Gareth Baty at Sitwell Supper Club September 25 2026

We're excited to announce an exclusive, unique dinner by MasterChef: The Professionals 2026 winner Gareth Baty on Friday September 26 2026.

Gareth stormed to victory after weeks of gruelling cooking on the world’s biggest TV cooking contest with a menu of prawn cocktail, chicken and chips and a Brandy Alexander dessert. And guests at this dinner will get the wonderful and rare chance to enjoy that very starter. It’s a prawn cocktail with a difference as Gareth uses dashi-poached lobster, langoustine and green apple.

And it was on BBC’s MasterChef that Gareth first cooked for our very own William Sitwell as he served William and fellow critic Tom Parker Bowles a halibut dish with beer-battered mussels. ‘It was a quarter final to remember,’ says William, adding. ‘Of course I knew then that he’d go on to take the trophy!’  

Gareth, from Greater Manchester, has worked in a number of famous kitchens from London’s Berners Tavern to New York’s Harlem Food Bar. Now, having founded The Wandering Cumbrian, he curates and cooks exceptional dinners around the UK.

His menu for Sitwell Supper Club is a celebration of British nostalgia featuring such classics as cheesy chips, prawn cocktail, chicken and mushroom and sticky toffee pudding. And you’ll be in for a treat as Gareth reimagines these humble-sounding dishes taking them to new heights. Says William: ‘This will be the dinner of 2026. I’m so happy Gareth has agreed to come and cook for me again and some of my Somerset pals!’

So except a four-course dinner matched with great wines and, as always, a large pinch of fun.

Your host, as ever, is of course William Sitwell, one of Britain's foremost food writers. Restaurant critic for The Telegraph, he has been a regular judge on the BBC hit show MasterChef for almost 20 years. His supper club, in his converted cow shed at Rooks Nest Farm near Wiveliscombe in West Somerset off Exmoor, is a firm favourite for lovers of great food, great wine and great times!

Diners will take their seats in the tent within the barn of the supper club, a place where friendships are made and great times are had.

Order of play

Drinks are from 7pm. Speeches and dinner from 7.30pm. The event ends at 10.30pm.

​Courtesy Drinks

Fishers Gin and Double Dutch tonic, sparkling wine

Menu

CHEESY CHIPS

Pomme dauphine with caramelised onion, Comte cheese

sauce, smoked potato crisps, Parmesan

PRAWN COCKTAIL

Dashi-poached lobster, langoustine, tiger prawn and

scallop, green apple and langoustine emulsion, kefir split

with dill oil, trout roe, tomato tuile

CHICKEN & MUSHROOM

Black truffle chicken roulade, cep purée, roasted king

oyster mushroom, tarragon emulsion, crispy chicken skin,

Madeira chicken sauce

STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING

Date sponge, miso toffee sauce, fig leaf ice cream, rum-

flambéed banana

​DRINKS

Other drinks such as local ales, wines and spirits are extra and can be purchased from the bar.

​CARS

There is car parking on site.

Any queries please email: sitwellsupperclub@hotmail.com

FAQS

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY

​What is the location for this dinner? Please note this dinner is at the converted cow shed at Rooks Nest Farm, TA43PT (not The White Hart)

What time does the event begin? Doors open at 7PM for the pay bar. Complimentary drinks are from 7PM. 

What is the dress code? Regular guests dress smart/casual with warmth a key factor in their style. Please note this event takes place in an old cow shed. While there are blankets, and the tent is heated please dress for the outdoors for opening drinks.

​What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event? There is parking at the venue. You are welcome to leave your car overnight and take a taxi home. Campervans are also very much welcomed.

​How can I contact the organiser with any questions? Email: sitwellsupperclub@hotmail.com

I'm a vegetarian, can you cater for me and show me some love? At The Sitwell Supper Club we always welcome vegetarians. Please ensure you inform the host of any dietaries no later than seven days prior to the event. Email: sitwellsupperclub@hotmail.com

Can you cater for any dietaries, such as gluten-free? Indeed we can, but, as above, please ensure you inform the host of any dietaries no later than seven days prior to the event. Please email: sitwellsupperclub@hotmail.com

​What's the dress code: Smart/casual, and please bear in mind the British weather

If the event is showing as sold out, is there hope for me and my pals? You can email the host requesting seats in the event of dropouts.

What are the seating arrangements? Seating is allocated by the host and seating will have place cards. If you have friends coming under a separate booking please email the host if you would like to sit with them. Email: sitwellsupperclub@hotmail.com

What's the refund policy? There are NO refunds. Please read FAQs carefully so that you are happy with everything before you book. Once booked tickets can NOT be refunded.

Where can I stay?

Accommodation may be found at the nearby White Hart, director, one William Sitwell

​There's also Emprean, a charming 18th century cottage in the next door village of Brompton Ralph - a five minute drive, or you could walk across the fields... This exquisite accommodation can sleep four people, it's a very rural escape, well-appointed and children and babies are welcome too!

​And close to our nearest town of Wiveliscombe you can rent a beautiful cabin for two at North Down Farm. Amid a 190-acre beef cattle farm it's a cosy place to stay with a wood burner, an Everhot stove and wonderful views.

Supper club guests can also benefit from a 10 % discount if they book into the Yarn Market Hotel in Dunster. The hotel also offers free transport and special weekend deals for groups of seven or more.

Or make a cosy long weekend of it with utterly fabulous views and book a shepherd's hut at nearby Higher Roddon Farm. Duncan and Alexis Thomas rent out two couple's huts on their farm.

We also highly recommend a stay Steam and Stars, a luxury shepherd's hut or chic vintage caravan in Sampford Brett, near Williton. Check out steamandstars.co.uk and let them know that you're coming to the Sitwell Supper Club! Owners Trevor and Bee will also drive you to and from Rooks Nest!!

For larger groups we are fans of The Big House Co. They run several beautiful and unique locations in this part of Somerset and cater for groups from a minimum of ten people to more than 20. Check out where to stay and why not put Sitwell Supper Club at the heart of a fantastic party weekend!