We all need to eat, but sadly, we don’t all know how to cook and bake. So we resign ourselves to eating take-out or convenience foods, and heading to the bakery when the craving for cake sets in. But that doesn’t have to be the end of the story.
With the right guidance, everyone can learn how to cook and bake with confidence. Get ready to discover your culinary potential in London’s top cooking schools.
Le Cordon Bleu
Do you want to learn how to bake artisanal bread or the perfect patisserie? Or discover how to prepare sumptuous seafood or Italian-style pasta? Perhaps you’re keen to master the art of cheese and wine pairing. You can learn all of this and a whole lot more, at Le Cordon Bleu cookery school.
Le Cordon Bleu offers short cooking classes from basic baking skills to fine cuisine and everything in between. Children’s cooking lessons and special plant-based cuisine courses are offered, too. Cordon Bleu truly is a cooking school for anyone with a taste for new culinary adventures.
Don’t stress about how to find the time for a cooking class, either. Their classes range from a few hours to a few days, depending on the topic. And there are evening classes for those of you with a full workday. So, you’re guaranteed to find one that’s right for you.
The cooking classes are all taught by master chefs at their Bloomsbury Square and Fleet Street facilities.
The Avenue
Looking for something a little more fun and relaxed? The Avenue cookery school is run by a mother, daughter, and son in South West London. Along with their team of fellow food enthusiasts, they offer an astonishing range of courses (70+ classes) for all ages and skill levels.
Be inspired by international cuisine and learn how to cook authentic Jamaican, Moroccan, or Indian dishes. Or celebrate the best of British with their Beef Wellington class. If you’re a vegetarian or vegan or have other dietary requirements, you won’t feel left out. You’ll find something perfect just for you.
With so many cooking classes on offer, you could start a new tradition with internationally-themed dinner parties. And once you’ve chosen a new, unique kitchen design, a whole new world of kitchen creations awaits. You’ll be all set to entertain your dinner guests in style.
Billingsgate Seafood Training School
Do you wish you could prepare a tasty dish with fish? Well, here’s your chance to learn all about seafood, and how to correctly prepare it for cooking. You’ll also be treated to a tour around the UK’s biggest inland fish market, where you’ll learn interesting tidbits about all things fishy.
Classes are kept small and hosted above the fish market, so you know only the freshest ingredients will be available. Half-day, evening classes, and Saturday courses are also available, as well as parent-and-child lessons. Whatever your schedule, you can fit it into your lifestyle.
So the next time you’re looking for fun things to do in London, consider an activity that broadens your knowledge and teaches new skills. You might even make some new seafood-loving friends along the way.
Westminster Kingsway College
Does a career in hospitality and the culinary arts appeal to you? You don’t have to let a lack of cooking skills hold you back. At Westminster Kingsway College in central London, you can unleash your passion for food and earn the top-notch credentials to match.
Hundreds of chefs have received their training here, and now you can turn your love of food into a career, too. The college offers training programs in culinary arts, health & nutrition, restaurant service, and more. They also offer courses for teens and apprenticeships in the hospitality industry.
Westminster Kingsway College’s students also plan, cook, and serve delicious dishes at The Vincent Rooms on Vincent Square. Soon, you could be one of them!
The Kids’ Kitchen
Ask the experts at Harvard Medical School if learning to cook is a good idea and they’ll tell you that home cooking is good for your health. But cooking skills aren’t just for adults. Many children love to cook and bake, too.
However, if your child doesn’t show an interest in food, all is not lost. Send them to school — the Kid’s Kitchen cooking school. The struggle to get your kids to eat healthily is over. Created by the mum of a fussy eater, the Kid’s Kitchen now encourages other kids to try new foods by teaching them to cook.
Children’s cooking lessons are also available online as part of the Kids’ Cook Club, on Saturday mornings. Take the opportunity to share your love of food with your kids, and teach them life skills that they’ll always remember.
