Festival of Stuff: Culinary Seaweed Masterclass (Morning)

Festival of Stuff

Past event

Location: Bloomsbury

Date: Thursday 12th June 2025

Time: 10:00 — 12:00

Join an immersive Culinary Seaweed Masterclass in our brand-new Experimental Kitchen. Chef Melanie McIntosh will reveal the fascinating world of British seaweeds through tasting, touching, and comparing different varieties and their unique attributes. We will also of course be cooking and eating them together. Participants will sample, compose and bottle their own flavour mixes, chop up some delicious seaweed salad, learn about dehydration and rehydration, and finally make their own special jar of furikake to take home. You will leave with a deeper appreciation for seaweed and a collection of recipes with which to continue your explorations.

Melanie McIntosh makes, eats and talks pickles and ferments with produce from around the UK and British Isles – using quite literally what’s surrounding the Islands: seaweed. She has worked on research & development projects and as a chef in Germany, Poland, New York and London, which she calls home. Melanie recently filmed a television show in Japan about the Japanese preservation technique called tsukudani. Her favourite result was made with seaweed, of course!

Important note: This masterclass is not suitable for anyone with a moderate or severe sesame allergy. Once your slot has been confirmed, you will be asked if you have any other food-related allergies or dietary requirements.

Important information about our ticket ballot for this event:

We are using a ballot ticket booking system for this event.

The ballot is open for a limited time: from Tuesday 13th May until 23:59 on Sunday 18th May.

Entering into the ballot means that you have entered into a draw for the opportunity to book a ticket. Unfortunately, the ballot may be oversubscribed—entering the ballot does not guarantee a masterclass slot.

From Monday 19th May onwards, successful entrants will be sent a booking link, which must be completed within 24 hours in order to secure a ticket.

Once all tickets are fully booked by the ballot winners, we will notify everyone who signed up to the ballot, and offer the opportunity to join the waiting list for last-minute dropouts.

This masterclass is suitable for ages 18+. No experience or skillset necessary, all welcome!

This workshop is part of the Festival of Stuff.

Event location

Institute of Making Bloomsbury
University College London
Malet Place
London
WC1E 7JE

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Attendee information

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