Cookery schools
Kent Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, Chinese, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Macaroons, Mexican, Pastry cakes and puddings, Tapas, Thai, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients Based in a beautiful cobbled courtyard five minutes from Ashford in Mersham, Kent Cookery School has large vaulted ceilings and a beautiful separate … More
Flora’s Kitchen Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Children, Full range, Residential, Students
Cost: Mid-range ££
Determined to provide teenagers and students with a well-rounded culinary education, Flora, a mother of four, set-up the ‘Kitchen’ in her rather grand country … More
Smart Raspberry Cookery School
Smart Raspberry runs cookery classes for 5-16 year olds in South East England (from Reading to Milton Keynes) with the aim of teaching the “valuable … More
Kitchen Confidential: Kim Kaewkraikhot, Thaikhun Cookery Schools
Thai cookery classes are opening at Thaikhun restaurants across Britain More
Kitchen Confidential: Midge Shirley, Teen Cooks summer cookery school
This week in our series which allows cookery school teachers to share years of culinary experience we meet course director and tutor Midge Shirley who, despite … More
Thaikhun Cookery Schools
Region: Central England, North-West England, Scotland, South-East England
Type: Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: UK restaurant group Thaikhun (pronounced “tycoon”) has a mission: to introduce the nation to authentic Thai street food. It plans to do this via cookery classes, which “ensure … More
Kitchen Confidential: Sylvain Gachot, Season Cookery School
In our latest profile of cookery school chiefs, Sylvain Gachot, course director at the beautiful Season Cookery School near Winchester in Hampshire, shares his kitchen secrets … More
Teen Cooks summer cookery courses in France
Region: France
Type: Chocolate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Pastry cakes and puddings, Residential, Students, Summer camps
Cost: Affordable £
These week-long, residential cookery courses for 15 to 18 year olds are held between late July and early September in an attractive 200-year-old … More
Kitchen Confidential: Alex Connell, Vegetarian Society Cookery School
In our latest profile of people at the beating heart of Britain’s cookery schools, Alex Connell, principal tutor at the Vegetarian Society Cookery School in … More
10 really interesting cookery classes
Type: Foraging, Health and nutrition, Japanese, Residential, Thai, Vegetarian
Knife-skills? No-thrills. Bread-making? Half-baked. Pasta? Passé. If your feeling jaded in the kitchen and in need of a new challenge, we’ve found ten refreshingly different … More
The Vegetarian Society Cookery School
Region: North-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Christmas, Diploma, Eco-friendly, Gluten-free, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Spanish, Vegan, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Friendly, relaxed, professional and in-depth courses exploring global vegetarian cooking More
Waterhouse Cookery School
Region: London
Type: Breadmaking, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Health and nutrition, Knife skills
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: This well-intentioned cookery school offers bespoke classes, tailoring tuition towards staff away days, client entertainment and private parties. Ambitious cooks can arrange a dinner party, chez … More
Kitchen Confidential: Diana Horsford, The Avenue Cookery School
How is a recipe like a little black dress? Diana Horsford, the owner and head chef of the Avenue Cookery School in Wandsworth, London, shares her kitchen … More
The Avenue Cookery School
Region: London
Type: Baking, Breadmaking, Canapes, Chalet hosting, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Gluten-free, Health and nutrition, Knife skills, Students, Vegan, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
This family-run cookery school has recently moved to new premises in Wandsworth, south-west London, and expanded its repertoire to include a range of … More
Fresh veg based recipe kit is like a home cookery class
Nick Wyke's culinary creativity is unleashed by the thud of a vegetable recipe kit on his doormat More
Little Kitchen Magicians
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Children, Christmas, Health and nutrition, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Spanish
Lizzie Heath offers exciting cookery classes in a unique location for budding Cornish chefs More
B&H Kitchen
Region: London
Type: Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Health and nutrition, Knife skills, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
London institution and lifestyle company, Bourne & Hollingsworth, has scaled the heights of creative endeavour – and its Clerkenwell buildings – to bring us … More
Season, the Exclusive Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Baking, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Health and nutrition, Italian, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Spanish, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
“So much to learn!” exclaim the dynamic team at Season Cookery School. It’s a mantra supported by an impressive array of cookery classes, … More
Kitchen Confidential: Louise Talbot, Cutting the Curd cheese making classes
The founder and tutor for Cutting the Curd, Louise Talbot, travels the length and breadth of the country teaching people the dying art of cheese … More
Cutting the Curd, cheese making classes
Cutting the Curd class tutor Louise Talbot is a big cheese. Membership of the Specialist Cheese Makers Association, judge for the Global Cheese … More
How to make cheese — a masterclass in London
Laura Ivill dons a plastic pinny and a cheap netted hat to join a cheese-making class with the Hairy Bikers of the fromage fraternity on an industrial site in north London More
Christine McFadden Cookery Courses
Region: South-West England
Type: Asian, Brazilian, Caribbean, Fish and seafood, Game, Gluten-free, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Pie making, Pizza making, Tapas, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: Food writer and cookery tutor, Christine McFadden, aka the Dorset Foodie, runs hands-on courses at home in the exceptionally beautiful hamlet of Littlebredy near … More
Caboodle Food Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Children, Chocolate, Dinner party, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
With its background in nutrition and food safety courses, Caboodle Cook School has been training cooks for the past decade. Now home economist … More
How to make sauces – a masterclass at Leiths, London
Laura Ivill grabs a copper pan and gets to grips with sauces at a cookery class in London More
16 of the best Christmas cookery classes
Tristan Plowman seeks out the best cookery schools to help you pep up this year's festive fare More
A cookery class to perfect your eggs
Laura Ivill cracks a lot of eggs on a cookery class at London's Cookery School More
Kitchen Confidential: Clare Major, Seasoned Cookery School
Batch cooking, grass-fed beef and a really fresh eggs are just a few of cookery school boss Clare Major's favourite things More
Seasoned Cookery School
Region: Central England
Type: Baking, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Celebrity chef, Chocolate, Corporate, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Game, Hen parties, Home smoking, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Malaysian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Peruvian, Pie making, Preserves and pickles, Sauces, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: With its country estate setting and impressive roster of former MasterChef and Great British Bake Off finalists teaching classes, Seasoned Cookery School in Derbyshire has the ingredients … More
Exeter Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Chocolate, Fish and seafood, French, Ice cream and sorbets, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Sauces, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
The soon-to-open (in early 2016) Exeter Cookery School is housed in a converted 1830s’ warehouse on the city’s quayside. Owners Jim and Lucy Fisher are … More
Know your knives to cook with confidence
Laura Ivill sharpens up her cooking skills at a cookery class in London More
New cookery skills for a seasonal supper
Bridget Cowan visits an upmarket cookery school with its eye firmly on seasonal fare More
Enrica Rocca Venetian Cookery Classes
Pronounced “chi-KET-tee”, this is actually the plural of the word cicchetto – the tapas-style finger foods found in abundance in Venetian bars – … More
Red Lodge Cooking Courses
Region: East of England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Aga, Breadmaking, Butchery, Cajun, Dinner party, Italian, Men, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
A newly opened venture by experienced chef Peter Bunting, Red Lodge offers half or full-day cookery courses in a converted barn and shoot … More
Kitchen Confidential: Andrew Clements, Jenius Social Cookery School
From his mum's spag bol to 1,001 uses for cling film, the Jenius Social chef shares his top tips and culinary secrets More
Jenius Social Cookery School
Region: London
Type: Baking, Barbecues, Brazilian, Breadmaking, Butchery, Cheese, Children, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Mexican, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Tapas, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
“Making connections through food” is the Jenius Social motto and it is inscribed on the glass door of their bright, modern venue in … More
The Chefs’ Academy Newcastle
Region: North-East England
Cost: Affordable £
Making good use of its expertise and top-notch facilities, the Chefs’ Academy fine dining restaurant at Newcastle College has launched a new cookery … More
Northcote Cookery School
Region: North-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Corporate, Dinner party, Hen parties, Italian, Knife skills, Michelin star, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
There is just a glass wall between you and a live, working kitchen at this well-appointed cookery school beside the Northcote’s Michelin-starred restaurant. The school, which … More
Dancing Trousers Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Entertaining, Fish and seafood, Gluten-free, Italian, Japanese, Macarons, Pastry cakes and puddings, Thai, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: Don your dancing trousers and head for the Cotswolds where you’ll find former BBC MasterChef contestant Alexis Thompson who has been running her own … More
Cooking in Italy: the cuisine of Le Marche
Tristan Plowman cranks the pasta machine handle on a week-long cookery holiday exploring Italian food More
The best cookery schools for Middle Eastern cuisine
Tristan Plowman reports on our growing taste for Levantine stories and flavours More
Cakeydora Baking Academy
Region: Central England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Cupcakes, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles
Cost: Affordable £
