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 I do my best to keep these prices up to date but it is possible they are out of date so rely on them at your own risk, I will not accept any liability!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
Tel: 020 3750 2478
Website: www.jeniussocial.co.uk
Cost: From £125pp for group classes
Classes attended: Artisan Sausage Making Masterclass and their Pimp My Profiteroles Pastry Class.
Ren's Kitchen
Website: https://www.renskitchen.com/
Cost: Classes start from £185 for a half day private class for one person or £60 for Ren's Spice Masterclass.
Waitrose Cookery School
Tel: 0208 158 4355
Website: https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/content/waitrose-cookery-school/london-cooking-classes
Cost: From £75
South London
FEATURED: Bread Ahead (and now Wembley and Chelsea)
Tel: 020 7403 5444
Website: breadahead.com
Cost: evening classes start at £60, half day classes cost in the region of £95 - £120, full day workshops cost £190 and 2-3 day workshops cost £380 - £510.
Classes attended: Complete Sourdough and The Ultimate Christmas Workshop
Yuki's Kitchen
Tel: 020 8816 7499
Website: www.yukiskitchen.com/
Cost: Starting from £30 for the Shoyu Cashu Ramen class to £100 for the Sushi class.
East London
Lapan Cooking
Tel: 07985 234 956
Website: www.lapancooking.com/
Cost: Prices start at £49.
e5 Bakehouse
Tel: 020 8525 2890
Website: http://e5bakehouse.com/classes
Cost: £75 for the sourdough pizza class up to £1350 for the Alpujarras Baking Retreat.
West London
Leith's, London
Tel: 020 7229 0177
Website: www.leiths.com
Cost: From £95 for a day workshop to £21,265 for a three-term professional diploma.
Jamie Oliver Cookery School (previously Recipease)
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.
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
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
Tel: 0203 290 7201
Website: chefacademyoflondon.com
Cost: Prices start at £5,300 for the Introduction to Professional Chefs Course and £19,200 foe the Hospitality Management and Food Science Course.
Cookery School at Little Portland Street
Tel: 020 7631 4590
Website: www.cookeryschool.co.uk
Cost: From £165 for classes like bread making and up to £8,500 for the Cook's Certificate in Food and Wine, a six week intensive professional cooking course.
La Cucina Caldesi
Tel: 0207 487 0750
Website: caldesi.com
Cost: Prices start at £75 for an evening class to £180 for a day class.
Le Cordon Bleu, London
Tel: 020 7935 3503
Website: www.cordonbleu.net
Cost: From £175 for a workshop to £47,140 for the Grand Diplome.
FEATURED: School of Wok
Tel: 0207 2408 818
Website: www.schoolofwok.co.uk/
Cost: £60 for the dumpling mixer up to £825 for a 5 day course.
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: The Vegan Cooking Diploma costs £225 and the Vegan Chef Diploma costs £845.
Classes attended: I completed the Healthy Breakfast Course which is a free trial and also completed their Vegan Nutrition diploma.