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Celebrity Chefs

Our celebrity chef cooking courses allow you to learn new skills from some of the UK’s very best chefs and bakers. Our team of celebrity chefs run a huge selection of courses for you to enjoy, and all of them are dedicated to sharing their skills and passion for cooking.

Whether you’ve got a sweet tooth, or take pleasure in cooking dishes from around the world, there will definitely be a celebrity chef cookery course that suits your tastes. Take a look at our varied selection of courses below, taught by MasterChef finalists, Great British Bake Off stars and others.

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Beca Lyne Pirkis and food baked on a baking class for kids

Baking Class for Kids

£85.00
Join us for a half day parent and child baking course with Great British Bake Off finalist Beca Lyne Pirkis.
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  • Wed 11th Sep 2019 10:15am Spaces Available
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Italian Cookery Course with Sara Danesin

£175.00
Learn how to master the flavours and authentic techniques of Italian cuisine on this one day cookery course with BBC Masterchef finalist, Sara Danesin Medio.
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  • Sat 05th Oct 2019 9:30am Spaces Available
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Patisserie Course Will Torrent

Patisserie Course with Will Torrent

£185.00
Perfect your patisserie skills under the expert guidance of award-winning patisserie chef Will Torrent in a fun and action-packed day.
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  • Fri 18th Oct 2019 10:15am Spaces Available
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Plating & Presenting with Louisa Ellis

£175.00
Join Louisa Ellis, Professional MasterChef finalist for a day cooking her signature dishes & taking your cooking skills to the next level.
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  • Sat 09th Nov 2019 9:00am Spaces Available
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Beca Lyne Pirkis, baking school teacher and Great British Bake Off winner

1/2 Day Macaron Making

£85.00
Practice tasty macarons with some expert guidance from our chef tutor, Beca Lyne-Pirkis. You'll learn how to make fillings aswell as savoury and sweet macarons.  
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  • Sun 10th Nov 2019 10:15am Spaces Available
  • Sat 15th Feb 2020 10:15am Spaces Available
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Savoury Tart made at a baking school

Baking Fundamentals

£185.00
Join us for a brilliant baking course where you master the basics of baking under the guidance our expert chef, Beca Lyne-Pirkis
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  • Wed 06th Nov 2019 10:15am Spaces Available
  • Wed 11th Mar 2020 10:15am Spaces Available
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Japanese Cooking Class

£175.00
Join Andrew Kojima, 2012 MasterChef finalist as he teaches the art of the wonderful Japanese cuisine. This wonderful world cuisine is perfect for those who want to explore the many culinary options available.
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  • Sat 30th Nov 2019 10:15am Spaces Available
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Forage and Feast

Game Cookery Course – Tim Maddams

Rated 5.00 out of 5
£185.00
Learn how to cook locally sourced game with former River Cottage head chef, Tim Maddams on this one day game cookery course.
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  • Sun 01st Dec 2019 10:15am Spaces Available
  • Sat 08th Feb 2020 10:15am Spaces Available
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Tim Maddams

Game Masterclass – Tim Maddams

£185.00
Learn how to cook locally sourced game with former River Cottage head chef, Tim Maddams on this one day game Masterclass.  From skinning a hare, to breasting wild duck & making duck 'bacon' this is a course for a game enthusiast.
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  • Fri 29th Nov 2019 10:15am Spaces Available
  • Fri 07th Feb 2020 10:15am Spaces Available
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Fish with Tim Maddams

£185.00
Join Tim Maddams for a day of fish cookery, learning all about how to source and cook delicious, sustainable seafood.  Recipes include a delicious fish curry, Italian classics like spaghetti alle vongole and learning how to hot smoked fish - a technique that can be used with different fish all year round.
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Jack Lucas

Modern British with MasterChef Finalist

£175.00
Learn how to cook modern British restaurant quality food with MasterChef finalist Jack Lucas. This course is a great way to learn the tips and tricks chefs use to prepare food ahead of time and present it in a modern and stylish way.
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  • Sat 07th Dec 2019 10:00am Spaces Available
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Christmas Baking