Mother-and-daughter team Pauline and Julie run Cakeydora from their pristine kitchen in Lichfield, Staffordshire. What started over 20 years ago with baking for family and friends, alongside … More
Vanessa Kimbell Sourdough Breadmaking Courses
Baker Vanessa Kimbell is a BBC radio broadcaster and author who specialises in baking with wild yeast. Those keen to learn about the pedigree of super trendy sourdough … More
Daylesford wins first sustainable cookery school award
What do most people want to learn when they enrol on a course at cookery school? A novice may want to master the basics so … More
The UK Cookery School Awards 2014: the winners
Nick Wyke reflects on this year’s champion schools in the UK Cookery School Awards 2014
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Six artisan cookery courses
Master the art of making foods that you would usually pick up at the supermarket More
Super discounts on cookery courses with Times +
Times+ members can save 50% and book two-for-one deals on more than 100 cookery courses selected by Looking to Cook, the UK’s only online cookery school … More
VOTE NOW in polls for the UK Cookery School Awards
Thank you for your votes. The polls are now closed and winners will be announced shortly… After sifting through hundreds of entries we have finally created … More
VOTE NOW in our poll for the UK’s best baking course
Thank you for your votes. The polls are now closed and winners will be announced shortly… Given the nation’s passion for all things baked this category … More
Prepare2Cook
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Wooden spoons at the ready and Prepare2Cook is the message delivered to children and young adults via two-hour, half-term classes taught at schools and … More
Panary Craft Baking Courses
An artisan baker of 40 years’ experience, Paul Merry established Panary in 1997 and runs craft baking courses from a working, water-driven flour mill, … More
Philleigh Way
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Christmas, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Italian, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
There’s a good looking earthiness to the courses offered at this farm-based cookery school near Truro run by brothers-in-law James Martin and head chef … More
Kitchen Confidential: Rachel Demuth, Demuths Cookery School
From Vietnamese tapioca to hedge mustard, the boss of Bath's cookery school scene shares her tips and culinary secrets More
Courses for Cooks
Region: Scotland
Type: Breadmaking, British, Canapes, Christmas, Cupcakes, Fish and seafood, Game, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Leiths’ trained Jenny Thomson boasts 20 years of experience as a globe-trotting, private cook and former head chef. She now runs a wide range … More
Cookery school Q&A: John Benbow, Food at 52
The owner and head chef at the Food at 52 cookery school, John Benbow, shares his gastronomic memories and culinary tips from butterscotch Angel delight to PYO Cornish lobsters More
Cookery school Q&A: Philip Martin, Cheshire Cooks
Philip Martin shares his secret tips and ingredients More
Food at 52
Region: London
Type: Basic cookery skills, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Indian, Italian, Moroccan, Spanish, Tapas, Thai, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic Ingredients: Food at 52’s new premises are just down the road from their original school in Clerkenwell. The new school is equally cool, with an … More
Cheshire Cooks
Region: North-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Chocolate, Christmas, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Game, Italian, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Pizza, Spanish, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Cheshire Cooks is a pristine cookery school which, along with two plush en-suite bedrooms and spa facilities, completes the conversion of Lakeside Barn on … More
Essential cookery kit for freshers
Cookery school tutor Earleen Taylor, from Let Us Cook in Surrey, offers tips on kitchen equipment for new students More
The benefits of sustainable cookery schools
The past few years have seen an increasing awareness among consumers of how food is produced and where it comes from, with a strong emphasis … More
Chequers Kitchen Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Children, Corporate, Foraging, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Home smoking, Indian, Knife skills, Students
Cost: Affordable £
New premises herald a new venture in the Chequers kitchen where the skills of the Swiss-trained South African head chef Pieter van Zyl combined with … More
Corinne’s Creative Kitchen
Basic ingredients: Corinne Goodman has been running cookery classes inspired by her mum’s creative South East Indian cuisine since August 2008, having learned to cook with the … More
How to enter the UK Cookery School Awards 2014
Thank you for your votes. The polls are now closed and winners will be announced shortly… Vote now in our polls for the UK Cookery School … More
Squires Kitchen International School
Region: South-East England
Type: Breadmaking, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Gluten-free, Pastry cakes and puddings, Sugarcraft
Cost: Mid-range ££, Premium £££
Basic Ingredients: Squires Kitchen International School is the UK’s longest-running sugarcraft school and has been teaching the art of cake decorating for nearly 30 years. The school … More
Bake with Maria
Region: London
Type: Baking, Breadmaking, French, Italian, Macarons, Pastry cakes and puddings, Scandinavian
Cost: Affordable £
There is pretty much the full range on offer here for budding bakers, from an introduction to baking, French, Italian and Scandinavian classes … More
River Cottage Chef’s School
Region: South-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Celebrity chef, Cheese, Chocolate, Dinner party, Diploma, Fish and seafood, Game, Health and nutrition, Home smoking, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
The expanding River Cottage HQ’s latest venture is all about giving career-minded cooks a step-up the culinary ladder. The range of programmes are … More
Abinger Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Celebrity chef, Chalet Cookery, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Knife skills, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Residential, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Lewis Davies showed his flair for property development when he took a disused pub in the Surrey Hills and transformed it into the … More
A cheese and wine masterclass in central London
“Very Seventies” was the reaction of my colleague upon hearing that I would be attending a Theo Randall cheese and wine pairing at the Park … More
Lemon & Soul Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Barbecues, Breadmaking, Butchery, Children, Christmas, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Game, Hen parties, Home smoking, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Katarina Willingham’s lifelong passion for cooking inspired her to set up Lemon & Soul, having earned her stripes at the Billingsgate Seafood School and The Cook … More
Cookery school Q&A: Earleen Taylor of Let Us Cook
First food memory? Loving pineapple. First cookery skills? Baking lovely cakes. Favourite ingredients? Salt, without it, food is bland. Recipes or improvise? I love to … More
Cookery course report: Hot sauce for chilli nights
In preparation for summer Tristan Plowman joins a creative barbecue class at the Cookery School, London More
Let Us Cook
Region: London, South-East England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students
Cost: Affordable £
Married mum of three and Leiths graduate, Earleen Taylor, kick-started Let us Cook in July 2013 at Overton Grange School in Sutton. Driven … More
The Hive Cookery School
Type: Ski chalet
Cost: Mid-range ££
This fresh-off-the-piste cookery school is situated in the village of Plan Peisey near the ski resort of Les Arcs in the French Alps. … More
How to make food look good
Cake and food magazine addict Ella Tarn picks up tricks of the trade on a food styling course at Leiths More
Konditor & Cook Cake School
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Region: London
Type: Baking, Corporate, Cupcakes, Hen parties, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
The doyens of London cake-making, Konditor & Cook operates two Cake School sites in Borough Market and on Stamford Street. Classes such as … More
Six alternative cookery schools # 8
From a cookery school run by, and catering for, chocoholics to another chock-a-block with books, the following six schools offer something a little unique. What … More
Cooks, The Carlton School of Food
Region: North-East England
Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Celebrity chef, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Dinner party, Foraging, Game, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles
Cost: Mid-range ££
Not many cookery schools are set in the Downton-style kitchens of a country house. Carlton Towers, as the name suggests, is a grand, … More
The Cooking Academy
Region: South-East England
Type: Children, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Health and nutrition, Indian, Knife skills, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Men, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Students, Tapas, Thai, Vegetarian, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
The Cooking Academy places health and nutrition at the heart of its teaching. Kumud Gandhi, who established the school in her homely kitchen … More
White Pepper Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Children, Christmas, Corporate, Diploma, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Men, Michelin star, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: White Pepper is one of the most appealing cookery schools in the UK offering exceptional cookery courses and food experiences to both the amateur and … More
Demuths Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Dinner party, French, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Moroccan, Spanish, Thai, Vegetarian, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic Ingredients: Professional vegetarian chef Rachel Demuth was a founder of the Neal’s Yard Bakery in Covent Garden before turning her attentions to Bath, where she … More
Unlock the secrets of souffle
Tasked with finding out how to cook the perfect souffle, Ella Tarn rises to the occasion More
Pancake Day recipe competition winners
Cookery schools went head to head to rustle up the tastiest pancakes for Shrove Tuesday More
Cookery course report: Food and Flowers at Harmony House
Helen Sutcliffe settles in for a double helping of comfort food and More
Booking to cook: six of the best culinary vacations
Tristan Plowman rounds up the cookery courses worth travelling for More
How to build a top cookery school website
The perfect cookery school website should be conceived like any piece of visually effective communication. The school’s core message needs to be both loud and … More
Top 10 cookery school websites
The most captivating cookery school websites combine striking looks with simple and practical navigation to cookery courses More
Romancing the stove – what makes a winning kitchen unit?
