About this Course

Foundation Week is a five day course designed to build kitchen confidence through skills development.

It’s open to all ages and suitable for those who want to kickstart or reignite their cookery skills.

A vibrant programme focused on savoury recipes and techniques in the morning, then sweet recipes in the afternoon.

Delivered at the brand new kitchen facility at WhitePepperHQ and taught by our academy tutors.

  • Knife skills (maintenance, sharpening, cutting)
  • Sauces and condiments (sweet and savoury)
  • Light meat and fish butchery and meals
  • Vegetarian main courses
  • Kitchen hygiene and organisation
  • Practical weekday cookery
  • International recipes
  • Cooking with spices
  • Fresh pasta
  • Bread making (sweet and savoury)
  • Baking cakes and cookies
  • Making a sponge.

  • Mediterranean one-pot (with fish)
  • Sweetcorn curry, paneer tikka patties
  • Fresh pasta peperonata
  • Miso glazed aubergine & lentils
  • Coq au vin, cheddar & jalapeno cornbread
  • Brown-butter banana, chocolate & walnut cake
  • Dorsetshire buns, homemade jam
  • Oatmeal & raison cookies
  • Granary loaf
  • Summer roulade.

  • All Day, 9:30AM – 15:30PM (Arrival at 9:15AM for a prompt start)
  • Hands-on practical cookery
  • Interactive demonstrations
  • Live feed TV screens to capture expert skills
  • Professional tuition and qualified advice
  • Sit-down lunch
  • Local Dorset ingredients
  • Use of WhitePepper training kitchen
  • Recipe packs to take home
  • 1-day discount Cafe WhitePepper (20% off)

  • We anticipate a broad range of ages for this 5-day course; from 16 yrs+ to 60 yrs+
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult (who must also take-up a student place)
  • This is a life skills course. Certificates provided by WhitePepper Chef Academy
  • Beginners
  • Novices
  • Also suitable for Duke of Edinburgh, Gold activity
  • Appropriate university survival course

Gallery

knife skills
Hot bowl of steaming korean style chicken
Students of all ages tasting food
Hassle back potatoes pan roasted with thyme garlic and drizzled in oil.
Students working together on canapé prep

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Reviews

We had an informative, fun filled day.  Very well planned and delivered. Excellent !!!  We will be back for more.  Thank you.

Patricia

This was one of the best experiences!  So well organised, clear, informative and fun!  All the ingredients were measured out before and we didn’t have to wash up a thing…

Emma

Brilliant Day at WhitePepper Chef Academy.  Really nice set up there.  Will absolutely be booking again.  Thank you.

Alex
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