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There are plenty about, Cookery Schools, I saw an advert for one very local to me (which I should investigate further really) just the other day. These are all in London (bar one). The creme of Cookery Schools -

• Tom Aikens, 43 Elystan Street, SW3 Saturday Cookery courses on Spet 16, Oct 14, Nov 18 and Dec 9th from 1-4pm £120 per person. Wine courses also on the same date for £60 or combine both for £165.
• Almeida, 30 Almeida Street, N1 Head chef at Conran's classic French restaurant runs monthly classes at £75. Includes 4 course meal based on dishes covered.
• Caldesi, 15-17 Marylebone Lane, W1 Wide vvariety of Italina food and wine courses from £40 to £120 a head. [website]
• Chutney Mary, 535 Kings Road, SW10 Monthly cookery courses at highly acclaimed Indian restaurant. £165 includes 3 course meal.
• Fishworks Marylebone, 89 Marylebone High Street, W1 More to fish than battering it. One day courses on Mondays cost £175 per person.
• Floridita 100 Wardour Street, W1 Saturday morning classes, demonstrations and 2 course lunch £95.
• Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saison, Great Milton, Oxfordshire One day courses take in dinner party cooking or fusion cuisine £250, two and four day residential courses start at £1,130. [website]
• One-O-One, 101 Knightsbridge, SW1 Demonstration, five course dinner, chapmagne, wine, coffee cognac Sept 26th, Oct 24th November 21st £95
• Saki, 4 West Smithfield. EC1 Sushi making courses £120 covering the basics in three hours.
• Zilli Fish, 36-40 Brewer Street, W1 Zilli Fish cookery class at Billingsgate Fish Market offers a tutorial on buying fish and cooking class following. £300.

Did you know Lesley Waters runs a cookery school in Dorset?

Thinking about it you might not know who Lesley Waters is. She is a television regular on Ready, Steady, Cook (is that still going?) , Great Food Live and some morning TV that I'll never be up in time to view. She is the author of several cookery books such as New to Cooking: Simple Skills and Great Recipes for Fabulous Food.

The cookery school offers various courses. There are Men Only one day courses, one day master classes (£165) covering such subjects as starters and puddings, bread and pastry and the herb garden and two day courses (£440) covering Christmas, Modern British and By the Sea. Not that expensive when compared to others I have seen.

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