About
The Urban Kitchen, the gourmet healthy food resource.
The Urban Kitchen is a small gourmet catering company and cookery school that hosts classes that are fun, stimulating and interactive. We create innovative food and recipes using the freshest of ingredients. The laidback yet professional nature of all the team members of The Urban Kitchen should put you at ease whatever the occasion or event. Our events range from private classes at your own home to formal suppers for up to 200 people.
The company was established in 2003 by Toral Shah out of her deep passion for good food and cooking, and a great interest in health and nutrition. She has undertaken many courses at Le Cordon Bleu in London and is constantly updating her skills by attending cooking courses at various cooking schools around the world. Toral loves to travel and is constantly collecting new and interesting ideas and recipes from countries as diverse as Bhutan and Belize, from Namibia to the Netherlands.
As a qualified cell biologist currently completing her thesis for a Masters in Nutritional Medicine at the University of Surrey, Toral is heavily involved in creating awareness of breast cancer and is beginning to involve herself in the importance of nutrition in diseases such as cancer and diabetes. This means that many of the recipes that we prepare are just as nutritious as they are tasty!
London offers a huge plethora of restaurants and eating experiences and we aim for The Urban Kitchen to be included in the "must-do" London eating scene. Toral and her team of international sous-chefs and assistants will give you unique and interesting ideas of where to eat, and of their favourite foods. We will also recommend our favourite food, drink shops, restaurants and other interesting tips. The passion and enthusiasm of the whole team for food will shine through in whatever you choose to organise or attend!
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