We are very much looking forward to holding your private cookery party to Inspired Gourmet Cookery School. When you spend time learning to cook and enjoying delicious food with your friends and family, you spend time together in a very unique and enjoyable way. Below we have suggested two different party formats from which you can choose the type of cookery event you would like to hold. We will also suggest a number of menus for you to consider that will allow everyone to participate in creating the dishes and will ensure your event is enjoyable and memorable for all.
Our Head Chefs are very friendly and extremely experienced in getting everyone involved at the right level while keeping the atmosphere fun and friendly. Inspired Gourmet gives approachable and informative cookery lessons in modern, open-plan kitchens – everyone can have a glass of wine, relax, learn valuable new skills, and enjoy a memorable day together!
Suggested Private Party Formats
Lunch or Evening Cookery Party
You will arrive at the cookery school at either 10:00am or 5:00pm and be served tea, coffee, orange juice and cake (morning) or sparkling wine and canapés (evening). You will then spend During your cookery, you will also taste samples from the menu you are preparing in the kitchens. After preparing your courses, you will be seated in our dining area to enjoy your culinary creations. You can choose to plate your own food (with the chef’s help) or be served by one of our hosts. Prices for a private dinner party start at £50.00 per person depending on the length of your party and the complexity and expense of your chosen menu.
The Complete Private Cookery Day
You will arrive at the cookery school at 10am and be served tea, coffee and freshly baked cake. You will then spend the day in our kitchens with our chefs, learning to prepare a number of new and challenging dishes or perhaps learn a few techniques that are of interest to you. Menus and themes will be developed depending on your interests and preference. We can help you learn to prepare dishes using particular ingredients (locally sourced meat, fish and produce) or along a particular culinary style or region (e.g. gourmet French, Italian or Thai).
After the instruction is finished, you will be seated in our dining area to enjoy your culinary creations. You can choose to plate your own food (with the chef’s help) to work on presentation techniques or be served by one of our hosts.
Prices for a private cookery day start at £95.00 per person depending on the length of your instruction and the complexity and expense of your chosen menu. Additional diners can arrive in time for dinner to enjoy dinner. The price for each additional diner starts at £35.00 per person.
All Private Cookery Parties (Lunch, Dinner or Complete) Include
- Professional instruction from qualified British Head Chefs
- All ingredients for all dishes to be prepared
- A gourmet three course lunch or dinner with 1/2 bottle of wine per person
- Refreshments
- Inspired Gourmet recipe cards
- Private use of the cookery school
We require a minimum of eight people to provide you with exclusive use of the cookery school during your private cookery event or we require a minimum charge of £400.00 if there are less than 8 people.
What our Customers Say…
“I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for a great evening. Dave was very calm in the face of 20 extremely loud and boisterous women. We had great fun. The other staff were also exemplary too and made my Mum’s ( Gran) night; she was extremely happy despite falling asleep.” P Wild
“Just to say thank you for a superb evening. I had a wonderful birthday, and I shall never forget it.” Marina
“Just a quick email to thank you for Sunday, we all enjoyed the experience very much as did our husbands, mine said it was a super meal and this is from someone who orders, soup, steak and chips!! We were all waxing lyrical about it at the golf club yesterday so hopefully you’ll get some more enquiries, that’s if we didn’t put you off! Have a great Xmas and continued success.” Mrs. P Smith
“Thank you very much for a wonderful party on Saturday. Everyone said how much they enjoyed it. I think you all did an amazing job, entertaining 24 of us, ranging in age from 2 to 60! The choice of menu was also very good, keeping everyone interested during the cooking, and then delicious to eat as well. Even the experienced cooks said they learned something new.” Mrs. P Hamilton