Chefs are passionate creatures. So when a couple works together in the same restaurant how do they stop their relationship becoming overheated? More
Six of the best Valentine’s gifts for foodies
We've handpicked six of the best gourmet gifts for lovers to share, from cookery courses to stylish cocktails More
Cinnamon Square
Region: South-East England
Type: Baking, Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Italian, Macarons, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
Specialist baking from Great Taste Award gold star winner Paul Barker (pictured) less than an hour on the tube from Central London. Hands-on … More
BKD KIDS baking classes
Baking classes at BKD let kids have fun, be messy and nurture their creativity all at once. BKD is run by chorister and Welsh … More
Top food trends for 2104
Brazilian? Compost leftovers, or just plain old artisan toast? What will we be mostly eating this year? Tristam Plowman investigates More
Cookery school Q&A: Paul Barker, Cinnamon Square
Cinnamon Square's head tutor reflects on Britain's secret bun, his prized starter culture and the quest for perfection in baking More
Top 5 things to make on a chocolate cookery course
With Valentine's Day around the corner, Hannah Saxton reveals her students' favourite chocolates More
Cookery School Q&A: Mike Harrison, head tutor at the Wellbeing Farm
Mike Harrison gets nostalgic for grandma's bread, recommends a lesser known cut of lamb and raves about wild garlic More
The Wellbeing Farm Cookery School
Region: North-West England
Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Cheese, Children, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Eco-friendly, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Health and nutrition, Indian, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Students, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Situated down the lane from the local moorland village of Edgworth and just 20 minutes from Manchester, Celia Gaze transformed Wheatsheaf Hill Farm into … More
Top ten cookery courses for 2014
Our selection of courses from some of Britain's best cookery schools ranges from shooting supper and serious cheffing to molecular gastronomy for kids and creative vegetarian cooking More
Miele cooking courses
Region: Central England, London, South-East England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Chocolate, Christmas, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Indian, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Tapas, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
The Miele Creative Living concept showcases its range of kitchen products via cookery courses, demonstrations and appliance schools, in Abingdon, London and Sutton Coldfield. Not … More
Five simple steps to a healthier diet
Five fairly easy ways to supercharge your diet from watching what you drink to learning to cook new dishes More
The CiCi CoCo Kitchen and Cookery School
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CiCi CoCo comes from a famous Italian nursery rhyme and means things that go perfectly together, which aptly describes the inspiration for this … More
Six of the best cookery courses for Christmas
Tristan Plowman picks the best festive cookery classes from our cookery school of the year award winners More
The UK Cookery School of the Year Awards 2013: winners
Our shortlists showcased the best cookery schools in the country but who would win top prize? More
Central Street Cookery School
Region: London
Type: Breadmaking, British, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Corporate, Cupcakes, Full range, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Men, Mexican, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
In a relatively short span of time, Central Street Cookery School has become a vital hub for Londoners living and working in and around … More
Looking to cook? How to buy a new cooker
Cookery school teachers share key things to look for when buying a new oven - and they should know! More
UK Cookery School Awards 2013 poll
After sifting through hundreds of entries and much scratching of heads by the judging panel find out who has been shortlisted for the UK Cookery … More
The Weber Grill Academy
The Grill Academy near Oxford is Weber’s purpose-built barbecue cookery school with a dedicated team of experts who demonstrate that there is much … More
Cookery school Q&A: Tine Roche, Cambridge Cookery School
The Scandinavian chef-patron recalls gran's Arctic blueberries and the very British secret of roasted spuds More
Tantalising Tapas
London’s Central Street Cookery School is a popular haunt for Rachel’s Kitchen, which on this occasion was the venue for Rachel Davies’ exemplary Tapas class. … More
Bread of heaven
On first sight, the Cambridge Cookery School, tucked right into the back of Homerton Business Centre on Purbeck Road, appears rather unassuming. But when I … More
Vale House Kitchen
Region: South-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Celebrity chef, Christmas, Cupcakes, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Bod and Annie Griffiths have taken a lot of time and care to get the detail just right at their newly opened state-of-the-art cookery … More
The Kids’ Kitchen
The chief ingredient at The Kids’ Kitchen is fun. The team knows that its playful approach to cooking is the best way to … More
Why we should all learn to cook
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Learning to cook is an invaluable life skill. Knowing how to rustle up your own meals makes you more self sufficient, encourages creativity and, since … More
Cookery school Q&A: Jack Scarterfield, Culbone Cookery School
Exmoor food expert Jack Scarterfield loves to improvise with big flavours from local meat and seafood More
The Culbone Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: British, Butchery, Children, Chinese, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Game, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Residential, Spanish, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
The Culbone Cookery School celebrates the best seasonal produce from Exmoor both in its home-style teaching kitchen and in its award-winning restaurant. Beautifully sited … More
Fun Kitchen
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Corporate, Cupcakes, Full range, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Men, Mexican, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Double award-winning cookery teacher Joe Mann established the Fun Kitchen experience in response to students’ demands for extra fun hands-on cookery classes in … More
Rosemary Shrager Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Celebrity chef, Children, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Game, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Celebrated culinary all-rounder Rosemary Shrager brings a wealth of experience to her new cookery school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She fronts the school … More
Cookery course report: Italian Cookery at Eckington Manor
Ferne Arfin busts culinary myths and eats to bursting on a well-tooled cookery course in the Vale of Evesham More
Lebanese Cookery Course on the English Riviera
The Richwood Hotel in Torquay, Devon, is a Victorian mansion with 13 en-suite bedrooms that range from single occupancy to family size. Murals … More
National Geographic Traveller, July 2013
Looking to Cook is quoted as the industry expert on UK cookery schools.
UK and Ireland Cookery School of the Year Awards 2013
The heat is on... to reward outstanding cookery schools - enter the UK's only official awards now, it's easy to do More
Let’s Cook Scotland!
Region: Scotland
Type: Breadmaking, British, Cheese, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Indian, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Students, Tapas, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: Let’s Cook started in December 2009 when owner and head tutor, Sarah Mellersh, returned to her native Scotland to fulfil a burgeoning desire to … More
The Lavender Hill Job
Tristan Plowman hops on the bandwagon of the sweet, summer trend for beer and food matching More
The WI Cookery School at Denman
Region: Central England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Celebrity chef, Cheese, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Corporate, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Foraging, French, Full range, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Men, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Residential, Spanish, Students, Tapas
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: It’s more than simply preserves on the jam-packed roster of cookery classes run by the WI at Denman near Abingdon in Oxfordshire. Students can … More
Italian Cookery puts a Spring in your step
Tristan Plowman finds plenty to chew on during an Italian Masterclass in Mayfair More
Welsh Cookery School of Artisan Food
Region: Wales
Type: Breadmaking, Celebrity chef, Cheese, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Home smoking
Cost: Affordable £
The team at the Welsh Cookery School of Artisan Food is on a “real food” journey that introduces students to experts in beer, … More
Insects for supper?
'Jiminy cricket', says Tristan Plowman, as he tucks in to Mexican-style grasshopper for supper in London More
Flavours School of Cookery
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Region: South-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Cheese, Children, Chinese, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Men, Mexican, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Spanish, Tapas, Thai, Vegetarian, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
Hands-on cookery with a smile is the flavour of the day at this Dorset cookery school, fronted by highly experienced resident chef, Des … More
Breaking the mould at breakfast
There are very few, if any, cookery courses available on breakfasts. Why is this, I wonder? I found this one at Lucy Cooks in Cumbria … More
MasterChef: What is the recipe for success?
