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Thursday 16 June 2016

This brand new cookery school launched last month offering a range of fun cooking activities, and some of the Venue Search London team were invited down to try out one of the classes. So we donned our aprons and chef hats to find out what this exciting new school is all about.

Located in Westfield Shepherd’s Bush, The Jamie Oliver Cookery School launched in May, and is offering a variety of cooking classes from sushi making and Vietnamese street food, to pasta making and improving your knife skills. These can range from hour-long sessions for beginners to a full day course for the pro’s, and it’s not just for adults – they offer junior classes for children too!

We were lucky enough to be invited along to see the new school and try out one of the classes, which was a Mexican street food master class – right up our street! We were welcomed with refreshing Bellini’s and delicious canapés before being introduced to our chef Tom who kicked off the class with a knife skills demo, and then the one we were all waiting for – how to create our very own Mexican tortilla’s from scratch. Tom taught us all how to make hand-pressed corn tortillas, with three toppings; smoked chipotle chicken, sautéed spinach with feta and a delicious salsa, as well as smashed guacamole (learning how to chop an avocado like a pro chef has revolutionised our lunch times in the office!) Once we had perfected our dishes in teams of two, and competed in ‘who could make the highest guacamole tower’, we were able to sit down and enjoy all of our hard work – and it was absolutely delicious!

The school has two self contained teaching rooms which can accommodate up to 22 guests in each, or you can open up the doors to create one large space for up to 44 guests. They can even provide a cocktail-making station for up to 60 guests where they will get a master class in mixology. Packages start from £55+VAT per person for the Commis Chef Package which is a two-hour lesson, right up to £100+VAT per person for the Head Chef Package which includes cocktails and canapés for your guests on arrival, a knife skills demo, a cooking class of your choice, as well as dessert and paired wines.

The Jamie Oliver Cookery School isn’t your average cooking school, while the lessons are very hands on, they are very relaxed and informal and so much fun! It would work perfectly for those smaller companies that are looking to provide a fun teambuilding event, whether it’s a work night out, or an icebreaker for employees. They even offer Christmas party packages where you can learn to cook Jamie Oliver’s famous Christmas dinner!

We had such a fun evening at The Jamie Oliver Cookery School and left feeling thoroughly spoilt with some amazing cooking tips and tricks. If you’re interested in booking your next teambuilding event here enquire with us today.