Every recipe has a pre-recorded cook-a-long taught by a professional chef, giving you the opportunity to cook along in your own home at your own pace, at a time that works for you.  Unlike a skills video, these tutorials are recorded in real time so that you get the benefit of a full cookery class on your terms whenever you want to cook. We have over 150 recipes to choose from, each with a cook-a-long tutorial and downloadable recipe card.

Our tried and tested recipes bring together everything we know from 15 years of teaching young people to cook.  Our recipes all link to core skills so that you can learn new skills or build on existing knowledge.  Every student has access to over 150 recipe choices, meaning that you can choose recipes you like and want to cook and we can cater for any dietary requirements. Complete beginners will find lots of inspiring recipes to get them started, while confident cooks are able to challenge themselves with advanced recipes from patisserie to bagels to bao buns

Our 4 levels of skills courses (each 13 weeks) have been designed to build skills week by week, starting with core skills such as knife skills, sauces and classic bakes, moving on to breading, breads, casseroles and batter, to different pastries & biscuits through to advanced skills such as setting, advanced breads, patisserie, emulsion sauces, steaming, pasta and more.  Many students start with 3 month Level 1 skills course for their Bronze Award and then return to keep building levels for the Silver and Gold.

Our DofE students do not have to choose a set course or set of recipes before they begin. Instead they sign up for the length of time required for their award (3, 6, 12, 18 months) and have access to all of our courses and recipe tutorials during that time. That means that our students have a huge choice of courses and recipes and can tailor a bespoke course to the individual goals, interests and dietary requirements. 

Our tutorials are taught by a professional chef with 15 years of teaching experience.  Our team is here to help and inspire you through Q&A sessions and email and we are always happy to help with recipe suggestions.  For our DofE students, as an Approved Activity Provider we are able to act as your Assessor and provide a detailed Assessor's report at the end of the course

Our recipes are written to be really flexible so that students can learn to adapt them to work for their taste and dietary requirements. Our huge choice of recipes means that our courses are great for any dietary requirements and we are always more than happy to advise on substitutions or alternative recipes