Cookery school recommendation for day or short courses

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DS has a birthday coming up soon and doesn’t want stuff.

he loves cooking , has worked in a pub kitchen and hoping to take a year out after Uni and travel & get some related jobs.

am thinking of a voucher for a cooking day for him.

looking at Leiths in London, but any other recommendations in London, Hampshire, Surrey direction? (M3 / M4 )

Somewhere that offers a few courses / dates so he can choose what to do?

Le Manoir aux quat saisons has a cookery school which is brilliant! Not cheap, but worth it.

Waitrose cookery school kings cross or finchley.

Check out Le Cordon Bleu for an amazing range of short courses. In Hampshire I've heard good things about Seasons at Lainston House

I too was going to recommend here. Also, Billingsgate fish market:
About the Seafood Training Academy (seafoodacademy.org)

White pepper cooking school- Dorset but I've heard good things

The Gordon Ramsey Academy is in Woking, Surrey.

The Avenue Cookery School | The Best Cookery School In London
Not used them yet

Newlyns, just off the M3 at Hook is excellent. Fabulous farm shop and cafe too.

Abinger School near Dorking.

I’m been to Waitrose a few times, as has DH and one of my sons. It’s good but more aimed at confident home cooks than those wanting more professional skills I think. The website is pretty comprehensive. DS also enjoyed a sushi course at Leiths. He was 15 then.

I also liked the Waitrose cookery school, I'd recommend that.

It's probably a bit too far but I did a cookery day at Daylesford in the Cotswolds last year which was incredible, a real treat and 6 months on I'm still using the skills (bread making).

https://www.daylesford.com/

Caldesi in Bray

Another vote for the Billingsgate course, probably the most useful cookery course I've ever come across. But not if you don't eat fish!

About 20 years ago, I did an Indian cookery course with Zahda Saeed when she lived in Cheshire. She now lives in London and may still be doing courses.

I bought DH a "how to use a knife" lesson at Borough Kitchen as part of London Craft Week. They do a lot of courses:
https://www.boroughkitchen.com/collections/cook-school-classes

If he was into fish, I know a couple of people who have done courses there: https://kentseafood.com/

In Bath (just wondering whether you wanted to make a long weekend of it) Bertinet Bakery does breadmaking courses and there is a great Vegetarian cookery school
https://www.thebertinetkitchen.com/product-category/classes/

https://demuths.co.uk/

Possibly not at this time of year, but there are a few foraging (coast and woodland) cookery days down in Somerset/Hampshire too

This place is lovely, they can sort out accommodation too. Nice for making a mini holiday of it.

www.ashburtoncookeryschool.co.uk/

These are all excellent suggestions- thank you!

just to choose 1 or 2 now!