£185.00
Get into the Christmas spirit with a day devoted to creating festive baked goods, taught by Great British Bake Off semi-finalist, Beca Lyne-Pirkis.
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  • Fri 15th Nov 2019 9.30am Spaces Available
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Christmas Patisserie

£185.00
Learn how to produce some mouth watering patisserie this Christmas with one of the UK's most respected confectionary chefs, Will Torrent.
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  • Thu 12th Mar 2020 10:15am Spaces Available
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Thai Cooking Course

Introduction to Thai Cooking

£165.00
Join Andrew Kojima, 2012 MasterChef finalist as he teaches an introduction to the fragrant dishes of Thailand.  From quick Pad Thai and Tom Yum Soup to green Thai curry and Satay sauce, this is a tasty day full of delicious Thai Food.  This wonderful world cuisine is perfect for those who want to explore the many culinary options available.
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Chocolate Course with Will Torrent

Rated 5.00 out of 5
£185.00
If you love to make your own delicacies, then this course is perfect for you. You'll learn to make homemade truffles, scrumptious fudge and decorate beautifully. This course is taught by renowned chocolatier, Will Torrent.
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1/2 Day Doughnut Making

£85.00
Join us for a half day doughnut making course with Great British Bake Off star Beca Lyne Pirkis.
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  • Sat 25th Apr 2020 10:15am Spaces Available
  • Sun 26th Apr 2020 10:15am Spaces Available
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Forage & Feast

Rated 5.00 out of 5
£125.00
Take on the wild side with Tim Maddams for a day of foraging, cooking and feasting in the beautiful surroundings of the Catton Hall Estate.
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Solo Suppers – Cooking Course for One

£0.00
Solo Suppers - Cooking course for one If you cook for yourself and want some fresh inspiration for dishes that deliver on taste and a quick and easy to prepare then this course is for you.  Taught by Army wife & the queen of ‘solo suppers’ Beca Lyn Pirkis the day will include recipes to batch cooking and freeze for instant and nutritious ready meals as well as how to make quick & easy meals in minutes from store cupboard staples.
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  • Tue 25th Feb 2020 10:15am Spaces Available
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Sicilian Cookery Course

£175.00
Join BBC Masterchef finalist, Sara Danesin Medio for this one day course learning the unique and flavoursome dishes of Sicilia.
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Perfect Pastry

£175.00
Join our Perfect Pastry Course
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An Evening with Claire Hutchings
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An Evening with Claire Hutchings

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Join us for an evening of exquisite food and exciting flavour combinations with 2011 Professional Masterchef finalist, Claire Hutchings.
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Celebrity Chef Cookery Courses

We have the pleasure of working with three BBC Masterchef finalists who make up part of the team that teach our celebrity cookery courses. Our celebrity chefs who teach at Seasoned include Sara Danesin, Jackie Kearney and Claire Hutchings.

Our baking tutors include two finalists from the BBC Great British Bake Off, Beca Lyn-Pirkis and Ruth Clemens, as well as the award-winning patisserie chef, Will Torrent. We also run three very popular courses with Tim Maddams, who is the former head chef at River Cottage and regular Channel 4 contributor.

At Seasoned we love the incredible selection of chefs we work with, who are passionate about their areas of food expertise. They’ll happily answer any questions you have about what they’re doing and clearly demonstrate each technique.

Book a Cooking Experience with Celebrity Chefs

Experience the passion and skill regularly shown at Seasoned Cookery School by booking a place on one of our celebrity chef cookery courses. We want you to leave Seasoned Cookery School feeling inspired by our celebrity guests, armed with an array of popular recipes that you can easily recreate at home for friends and family to enjoy.

Of course, our celebrity chefs are much in demand. After dates are released, courses tend to get booked up quickly. If you've got any questions before you book, please get in touch, and we'll do everything we can to help. Ready to book? Book now online or contact us