British Cookery Schools Week 2023

This October sees the launch of ‘British Cookery Schools Week’.  An week long event designed to promote cookery schools and the role they can play in helping people to learn to cook healthy, affordable meals. 

Eating healthily during a cost-of-living crisis

Over 25 cookery schools across the UK have joined forces this October to raise awareness of the cost-of-cooking-crisis and its impact on food bills and eating habits.

The Independent Cookery School Association (ICSA) accredited schools and others will be sharing tips on eating well for less and cooking more efficiently and sustainably at home as part of a new annual awareness event, British Cookery Schools Week.

As food production, preparation and distribution costs soar, artisans, manufacturers and retailers at all levels are being forced to raise their prices, and British households are acutely feeling the pinch.

Cooking and eating well on a shrinking budget is a challenge, and in some cases it’s even changing our regular eating habits. Throughout British Cookery Schools Week, participating cookery schools will be sharing advice and insights on how UK households can cook more efficiently and eat more sustainably, both at home and at work.

ICSA’s President, Stella West-Harling and founder of Ashburton Cookery School who is now head of Feeding Devon, part of the Feeding Britain charity network said: “So many of us have become more concerned about the cost of food as all our bills increase, and when you’re on a tight budget it’s really hard to think about cooking and eating healthily. This year’s National Cookery Schools Week, hosted by ICSA, aims to directly address this challenge by sharing budget-friendly sustainable kitchen tips from across our cookery school network, to help fight the Cost-Of-Cooking-Crisis we all face.”

The schools will be sharing information and hosting free online courses and workshops covering everything from managing food waste and reducing energy costs in the kitchen, to cooking on a budget for health, nutrition and well-being.

Follow #cookeryschoolsweek and visit the ICSA website to see the latest features celebrating and showcasing professional cookery skills, sharing cooking tips, seasonal recipes and insights, PLUS exclusive interviews and features this week with ICSA members including:

👨‍🍳 James Martin, FEATURE INTERVIEW LIVE HERE.
👨‍🍳 Richard Bertinet
👨‍🍳 Gerard Malloy of The Kitchen Chewton Glen
👨‍🍳 Darrin Hosegrove of Ashburton Cookery School HERE
👨‍🍳 Nick Evans, Rick Stein’s Cookery School.
👨‍🍳 Northcote Cookery School, the first set within a working Michelin Kitchen interview, accredited by ICSA
👨‍🍳 River Cottage online course savings LIVE THIS WEEK + Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall interview COMING SOON!
🍲…Plus many more tips and insights from key cookery school professional chefs and owners and specialists.