Leiths School of Food and Wine in west London, founded 1975 by Prue Leith, runs day, evening and short courses on professional cooking technique.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Day-long Saturday courses are the most popular; book six weeks ahead. The diploma programme runs over ten months for full professional training.
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Bread Ahead Bakery School at Borough Market in London, founded 2013 by Matthew Jones, runs day classes on sourdough, doughnuts and pastry inside the bakery.
TipSourdough day class is the most-booked. Doughnut class focuses on the bakery's signature vanilla cream filling and runs Saturday mornings.
Divertimenti's cookery school above the kitchen shop on Marylebone High Street in London, running since 1999, hosts visiting chefs and a Friday evening.
TipThe visiting chef classes are the rare-event slots; book four weeks ahead. Sicilian and Sri Lankan are popular themed nights.
Borough Kitchen Cook School, run by the kitchenware shop chain since 2014, hosts knife-skills, Italian-pasta and Asian cookery classes at Hampstead.
TipKnife-skills three-hour class is the popular starter. Saturday brunch classes (pancakes, eggs) suit beginners.
Jamie Oliver Cookery School on Holloway Road runs short hands-on classes from one-hour technique sessions to full-day deep dives, including the Ultimate Burger, All Things Steak and Calum Franklin's pie workshops.
TipSteak and pies are the strongest British-focused classes; book three to six weeks ahead in peak season.
