The Really Useful Course
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This course was fun and informative and we had two very exciting and dynamic teachers, which made me enjoy even more. If you want to start somehow with cooking this is the perfect course for you. I gained confidence really quick. That is why I definitely recommmend it to anyone who wants to acquire great knowledge about cooking.
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Before that course I was only able to toast bread... Now I have prepared several three course meals and have impressed my family! It was really fun, the teachers are great at communication and the recipes were easy to follow, but delicious. I highly suggest this course to anyone who is thinking about it.
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Thank you, thank you! The evening I spent there with your young students and their families was lovely. It as a wonderful course, very interesting and enjoyable. Elliot really loved it. I can say now that cooking is his passion. He even makes bread every morning!!
I think he will go back for more courses.
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Course
In Putney
Description
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Type
Intensive workshop
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Level
Beginner
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Location
Putney
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Class hours
8h
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Duration
5 Days
If you want to learn from scratch and become a confident chef in one week, enroll in the Really Useful and Chalet Course! During five days you will undertake an intensive program to learn useful cooking skills.
Every Thursday night our students organise a dinner party and cook dinner to their friends. This event is held, so that our students start cooking for family meals or even bigger numbers.
Furthermore, we focus on affordable and healthy eating to maintain a good balance in your lifestyle. The Avenue also offers a recommended accommodation for four nights in case you are doing the Duke Edinburgh Gold Award Scheme.
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Start date
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About this course
Anyone looking to learn to basics of cooking. We also focus on cooking on a budget, which makes it fantastic for university students!
Enthusiasm is our only requirement - we take all abilities and ages!
Our family-run cookery school puts its emphasis on creating relaxed and fun classes! Our aim is to teach people to understand food, to move away from the recipe-book, so they can whip-up delicious meals from whatever they find in the fridge!
You can book online on our website - http://theavenuecookeryschool.com
Yes of course! The course is open for all abilities. Our experienced chefs will help and mentor you, and the course is designed to teach you cookery step by step, and in the end you'll be a master of culinary excellence!
Reviews
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This course was fun and informative and we had two very exciting and dynamic teachers, which made me enjoy even more. If you want to start somehow with cooking this is the perfect course for you. I gained confidence really quick. That is why I definitely recommmend it to anyone who wants to acquire great knowledge about cooking.
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Before that course I was only able to toast bread... Now I have prepared several three course meals and have impressed my family! It was really fun, the teachers are great at communication and the recipes were easy to follow, but delicious. I highly suggest this course to anyone who is thinking about it.
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Thank you, thank you! The evening I spent there with your young students and their families was lovely. It as a wonderful course, very interesting and enjoyable. Elliot really loved it. I can say now that cooking is his passion. He even makes bread every morning!!
I think he will go back for more courses.
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Course rating
Recommended
Centre rating
Freddie Bennett
Giulio A.
Jane Locke
Elizabeth Ross
Courtney Marsden
This centre's achievements
All courses are up to date
The average rating is higher than 3.7
More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months
This centre has featured on Emagister for 14 years
Subjects
- Basic cooking
- Basic cooking techniques
- Student recipes
- Kitchen basics
- Kitchen Skills
- Kitchen Tools
- Menu planning
- Kitchen hygiene
- Cooking Skills
- Cooking with leftovers
- Stock Rotation
- Fridge Management
- Time Planning
- First Aid
Teachers and trainers (2)
Diana Horsford
Owner & Teacher
Diana is a dynamic and innovative teacher who brings an imaginative spark to the art of cookery. Starting off as a chalet chef, Diana climbed the rungs to founding her own specialist food ventures. She infamously taught at The Grange Cookery School for seven years before The Avenue. As the absolute driving force of the kitchen, this Mother Duck engages and educates her students with undying character and warmth. With a knack for trailblazing twists on classical dishes, Diana simply loves food and is identified for her delectable culinary creations that will amuse and delight your palette
Richard Horsford
Owner & Teacher
Richard is Diana’s son, making The Avenue very much a family affair. His previous experience has included Chalet Hosting, prestigious Corporate Events and working as a chef in the South of France. Richard is a self-confessed Foodie, with an interest in modern cooking techniques. His flair for experimental cookery will certainly broaden your culinary horizons. Working extremely hard to share his enthusiasm with the students and push out the traditional boundaries, he is the youth and energy in the Kitchen.
Course programme
The Avenue’s Really Useful and Chalet Course specialises in teaching gap year and university students a unique mix of cooking and useful everyday skills.
By the end of this 5 day intensive programme you will have progressed from a tentative white sauce maker to a confident soufflé chef.
This course has been designed to guide the inexperienced through a week of well planned, traditional recipes and techniques. We offer “hands on” courses offering plenty of help and support but at the same time explaining that there is no better route to success than practice.
Every Thursday there is the, now famous, dinner party for students and their friends. This popular dinner is organised, cooked and hosted by the students. Fantastic introduction to cooking for numbers.
Emphasis is made on affordable eating for those budgeting for university, gap years and chalet hosting, providing a wonderful start to an independent life.
For those doing the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Scheme this can be a residential course with four nights stay at our Avenue recommended accommodation. Students will stay in groups of five or more and will have evening activities organised. All accommodation is local.
This course is great for those wanting do a chalet course who have just a week to do it in.
Recommended to be followed by the Advanced and Chalet Cookery Course
What We Offer
- Fun, warm and professional teaching – check out The Avenue Cookery School Video!
- Hands-on cooking
- A maximum of 18 students on each course
- The Avenue Cookbook
- The Avenue apron
- Tips for hosting, cooking, Skiing
- The Avenue One Week Chalet Host Cooking Course Certificate
- Ski company introductions
- CV preparation
- Interview technique
Skills Acquired
- Excellent cooking skills
- Knowledge of recipes
- Cooking with leftovers
- Presentation
- Stock rotation
- Fridge management
- Kitchen hygiene
- Menu planning
- Time planning
- First Aid
- All manner of ‘really useful skills’ e.g. sewing on a button
- Anything extra that anyone wants to know, the list grows!
Sample Menu
Victoria Sponge Cake
Diana’s Bread
Chicken Pie
Julienne of Leeks and Carrots
Chocolate and Strawberry Roulade with a Chocolate Sauce
Homemade Lemonade
The Really Useful Course