What happens to MasterChef winners after the aprons have been untied for the last time? More
Jace Catering and Training Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Baking, British, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Affordable £
A brand new venue in Wallington heralds the arrival of short cookery courses from March 2013, courtesy of Surrey’s Jace Catering and Training … More
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Top 30 catering companies in Britain
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Mexican chilli cookery course is hot stuff
Tristan Plowman manages to stay cool at a nine-dish Mexican chilli feast at London's Cookery School More
How to cook the perfect pie
Tristan Plowman lifts the lid on the principles of pie making at the revived Sunday Pie cookery club in London More
Cookery school Q&A: Vanessa Kimbell, Sourdough Bread making
The founder of the Kitchen Garden School on her culinary inspirations, tips and secrets More
Five more alternative cookery schools #8
More cookery schools, with interesting courses in beautfiul locations, that we think are worth a mention More
Alternative cookery courses #7
Celebrating the person behind the pots ‘n’ pans, the heart behind the hob. The following six schools were established by individuals, we believe, with a … More
The Vegi Table
Region: North-West England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Christmas, Health and nutrition, Knife skills, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Mexican, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: Run by vegetarian chefs and nutritionists Mo Hall and Sarah Kearns, this cookery school based in a working kitchen in the Wirral offers informal … More
A Scandinavian winter cookery course
Mark Barber discovers his inner Viking in a kitchen full of Nordic nosh More
A week of wine, cooking and Michelin-star restaurants in France
Helen Sutcliffe picks her highlights from a cookery course in Burgundy More
The Cotswold Chef
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Region: Central England, South-West England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Barbecues, Breadmaking, Cheese, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Full range, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Italian, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £, Mid-range ££, Premium £££
With more than 25 years of culinary globe-trotting, from America to Singapore, Cotswold Chef Rob Rees has a wealth of experience to offer those keen … More
Cookery school Q&A: Rob Rees, The Cotswold Chef
The Cotswold Chef, Rob Rees, tells us about the exotic start to his culinary journey and why he never uses salt More
How to taste coffee, properly
Tristan Plowman sniffs and slurps his way through the science of coffee cupping at a masterclass in East London More
Cookery course report: East African veggie delights, North London
Sam Lyster discovers some familiar flavours at London's only African cookery school More
Padmaja Kochera Cookery Classes
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Padmaja Kochera is a qualified civil engineer but a passionate and devoted Indian chef, food writer and all round enthusiast. She won BBC2’s … More
Cookery school Q&A: Christine McFadden, Dorset Foodie
Cookery teacher Christine McFadden reflects on old-school butchers, secret nuts and her love of pepper More
Cookery school Q&A: Sheba Promod, Absolute Indian
The food writer and founder of Absolute Indian cookery school Sheba Promod reveals her kitchen secrets More
Absolute Indian
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Sheba Promod has been a cookery tutor and freelance writer since July 2011 after she left a secondary school teaching post to pursue … More
UK Cookery School of the Year Awards 2012: the winners
Our shortlists showcased the best cookery schools in the country but who would win top prize? More
UK Cookery School awards 2012: shortlist and poll
Browse the long awaited shortlist for the cookery school awards and endorse your favourites More
Six cracking Christmas cookery courses
Get warmed up for Christmas with these festive cookery courses hand-picked by Helen Sutcliffe More
Cookery school Q&A: Andrew Maxwell, Tante Marie
The principal of Tante Marie Culinary Academy on his love of Scottish produce and the importance of both salt and a spatula More
Spanish olives masterclass at Food at 52 cookery school
Karen Morrison learns a few unusual culinary tricks with olives on a Spanish cookery course in Clerkenwell More
Cookery course report: Cinnamon Kitchen, Cooking of the Southern Indian estates
Mark Barber joins a Saturday morning kitchen to learn about a dozen dishes from the south of India More
Cookery school report: Now You’ve Caught The Pig, The Milestone, Sheffield
Helen Sutcliffe gets hands on with everything but the squeal on a well-run pork butchery day course in Sheffield More
Cookery course report: Decadent Desserts by Pukka Paki
Tristan Plowman is wowed by the subtle twists given to decadent desserts and street food snacks of Pakistan More
Smoky Jo’s food smoking courses
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Region: North-West England
Type: Cheese, Fish and seafood, Home smoking, Residential, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
When Smoky Jo’s tutors Jo Hampson and Georgina Perkins sold their previous business, the renowned Old Smokehouse, established customers included Fortnum & Mason, … More
Rachel’s Kitchen
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Region: London
Type: Breadmaking, British, Canapes, Corporate, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Japanese, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: Anyone daunted by the prospect of cooking a meal from scratch but keen to learn would no doubt be inspired by Rachel Davies’ … More
Cookery course report: Absolute Indian, Flavours of Kerala
It was fitting really that the outside temperature was over 30C at Central Street Kitchen, in Clerkenwell, London, where former school teacher Sheba Promod was … More
Cookery school Q&A: Maria Mayerhofer, Bake with Maria
A potted life in cookery by the owner of Bake with Maria cookery school in London More
Indian cookery masterclass with Atul Kochhar
Tristan Plowman is spellbound by the spice alchemy of Benares chef Atul Kochhar More
Blackfriars Restaurant and Cookery School
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Region: North-East England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Children, Chocolate, Dinner party
Cost: Affordable £
Described as the cornerstone of Newcastle’s historic past, the banquet hall here is a nod to the restaurant’s medieval roots and origin as … More
Cookery school Q&A: Joe Hunt, Tideswell School of Food
Find out how chef Joe Hunt's foodie life got off to a mouthwatering start and his secret tips for cucumbers More
Cookery school Q&A: Dennis van Golberdinge, No.7 Cooking Academy
Globetrotting Dutch chef Dennis van Golberdinge sticks with his 40-year-old knives and loves to forage for samphire More
School of Wok
Region: London
Type: Asian, Chinese, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Hen parties, Indian, Japanese, Malaysian, Thai, Vietnamese
Cost: Affordable £
The brainwave of chefs and Oriental and Asian cookery experts Neville Leaning and Jeremy Pang, this new, pared down cookery school in the … More
No.7 Cooking Academy
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Region: South-East England
Type: Advanced chef skills, Celebrity chef, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Full range, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Michelin star, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: Located at No.7 the High Street in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, the No. 7 Cooking Academy is run by globetrotting chef, Dennis Van Golberdinge and his … More
Brook Bakery School
Basic Ingredients: This Somerset school takes baking very seriously with a strong emphasis on craft and technique. Essentially, they run two bakery courses, one focused on … More
Cookery school Q&A: Stephen Billingham, Priceless Nutrition
Stephen Billingham sings the praises of humble mashed potato and the importance of a good knife More
Cookery school report: School of Wok, London
There’s a bit of a trend for express cookery classes that can be squeezed in to a lunch hour or an hour after work before … More
Priceless Nutrition
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Stephen Billingham cooks with his three-year old, Archie, every week and believes it has led to his son’s enhanced appreciation of food. It … More
Cookery School Q&A: Fiona Burrell, Edinburgh New Town Cookery School
Region: Scotland
Ex Leiths' principal, Fiona Burrell shares secrets from more than 30 years in the cookery school world More
Pukka Paki cookery classes
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Region: London, South-East England, South-West England
Type: Indian, Pakistani, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Passionate cook and serious food lover, Sumayya Jamil, aka Pukka Paki, quit her full-time job as a commercial lawyer in 2012 in pursuit … More
Colstoun Cookery School
Region: Scotland
Type: British, Dinner party, Eco-friendly, Game, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Organic, Residential, Students, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Scotland’s first sustainable, organic cookery school is based in the beautiful grounds of Colstoun Estate, just 30 minutes from central Edinburgh. Courses take … More
