Ground Up Cookery School

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.
£160.00

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...

£60.00

Pasta Workshop

A delightful workshop, fun for everyone. Come and learn how to make and cook fresh pasta to share with family and friends.... we will clear up and wash up afterwards, what's...

£155.00

Advanced Food Preservation Techniques

  Following the success of our events with professional chefs we are offering these wonderful skills to the public. This course has been launched to help you to reduce your food...

£155.00

Asian Street Food

This delicious style of cooking is all the rage now. So, join us and travel the world in one day, learning how to make some of the worlds finest street food...

£60.00

Perfect Pies Workshop

Have you ever wondered how to make the perfect, golden crusted pie?   Come and learn how to make pastry and the "perfect pie". This workshop is open to all ages and...

£155.00

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...

Rum - Gin - Vodka

Heath & Hedge Infused Spirits

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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.

I.O.SHEN 3 PIECE KNIFE SET
I.O.SHEN 3 PIECE KNIFE SET

Ground Up Cookery School

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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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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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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