Delicious Australia – (12)December 2018

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.