Cookery course report: Macaroons at L’Atelier des Chefs
I don’t bake. So I thought a macaroon class would be a good place to start – a modest, singular challenge for a non-baker. Besides … More
Cookery School Q&A: Sumayya Jamil of Pukka Paki
Meet the chef-director: Sumayya Jamil, the founder of Pukka Paki, rates okra and fondly recalls her grandma's parathas More
Cookery course report: Teatime Treats at Bettys
Region: North-East England
Type: Pastry cakes and puddings
Helen Sutcliffe is seduced by all sorts of baked goods at a classic cookery course in Harrogate More
Grill thrills at Argentine meat masterclass
Tristan Plowman beefs up his barbecue know-how at a Bodegon experience in North London More
Why cookery schools need to ‘green up’
The Sustainable Restaurant Association has its eye on cookery schools More
Six of the best: bread and butchery courses
Rolling pins and cleavers at the ready, as we list a few of our recent bread and butchery class discoveries. Have you been to any … More
Cookery course report: Raymond Blanc Cookery School, Oxfordshire
Nick Wyke acts chef for a day and learns how to perfect a summer dinner party in the kitchens of Raymond Blanc More
Cookery course report: cordials and booze at Yorkshire Wolds
Helen Sutcliffe is warmed by the summery spirits of cordials, conserves and liqueurs More
Cookery School Q&A: Rosalind Rathouse, Cookery School, London
Rosalind Rathouse, founder of the Cookery School, on her award winning milk sponge and the versatility of pollock More
Cookery School Q&A: Camilla Schneideman of Leiths
Camilla Schneideman, MD at Leiths School of Food and Wine, on quiche, Naifu knives and the importance of tasting More
Cookery course report: Yuki’s Kitchen
Tristan Plowman takes a bow to the memorable umami and simplicity of Japanese home cooking More
Promote your cookery school on Looking to Cook
Looking to Cook offers cookery schools a unique and affordable way to boost their profile and garner business for an annual fee of less than … More
Kerbside cuisine is streets ahead in the North
The street food revolution is alive and well in the north, reports Helen Sutcliffe More
Cookery course report: ‘Made in Yorkshire’ at Dean Clough
Helen Sutcliffe masters baked cheesecake on a smoothly run course that celebrates produce from her native Yorkshire More
Richard Bertinet pastry masterclass
"Pastry is all about confidence and being bold in your approach," says Richard Bertinet at a cookery class in London More
Hartingtons Of Bakewell: A School of Food and Drink
Region: Central England
Type: Breadmaking, Cheese, Fish and seafood, Preserves and pickles, Students, Tapas, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: Despite its familiar location there isn’t a tart in sight at this Peak District school. A wealth of expert cooks provide tuition from the … More
Alternative cookery schools #6
From novelty cakes to serious fine-dining fare, and a couple of budget options, here are more schools that have caught our eye. Have you been … More
Six alternative cookery schools #5
Six more cookery schools offering classes from Persian to Pakistani cuisine More
Cookery course report: Waitrose Cookery School
Lucy McDonald enjoys a simple supper course to expand her culinary repertoire More
Six of the best picnic cookery courses
Helen Sutcliffe hand-picks cookery courses that show you how to make the perfect picnic More
Cookery school report: Theo Randall Fish Masterclass
Theo cooks and talks about food much like an Italian, albeit with less gesticulation, says Tristan Plowman More
Top tips for tahini
Helen Sutcliffe praises the endless variations of this simple sesame based sauce More
Beverley Glock Cookery School
Children’s food expert Beverley Glock established her culinary enterprise in response to her daughter’s demand for a cooking party as a fifth birthday celebration. Now … More
Cookery course report: Jamie’s Ministry of Food
Camaraderie and simple, affordable meals are on the menu at a ten-week cookery course in Leeds More
Jamie’s Ministry of Food
Region: London, North-East England, North-West England
Type: Health and nutrition, Knife skills, Students
Cost: Affordable £
Based in Leeds’ historic Kirkgate Market this community-focused cookery school offers two ten-week courses, ‘Beginners’ and ‘Continuing’. It’s open to people of all … More
Cookery course report: Gallivant Hotel, East Sussex
Fish comes straight off day boats from the English Channel on this Sussex based residential cookery course More
Cookery course report: Taste of Ireland at Leiths
Alive, alive oh - Tristan Plowman tries an Irish cookery course in London that sets you up for a St Patrick's Day feast More
Six alternative cookery schools #4
We’ve done the hard work for you. Six more cookery schools offering classes from baking pretzels in London to classes for weaning babies on to … More
Cookery course report: Knife skills at Recipease
I know nothing about knives. At home I’ve just got one paring knife, a bread knife and a medium sized knife. They’re all blunt. So … More
Brunch challenge: how to cook tempeh
I like food challenges. They push you out of that safe repertoire of ten or so dishes that you circle back to. They open new … More
Learning to cook with an eye on fish stocks
Fishing for facts on a sustainable seafood course at the Cookery School, London More
Protected: Vaughan’s Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Caribbean, Children, Corporate, Health and nutrition, Pastry cakes and puddings, Persian, Students
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Bridge 67 Cookery School
Region: Central England
Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, Children, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Game, Indian, Italian, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: From its humble beginnings in a farmhouse kitchen in 2006, Bridge 67 has upgraded to a purpose-built cookery school run by three experienced chef … More
Blog of the week: Pencil and Spoon
Know your ABVs from your IPAs? Mark Dredge pen(cil)s one of the best beer blogs in Britain More
Cookery school tips from the frontline
In January I started the Two Term Diploma at Leiths School of Food and Wine. It seems that after 12 years at school, three years … More
Six alternative cookery courses #3
Here’s our latest crop of cookery schools that we’ve ‘foraged’ for you. Have you been to any of them? tell us about your experience in … More
Chocolate cakes and charisma at Cake Boy baking course
Students learn confidence and short cuts at hands-on Battersea baking class More
Abbey Home Farm
Region: South-West England
Type: Health and nutrition, Mexican, Organic, Pastry cakes and puddings, Residential, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
The cookery courses at the award-winning Organic Farm Shop in Cirencester are co-managed by Will and Hilary Chester-Master on their 650-acre, Soil Association … More
Six more alternative cookery courses
Butchery courses, cheese-making courses and chocolate cookery courses in England More
Waitrose Cookery School serves up cookbook
A well designed cookbook to help home cooks make the most of trips to the supermarket More
Top 5 Chocolate masterclasses
5 Chocolate courses for Valentine's, where you will learn how to temper chocolate but not the heart... More
The best fish and chip shop in Britain 2012
Lancashire brothers Alastair and Dominic Horabin win the best chippy of the year More
Cookery tips from the top
With so many talented cookery school tutors out there we thought it would be a great idea to put together a list of really useful … More
Cookery school: how to prepare for a dinner party
Top tips from the kitchen on how to entertain others without losing the plot from Linda Fuller, principal of the Old Rectory Cookery School in Surrey More
5 cook and chill residential breaks
As January ticks away, why not plan a break where you can recharge your batteries and hone your kitchen skills at the same time?
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Find a cookery school
Use this map produced by Looking to Cook to find the UK's leading cookery schools and best cookery courses More
Food trends in 2012
Peruvian? Posh pork scratchings? Japanese pastries? What will we be eating in 2012? More
Video: hustle sprouts canapes
Delight your party guests with this clever and tasty canape disguised as a Brussels sprout More
Video: how to make mulled wine
A warming spicy drink served up by the team at Ashburton Cookery School in Devon. How to make perfect mulled wine Visit PerfectChristmasDinner for the full … More
The Organic Cookery School
On an ethical crusade to spread the word about healthy food to families and children, this not-for-profit social enterprise could easily be the … More
Christmas cookery quiz
Test the culinary wits of friends and family at a festive party or after Christmas lunch More
Reinventing the mince pie
How traditional should a mince pie be? That’s a question for the Mince Pie Project, which has assigned 36 celebrity chefs to create 36 different … More
The Cookery School, Isle of Wight College
Region: South-East England
Type: British, Children, Dinner party, Diploma, Fish and seafood, Indian, Italian, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
This cookery school has been closed and there are currently no plans to relocate it. This brand-new cookery school based in Newport is … More
Truffle ice cream anyone?
