Kent Cookery School
Kent Cookery School
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10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Deep in the heart of the Kent countryside yet only 40 minutes from London King’s Cross, The Kent Cookery School offers a wide range of cooking courses to suit everyone. Whether it is a gift for a loved one or a treat just for you our team of expert tutors will make sure your day is a day you’ll never forget. We offer every type of course from bread making to patisserie, or Thai street food to Moroccan flavours. We also host corporate team-building days and private parties for birthdays, hens, and anniversaries.
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- spalmer469Ashford, United Kingdom5 contributionsBrilliant, fun evening!I gifted the curry club experience to my friend for her birthday & we both had a brilliant night! The atmosphere was very relaxed, james & Autumn make you feel like you are just a group of friends that have popped in to cook supper with them! We both learnt so much & the curry was absolutely amazing then you all get to sit & eat together at the end of the evening! We will definitely be returning!Hi, Thank you for your lovely review, it's exactly the vibe we try to create at the school so really glad to hear that's how you felt on the course. We will look forward to welcoming you back to the school! Best wishes, AutumnWritten 10 October 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited September 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 2 October 2023
- Gemma M1 contributionMexican feastJames and Autumn were fantastic! Such a fabulous afternoon creating tasty and delicious Mexican dishes. It was Christmas gift so chose this one as I love eating Mexican food. James and the team were very friendly and welcoming. The class itself was well set out and easy to follow. Some amazing tips and recipes. Cannot wait to come back. Thanks again guysHi Gemma, Thank you for leaving us a lovely review, we are so glad you enjoyed the Mexican class with us, hope to welcome you back soon. Best wishes, AutumnWritten 27 October 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited October 2023Travelled soloWritten 14 October 2023
- Jess D1 contributionBirthday giftMyself and my partner were gifted a Mexican street food cooking course for my birthday and it was so much fun. I'd never done anything like that before and can't wait to book more in myself. The team were great and no washing up which was a bonus!! 1000% reccomendHi Jess, Thank you for leaving a review of the Mexican course, glad you enjoyed your birthday gift! Hopefully welcome you back again in the future. Best wishes, AutumnWritten 27 October 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited October 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 25 October 2023
- debbie pAshford, United Kingdom4 contributionsCurry Club to goAnother great course under the expert tuition of James. Always enjoy going to the Kent Cookery School with a large range of courses to choose from to suit everyone. Spent the afternoon meeting new people, cooking good food and no washing up! Well looked after by Autumn & Pippa, cleaning up after us and making sure we had everything we wanted. Already looking at what to try next, and a voucher from Hubby is at the top of my Christmas wish listHi Debbie§, Thanks for joining us again so glad you enjoyed the session! Hope to welcome you back after the Christmas break! Best wishes AutumnWritten 8 November 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited November 2023Travelled soloWritten 2 November 2023
- James G2 contributionsMy Favourite Cooking Course To Date!I visited Kent Cookery School a couple of weeks ago on their sauces course with my Father and we both thoroughly enjoyed the experience. James (The Course Leader/Chef) is clearly a very experienced and knowledgeable chef with a relaxed outlook on teaching. It was a great environment to learn and experiment in and the whole 6 hour course seemed to fly by. We learnt exactly what we came for and left very happy with our experience, the setting of the course is also very comfortable. I have been on courses before from well established names (Gordon Ramsey Kitchen Courses etc..) and this is by far my favourite. We will definitely be returning in 2024 and have recommended to all those that have asked.Hi James, Thank you for joining us and so glad to hear you and your Dad enjoyed your day with us. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review and look forward to welcoming you back on another course next year. Best wishes, AutumnWritten 8 November 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited October 2023Travelled with familyWritten 2 November 2023
- Katy BMaidstone, United Kingdom94 contributionsBeware of voucher prices and booking fees!Did the curry-to-go course. Good, fun couple of hours making curry from scratch. Chicken tikka masala and lemon rice wouldn’t have been my first choice of dishes to make, or eat, but I enjoyed making them. It’s nice to cook while being shown what to do and having to do no cleaning up! The only thing that put me off, is the cost of their gift vouchers. They don’t correlate to the prices of the courses. I was bought an £85 half day voucher for a birthday present from family. But all their half day courses are £65-£70. I have never seen this with any other company. This is clearly a way of making extra money. Plus there is a booking fee so the advertised rates aren’t correct and cost more at check out. Therefore I am left with an odd amount on my voucher of about £17. I could have used this on