The Fumbally Stables in Dublin 8, the workshop kitchen behind the cafe, monthly pickling classes, sourdough and seasonal vegetable workshops the Liberties has built.
Tip: Pickling on the first Saturday of the month; vinegar-making on the third. Classes capped at ten; book ahead.
Address: Fumbally Lane, Dublin 8, D08 HFF2
Alix Gardner's Cookery School on Waterloo Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, the long-running practical recreational cookery school with traditional Irish food classes for visitors.
Tip: Hands-on practical classes are the standout; the traditional Irish food class is the visitor-friendly option.
Cooks Academy on South William Street in Dublin 2, the Vanessa and Tim Greenwood cookery school since 2005 running short half-day to full-day classes, the city's most active recreational kitchen.
Tip: Half-day classes from EUR 85 are the best value; the Irish classics class runs every Saturday at 10:00.
Dublin Cookery School in Blackrock, Co Dublin, Lynda Booth's seasonal European school running short evening classes to twelve-week professional courses since 2008.
Tip: Evening classes from EUR 95; the half-day baking class is the entry point. Take the DART to Blackrock.
