Cooking Masterclass - Chef Skills Experience at Ann Hood’s Cookery School

If you’re ready to take your cooking to the next level and learn the techniques used in professional kitchens, this Chef Skills Masterclass Experience Day offers an immersive, hands-on introduction to advanced cookery skills. Designed for adults aged 18+ with a passion for food, this five-hour masterclass is ideal for any home cook looking to refine their technique and gain deeper culinary understanding.

Sharpen your chef’s knife at the esteemed professional cookery school founded by Ann Hood, a former BBC MasterChef contestant whose professional insight and enthusiasm create a supportive yet inspiring learning environment. Drawing on her MasterChef experience and years of teaching, Ann guides you through the skills that underpin confident, professional cooking.

The experience begins with a focus on fundamental chef techniques, placing particular emphasis on knife skills. Under expert instruction, you’ll practise precision cuts and learn specialist methods such as boning meat, filleting fish and preparing vegetables correctly, developing efficiency, confidence and accuracy at the chopping board. These are core practical skills you’ll return to again and again in your own kitchen.

Once the foundations are mastered, you’ll put your skills into action by preparing and serving a delicious four-course taster menu. Working step by step, you’ll experience the rhythm of a professional kitchen as you move from preparation to production and final presentation. Along the way, you’ll pick up valuable industry tips, clever shortcuts and professional insights that elevate everyday cooking into something truly special.

Tea and coffee are provided throughout the session, creating a relaxed, sociable atmosphere where questions are encouraged and learning feels enjoyable rather than intimidating. The highlight, of course, comes at the end, sitting down to enjoy the beautifully prepared dishes you’ve created, with a real sense of achievement.

Armed with invaluable tips and culinary tricks, you'll leave with newfound professional kitchen skills that are sure to impress. An exceptional choice for food lovers, aspiring chefs or anyone searching for a rewarding cooking class experience that goes beyond the basics. It’s an enriching, confidence-boosting day that leaves participants inspired, skilled and eager to recreate restaurant-quality dishes at home.

A truly memorable culinary experience that blends professional skill-building with the joy of exceptional food. Embark on a flavourful adventure that promises to be both memorable and delicious!