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On Thursday 13th November, The Clink Restaurant at HMP Brixton was delighted to welcome back one of our graduates Nathaniel Mortley, aka NattyCanCook, who prepared and cooked a delicious meal alongside our current cohort of students.
Around 70 guests joined us on the evening to enjoy a pan-Caribbean menu including delicious dishes like rice and peas arancini, beef short ribs with mashed potato and plantain creme brulee with passionfruit sorbet.
Natty’s story is remarkable and inspiring. A talented chef from a young age, Natty fell in with the wrong crowd in his teenage years and ended up serving 2 and a half years at HMP Brixton in his mid-twenties. Here, he rediscovered his love of cooking at The Clink and the rest is history. He has recently opened his first restaurant in Herne Hill, South London, called 2210, which serves pan-Caribbean food taking inspiration from his childhood.
As Natty himself puts it in this piece in the Standard:
“I’m nervous about 2210,” Mortley concedes. “It’s a big risk. It’s all my own money. But I’m so excited too. Herne Hill is a great neighbourhood. I want everyone to come, from all walks of life. It’s a restaurant for everyone. It’s elevated cooking but it’s affordable too. And it’s a big space. The potential is massive. You know, I really believe in my food. I can cook.”
Thank you to all who attended on the evening. If you’d like to hear about other special chef nights, please subscribe to our newsletter. We have exciting plans for 2026!