drinks they say, but I only drank water. Something from their shop? All too expensive. Put it towards another course and spend more money? I wonder how many people actually spend their full vouchers or are the school just pocketing the extra? If your courses are £70, just make the voucher match! Feel a bit ripped off because of this.Hi Katy, Thank you for your review and we are glad you enjoyed the course. Sorry to hear you feel ripped off with the voucher you were gifted, the prices of our courses are in line with our courses on offer most of our evening courses are £70 and out ‘To Go’ courses which was the one you had chosen was £65. The half day voucher that was purchased for you would have been purchased last year or at the start of this year, when we had a number of half day courses that were £85-90, since then we have stopped running those courses as we found the ‘To Go’ courses were far more popular than the more specific courses like butchery & beef Wellington courses that were the same length but higher pricing of £85-90, and the vouchers were sold to cover these courses. Since launching the new website in July all the vouchers are in line with the courses prices, as we would never consider ‘pocketing the extra’ we want people to use their gifts in their entirety. There just appears to be some over lap with your voucher with not having the half day options available towards the end of this year. It is very rare case that a customer would have anything left on a voucher after booking a course and as mentioned on the course remainders can be used from our drinks it’s as well as a number of items in the shop that are under £20. Sorry you feel this was but hopefully this offers a suitable explanation for the situation. Best wishes, AutumnWritten 7 November 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited November 2023Travelled soloWritten 6 November 2023
- Michael C1 contributionKent Cookery School - brilliant coursesJames and the team were so friendly and both courses we attended as a couple (Thai street food to go and vegetarian cooking) were thoroughly enjoyable. We learnt a lot as novice chefs and will attend more courses. Definitely recommended. Mike and Lucy Coutts.Hi Mike & Lucy, thank you for joining us on the courses, we are so glad you enjoyed them and thrilled to hear you will be joining us in the kitchen again. Look forward to welcoming you both back again. Best wishes, AutumnWritten 23 November 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited November 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 12 November 2023
- 228WardsSittingbourne, United Kingdom10 contributionsExecellent experience, learning new things in a relaxed environment.Having received a voucher for Christmas, I finally booked the 'Thai Street Food to go' course. What a fantastic way to spend a Saturday morning. I was on my own but was welcomed and paired up with someone else and this helped to make the experience even better. James shows you the methods in steps and is at hand when you are making the items yourself. I loved the food we made and have since made the 'green curry' at home. My favourite thing was learning how to make spring rolls, really tasty and good fun to make. The kitchen is beautiful with high quality kitchen equipment and knives. It was great taking the food away ( we really enjoyed it at home that evening) and I am definitely looking to book another one for next year.Hello, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your Thai cookery course. So glad you enjoyed your gift and course and lovely to hear you have remade the green curry again! Hope to welcome you back on another course soon. Best wishes, AutumnWritten 23 November 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited November 2023Travelled soloWritten 12 November 2023
- Sally G4 contributionsNo better way to spend Friday night!This is my 2nd visit to Kent Cookery School. A lovely warm welcome, excellent clear instruction and the opportunity to sit down and eat the AMAZING food YOU have just cooked! Meeting like-minded people for a fabulous evening - go on, you’re worth it! Just wish it was nearer to where I live!😀Hi Sally, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review of your courses with us. So glad to hear you enjoy visiting the school, the eating is definitely such a nice way to end the course! Hope to welcome you back on another very soon. Bets wishes, AutumnWritten 23 November 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited November 2023Travelled soloWritten 12 November 2023
- Kevin1982Henfield, United Kingdom10 contributionsFabulous time sharing a cooking experience with my family and those I loveThis was a Christmas present from last year that I treated my family and their partners too. We decided to do the Indian cooking course with Hari. What an experience it was. Hari’s passion for Indian food was contagious. We all learnt so much. This is such a good way to spend time with family and friends. A big thank you to Autumn and James for creating something really special. We will be back!Hi Kevin, Thank you for bringing your family to the school for a fun-filled day of Indian cooking! So glad to hear you all enjoyed the day, and we hope to welcome you all back again on another course. Best wishes, AutumnWritten 23 November 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited November 2023Travelled with familyWritten 13 November 2023
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Vikiv
Hildenborough, UK45 contributions
Nov 2021
Myself and a friend had treated ourselves to a Thai cookery course to expand our knowledge of world cuisines.