One of things I liked best about the inaugural truffle supper club held at chez MisterTruffle in Maze Hill, South-East London on Saturday was that the … More
The Cookery School at Laverstoke Park Farm
Please note: As far as we are aware Laverstoke Park is no longer running cookery courses. Basic ingredients: Run by science-centric chef Paul Blake and located … More
Braxted Park Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic Ingredients: The recently refurbished kitchens at the Braxted Park Cookery School inhabit a pristine white, beautifully-illuminated space with huge arched windows that look out on … More
10 festive cookery classes
Make sure you have a cracking Christmas by taking one of the many festive cookery courses available over the next month. Here’s some ideas to … More
Cooks Academy
Region: Republic of Ireland
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, Celebrity chef, Chinese, Chocolate, Christmas, Fish and seafood, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Malaysian, Moroccan, Tapas, Thai, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: Based in the heart of Dublin and touting itself as the city’s ‘premier cookery school’, Cooks Academy was founded by Vanessa and Tim Greenwood … More
How to celebrate Thanksgiving in England
"There is an old-fashioned simplicity to these recipes" More
The Foodworks Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Aga, Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Fish and seafood, Game, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Men, Mexican, Moroccan, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Designed by the founder Harriet Elwes, this state-of-the-art kitchen housed in a voluminous purpose-built barn in the heart of the Cotswolds has an … More
Coghlans Cookery School
Region: Central England
Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Christmas, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Game, Health and nutrition, Italian, Knife skills, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Sausage making, Students, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic Ingredients: The professional and fully equipped kitchens at the Coghlans Cookery School in Chesterfield host a vast array of courses, aimed at all levels, that … More
Fish in a Day cookery course
Qin Xie takes Food Safari's first fish cookery course on dry land in London More
Cookbook corner: Maya Angelou’s words of culinary wisdom
Great Food, All Day Long is the second cookery book by the acclaimed American writer Maya Angelou, following on from the success of Hallelujah! The … More
The Mike Robinson Game and Wild Food Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Home smoking, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Premium £££
Basic Ingredients: As the name would suggest, this is all about plundering the natural surroundings – in this case, the charming Berkshire village and home of … More
Competition to win Spanish cookery class
Spanish cookery courses, rather like Spanish language classes, have seen a spike in recent years. It’s been charged by the popularity of restaurants such as … More
French digital cookery school
We already have cars that tell us which way to go so why not a talking kitchen that not only tells us what to cook … More
Truffle cookery course in Florence
In a way I’d hoped that this had been a fungi cookery course rather than a truffle based one as I was looking forward to … More
The Cooking Experience
Region: East of England
Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Canapes, Christmas, Corporate, Fish and seafood, French, Game, Hen parties, Italian, Mediterranean, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Tapas, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: Combining a warm and homely atmosphere with an impressive range of cookery courses and tuition from professional chefs, The Cooking Experience is situated in … More
The secret recipe to finding a good cookery school
Kitchen confidential: Which cookery school? Take a look at our insider’s guide to choosing cookery schools and cookery courses based on our experts’ experience of visiting … More
The Mistley Kitchen
Something of a culinary polymath – self-taught chef, restaurateur, food writer and now cookery school tutor – Sherri Singleton opened Mistley Kitchen in … More
The Spinney School of Fine Food
Region: Central England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Chinese, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Game, Hen parties, Indian, Italian, Men
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic ingredients: The purpose-built teaching kitchen at The Spinney School of Fine Food is compact with a homely country kitchen ambience. It boasts a central four-oven … More
Review of the French Laundry at Harrods
Thomas Keller certainly brought the Californian sunshine with him to London for the opening weekend of his 10-day pop-up and just about everything else except … More
Five Top tips from a fish masterclass
1. Use a boning knife to fillet fish. The firmer blade will make the procedure easier and produce a neater fillet 2. When removing both … More
The Class Rooms Culinary Academy
A kitchen report from a new cookery school in the City of London The class: A three-hour Fish Masterclass was on the menu. The school: … More
Harts Barn Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Cupcakes, Foraging, Hen parties, Home smoking, Italian, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Vietnamese
Cost: Affordable £
Basic Ingredients Gloucestershire’ s Forest of Dean provides the historical hillside setting for this new cook school (opened June 2011) at the Hart’s Barn Rural Enterprise … More
Fairyhouse Food and Wine School
Region: Republic of Ireland
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Christmas, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Health and nutrition, Italian, Men, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Basic Ingredients: Owner Billie O’Shea trained at the excellent Ballymaloe cookery school before establishing Fairyhouse Food and Wine, a few miles north of Dublin in Co … More
The Inspired Gourmet Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Barbecues, Butchery, Children, Corporate, Cupcakes, Fish and seafood, Game, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Students, Tapas, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic Ingredients: A school near Milton Keynes where all ages can build their confidence in the kitchen under the attentive watch of a quartet of highly … More
Dishy Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Pastry cakes and puddings, Sausage making, Tapas, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Basic Ingredients: With good links from London Waterloo, this Surrey based cook school offers five-hour day courses from its homely but smartly equipped kitchen in the … More
The Cook School Scotland
Region: Scotland
Type: Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Game, Indian, Italian, Mediterranean, Pastry cakes and puddings, Tapas
Cost: Mid-range ££
The highly experienced and affable chefs at this state-of-the-art cook school in Kilmarnock welcome first-time foodies and fanatics alike as they set about … More
Preston Cookery School
Region: North-West England
Cost: Affordable £
There is plenty of shared catering expertise on offer from the four chefs who run the well-facilitated Preston Cookery School. In an industrial-style … More
SuJoCo Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: British, Butchery, Children, Italian, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Tapas, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Local chefs Sue Van Zwanenberg and Jo Oomen run this cookery school from converted stables in the foodie Parish of Lodsworth beneath the South Downs National … More
Historic Food Cookery Courses
Basic ingredients: Professional cook and food historian Ivan Day is passionate about the past on a plate. His re-creations of meals have appeared in museums on … More
Food Safari
Region: East of England
Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Cheese, Eco-friendly, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Home smoking
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic Ingredients: Not your average cook school, Food Safari is the brainchild of Polly and Tim Robinson whose passion for Suffolk as “a perfect destination for … More
The Cheshire Cookery School
Region: North-West England
Cost: Mid-range ££
Basic Ingredients: Chef Director, Jason Palin, from the Cheshire Cookery School has a few years culinary experience under his chef’s hat. He has cooked around the … More
The Tideswell School of Food
Region: Central England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Chocolate, Corporate, Eco-friendly, Foraging, Game, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Students, Tapas, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Please note this cookery school is now closed Basic Ingredients: With a whopping average of 20 courses per month on offer at this Derbyshire cookery school … More
The Yorkshire Wolds Cookery School
Region: North-East England
Type: British, Canapes, Celebrity chef, Children, Chocolate, Dinner party, Game, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Men, Michelin star, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves and pickles, Residential, Students
Cost: Affordable £
This new cookery academy is on a working pig farm but is kitted out with a smart modern teaching kitchen. There’s a healthy … More
Student survival courses
The stereotypical picture of a British student eating cold baked beans straight from the tin and spreading sachets of ketchup on toast is surely a … More
Stamford Cookery School
Region: Central England
Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Hen parties, Home smoking, Italian, Japanese, Pastry cakes and puddings, Pate and terrine
Cost: Mid-range ££
As far as we are aware Stamford Cookery School is now closed. Basic ingredients: Opened in March 2011 in the centre of the market town of … More
Brian Mellor Cookery School
Region: North-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Chocolate, Fish and seafood, Game, Health and nutrition, Malaysian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Pizza making
Cost: Affordable £
Out in the sticks, the eponymous Mellor offers an informal approach to some formal and sophisticated techniques in the kitchens of the grade … More
10 of the best cookery courses for kids
Six weeks of summer holiday is a long time to fill for restless kids Among all the courses and activities that occupy youngsters there are … More
The Devilled Egg Kitchen Academy
Basic ingredients: Barbora Stiess runs this catchily named cookery school from her roomy Georgian home and kitchen based in Clifton, Bristol. Having trained at Leiths and worked … More
Blackheath Cooks
Region: London
Type: Butchery, Children, Chocolate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Men, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
The lovely website for this new cookery school and cook shop in South-East London promises a smart up-to-date culinary experience. Joy Neal set up … More
Edinburgh School of Food and Wine
Region: Scotland
Type: Advanced chef skills, Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Chocolate, Dinner party, Diploma, Fish and seafood, French, Italian, Mediterranean, Men, Mexican, Pastry cakes and puddings, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Aside from its fantastic location in an 18th-Century coaching house in the grounds of Newliston House, just 12 miles from the city, the … More
