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An evening with Maria Bradford

Tuesday 15 September 2026, 6.30–8.30pm

An Evening With… is our guest series at Leiths Culinary School, where we invite partners and alumni to take over the kitchen for one night. Each event offers an insight into the people and ideas shaping food today – whether that is a chef, a producer, a food writer or a Leiths graduate who has carved out their own path since leaving the School. Expect a genuine exchange: demonstrations, conversation and the kind of knowledge that does not appear in cookbooks.

On Tuesday 15 September, we welcome Maria Bradford. Born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Maria now lives in Kent. After graduating from Leiths, she opened her restaurant Shwen Shwen to widespread critical acclaim. She has since won the Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand’s Opening of the Year and Condé Nast’s Chef of the Year, and, recently, a nomination for the National Restaurant Awards’ Chef of the Year.

What to expect

  • An interactive cookery demonstration from our guests
  • Hands-on participation where the event allows
  • Food and drink on the evening
  • New ideas and techniques to take away

£25.00

Excluding VAT

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