We had a wonderful evening and made to feel extremely welcome, in beautiful and comfortable surroundings.
We were looking forward to learning all we would need to know about the dishes we were cooking, with a few dips and side dishes.
The school is perfectly kitted out to cater for all your kitchen needs and everything is explained well, before allowing you to go away and put into practice what you have learnt.
All the staff are very friendly and James explained everything and in easy terminology. Putting you are ease immediately.
After our cooking lesson we were moved to the dinning room to enjoy and eat our dishes, with a drink or two and given doggie bags to take home anything that was left over.
I have already booked myself onto the Pasta course in a few weeks time and am looking forward to that and learning all I need to know to make my own at home.
The Kent Cookery School certainly delivered on all levels, I can highly recommend doing one of their course or even as a gift for an aspiring chef or foody!
We had a wonderful evening and made to feel extremely welcome, in beautiful and comfortable surroundings.
We were looking forward to learning all we would need to know about the dishes we were cooking, with a few dips and side dishes.
The school is perfectly kitted out to cater for all your kitchen needs and everything is explained well, before allowing you to go away and put into practice what you have learnt.
All the staff are very friendly and James explained everything and in easy terminology. Putting you are ease immediately.
After our cooking lesson we were moved to the dinning room to enjoy and eat our dishes, with a drink or two and given doggie bags to take home anything that was left over.
I have already booked myself onto the Pasta course in a few weeks time and am looking forward to that and learning all I need to know to make my own at home.
The Kent Cookery School certainly delivered on all levels, I can highly recommend doing one of their course or even as a gift for an aspiring chef or foody!
Written 8 November 2021
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Hi Viki,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review of your experience. We are so glad you both enjoyed your evening together and very much look forward to making fresh pasta with you soon!
Best wishes
Autumn
Written 17 November 2021
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wendy b
Essaouira, Morocco148 contributions
Dec 2021
Learning how to cook a great curry was a fabulous experience thanks to James and the team at the school. We were al welcomed with tea and coffee and a quick chat about the evening. Going into the kitchen was like what I would imagine the chefs on Master Chef feel like; it was a mixture of anxiety and anticipation.
James quickly put everyone at ease, slowly demonstrating each stage and then helping us as needed to ensure that what we did would be successful.
Clearing up was done quietly and efficiently around us and we were always miraculously supplied with the correct implements and ingredients that we needed. The end result was a tasty curry that we then got to eat (I even had a bit left over to that home for my husband).
It was a fun easy evening with a great supportive team that wanted us to succeed and even though I went in my own It didn’t matter as everyone that was in the class were so friendly - all had a common interest I suppose. Would certainly recommend going along if you love cooking as I now feel confident in my new skills and ability to produce an edible curry (other courses are available). Thank you all.
