22Apr
Deja Vu as we reopen again after the latest lockdown!
Ground Up Cookery School utilises a lot of foraged and seasonal ingredients. We enjoy using traditional cookery methods including pickling, infusing, fermenting and curing. We also embrace modern techniques and equipment to complement classic techniques
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Our courses are aimed at anyone with an interest in food. From competent cook to beginners you will find that there are skills to learn. Most recipes will be prepared in pairs and there is always help available if you get stuck. Those with more knowledge and experience may be pushed a little harder to take their dishes to the next stage.
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Introduction to Fermented Food and Drinks
We invite you to an introductory 3 hour session to discover if making fermented food and drink is something you want to learn more about. We will make a super tasty...
Fish & Shellfish Cookery
Minimal technical knowledge is required, skilled and cautious cooks will both gain from this course. This course is designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to cook a range of dishes using...
£45.00
Christmas Pudding Workshop 2021
Join us for two hours of festive fun and go home with a delicious twist on a Christmas classic; Chocolate and Cardamom Christmas Pudding! In 2021 we will go into greater...
Child Christmas Pudding Workshop
This course is available at a reduced rate for children attending with a full paying adult. Each adult may bring one child. The pair will work with one set of ingredients...
Wild Food Foraging & Cookery
Join us at The Ground Up Cookery School and create a range of tasty food and drinks using foraged, seasonal and local ingredients. Based within the beautiful Dartmoor National Park in...
£140.00
Can Cook, Will Cook
Can’t Cook Won’t Cook?......Oh yes you can and you will! It is just a matter of confidence. After a day with us you will go home with new skills and a...
Corporate and Group Events
Structured Professional Development day for Chefs to fun food related team day, we can design an event to suit your team. The following is a list of ideas, but this is certainly not exhaustive.
If you have a specific culinary skill you are seeking we can accommodate most requirements. We do have a specific expertise in Fermentation and Foraging.
Rum - Gin - Vodka
Heath & Hedge Infused Spirits
£30.00
Crab Apple & Rose Petal Pink Gin
Delicate and aromatic naturally pink gin. The colours come from the red crab apple and rose petals. Strongly aromatic, yet gently flavoured this gin is best drunk with a light tonic...
Cherry, Chocolate & Hogweed Seed Dark Rum
Fruity, aromatic and gently spiced. Delicious neat, over ice or great with a splash of ginger beer or ginger ale. When tasting neat the smoothness of the chocolate hits you first,...
£30.00
Gorse Flower White Rum
The inspiration for this was the sweet coconut scent of gorse flowers in the spring sunshine, reminding us how well coconut and rum go together! The gorse flowers have been infused in...
£30.00
Honey & Quince Vodka
Honey & Quince Vodka from our wild food inspired drinks label “Heath and Hedge”. This product is golden yellow, sunshine in a glass. It has a lovely sweet nose from the...
Gift Pack of 4 Heath & Hedge Spirits
Delicious perfectly sized wild infusions. If you're struggling to choose from our delicious range, want to try them all or looking for something a little bit different these could be for...
£5.00 – £23.00
Heath & Hedge Miniatures
Delicious perfectly sized wild infusions. If you're struggling to choose from our delicious range, want to try them all or looking for something a little bit different these could be for...
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I.O.SHEN 3 PIECE KNIFE SET
£269.95
I.O.Shen knives are our number one recommended tool in the kitchen. They are designed in the UK by Natalie Clifton and handcrafted using Japanse steel. Recommended by professional chefs and discerning home cooks alike, these...
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OUR DENIM APRON
£28.50
Our super sexy denim apron. Great for working indoors or out. This apron is very hard wearing with copper rivets and buckle. 70% cotton, 30% polyester 86cm long, 72cm wide Machine wash...
About Colin
Having grown up in a fishing and farming community on the Isle of Coll in the Inner Hebrides, Colin has always been surrounded by the finest seasonal ingredients and driven by the necessity to make the most of them. Over 30 years as a professional chef has seen Colin work in a variety of different roles from charter yachts and boutique hotels to leading catering companies this has given him the opportunity to showcase his skills to the most discerning of guests.
About Colin
Having grown up in a fishing and farming community on the Isle of Coll in the Inner Hebrides, Colin has always been surrounded by the finest seasonal ingredients and driven by the necessity to make the most of them. Over 30 years as a professional chef has seen Colin work in a variety of different roles from charter yachts and boutique hotels to leading catering companies this has given him the opportunity to showcase his skills to the most discerning of guests.
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01Jul
How we plan to reopen safely after 3 months lockdown closure.
19Sep
Would you like to do something different for your annual Christmas dinner get together? Why not book an exclusive...
08Aug
We were so pleased to have such positive feedback from our first two corporate team days in July. Both companies were so impressed that they are already both discussing dates for their next day with us.... you can’t beat that for good feedback!
04May
A wonderful first week at the cookery school. Come out foraging with us.
16Apr
Japanese Knotweed - Fallopia Japonica was introduced to the UK by the Victorians as cattle feed and as an...
09Apr
Weed or Gem? Dandelions are one of the most versatile finds of the season. Read and enjoy.
01Apr
Spring is here and so is Wild Garlic. Find out about its delicious uses here.
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