Inspired Gourmet cookery courses are designed to offer you maximum time in the kitchen, learning new skills and practicing preparation and cooking techniques. We offer courses for all ages, ensuring that all materials are age appropriate. Our instructing head chefs are qualified with many years of experience in some of the finest restaurants in the UK and Europe. They constantly develop new techniques for modern food preparation and presentation that they will pass on to you throughout your course. With Inspired Gourmet you will find accessible cookery courses that feed your mind.
Adult Cookery Courses
If you love food and are looking for new menu ideas and new techniques in the kitchen, Inspired Gourmet offers both day and evening adult cookery courses for those interested in developing their gourmet culinary skills. Our open-plan kitchens and hands-on practical style of domestic cookery training ensures you are able to recreate our dishes at home with confidence. We have many gourmet topics to choose from – always updating our course schedule with new dates and topics. Let us help you take your cooking to a new standard.
Children’s Cookery Courses
Inspired Gourmet offers a range of Children’s Cookery courses according to age and ability. Our Children’s Cookery courses offer the perfect chance for your child to learn new skills and bring home their creations for you to taste and enjoy. We offer Parent-Child Cookery Courses, Talented Young Chef Courses for ages 13+, Off to University and Single Session children’s courses according to age and ability. Block bookings for groups of children from schools or clubs are available. We also have week long courses that qualify for the Duke of Edinburgh residential project. Please ring to discuss.
Gourmet Cooking Basics
The Inspired Gourmet Cooking Basics course is a fun and friendly way to develop some fundamental cookery skills and basic nutritious recipes. If you are heading off to University or have realised how much money you can save by cooking meals for yourself, let our chefs develop your kitchen confidence. We start with basic knife skills and progress through simple recipes that use commonly found ingredients from local suppliers that can be easily replicated at home. This is a five-day course that runs Monday to Friday.
Knife Skills
The Knife Skills course at Inspired Gourmet is a quick and easy way to learn fast and effective cutting and chopping techniques that will take your cooking to a new level. The course is a simple day or evening course that provides demonstration and practical exercises that ensure you can repeat the techniques at home. Learn butchering, filleting, dicing, julienne, finely chopping and roughly chopping. Your recipes will turn out better than ever as you prepare ingredients that are uniformly sized and cooked.
Gourmet Dinner Parties
Our Gourmet Dinner Parties course is perfect for you if you are looking for a sociable cookery course to attend as a couple or with friends or to meet other like-minded people. We spend the evening teaching you new skills and recipes that will develop your confidence in the kitchen. The Dinner Dates evening is fun, fast and fulfilling. The course is completed by dining with your fellow students on your culinary creations. A fun and worthwhile way to spend an evening!
