Ashburton Cookery School

Ashburton Cookery School One of the UK's leading culinary schools, we offer over 40 cookery courses for keen home cooks, from beginners to advanced, short courses to diplomas.

Learn to cook with inspirational professional chefs at one of the UK's top culinary schools. With over 40 courses to choose from, designed to suit beginners as well as experienced cooks, our team of professional chef tutors will inspire you to cook with imagination, passion and enjoyment. Whether your aim is to take your cookery skills to the next level, to cook for family and friends, or you want

to learn to cook as a professional, you will find a cookery course for you at the Ashburton Cookery School. Voted Cookery School of the Year 2012.

🇱🇧✨ NEW COURSE: LEBANESE COOKERY ✨🇱🇧Discover the vibrant flavours, aromas and traditions of one of the world's most cele...
10/09/2026

🇱🇧✨ NEW COURSE: LEBANESE COOKERY ✨🇱🇧

Discover the vibrant flavours, aromas and traditions of one of the world's most celebrated cuisines on our brand-new Lebanese Cookery Course.

Spend the day creating an incredible feast of authentic dishes, including:

🥙 Manakish — traditional Lebanese flatbread baked from scratch
🍆 Baba Ganoush — smoky roasted aubergine dip
🌿 Tabbouleh — fresh herb and bulgur wheat salad
🥩 Kibbeh — Lebanon's iconic spiced meat and bulgur dish
🍗 Chicken Shawarma — served with fattoush salad, tahini sauce & harra dressing
🍚 Mujadara — fragrant lentils, rice and warming spices
🍪 Maamoul — delicious spiced shortbread biscuits

Throughout the day you'll learn the techniques, ingredients and flavour combinations that make Lebanese food so healthy, colourful and utterly delicious.

🍷 Enjoy a sit-down lunch featuring some of the dishes you've prepared and take home your afternoon creations to share with family and friends.

📍 Ashburton Cookery School

🌿 NEW COURSE: VIETNAMESE-TO-GO 🇻🇳Fresh, fragrant, vibrant and packed with flavour — our brand-new Vietnamese-To-Go class...
09/09/2026

🌿 NEW COURSE: VIETNAMESE-TO-GO 🇻🇳

Fresh, fragrant, vibrant and packed with flavour — our brand-new Vietnamese-To-Go class is here! 🍋🌶️🌿

In this fast-paced 3-hour cookery class, you’ll discover the fresh herbs, citrus, chilli, coconut, spices and other ingredients that make Vietnamese cooking so wonderfully distinctive.

You’ll get hands-on creating a delicious feast for two, including:

🍗 Ca Ri Ga – fragrant red chicken curry with lemongrass & lime leaf
🥥 Sticky Coconut Rice – rice cooked in coconut water
🥭 Goi Xoai – fresh green mango salad with herbs, peanuts & shrimp dressing
🥢 Bun Cha – Vietnamese pork meatballs with classic Nuoc Cham

And the best part? You take your freshly prepared Vietnamese feast home with you! ❤️

Perfect for food lovers, curious cooks and anyone who wants to bring the bright, fresh flavours of Vietnam into their own kitchen.

📍 Ashburton Cookery School, Devon
⏱️ 3 hours
🍜 Intermediate level
🎁 Take home a meal for two

Ready to get cooking? Book your place and bring a little taste of Vietnam home.

🇰🇷 NEW COURSE: KOREAN-TO-GO! 🌶️Bold, vibrant and seriously delicious! Join us at Ashburton Cookery School for a hands-on...
08/09/2026

🇰🇷 NEW COURSE: KOREAN-TO-GO! 🌶️

Bold, vibrant and seriously delicious! Join us at Ashburton Cookery School for a hands-on 3-hour class exploring the irresistible flavours of Korean cooking.

You’ll create a feast for two to take home, including Korean fried chicken, kimchi, Korean ramen and steamed rice — packed with flavour and perfect for sharing (if you’re feeling generous! 😉).

