Immersive hands-on cooking in stunning destinations

Sample more than the local cuisine

Cooking is about more than just food.

It’s about stretching your knowledge of flavour combinations and understanding the beauty of local ingredients and daring to be bold with them. And, more importantly, sharing a laugh and a glass of wine with others over a meal you’ve prepared together.

Hands-on cooking holidays let you experience all of that in breathtaking destinations around the world. And with Michelin-starred chefs, fourth-generation cooks and local artisans showing you the way around the kitchen, you’ll return with new skills and satisfied tastebuds.

Go learn to flambe, saute and puree in the charming French countryside, try your hand at tapas on cooking holidays in the heart of Andalucia or use the day’s freshest catch in your Mediterranean meals while on a Greek island.

Spend your cooking holiday in Italy’s Tuscan hills rolling out traditional pizza and pasta dough or add exotic dishes to your repertoire in fiery Mexico.

Cooking courses with added flair

If you’re looking to sharpen more than just your knife skills, combine your cookery courses with another hobby or passion. Spend the morning in the saddle and the evening in an apron on a horse riding and cooking holiday.

Perfect your downward dog and your baking ratios on cooking and yoga retreats. Or improve two arts during painting and cooking holidays or language and cooking experiences.

Whatever your tastes, you can find a cookery holiday to indulge your inner chef and a group of like-minded people to experience it with. Whether it’s a cooking holiday in Italy, a culinary adventure through Spain, or a foodie retreat in France, never settle for ordinary.

Who are our cooking holiday guests?

Lifelong chefs, beginners who struggle to chop an onion, fervent foodies – everyone is welcome in the kitchens of our cooking schools.

You’ll meet people of all ages and nationalities, from solo travellers to couples to friends. Some love the local seasonal food, others are simply looking for a getaway that mixes relaxation with life-enhancing activities.

All that’s required is a passion for food, a love of learning and a refusal to be boxed in. Is this you? It looks like you. Come join them.