7 cooking classes to expand your tastebuds and improve your culinary skills

7 cooking classes to expand your tastebuds and improve your culinary skills

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7 cooking classes to expand your tastebuds and improve your culinary skills

By Amy Beecham

2 years ago

3 min read

From Pasta Evangelists to Le Cordon Bleu, learn to make restaurant-style dishes for yourself with a 2024 cooking class. 


Have you ever ordered something in a restaurant and thought to yourself: I wonder if I could make that?

While the idea of classes may remind you of food tech lessons in secondary school, they’re a great way to learn or develop your cooking skills and perfect some of your favourite dishes. 2024 is, after all, the year of hosting and cooking at home, so why not top up your existing culinary skills with the help of the experts?

Through fun and friendly schools by the likes of Pasta Evangelists, The Underground Cookery School and even the iconic Le Cordon Bleu, there’s never been a better time to learn how to master Italian, Spanish, Ethiopian, Lebanese and even Japanese cuisine. Here are seven of our favourites to book now – your chef era awaits…

Pasta Evangelists pasta academy

Pasta Evangelists pasta academy

Learn the art of fresh pasta at a Pasta Evangelists masterclass. Led by expert Italian chefs, each masterclass will equip you with the skills to make your own pasta from scratch. As a bonus, there’s unlimited prosecco served at every class.

Various dates throughout 2024. Prices start from £68 per person

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The Avenue Cookery School sushi workshop

The Avenue Cookery School sushi workshop

This two hour workshop will teach you how to make your own mouth-watering rolls without the eye-watering price tag. The class will kick-off with a detailed demonstration where we will teach you the essentials of making sushi, from cooking the sushi rice, prepping the fillings, to mastering those important knife skills and finally, constructing the sushi. You’ll never rely on Deliveroo again.

Various dates throughout 2024. Prices start from £75 per person. 

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Delina Kitchen Ethiopian cooking class

Delina Kitchen Ethiopian cooking class

Join chef Nazareth and learn how to cook a fantastic feast of Ethiopian cuisine at this cooking class in Shepherd’s Bush market. You’ll prepare fresh and healthy dishes, including vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free meals using key ingredients essential to Ethiopian cooking, such as organic spices, fresh herbs, legumes and multi-grains. 

Various dates throughout 2024. Prices start from £50 per person. 

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Enrica Rocca taste of Spain cooking class

Enrica Rocca taste of Spain cooking class

Always wanted to perfect your patatas bravas? Head to west London’s Enrica Rocca cooking school for this three-hour Spanish feast where you’ll slice and dice your way through Spain’s favourite tapas recipes as well as learn how to prepare the holy grail of the perfect seafood paella.

26 January at 6.30pm. Prices start from £150 per person.

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Underground Cookery School fine dining masterclass

Underground Cookery School fine dining masterclass

In a dinner party mood? Wow your guests with tasty canapes followed by a three-course meal of sea bream ceviche, roasted duck breast and coconut panna cotta, courtesy of the Underground Cookery School’s fine dining masterclass. 

Various dates throughout 2024. Prices start from £150 per person. 

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London Cookery School dim sum cooking class

London Cookery School dim sum cooking class

Challenge yourself to make beautiful, authentic dim sum in this sociable three-hour class that is perfect for beginners. You’ll learn how to master har gow 蝦餃 (crystal prawn dumplings), chiu chow fun gwor 潮州粉果 (chiu chow steamed dumplings) and sui mai 燒賣 (open-top steamed pork and prawn dumplings), and you can take all that your delicious creations with you to enjoy once you get home.

Various dates throughout 2024. Prices start from £50 per person. 

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Le Cordon Bleu A Culinary Voyage: Lebanese Cuisine

Le Cordon Bleu A Culinary Voyage: Lebanese Cuisine

Fancy yourself as an advanced chef? In this one-day course at the iconic Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, you’ll learn the basics of Lebanese cuisine, preparing key dishes including hummus, muhammara, pumpkin kibbeh, fish sayadieh and flatbread.

11 June 2024. Prices start from £270.  

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