Whether you’re already a fan of Korean food or keen to discover something new, this is your chance to learn some fantastic new skills and bring a taste of Korea into your own kitchen.

📍 Ashburton Cookery School, Devon
⏱️ 3 hours | Intermediate level
🍜 Make it. Learn it. Take it home.

Book your place and get ready to turn up the heat! 🔥

🍰 CHOUX PASTRY MASTERCLASS — ECLAIRS & PROFITEROLES 🥐Calling all pastry lovers! Join our half-day Choux Pastry workshop ...
07/09/2026

🍰 CHOUX PASTRY MASTERCLASS — ECLAIRS & PROFITEROLES 🥐

Calling all pastry lovers! Join our half-day Choux Pastry workshop and learn how to make elegant éclairs and profiteroles filled with luscious mousses and tiramisu cream — perfect for sharing (or savouring!) at home.

This hands-on class is all about mastering choux pastry — one of the most versatile and impressive techniques in the patisserie world – with expert chef guidance every step of the way.

📍 Ashburton Cookery School
🕒 Half-Day Session (Morning & Afternoon options)
🥖 Perfect for all skill levels wanting to sharpen their sweet pastry skills

✨ Come create pastries that look as good as they taste — and take them home to enjoy!

🥖 FRENCH BISTRO MASTERCLASS — HEART & SOUL OF FRENCH CUISINE 🇫🇷Step into the world of classic French bistro cooking with...
07/09/2026

🥖 FRENCH BISTRO MASTERCLASS — HEART & SOUL OF FRENCH CUISINE 🇫🇷

Step into the world of classic French bistro cooking with us! On this 1-Day French Bistro Course you’ll explore signature dishes from across France — from provinces to Paris — in a relaxed, hands-on setting.

You’ll learn to make:
• Classic French Baguette — thin shape, crisp crust
• Bouillabaisse Provençal — fish stew with rouille, croutons & gruyère cheese
• Bavette Frite Bordelaise — flank steak with shallots, smoked bacon & red wine sauce
• Tarte Tatin — upside-down apple tart with calvados caramel & vanilla anglaise

At the end, enjoy tasting plates of your creations and bring home your fresh baguette.

📍 Ashburton Cookery School
🕒 Full-day French Bistro course
🔎 Level: Intermediate

👉 Book your spot now: ashburtoncookeryschool.co.uk/cookerycourses/french-bistro

🎨 SAUCES MASTERCLASS — THE ART OF FLAVOUR 🎨“Sauces are the heart of great cuisine” — and our Sauces 1-Day Cooking Class ...
06/09/2026

🎨 SAUCES MASTERCLASS — THE ART OF FLAVOUR 🎨

“Sauces are the heart of great cuisine” — and our Sauces 1-Day Cooking Class will show you exactly why.

In this intensive day course, you'll master a spectrum of sauces, reductions & jus to elevate every dish you make.
Using natural homemade stocks as your base, you'll learn classic hot, cold & dessert sauces and discover which sauce best complements which course.

You’ll make (and take home!) sauces such as:
• Tomato sauce & pesto
• Salsa Verde & Thai satay sauce
• Reduction sauces like Bordelaise & Grand Veneur jus
• Dessert sauces: Chocolate fudge, salted caramel & orange

During lunch, enjoy a simple pasta dish made with one of your sauces — paired with a glass of wine.

📍 At Ashburton Cookery School
🕘 Full Day: 9:30 am – Approx. 4:30 pm
🔎 Level: Intermediate (for those wanting to deepen their culinary skills)
💡 Offers: 20% off a second place when booking together (code 2NDPLACE), and 10% Early Bird discount for advance bookings 4+ months ahead

🍜 KOREAN COOKERY 🇰🇷New course for 2026! Step into the vibrant world of Korean cuisine with our immersive day course at A...
05/09/2026

🍜 KOREAN COOKERY 🇰🇷

New course for 2026!

