat yourself to a brief
walk in the sunshine or a ten minute tan top-up.
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Chicken wrap or lemon-scented pastasotto pan-fried
poultry aiguillette? Wrap or aiguillette? It's
such a tough decision. And can you imagine the
faces when you bring that back to the office?
L'Atelier
des Chefs - 19 Wigmore St
Prices start at £18 for a 30 minute course
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COMMENT
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TODAY'S
EVENT PICKS |
Wayne
Hemmingway helps to build
the future. London Transport Museum. 7:30-8:30pm. Covent Gdn Piazza, WC2.
£10. |
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Leon Jean-Marie joins the new Chipmunk single launch at Favela Chic. 8:30pm. 91-93 Gt
Eastern St, EC2.
£3-£5. |
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East
London slips into its dancing shoes to show a few movest at the Hackney
Empire. 7:30pm. 291 Mare St, E8.
£12. |
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Last
chance to catch: China
Now at the V&A. the Chapman
Brothers at the White Cube; and Sara
Baras at Sadler's Wells.
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A
bi-annual mini-season of experi-mental theatrical works-in-progress.