• "If I had to sum up my 4 weeks in one word it would be ‘inspirational’" - Bridget
• "Fran, you weren't only an amazing cookery teacher but you also were very caring towards us, making sure we were ok in the evenings talking to us" - Zena
• "I recommend this cookery course to anyone who wants to improve their skills and learn new ones, whether pursuing a career in yachting, chalets, private chefing or solely taking the course for their personal growth"
• "The other night some French clients asked if I'd trained in France and when I explained, seemed to find it quite incongruous that an English person who learned to cook in England could produce such enjoyable food"
• "I’ve never worked anywhere that gives so much freedom, respect and support to young people"
• And that’s just for starters! Click student feedback to see what else our students have said about us and take a look at our interactive map to see where they are now.

• By the end of our four week cookery course you will be cooking to the standard you would expect to find in a good restaurant
• On our four week cookery courses you will receive a certificate which is very highly respected within the cookery industry
• Unlike other many other cookery schools we give you the chance to gain practical and valuable experience by giving you the opportunity to work one or two evenings in local restaurant kitchens during your stay with us
• Our cookery school has a superb purpose built fully equipped kitchen with plenty of working space and easy visibility for cooking demonstrations which is the ideal environment for you to perfect your cookery skills
• Our partners personally deal with all your enquiries - you are assured of a friendly informed response
• For Armed Forces students we are a Preferred Supplier to Career Transition Partnership

Channel 4's challenging series featured The Gables School of Cookery as a successful example of a friendly and personal cookery school business. In Episode 2, which was aired on the 16th December 2008, Ruth visited Elmore Court, which needed to create a viable business in order to cover its huge annual bills. Ruth investigated the idea of setting up a cookery school at Elmore, and then visited the Gables School of Cookery for inspiration...

Read more about it here or click on the Channel4 symbol opposite to view the program.

Chris Winston and Laura Graham one of our 4 week students who recently worked on a high profile Royal yacht based in the Indian Ocean, were interviewed by John Darvall about the "5 by 25" national cookery campaign. Go to the link opposite to hear the interview.

(If you have problems playing the audioclip you may download it here and play it with a program of your choice e.g. Window Media Player.)