James quickly put everyone at ease, slowly demonstrating each stage and then helping us as needed to ensure that what we did would be successful.
Clearing up was done quietly and efficiently around us and we were always miraculously supplied with the correct implements and ingredients that we needed. The end result was a tasty curry that we then got to eat (I even had a bit left over to that home for my husband).
It was a fun easy evening with a great supportive team that wanted us to succeed and even though I went in my own It didn’t matter as everyone that was in the class were so friendly - all had a common interest I suppose. Would certainly recommend going along if you love cooking as I now feel confident in my new skills and ability to produce an edible curry (other courses are available). Thank you all.
Written 5 December 2021
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Hi Wendy,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review of your experience with us, we are so glad you enjoyed yourself and now feel confident to curries at home! We hope to welcome you back again soon!
Happy cooking,
James & Autumn
Written 2 February 2022
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Jax S
3 contributions
Oct 2020
Had a lovely day doing ‘Taste of India’ with Hari Ghotra. She was brilliant and opened my eyes, nose and taste buds to subtleties of spicing layering. Thank you James and Amber for hosting, support and wine. I’ll definitely come again, and try not to leave my coat next time!
Written 18 October 2020
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Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your experience with us, we are so glad you enjoyed your course and hope you have been inspired to cook up some delicious Indian dishes at home! We hope to welcome you back to the school in the future.
Happy Cooking!
James
Written 25 October 2020
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Philip Bramall
1 contribution
Aug 2020
James and Autumn presented a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon of BBQ skills combined with some excellent food :).
Professional yet very relaxed presentation made us feel very welcome from the minute we arrived (nice coffee !)
Picked up tons of tips on how to prepare, cook and present BBQ food.
Very worthwhile for everyone from beginner to experienced chefs.
Professional yet very relaxed presentation made us feel very welcome from the minute we arrived (nice coffee !)
Picked up tons of tips on how to prepare, cook and present BBQ food.
Very worthwhile for everyone from beginner to experienced chefs.
Written 30 August 2020
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Hi Phil,
Thank you for leaving us a review of your day with us, we are glad you enjoyed the day and hope to welcome you back in the future.
Happy Cooking!
Written 8 October 2020
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Michelle C
14 contributions
Feb 2023
We would highly recommend Kent Cookery School - we completed the "Taste of Tokyo" as a family and thoroughly enjoyed every moment. Autumn, James & Jethro were so friendly and welcoming. They made the whole experience such fun. The organisation was extremely slick and the cooking direction, and additional tips from Jethro were brilliant. Although we are pretty experienced home cooks we all learnt something new and it was a lovely thing to do as a family. We will certainly be looking to return to try some different courses, particularly those using the Gozney.
Written 18 February 2023
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Hi Michelle,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review of your time with us we are so glad you and your family enjoyed yourselves on the Taste of Tokyo! We hope to welcome you back for some Pizza making in the Summer!
Best wishes,
Autumn & James
Written 22 February 2023
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Henry T
Canterbury, UK3 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
Me and my wife attended the couples course on 12th. It was a gift from our daughter for Xmas. What a great evening, learnt loads the menu was just right for all attendeding any item not right for individual test was not forced on you. Sitting down to eat what we had just cooked was amazing, just like we were have a meal from a 5* restaurant, but we had just prepare. A fantastic evening which we both enjoyed. An experience to repeat. Great thanks to the Team.
Written 14 March 2020
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Hello,
Thank you for leaving us such a lovely review of your evening with us, sorry it took so long to respond! We very much hope you will join us again for another course in the future.
Happy cooking!
Written 29 August 2020
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cullen13
London, UK313 contributions
Jul 2021 • Couples
Amazing cooking experience in such great surroundings. The kitchen area is modern, using quality equipment and ingredients. Such a pleasure to spend the day with such friendly and professional staff that make you feel completely comfortable and and at ease. Cooked a lovely Indian meal, really large portions and well worth the money. Can't wait to return and learn more new receipes and cooking techniques.
