The Mourne Seafood Cookery School will be closed from 1pm on Wednesday 21st December and reopening from Wednesday 4th Januaryat 9am.

You can still purchase vouchers online, see our home page for details.

Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas & Peaceful New Year!

Wishing all our customers a very Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year!

Congratulations to Mrs Hazel Larkham from Larne who won our competition for 2 people to enjoy a Full Day Seafood Masterclass at the Mourne Seafood Cookery School situated overlooking Kilkeel harbour. Thanks to everyone who entered.

Only 18 Days to Christmas Day! Why not give a gift that your loved one can look forward to, once all the excitement of Christmas is past. Ideal gift for someone who has everything.

Buy a Gift Voucher to any value towards a cookery class.

Ideal for novices right up to those who love Masterchef. Available online or book by phone.

Tel: 028 4176 2525

Don’t forget to enter our Competition online!

As a thank you to everyone who has subscribed to ours newsletter. We are offering you the chance to win 2 Full Day Cookery Class Vouchers – worth £260.00 – either as a  New Year treat for yourself or as a fantastic Christmas Gift!

Visit our site and enter now!!! Closing Date 15th December 2011.

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas!

Minister Arlene Foster visited the Mourne Seafood Cookery School and cooked up a storm with our chef Jonathan Hall. She was interested to view all the different types of fish locally caught such as Gurnard, Haddock, Sea Bream, Halibut, John Dory, Langoustines, King Scallops, Oysters and Mussells. She sampled King Scallop, with Pancetta and Beetroot Reduction, and Asian Battered Gurnard and Langoustines. She was very impressed with the facilities. Mr Wesley Newell chairperson presented her with “A Taste of Mourne” Hamper which included the fabulous locally produced Red Dog Sour Cherry  Chilli Jelly, Raspberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce, Cranberry Chilli Jelly, along with Harnett’s Rapeseed Oil and Pukara Blackcurrant Balsamic Vinegar.

HRH Prince Charles and the HRH Duchess of Cornwall paid a very special visit to the Mourne Seafood Cookery School on 8th September. They sampled some of the excellent local produce including Harnett’s Rapeseed Oil, award winning White Water Brewery Belfast Ale, RD Foods Award winning range of chilli jellies and tangy sauces, Cunningham Butchers Dry Cured Bacon and Mourne Seafoods naturally smoked haddock.

HRH Duchess of Cornwall joined in with a class and our chef Jonathan Hall and made the dish we have now renamed Haddock Royal, made with naturally smoked haddock in a rich creamy dry cured bacon sauce on a bed of pan fried locally sourced potatoes. She thoroughly enjoyed her time and wished that she could have stayed longer as she loves seafood and was very envious of our wonderful fresh fish display.

Why not follow in the steps of Royalty and join in one of our excellent Seafood Masterclasses overlooking Kilkeel harbour.

We knew Chris would do it! Well done Chris and all the very best in the final of the Great British Menu – you’ve done yourself proud!

Friday 3 June BBC2 6pm – the winners of this year’s Great British Menu prepare for the People’s Banquet.

We are delighted to have received this award after our first year of trading. This award reflects our commitment to using the very best local produce to give people a truly memorable experience in our state of the art cookery school overlooking Kilkeel harbour. The cookery school is run by Kilkeel Development Association a voluntary community organization that has been contributing to the “Big Society” for over 20 years. Not only do visitors learn how to cook, handle and prepare local seafood but they are making a valuable contribution to the regeneration of the local fishing community of Kilkeel. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the our success.

We wish Chris Fearon every success as he competes in the Northern Ireland heat of the Great British Menu which is on every night this week on BBC2 at 6.30pm. Chris’s father is a fisherman and comes from the neighbouring town of Warrenpoint. Chris is great fun and a super chef and this shows in his innovative dishes that he is preparing for the competition. Go Chris!!!!!!