OTHER CLASSES OR
SCHOOLS OF NOTE
- DIVERTIMENTI, LONDON,
ENGLANDAn impressive kitchen
shopfilledwitheverythinga
passionate home cook could want
to squeeze into their suitcase. Its
classes are taught by renowned
chefs and cookbook authors. - COOMBESHEAD FARM,
CORNWALL, ENGLAND
Acollaborationclassinforagingand
cooking with Michelin-starred chef
April Bloomfield and chef-farmer
Tom Adams. You may need to book
well ahead, as classes fill up quickly.
•COOKERYSCHOOLATLITTLE
PORTLAND STREET, LONDON,
ENGLANDFamous for using
only high-quality, sustainable,
primarily organic ingredients
andequipmentthatcanbe
found in most home kitchens.
•FIELD&FORKFARMBY
CHARLOTTE PIKE, OXFORD,
ENGLANDA pop-up cookery school
by award-winning cookbook author
CharlottePike,whohassetupafood
education social enterprise that aims
to teach anyone, no matter their
budget, top-quality culinary skills.
•MADEINHACKNEY,LONDON,
ENGLANDThis community-based
group believes everyone should have
access to healthy, affordable food
that’snotonlygoodforpeoplebut
the planet, too. The exceptional and
affordable classes are taught by
well-known cookbook authors and
chefs such as Rachel de Thample.
NICKNAIRNCOOKSCHOOL,PORT
MENTEITH OR ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND
Michelin-starred chef Nick Nairn (who is
alsoaTVpresenterandauthorofcountless
cookbooksthathavebecomekitchenbibles)
setuphisfirstschoolnearlytwodecades
agowithoneverysimpleidea:togetmore
people cooking by teaching them the skills
to make them feel confident in the kitchen.
HisfoundingschoolisintheidyllicTrossachs
National Park; his second is in inner-city
Aberdeen. Together, through more than
20 ‘friends of the school’ expert teachers,
you’lllearneverythingfromhowtocook
theperfectsteaktoThaistreeteats.Classes
taught by Nairn are in high demand, so it
pays to be quick when booking your spot.
nicknairncookschool.com
THE COOKERY SCHOOL AT
DAYLESFORD, COTSWOLDS, ENGLAND
Withingredientssuchasnativelamb,beef,
reddeerandguineafowl,togetherwith
delights from the larder, creamery, bakery
and smokery, the produce alone at this
picturesquecookeryschoolmakesitworth
thevisit.Dozensofclassesrangefrom
classic to specialised and include Simply
Healthy, the Perfect Christmas Table,
Butchery‘NosetoTail’,BestofBritish,Fish
& Shellfish and Artisan Bread-Making. The
bonus is the beauty of your surrounds; the
school sits in almost 10 square kilometres
of organic Cotswolds farmland. Classes are
onthepricierside,butworthevery pound.
daylesford.com/cookeryschool
ThegardenatNick
Nairn Cook School
in Port Menteith;
(below) Nairn (left)
instructs students at
one of his classes.
Fresh produce
at Daylesford;
(left) the school’s
impressive
kitchen.