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BUTCHERY MASTERCLASS – BEYOND THE CHOP
Friday 28th November 2025 from 6pm
CFINE Kitchen, Poynernook Road, Aberdeen
Curious about butchery but not sure where to start? Join us for an informative evening designed to demystify home butchery and inspire confidence in the kitchen. In collaboration with master butcher Gordon Newlands, our very own Lesley Gillespie (Slow Food Cooks Alliance Chef and Scotch Ambassador) and with support from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), this event will spotlight the lesser-known cuts of lamb—flavourful, affordable, and perfect for home cooks looking to get more from their meat.
The evening will begin with a welcome drink and introductions, before settling in for a detailed, step-by-step butchery demonstration led by Gordon Newlands, master butcher and QMS representative. With a practical focus, Gordon will show how to break down a lamb carcass using techniques and tools that can be adapted for the home kitchen. You’ll learn how to identify value cuts, understand their uses, and discover how whole-animal butchery supports a more sustainable and ethical food system.
Following the demonstration, there will be an opportunity for Q&A. The evening will conclude with a tasting session featuring sample dishes highlighting these underused cuts.
Fillet, Cook It, Eat It
CANCELLED/POSTPONED
Due to unforseen circumstances we have had to cancel this event. We are hoping to rearrange it and will post new details asap.
After the Buttery Masterclasses in Huntly on the 20th June, our next event will take place on the 27th June 2025 from 11:30am. We will meet at Granite City Fish where we will see a demonstration of the amazing filleting skills with a variety of fish and there will be an opportuniy to purchase fish. We will collect the fish for the cookery class and then it is then just a short hop to the CFINE kitchen where chef Lesley Gillespie will guide you through the filleting and preparation of the fish dish.
Everyone will then be able to sit down and enjoy their dish with a glass of “Shrub” from Udny Provender followed by a seasonal dessert and tea/coffee.
Buttery Masterclass 4 – HUNTLY
After the amazing response and sell out of our previous Buttery Masterclasses we have arranged and additional 2 classes at the Linden Centre in Huntly on 20th June 2025. Spaces are limited and already filling up so best be quick off the mark🤔
The opportunity to learn the life long skill making your very own batch of REAL butteries/rowies and share some #arkoftaste Cullen Skink and Beremeal Bread.
Space are very limited and as they say ….you snooze, you lose.