The Chef’s Room Fish and Cookery School
Region: Wales
Type: British, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Knife skills, Lebanese, Moroccan, Preserves and pickles, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Set in a modern kitchen in the World Heritage listed town of Blaenavon, the Chef’s Room adjoins long-standing fishmongers and food shop, Vin … More
Six of the best restaurant cookery courses
Type: Restaurants
1. Mark Hix’s Kitchen Table, Dorset and London Small groups of six can join Hix at the ‘Kitchen Table’ in his Lodge in … More
Foraging at the Fat Hen
An invitation to a Wild Food Taster Day at the Fat Hen, a cookery and foraging school in Cornwall set up by ecological consultant Caroline … More
The Cook Academy
Region: South-East England
Type: Children, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Game, Hen parties, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Preserves, Students, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Based in smart premises in the pretty market town of Alresford, near Winchester, the school offers a wide range of cookery tuition and … More
The Old Rectory Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Children, Corporate, Dinner party, French, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Pastry cakes and puddings, Picnic, Spanish, Students
Cost: Mid-range ££
Based in a Georgian house in the village of Bentley on the Surrey/Hampshire borders, the Old Rectory Cookery School was once the home of Jane Austen’s brother … More
Webbe’s Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Breadmaking, Canapes, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Game, Tapas
Cost: Affordable £
Based in Rye, on England’s south coast in historic 1066 Country, the cookery school is a natural extension of Paul Webbe’s passion and knowledge … More
Mourne Seafood Cookery School
Region: Northern Ireland
Type: Barbecues, Butchery, Fish and seafood, Indian, Knife skills, marmalades and chutney, Men, Students
Cost: Affordable £
Ideally located in the Nautilus Centre, this modern cookery school has impressive panoramic views of Kilkeel harbour, home to Northern Ireland’s largest fishing … More
Dublin Cookery School
Region: Republic of Ireland
Type: Barbecues, Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Lynda Booth’s cookery school in Blackrock, Co. Dublin has a bright “art gallery” like ambience where aspiring cooks can try their hand at … More
Snugboro with Rory O’Connell
Not so much a cookery school as a seasonal masterclass held four times a year at Rory O’Connell’s charming 18th-century cottage, Snugboro, in … More
Young kitchen cadets
Region: London
It won’t be long before the summer holidays are upon us. Following grown-up footsteps and palates, children’s cookery clubs and classes are springing up all … More
Divertimenti Cookery School
Region: London
Type: Aga, Barbecues, Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Canapes, Celebrity chef, Children, Chinese, Christmas, Corporate, Dinner party, Eco-friendly, Fish and seafood, Full range, Greek, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Macaroons, marmalades and chutney, Mediterranean, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Basic ingredients: Based in South Kensington, the original kitchenware shop, Divertimenti, offers several classes and demonstrations a day run by some of the best in the … More
Edinburgh New Town Cookery School
Region: Scotland
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Diploma, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Students, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
A welcome newcomer to Scotland’s culinary scene, ENTCS is a slick operation run by Fiona Burrell and a team of mainly female chefs, … More
Food club is blast in royal park
Set among the summer foliage and swans of the St James’s Park, Oliver Peyton’s Inn the Park emits an inviting glow in the evening. … More
Food of Course
Region: South-West England
Type: Residential, Ski chalet, Students
Food of Course is a residential cookery school based at Middle Farm House in Somerset. The 4-week foundation course, which promises to set … More
Cookery School at Little Portland Street
Region: London
Type: Advanced chef skills, Baking, Breadmaking, British, Celebrity chef, Chocolate, Corporate, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Diploma, Eco-friendly, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Game, Gluten-free, Greek, Health and nutrition, Hen parties, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Middle Eastern, Organic, Pastry cakes and puddings, Picnic, Pie making, Preserves and pickles, Spanish, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Rosalind Rathouse is the professional chef and self-confessed food obsessive who runs, with great success, the Cookery School. Situated two minutes from Oxford … More
Kent cook, will cook
It’s all smiles and spices on Dev Biswal’s interactive cooking evenings held at The Ambrette, his contemporary Indian restaurant in Margate, on the increasingly seductive … More
Pizza the action
The more we develop Looking to Cook, the more we discover that there really is a course for just about every type of cuisine and … More
Daylesford Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: British, Butchery, Cheese, Children, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Health and nutrition, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Premium £££
An offshoot of the famous organic emporium in the Cotswolds run by Lady Bamford, the cookery school is one of the few in … More
Ginger Pig
This popular London butchers of rare breeds reared on the North Yorkshire Moors started out at Borough Market in the late 1990s and … More
Pudding Pie Cookery School
A fun programme of classes mainly for adults but which also cater for children and teenagers. Classes can be held at any venue with … More
Fair Cake
Cup cake course specialists that have inspired dozens of domestic bakers to set up shop. Run by Shikhita Singh, classes are held in … More
Smashing Pans
Region: South-East England
Type: Barbecues, Canapes, Fish and seafood, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
NB: Please note that we understand that this cookery school has ceased trading. Please click here for more information and contact the school directly with … More
York Cookery School
Region: North-East England
Type: Children, Chocolate, French, Full range, Italian, Japanese, Knife skills, Spanish, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
A cookery school set up as a social enterprise offering accessible courses for local people for the price of little more than a … More
Kitchen garden gourmets dig eating
We’re coming into peak season for leaves and fresh vegetables now – see the excellent Steve’s Leaves for a round-up of what’s hot and seasonal … More
Thyme at Southrop
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, British, Butchery, Fish and seafood, Foraging, Full range, Indian, Italian, Picnic, Tapas, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
A team of chefs and experts run this really fresh looking cookery school in the Cotswolds offering cooking, gardening and foraging courses, as … More
The Underground Cookery School
Informal hands-on classes for corporate groups, hen nights and private parties held on the edge of the City of London. Classes are run … More
Seasonal cookery classes
Spring is well and truly in the air and farmers’ markets are filling up, some with the first asparagus of the season, which has come … More
A dozen Italian dishes in a day
Six hours in a hot kitchen on your day off can sound less like fun and more like a busman’s holiday if you’re used to … More
The School of Artisan Food
Region: Central England
Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Celebrity chef, Cheese, Chocolate, Diploma, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
The Welbeck Estate in the heart of Sherwood Forest in North Nottinghamshire is home to the UK’s only school of artisan food. Given … More
The Lighthouse Bakery School
Located in the beautiful High Weald countryside in East Sussex, overlooking Bodiam Castle, this artisan bakery school runs a dozen or so different one-day … More
Buttermilk Barn Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Dinner party, Full range, Indian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students
Cost: Mid-range ££
NB: Buttermilk Barn is now closed and Angela Herbert-Bell is offering courses at her new venture, Herbert’s restaurant and cafe in Keston. Angela runs 15 … More
Shires Cookery School
Region: Central England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Thai
Cost: Affordable £
Recently moved to a new teaching kitchen in East Haddon, Northamptonshire, in the grounds of The Red Lion. There’s a full range of courses … More
Cooking with Angela Gray
Region: Wales
Type: Butchery, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
All round food dynamo Angela Gray runs polished day courses at two different historic venues in Wales: Slebech Park in Pembrokeshire and Fonmon … More
The Culinary Cottage
Region: Wales
Type: Advanced chef skills, Aga, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Men, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Former cook to royalty Penny Lewis runs a selection of residential and one-day cookery courses from her cottage near Wales’s foodie capital Abergavenny. As … More
Cheese School
Cooked up by food writer Fiona Beckett and Jess Trethowan of Trethowan’s Dairy, Cheese School proposes a full day of tastings and tips … More
Stirring Stuff: The Henley Cookery School
Region: South-East England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Chinese, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, Full range, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Mediterranean, Men, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
As far as we are aware this cookery school is now closed. There are occasional posts on its Facebook page. The quietly assured … More
Ren’s Kitchen
Group and tailor-made Indian cookery classes held in a modern cookhouse in the garden of Renuka Patel’s suburban house in North London. Groups … More
Hampstead Cuisine School
Region: London
Type: Dinner party, French, Full range, Italian, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Men, Moroccan, Thai
Cost: Premium £££
Please note this cookery school is now closed and its website directs to London Cuisine school in south-east London A quirky, well established … More
River Cottage Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Celebrity chef, Cheese, Fish and seafood
Cost: Premium £££
Excellent themed courses down at Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s 65-acre organic farm in Devon. Courses run for either four, two or one days and include smoked … More
The Cooking School at Dean Clough
Region: North-East England
Type: Corporate, Fish and seafood, Full range, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
Please be aware that this cookery school is due to close on July 31st 2015 Set in the Pennines, the school has a … More
Loaf Cookery School
The aptly named Tom Baker has been branded the “culinary Robin Hood” of Birmingham for his community cookery school that he runs from … More
Harmony House Cookery School
Region: North-East England
Type: Children, Chocolate, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Residential, Thai, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