Step into the vibrant world of Korean cuisine with our immersive day course at Ashburton Cookery School! Learn to craft iconic dishes that balance heat, umami, and freshness — from sizzling mains to classic sides and unforgettable sauces.

Menu
🍜 Bibimbap : Rice bowl, pickled carrot, saute green, avocado, sticky beef, boiled egg and gochujang
🍄 Mushroom Chap Chea : Korean stir fried noodles
🥟 Mandoo : Korean dumplings
🫙 Cho Ganjang : Sweet, sour, spicy, soy dip
🥢Quick Kimchi : Pickled spicy cabbage

Our chefs will guide you through essential Korean techniques: marinating, quick fermentation, balancing spice and sweetness, and plating with finesse.

Whether you’re a curious foodie or a seasoned cook, this class will deepen your culinary skills and your appreciation for Korean food culture.

📍 Ashburton Cookery School
🔪 Level: Intermediate – for those wanting to explore a new global cuisine

🇬🇷 GREEK MEZE — A FEAST MADE FOR SHARING 🍋Join us at Ashburton Cookery School for a joyful, flavour-packed Greek Meze co...
04/09/2026

🇬🇷 GREEK MEZE — A FEAST MADE FOR SHARING 🍋

Join us at Ashburton Cookery School for a joyful, flavour-packed Greek Meze cookery class — a celebration of sunshine cooking, bold flavours and generous plates designed to be shared around the table.

🍽️ On the menu:
• Spanakopita — Greek spinach & feta pie
• Xoumas me Taxini — hummus with tahini
• Tzatziki — cucumber-yogurt dip
• Melanzanosalata — rustic aubergine dip
• Village Salad
• Dolmades — vine leaves stuffed with pine nuts, currants & rice
• Keftedakia Arni — crisp lamb meatballs
• Stifado — slow-cooked beef stew
• Kolokithakia Keftedes — courgette fritters (seasonal)

Learn authentic techniques, balance herbs and spices, and create a beautiful spread of traditional Greek dishes before sitting down together to enjoy the feast.

📍 Ashburton Cookery School
✨ A relaxed, hands-on class perfect for lovers of Mediterranean food

• YACHT CHEF •Yacht Chefs need to be skilled, creative and possess a vast array of recipe ideas to successfully meet the...
30/08/2026

• YACHT CHEF •

Yacht Chefs need to be skilled, creative and possess a vast array of recipe ideas to successfully meet the expectations and dietary requirements of guests whilst working with limited space, resources and fresh ingredients.

This course has been designed for those cooking on Luxury Yachts (min 24m+) whose primary role is to cater for up to 10 guests to provide a fresh breakfast, light lunches, snacks and an evening fine-dining service with canapes, starters, mains and desserts.

The purpose of the course to help refresh and inspire you with new ideas before starting the new season. Course content is weighted towards restaurant quality dining for multiple guests.

For those currently cooking on smaller sailing charters, this course will help build your skills and confidence to develop your career further.

Who is this course suitable for?
Those cooking on luxury yachts looking for new ideas.
Cooks wishing to move up from smaller sailing charters.
Land chefs aspiring to cook on luxury yachts.
Private chefs looking for new ideas.

www.AshburtonCookerySchool.co.uk

This is where serious bakers begin. 🥐There's a version of you that knows exactly how to make a perfect macaron. That pul...
29/08/2026

This is where serious bakers begin. 🥐

There's a version of you that knows exactly how to make a perfect macaron. That pulls croissants out of the oven on a Sunday and means it.

Our 4-week Certificate in Patisserie & Bakery is designed for people who are serious about the craft — whether that's a career move, a long-held dream, or just the next chapter of a love affair with food.

Small classes. Expert tutors. Beautiful Devon. Real skills you'll use forever.

Spaces are limited — link in bio.

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Old Exeter Road
Newton Abbot
TQ137LG

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Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

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