Royal Exchange partners with Pasta Evangelists for masterclass & Giles Coren feast

This month, The Royal Exchange in the City is partnering with Pasta Evangelists to offer an exclusive pasta masterclass, as well as a sumptuous pasta feast hosted by Giles Coren, plus a range of collaborative hero dishes created by the chefs at both The Royal Exchange and Pasta Evangelists.

On Friday 17 November, Pasta Evangelists will host an exclusive pasta masterclass at The Royal Exchange. Having enjoyed an aperitif and antipasti in Threadneedle Bar, the expert chefs from both Sauterelle and Pasta Evangelists will teach guests to make their own pasta, including the egg-based dough and delicate folds of ravioli, and the water-based dough and gentle shaping of orecchiette.

All participants will then be given the perfect pasta sauces for their creations, as well as a beautiful Pasta Evangelists box to take the whole meal home in.

Furthermore, on Thursday 23 November, the renowned restaurant critic and official ‘pasta evangelist’, Giles Coren, will host a pasta feast at The Royal Exchange that will take guests on a gourmet journey around Italy.

Following a welcome negroni in Threadneedle Bar, guests will be seated in Sauterelle Restaurant to enjoy a four-course pasta feast, with optional wine pairing.

Reminiscent of the scorching climate and fresh seafood of the Italian islands, to start there will be an Open ravioli with red Sicilian prawns, black ink pasta, bell peppers and bisque, and steaming bowls of Sardinian Fregola with clams, bottarga, chilli, parsley, garlic, and saffron broth.

To follow, the iconic Roman dish of Cacio e Pepe will be dramatically served from hollowed out wheels of Pecorino Romano. Plated at the table, dessert will offer a theatrical finale to the evening, with sharing boards of Sicilian ricotta cannolo, tiramisu from Trentino, Milanese panna cotta, and baba from Naples.

Lastly, in celebration of the Italian roots of the chefs at both The Royal Exchange and Pasta Evangelists, one special collaborative dish of Fregola with clams, bottarga, chilli, parsley, garlic, and saffron broth will be available on the menus throughout Sauterelle, Threadneedle, The Grand Café and The Gallery from 6 November to 1 December.

Furthermore, one collaborative dish will be available for delivery through the Pasta Evangelists website from 6 November to 1 December, while the full pasta feast menu will be available to order from 24 November to 1 December, allowing pasta fans across London to enjoy this special pasta banquet from the comfort of their own homes.