Local chef Hilary Finney (right) runs this neat school from her home/B&B in the pretty village of Stillingfleet, five miles south of York. … More
Brompton Cookery School
Region: Central England
Type: Breadmaking, Butchery, Corporate, Dinner party, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Italian, Japanese, Mediterranean, Students
Cost: Mid-range ££
Based in a barn conversion on National Trust property this school runs a range of day, half day and week long courses as well … More
Novelli Academy
Region: South-East England
Type: Breadmaking, Celebrity chef, Corporate, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Italian, Japanese, Mediterranean, Men, Michelin star, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Thai
Cost: Premium £££
Based in the 14th-century home of chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, the Academy offers a choice of one and two-day courses run by an international brigade of … More
Le Cordon Bleu
Classic, world-renowned cook school whose diploma is recognised in the industry as being one of the best. With campuses all over the world, … More
Tante Marie Culinary Academy
Set in a Victorian mansion in secluded grounds in Surrey, the acclaimed Tante Marie Culinary Academy is the largest independent Cordon Bleu school … More
Orchards Cookery School
Region: Central England
Type: Corporate, Cupcakes, Dinner party, Residential, Ski chalet, Students
Cost: Premium £££
The Bomford sisters, Lucy and Isabel, run this award winning cookery school for budding cooks, where courses are hands-on, lots of fun and … More
Main Ingredient Cookery School
The cookery school is an offshoot of Flip Woods and Hoops Anderson’s impressive catering outfit based near Hemel Hempstead. Classes take place in … More
Cake Boy Cookery School
Master patissier Eric Lanlard runs cookery classes in the modern open kitchen at his coffee and cake boutique. Classes usually have a maximum of … More
A taste of Persia
The wonderful Skye Gyngell, who recently acquired a Michelin star for her restaurant at Petersham Nurseries in Richmond, London cooked dishes from Saraban on Saturday, … More
Cambridge Cookery School
Region: East of England
Type: Breadmaking, Children, Chocolate, Christmas, Corporate, Fish and seafood, French, Full range, Game, Italian, Knife skills, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students, Thai
Cost: Mid-range ££
Expect to find a few Nordic influences in the dishes at this school run by Swedish-born Tine Roche. Located not far from the … More
The Walled Garden Cookery School
A Georgian manor on a 200-acre Cornish estate is the base for the UK’s first residential cooking and gardening school, run by Leiths-trained … More
The Smart School of Cookery
Region: South-East England
Type: Chocolate, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Full range, Indian, Italian, Mediterranean
Cost: Affordable £
This Essex-based cookery school was started in 2008 by Ann Hood, an ex-MasterChef contestant. The varied expertise of her and an assortment of … More
Richard Hughes Cookery School
Region: East of England
Type: Fish and seafood, Full range, Pastry cakes and puddings, Students
Cost: Mid-range ££
Richard Hughes has been professionally cooking for 30 years and teaching for 20, so he knows a thing or two. There’s an emphasis … More
Leiths School of Food and Wine
Region: London
Type: Advanced chef skills, Breadmaking, Chocolate, Diploma, Full range, Knife skills
Cost: Premium £££
Established by chef and food writer Prue Leith in 1975, Leiths offers courses for professionals and amateurs including a unique year-long diploma course. … More
Books for Cooks
Eclectic ethnic cuisine workshops take place in a custom-built kitchen upstairs above London’s only bookshop dedicated to cookery books. The £40 price includes a … More
L’Atelier des Chefs
Region: London
Type: British, Corporate, Dinner party, French, Full range, Indian, Italian, Knife skills, Macaroons, Mediterranean, Moroccan, Pastry cakes and puddings, Spanish
Cost: Affordable £
Parisian brand L’Atelier des Chefs has been in London since 2008. It has a modern, hands-on philosophy that aims to get time-crunched town … More
Authentic Ethnic Cookery School
Region: London
Type: Corporate, Indian, Lebanese, Mexican, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese
Cost: Mid-range ££
Canadian born Tertia Goodwin runs London’s first cookery school focused on international cuisines. A drab main road doorway leads to a spacious all-white ultra-cool … More
Bunratty Cookery School
Region: Republic of Ireland
Type: Breadmaking, Fish and seafood, Full range, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Affordable £
As far as we are aware Bunratty Cookery School is now closed. Basic ingredients: Flying the flag for County Clare and the surrounding region, Donnagh Gregson (pictured, … More
Just Cook
Region: South-East England
Type: Chinese, Fish and seafood, Full range, Italian, Knife skills, Spanish
Cost: Mid-range ££
Founder Tim Ryan runs courses from a gleaming high-tech kitchen. Tim confesses not to being a chef by trade and sees himself as … More
Olive Tree Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Fish and seafood, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Cost: Mid-range ££
Homely style hands-on baking, pasta-making and winter pudding classes run out of a fully fitted kitchen in a barn in the Purbeck Hills … More
The Tannery Cookery School
Chef’s chef Paul Tannery’s cookery school and restaurant are foodie beacons in Waterford. The school has a cool modern kitchen with workstations offering space for … More
Belle Isle Cookery School
Each class at this Northern Irish Ballymaloe is formed of 12 pupils and aims to give them the confidence to do something different with … More
Jamie Oliver’s Recipease
Region: London, South-East England
Type: Fish and seafood, Full range, Italian, Knife skills
Cost: Affordable £
Book the session online, arrive, get stuck in, enjoy! Easy-to-learn “buzzing little community hub” courses focusing on specific dishes. Reserve a place for … More
Marika’s Kitchen
Kooky cook Marika Gauki is an Anglo-Greek former punk whose band enjoyed brief success in the US. Now she runs a morning cookery … More
Manna from Devon
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Corporate, Fish and seafood, Full range
Cost: Mid-range ££
Brownie and Sticky Pudding specialists Holly and David Jones run Manna from Devon out of their bed and breakfast Victorian home. David is … More
Billingsgate Seafood Training School
Classes for up to 16 people take place in a kitchen above the market with a resident fish expert. Morning courses, a combination … More
Ballyknocken Cookery School
Region: Republic of Ireland
Type: Breadmaking, Celebrity chef, Full range, Italian, Pastry cakes and puddings, Residential
Cost: Affordable £
Located in a country house on a 350-acre farm only a short drive from Dublin city centre, this award-winning cookery schools is run … More
Bluebell Croft
Unique two-day home-smoking and Aga cookery courses sourcing its ingredients from a working eco croft. Run by former rural Scottish chef of the … More
Swinton Park Cookery School
Region: North-East England
Type: British, Corporate, Full range, Indian, Mediterranean, Residential
Cost: Mid-range ££
Light, airy state-of-the-art kitchen in the converted Georgian stables of a 17th century luxury castle hotel with three AA rosettes. Chef Director Stephen … More
The Lesley Waters Cookery School
Ready Steady Cook chef Lesley Waters leads hands-on, demonstration and bespoke masterclasses in the historic private family home of Minterne House. Located in … More
Cookery at The Grange
Founded in 1981 in tree-filled grounds, The Grange enjoys a worldwide reputation. A countryside school run since 1988 by Jane Averill, who has … More
Gables School of Cookery
Region: South-West England
Type: Dinner party, Health and nutrition, Indian, Italian, Residential, Students, Thai, Vegetarian
Located in a red-brick house on the fringes of the Cotswolds (about 20 minutes north-west of Bristol), Gables offers foundation hygiene, quick and … More
La Cucina Caldesi Cookery School
Run out of the Marylebone kitchens of the husband and wife team from Return to Tuscany TV fame, this is the only Italian … More
The Bertinet Kitchen Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Type: Breadmaking, Corporate, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
Specialist baking and much more from 2010 BBC Food Champion Richard Bertinet. The persuasive French chef and author leads a multi-talented team of … More
Bettys Cookery School
Region: North-East England
Type: Breadmaking, Chocolate, Full range, Pastry cakes and puddings
Cost: Mid-range ££
Situated in a large, purpose built school on the edge of Harrogate, Bettys Cookery School opened in 2001 and is a dynamic enterprise that … More
The Little Cornish Curry Company
Led by curry enthusiasts Louis and Nick Lewis, courses happen twice a month, last between 5-6 hours, and take place in a ‘light-filled’ … More
The Arches Cookery School
Run by former caterer to rock stars Sarah Muir (pictured, right) it’s a family affair based in a smartly converted barn at Grinkle … More
Waitrose Cookery School
Based above the handsome Art Deco Waitrose store in Finchley Road, the first Waitrose cookery school has ash blonde wooden floors and is … More
The David Adlard Cookery School
Hands-on cookery days and “watch and eat” demonstrations by David and a team of hand-picked “star” chefs (including Aiden Byrne and Tom Kerridge) … More
Lady G’s Cookery School
NB: Lady G’s is not running courses in 2012 but hopes to resume business as usual in 2013. Monthly residential and day courses … More
Eckington Manor Cookery School
Region: Central England
Type: Aga, Breadmaking, British, Children, Full range, Italian, Knife skills, Men, Pastry cakes and puddings, Vegetarian
Set in Evesham Vale, the so-called Bread Basket of England, home to terrific asparagus and strawberries, Eckington Manor Cookery School offers an extensive … More
Trill Farm
Region: South-West England
Type: Health and nutrition, Residential, Vegetarian
Seasonal Living Nutrition courses run by chef and nutritionist Daphne Lambert and cohorts. These field-to-fork courses are hands-on residential weekends based on a … More
Venturi’s Table
Region: London
Type: British, Chocolate, Corporate, French, Hen parties, Indian, Italian, Thai
Cost: Premium £££
Opened in 2005 but taken over by new owners in 2015, the mission of London’s first corporate cookery centre is to provide fun … More
Slattery’s School of Excellence
Family-run business based in the former Mason’s Arms public house refurbished to include a showroom, shop, elegant dining room and school kitchen on … More
Mosimann’s Academy
Set in a converted Victorian School in Battersea, the Academy was established by internationally renowned chef Anton Mosimann in 1996 and is run … More
Ashburton Cookery School
One of the UK’s leading cookery schools, Ashburton offers more than 40 cookery courses from beginners to advanced cooks, and from Taste of … More
Nick Nairn Cook School
Making the most of Scotland’s superb meat and fish, Nick Nairn and his team of chefs provide a wide range of mainly day … More
Padstow Seafood Cookery School
Region: South-West England
Using the freshest catches of the day, Rick Stein’s cook school is dedicated to fish. Students enjoy the fruits (de mer) of their … More
Fermyn Woods Hall
Country house cooking in a grandly restored Victorian kitchen. Resident Cordon Bleu chef Emma Crowhurst (pictured, right) and “Lady AGA” Lucy Young steer students … More
