As the busy festival season approaches we have a lot happening at the cookery school over the next couple of months. Whether you want to come for a course yourself or have visitors who would like to come to learn something new there plenty of ideas to keep you busy. We are also looking forward to the next Diploma course – dates and details are below.
One Day Cookery Courses
We have courses running all through the summer holidays. Below is a list of the weekend one day courses with some availability left on them. If you have a gift voucher to spend don’t forget to book a course using it before it expires.
Journey to the Middle East - Saturday 22nd July
Chocolate Heaven - Saturday 22nd July
Curries from Around the World 1 - Sunday 23rd July and Saturday 26th August
Curries from Around the World 2 - Sunday 30th July
Vegan Cooking - Saturday 5th August
Taste of Italy – Sunday 6th August
Flavours of Spain – Saturday 12th August
Fish and Shellfish Workshop – Saturday 19th August
Vietnamese Cuisine – Sunday 27th August
Knife Skills and Cooking Techniques – Saturday 2nd September
Sauces Workshop – Saturday 2nd September
A Taste of Mexico – Saturday 9th September
Baking Workshop – Saturday 9th September
Thai Cuisine – Sunday 10th September.
Two Week & One Week Courses
One Week Getting Ready For University - Monday 14th August
Two Week Course – Monday 28th August and Monday 18th September
One Week Beginners Course – Monday 28th August and Monday 18th September
One Week Intermediate Course – Monday 4th September and Monday 25th September
Professional Courses
Looking to change career? Thinking about what to do during a Gap Year or looking to start your journey into a career with food.
Our next Six-Month Diploma Practical Cookery Course starts on 2nd October.
If you prefer you can just take the first half of the course and gain a Three-
Month Beginners Certificate in Practical Cookery. The Three-Month Intermediate Certificate in Practical Cookery starts in January 2024.
A cooking course can lead to all kinds of career, and we have ex-students who have gone on to work in catering companies, in restaurants, as private chefs working all over the world, setting up their own businesses, working in food PR and marketing, working on food policy, food styling for books, magazines and food companies and also writing and producing their own books.
If you are interested in finding out any more about these courses, please contact us at info@entcs.co.uk or on 0131 226 4314. We can tell you about the course and what it might lead
to. You can read some of our case studies here. We can arrange for you to come and see around the cookery school or have a chat via Zoom.
Six Month Practical Diploma – Monday 2nd October 2024 – 22nd March 2024
Three Month Beginners Certificate – Monday 2nd October – 15th December 2023
Three Month Intermediate Certificate – 8th January – 22nd March 2024
Short Courses for the Holidays
We decided that the summer in Edinburgh, when there are so many visitors here, might be a good time to put on some shorter courses. These are fun to do with friends or if you have
visitors staying, they may like to try out one of them.
Shortbread Masterclass – Shortbread biscuits should be light and crumbly. Using a family recipe, we will teach you how to make the best shortbread, which will keep you sustained as you go
around the Festival
Scone Masterclass – Learn the secrets to making delicious light scones and how to adapt the recipe to make different flavours.
Macaron Masterclass Afternoon & Macaron Masterclass Evening – these beautiful little mouthfuls can be tricky to make but we have a recipe that we will go through very carefully explaining each stage to make sure you understand every element. Once you’ve made your shells, we will make two different fillings to put inside them
Curry in a Hurry – Don’t reach for the takeaway menu, make your own. We start making the curry paste and then then follow the steps to making a delicious curry and rice that you will want to make again and again.
Come and Cook Lunch – We are cooking a Scottish menu on this three course lunch. Cook it in the morning and then enjoy your lunch in our beautiful dining room with a glass of wine
Scottish Classic Afternoon Tea – Afternoon teas are very popular and on this afternoon course we teach classic recipes which, once they are made are taken through to the dining room, where you can enjoy your tea with a glass of fizz and tea or coffee.
