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Ever eaten nettles? Or even some of the edible thistles? And how about telling your friends that you've eaten chickweed, or bulrushes, and know all about finding food from the wild? If that's the sort of thing that tickles your fancy, then Wild Food School courses are probably the sort of thing that will capture your imagination.

Each course offers a balance of demonstrations by our chefs and hands-on cooking. Each day revolves around lunch – the morning is spent cooking, then at lunchtime, you’ll enjoy the fruits of your labour with your fellow students. With so many to choose from, I’m sure you’ll find a course in the new programme that inspires you – take a look at the details.

The course is designed for those wishing to work in the Directors' Dining Room, catering for ski chalet guests, shooting lodge parties, working on holiday yachts, outside catering, and many others. The Certificate is ideal for those who want to update their skills and for the keen cook wishing to gain a larger repertoire.

Our kitchen is an elegant designer kitchen in Holland Park, privately owned and perfect for hands-on courses, long lunches - weather permitting - on the terrace, it has a huge stainless steel central island, open fire place and top of the range appliances.

The courses cover all aspects of English and continental breads and pastries, and a wide range of pies, pastries, flans, cakes and quiches, no experience in necessary, we will give you the confidence and knowledge to create beautiful food with ease and passion in your own home.

We have a wide range of courses suitable for beginners through to advanced Sugarcrafters. We offer everything from one day to five day schools, evening classes, demonstrations and Professional Chocolate courses.

A new one-day course to capture the fun of those quintessential Italian breads like pizza & focaccia. Learn to make and bake these flatbreads with flair, creating a thin crust, good flavour, and the right amount of additions or topping to achieve a subtly satisfying result.

Nick's classes are suitable for all levels and focus on a dinner party menu. With 5 different menus to choose from, they are an ideal opportunity to pick up new skills in a relaxed, fun and informal environment.

Our Italian cookery course will instruct you how to make some of the best traditional Italian meals. We believe that the most essential ingredients in the preparing and serving of food are enthusiasm, planning, care and fun.

Cookery Classes at Myres Castle with Christopher Trotter