The directory

After setting myself the new year’s resolution to “learn new cookery skills” back in 2013 I’ve been testing out as many cookery schools in London as possible.

Here you will find an index of London cookery schools. I’ve highlighted where I’ve attended a class.

You’ll find a rough guide to prices per person for a variety of classes so you can find something that fits your budget. I do my best to keep these prices up to date but it is possible they are out of date so rely on them at your own risk, I will not accept any liability!

When the pandemic hit lots of cookery schools took their classes online. I’ve now included a section for online cookery classes in case you’d prefer to learn from the comfort of your own home.

Cookery Schools in London

North London

FEATURED: Jenius Social, N7
Tel: 020 3750 2478
Website: www.jeniussocial.co.uk
Cost: From £70 for classes like Pasta Pronto, Indian Street Food or Tempting Tapas up to £125 for the Butchery Masterclass.
Classes attended: Artisan Sausage Making Masterclass and their Pimp My Profiteroles Pastry Class.

Culinary Anthropologist, N5
Tel: Unknwon
Website: http://www.culinaryanthropologist.org/
Cost: to £50 for a single Cookery Club class (or book three for £140) up to £120 for the Artisan Bread Making Workshops.

Ren’s Kitchen, HA8
Tel: 07880 548 227/07817 254 335
Website: www.renskitchen.com
Cost: Classes start from £99 for a half day class as part of a group to £225 for a full day private class.

The Vegan Chef School, N17
Website: https://theveganchefschool.com/
Cost: The 12 week diploma costs £4,500

South London

FEATURED: Bread Ahead, SE1
Tel: 020 7403 5444
Website: breadahead.com
Cost: classes cost around £180 for a full day workshop
Classes attended: Complete Sourdough and The Ultimate Christmas Workshops

Cactus Kitchen, SW4
Tel: 020 7091 4800
Website: cactuskitchens.co.uk
Cost: From £149 for the “knife skills” class to £750 for the Michel Roux & Monica Galetti Experience.

The Urban Kitchen, SE1
Tel: 020 7378 8769
Website: www.theurbankitchen.co.uk
Cost: £65 for the Healthy Eating and Cancer Prevention Masterclasses and £69 for Borough Market Tours.

Yuki’s Kitchen, SE19
Tel: 020 8816 7499
Website: www.yukiskitchen.com/
Cost: Starting from £60 for street food classes like the Ramen Class to £85 for Sushi Knife Skills and Sashimi. 3 classes from the same series can be booked together as a course, at a discount.

East London

FEATURED: Merignue Girls Masterclass
Email: hello@meringuegirls.co.uk
Website: www.meringuegirls.co.uk/masterclass
Cost: £70 per class
Classes attended: Meringue Girls Masterclass.

Lapan Cooking
Tel: 07985 234 956
Website: www.lapancooking.com/
Cost: Prices start at £50 up to £120 for a one-to-one private lesson.

Billingsgate Fish Market Cookery School
Tel: 020 75173548
Website: http://www.seafoodtraining.org/
Cost: £100 for the popular Saturday catch class.

e5 Bakehouse
Tel: 020 8525 2890
Website: http://e5bakehouse.com/classes
Cost: The Sourdough Essentials course costs £150, alternatively a week long baking retreat with the sourdough starters will cost 1250 EUROS.

West London

Leith’s, London, W12
Tel: 020 7229 0177
Website: www.leiths.com
Cost: From £95 for a day workshop to £21,265 for a three-term professional diploma.

Madame Gautier, NW10
Tel: 020 8964 5511
Website: http://madamegautier.co.uk/
Cost: £45 for knife skills classes including fish filleting to £1,000 for the Five Day Intermediate Classic Techniques Course.

Jamie Oliver Cookery School (previously Recipease), W12
Tel: 0203 435 9900
Website: www.jamieolivercookeryschool.com/
Cost: Kids classes start from £15, adult classes start from £20 like Pizza and Prosecco to £140 for the Beef Wellington Class or £300 for a couples class “All Trussed Up”.
Review: Find out how I got on at the Mexican Street Food Class.

Waitrose Cookery School, NW3
Tel: 0207 372 6108
Website: waitrose.com/home/inspiration/waitrose_cookeryschool
Cost: From £50 for a 2-hour evening class to £180 for a full-day course.

The Avenue Cookery School, SW15
Tel: 07958171787
Website: http://theavenuecookeryschool.com/
Cost: £60 day classes for teenagers, £65 day classes for adults to £1,350 for a one week intensive course on Ski Chalet Cooking (perhaps the only cookery school in London offering this?).

Central London

FEATURED: L’atelier des Chefs, W1U
Tel: 0207 499 6580
Website: www.atelierdeschefs.co.uk
Cost: From £15 for their 30 minute long street food classes to £144 for the 4 hour Yutaka Masterclass.
Classes attended: French cookery class at the Oxford Circus branch.

Chef Academy of London, W1W
Tel: 0203 290 7201
Website: chefacademyoflondon.com
Cost: Prices start at £2,495 for a 75-hour Intensive Professional Chef Course up to £14,800 for the 6-month Professional Patisserie & Confection Course.

Cookery School at Little Portland Street, W1W
Tel: 020 7631 4590
Website: www.cookeryschool.co.uk 
Cost: From £115 for classes like knife skills and the perfect eggs to £7,500 for the Cook’s Certificate in Food and Wine, a six week intensive professional cooking course.

La Cucina Caldesi, W1U
Tel: 0207 487 0750
Website: caldesi.com
Cost: Prices start at £40 for an evening class to £180 for a day class.

Le Cordon Bleu, London, WC1A
Tel: 020 7935 3503
Website: www.cordonbleu.net
Cost: From £175 for a workshop to £28,465 for the Grand Diplome.

The Good Housekeeping Institute Cookery School, W1F
Tel: 020 7439 5500
Website: www.goodhousekeeping.co.uk/institute/cookery-school/
Cost: Prices start at £40 for the Speedy Lunchtime Courses to £180 for 6 hour courses like Cake Decorating and Bread Making.

FEATURED: School of Wok, WC2N
Tel: 0207 2408 818
Website: www.schoolofwok.co.uk/
Cost: £95 for Understanding the Wok to £750 for the Foundation Certificate in Asian & Oriental Cuisine.
Classes attended: Check out what I thought of the Flavours of China Cookery Class and Tour of China Town.

Online cookery classes and courses

BBC Good Food
Website: futurelearn.com/partners/bbc-good-food
Cost: £36 per month for “expert tracks” or £44 for one off classes

BBC Maestro
Website: bbcmaestro.com/online-cooking-courses
Cost: £80 a class or £110 for a year’s access

Jamie Oliver Online Cookery School
Website: jamieolivercookeryschool.com/
Cost: £19 – £29

The Delia Online Cookery School
Website: deliaonline.com/cookery-school
Cost: Free

FEATURED: Bread Ahead
Website: breadahead.com
Cost: £25 for a 2.5 hour class up to £60 for a 4 week series
Classes attended: I’ve attended a large number of their online classes from Japanese Bread and Scandinavian Bakes to their Supper Series.

FEATURED: Leiths School of Food and Wine
Website: www.leiths.com
Cost: From £195 to £1,795
Classes attended: I attended their Plant Based Eating Course made available via the Workshop app.

FEATURED: The Vegan Cookery School:
Website: https://theveganchefschool.com/
Cost: Free trials offered, other classes begin at £160 and go up to £950
Classes attended: I tried their Healthy Breakfast Course which is a free trial.