I think we can all agree that we love food, it’s everywhere and it’s our energy source. I like to explore new recipes, learn how to cook new things and most of all I love eating. And there’s a lovely little place in Little Portland Street called Cookery School that I’m quite looking forward to visiting in the near future.
Cookery School Courses
Cookery School host a variety of courses in food. Whether you’re an absolute beginner wanting to learn about soups, stews and roasts, a teenager looking to learn essential basics or a confident baker looking to amplify your skills – there’s something for everyone of any age.
With any class, Cookery School aim to keep it simple and accessible; there’s no jargon, confidence is lifted and myths are broken down which will leave you fearless in the kitchen at home.
Classes are single sessions, but there are also courses available if you’re more local to the area. They say they want to take people back to “honest, homely, delicious cooking” and I am here for it. Nothing delights me more than a home cooked meal that really hits the pit of my stomach and leaves me feeling good from the inside out. The food you’ll create will be easy, non-fancy and you won’t need to be a Michelin star chef to achieve it, though you might feel like you deserve one with your new found skills.
I always wish that at school we’d been taught more about raw ingredients and how to use them and how to cook effectively using seasonal produce. I think it’s something that’s really lacking in this age of convenience – it’s all too easy to pick something up from the supermarket but I think that’s taking the heart out of the dish.
Sustainability
In their own words Cookery School say they are “committed to sustainability” and this is proven in the use of their ingredients; top quality and mainly organic. It’s the very essence of the school and they’re working where possible to reduce their footprint through food.
It’s the most sustainable school in London and you can find out more about what they do to keep it this way; think renewable energy, sourcing locally, no single-use plastic right through to steaming Christmas puddings under the turkey which, believe it or not, saves on the energy.
I have to say, I’m very impressed with everything they do and reading their sustainability page has got me wondering what I can do in the kitchen here!
Win
If you’d like to spend some time shaping, honing or even just finding your cooking skills then I’m giving away a £125 Cookery School voucher to one lucky Christmas Bonanza winner. This is day THREE of the Christmas Bonanza.
Here is the previous, and next, giveaway.
Day Two – Personalised Retro Sweetie Jar
Day Four – Personalised Stag Cheese Board
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- This competition will open on 3rd November 2019 and will close on 7th December 2019 at 11.59pm
- One winner will be selected at random
- One winner will receive one £125 Cookery School voucher
- Travel to London and any further expenses are not included
- Voucher is valid for one year from date of dispatch.
- You must be a UK resident aged 18 or over
- No cash alternative will be offered
- The winner will be contacted by email and announced on Raising the Rings Facebook and Twitter
- The winner will have 28 days to respond to their winner’s email
- You must enter using at least one of the entry methods in the Rafflecopter widget above, they are not all mandatory
- Prize will be provided within 28 days from winner’s response
*I have been gifted a voucher of my own to attend a class in the future. All views and opinions are my own.
I’d love to take the FRENCH BREAKFAST PASTRIES class so I could impress my daughters with fancy breakfasts ta the weekends x
The essential vegetarian class would be great, thank you.
Knife skills class
I’d like the attends the pasta, risotto and gnocchi class.
I think cakes would be my favourite class!
I would really love to do the Ultimate Afternoon Tea class
sounds lovely
Christmas baking from around the world sounds wonderful.
I think a knife skills class would be really useful. But also tempted by French Breakfast Pastries!
Would love to learn to make bread I love homemade bread
My partner Alan is enjoying learning to cook since retiring but he needs a little help with tastes that work well together
Ultimate Afternoon Tea class
I’d love to attend the stews and casseroles
I would love to do the sushi course!
Cakes sounds wonderful
The Waste Matters course sounds great, but to be honest they all do!
i’d love to do the essential vegetarian course 😀
would love to do the christmas baking with dan lepard to finally impress family and friends
would love to make bread properly
I’d absolutely like to do the Bread making course, I east so much bread it would come in very handy!
I would love the Vegan Winter or All Day Vegan cooking class!
I’d love to do a knife skills class.
I would choose the teen cooking camp as my daughter is doing it for gcse and then sixth form next year she wants to be a chef
the knife skills class.
There are so many fantastic classes! I was struggling to choose but I think the most beneficial would be feed your family for a fortnight.
Pastry class
FEED YOUR FAMILY FOR A FORTNIGHT looks great
I’d like to go to one of the Indian food classes
I’d love to go to the Ultimate Afternoon Tea class
I would love to come to a Bread Making class
The Pastry class. Cakes I can do, however, terrible with pastry.
I don’t think I’m a bad cook, but my knife skills need some work! I’m so slow at chopping!
I’d be really interested in the Dim Sum class
I’d love to try a ferment and pickle class.
Ferments & Pickles
KNIFE SKILLS – SLICE AND DICE
a baking class!
I’d like to try one of the vegan classes as my cuisine needs a lot of help!
I’d love to do the breadmaking class
all manner of pies because my family love pie time, and they are great for our hiking trips, and packed lunches, too x
All manner of pies – love making them
The Christmas Chocolate Masterclass.
I could learn a lot from attending the knife skills class.