Discover how reducing food waste in hospitality can improve profitability, flavour, creativity and customer experience. Award-winning hospitality consultancy and cookery school Ground Up explores practical sustainability strategies, fermentation, flavour innovation and reduced waste systems for chefs, restaurants and hospitality businesses.
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Discover the chocolate moulds, coloured cocoa butter, thermometers and chocolate we use at Ground Up Cookery School to create beautiful artisan chocolates. Whether you're a beginner or looking to upgrade your equipment, this guide includes our recommended supplies and links to help you get started at home.
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With so many cookery courses to choose from, finding the right one can feel overwhelming. Here’s how to choose a cooking course that fits your skills, curiosity and love of good food.
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Looking for gluten free cooking classes that focus on real food and proper technique? Learn how Ground Up Cookery School teaches confident, from-scratch gluten free cooking, plus which courses can be adapted to suit gluten free diets.
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What are the benefits of taking a cooking class while on holiday?
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Why Ultra‑Processed Foods (UPFs) are a major issue—and what you can do about it.
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A summary of Essential Cuisine's Chef Team training day at Ground Up Cookery School. They learned all about foraging, fermentation and reducing waste in menu design from industry leader; Colin Wheeler-James.
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Elderflower is a symbol of what’s possible when you begin to see the wild edges of your world differently.
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Our top 5 recommended fermentation books,
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Food is not just nourishment; it’s an art form, a way to connect with others, and a profession that inspires passion. Whether you aspire to become a Michelin-star chef, a private chef for exclusive clients,...
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Fermentation, a process that has been an integral part of human culture and cuisine for thousands of years, is as old as civilization itself. This ancient practice, which involves the transformation of food through the...
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What started as a wine-fueled idea at a dinner party and a “nothing to lose” approach to starting a new business has led us to selling our house, moving our kids’ schools, and settling in...
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