Written 3 July 2021
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Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a great review of your experience with us. We are so glad you enjoyed your time with us and thank you for your comments about our staff its always great to receive such complementary feedback. Hopefully welcome you back to the school in the future.
All the best
James & Autumn
Written 20 July 2021
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Chantelle K
1 contribution
Feb 2023
Fantastic experience. We booked the cookery school for a team building event for a team of 7. The facilities were great we had the pantry in the morning where we were greeted with coffees and pastries on arrival. We had a morning of presentations scheduled which we were able to fulfil with ease as connecting our devices to the screen provided was effortless.
We then stopped for lunch which was cooked by the head Chef James the lunch was delicious, healthy and fuelled the team perfectly for a great session in the kitchen that afternoon where we learnt how to create our own Mexican Fiesta.
The ingredients were fresh, the kitchen was immaculate and the team at the school made the experience a joy.
I would highly recommend the Kent Cookery school, Pippa helped us plan our day and the service provided was excellent.
We then stopped for lunch which was cooked by the head Chef James the lunch was delicious, healthy and fuelled the team perfectly for a great session in the kitchen that afternoon where we learnt how to create our own Mexican Fiesta.
The ingredients were fresh, the kitchen was immaculate and the team at the school made the experience a joy.
I would highly recommend the Kent Cookery school, Pippa helped us plan our day and the service provided was excellent.
Written 2 March 2023
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Hi Chantelle,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review of your team building day with us. We are so glad you all enjoyed the day and the layout of the day. We hope to welcome back you and your team again!
Best wishes,
Autumn
Written 5 April 2023
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Charles H
Maidstone, UK12 contributions
Aug 2022
If I'm honest I wasn't soo sure that to expect; this was out first visit, but James and his team were truly fantastic.
Who knew how easy cooking lamb properly could be, it's all down to temperature and not time in the oven! James (and his team)made the whole experience enjoyable, and the knowledge he imparts throughout the course will make future cooking so much more enjoyable.
All round an excellent afternoon out and something i would highly recommend to anyone considering this.
Who knew how easy cooking lamb properly could be, it's all down to temperature and not time in the oven! James (and his team)made the whole experience enjoyable, and the knowledge he imparts throughout the course will make future cooking so much more enjoyable.
All round an excellent afternoon out and something i would highly recommend to anyone considering this.
Written 8 August 2022
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Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review of your experience with us. We are so glad you enjoyed the class and hope to welcome you back in the kitchen soon!
Happy cooking,
James & Autumn
Written 15 September 2022
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Vanessa H
1 contribution
Oct 2021
Fantastic, fun experience and learned how to cook some really delicious dishes. James is great, really friendly, easy, relaxed, doesn’t matter if you make a mistake. All the staff were lovely. The place is really nice, never knew it was there, such an attractive setting which added to the experience. Light and airy, we didn’t feel we needed to wear our masks as everyone was distanced. Can’t believe we made so many dishes in the time or how good they were, I’m definitely going to make them again. Can’t wait for family and friends to visit so I can amaze them with the food James taught us to make. Really great experience, we would highly recommend. You get free tea and coffee but you can also buy a glass of wine to add to the evening. Lots of different courses…go try
Written 15 October 2021
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Hi Vanessa,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your experience with us. We are so happy to hear you felt welcome and glad you now know where we are too! Please do send us pictures of the dishes you make again we love to see them! We hope to welcome you back to the school in the future.
Happy cooking.
James & Autumn
Written 21 October 2021
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Hi I'm intrested in your cookery course,can you please give me dates ,times,prices and do you get a qualification please.
Mande
07846 115893
Written 22 September 2018
This course is basically aimed at people who want to improve and develop their basic cookery skills. So therefore no specific qualification is gained from attending the day, although as the previous comment mentions you do get a certificate after attending the day.
Written 24 September 2018
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