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Essential Cookery Course
Spend a wonderful week cooking and learning here at Cooks Academy. This course will suit you either as a total beginner or as a cook with a little experience. Y...
Essential Intermediate Cookery Course
Need to refine your cooking skills?  Cook already and want to discover new techniques and broaden your cooking methods or to build confidence with contemporary ...
- - - 1 Month Cert Course - - -
Cooks Academy Certificate Course
Develop confident culinary expertise for your career or just for pleasure. Immerse yourself in 20 practical days of intensive cookery tuition and develop your a...
- - - Evening Lessons - - -
Basic Cookery Course
Join Cooks Academy for our highly popular confidence building class. Learn how to cook simple recipes and build up your basic skills. You’ll be whipping up your...
Butcher Shop
You won't learn to be a master butcher in our 2 and a half hour workshop for meat matters but you will learn some neat tips and tricks of the trade on how to pr...
Butcher Shop
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Chinese Workshop
Of all the ethnic cuisines available on these shores perhaps that which has been done the biggest disservice is Chinese. On our Chinese Workshop, you'll learn ...
Chocolate Making Workshop
Bold bittersweet chocolate, divinely dark chocolate, melt-in-the-mouth milk chocolate, wonderful white chocolate: chocolate heaven. Our Chocolate Making Worksh...
Christmas Finger Food
Canapés, Finger Food, Hors d’oeuvres, call them what you like but one things is for sure.... they can be really easy and you can stun your guests with your culi...
Confident Barbecues
Get ready for summer with Cooks Academy's Confident Barbecues demonstration. We'll be showing you all the tips to ensure you become an expert barbecuer, not to ...
Cook Asia!
Welcome to the Far East! Well not quite, but this is as near as we can get to it in Dublin without burning some serious quantities of carbon!. Join us at Cooks...
Cook For Your Valentine
At this particular Cookery School the language of love is communicated through food. There’s no better aphrodisiac you can prepare for your Valentine than ...
Cooking for Blokes
A relaxed class for guys (or girls). Learn to cook something flash and impress your family, mum, kids or partner. If, when you offer to cook, people run a mile ...
Cucina Italiana
Cucina Italiana is our very own Italian Kitchen cookery course here in Cooks Academy. Italian cuisine is unrivalled the world over for its wonderful flavours an...
Cute Cupcakes and Icings
Learn how to make beautiful and impressive cupcakes that are hand decorated with your own personally made shapes and flowers. This class will quickly show you ...
Detox Cooking
Feel like a good deep clean? Need to purge your body of baddies? Find yourself sometimes scrabbling around with healthy but uninteresting food? Then fill you...
Discover Italy
Ever dreamt of living 'la dolce vita'? Why not start by creating it in your kitchen? Join us on a whistle stop tour of Italy's finest. Cook it all the Italian w...
Discover Morocco
Become a Moroccan cookery supremo at our delightful evening of Moroccan Cookery. The dusky, spicy cuisine of North Africa is becoming more and more popular on t...
Easy Dinner Parties
Throwing a dinner party needn't be traumatically complicated, nor does it have to resort to unfashionable and deceitful "cheat's" cuisine. Put a degree of pana...
Essential Seafood Course
Starting with the basics you'll learn how to recognise, buy, prepare and cook just about every type of fish. During our four week Essential Seafood Course you w...
Fast One Pot Cooking
We’re all in favour of Quick Fixes here at Cooks Academy Cookery School. Why not? Healthy, wholesome, nutritious meals, shopped for in 5 minutes and put on th...
Flavours of India
Don't be fooled by cheap imitations! Learn the real thing at Cooks Academy and join our expert tutor for this culinary journey through India where she will intr...
Friday Night Supper Clubs
Schmooze your way down to a casual and relaxing cooking and socializing experience on Friday nights at Cooks Academy. Come on your own or bring a friend. Frid...
Introduction to Cookery
Our 6 week Introduction to Cookery course is a practical (hands on) class and is perfect if you have a little cookery knowledge or none at all. The course cover...
Introduction to Thai Cookery
With so many new world cuisines increasing our appetite for newer, more exotic flavours, this Thai style class will demystify the flavours of South East Asia. C...
Knife Skills
Ever seen those chefs on the TV dicing an onion in double quick time? Think of that reassuring chopping noise as a chef chops through vegetables, their knife hi...
Legends of Lebanon
Located at the crossroads between two continents, Lebanese food combines the sophistication and subtleties of European cuisines with the exotic ingredients of t...
Mexico a Go Go
If your busy schedule means you can't make it to Acapulco this year, don't worry amigo, join us here at Cooks Academy for a taste of Mexico! We’ll be showin...
Quick Entertaining
Entertaining friends and/or family at home? We’ll show you how to prepare simple, stylish and sophisticated food to tease their taste buds and thrill their pala...
Quick Midweek Suppers
Fed up with the same boring food? Want to liven up your weekly diet? If you don't have much time during the week but would like to learn how to cook quick, easy...
Sauces Masterclass
A delicious sauce can turn an otherwise simple dish into something much more impressive indeed. Learn to make your cooking more flavourful and whet your appeti...
Sizzle and Grill
Hot! Hot! Hot! Confirmed Barbaholics love our 4 week Sizzle & Grill Barbecue Course. Have you run out of ideas for your Barbecue? Is what you cook on the BBQ...
Sushi Workshop
Master the art of this age old Japanese trade. Whether served as a starter, light dinner or elegant canapé, Sushi is also good for you. Experience the preparati...
Talented at Tapas
The ultimate, contemporary, social food. Tapas are the name given to a wide variety of Spanish appetizers. Serving Tapas encourages conversation and interactio...
Tapas Workshop
They are the ultimate, contemporary, social food. Serving Tapas encourages conversation and interaction because your guests are not so focused on eating an en...
Ultimate Seafood
We all love eating fish but what about buying it and preparing it. During our four week Ultimate Seafood Course you will learn how to deal with flatfish, white...
Vegetarian & Wholefood Cookery
Perhaps you could do with some innovative vegetarian recipes where the emphaisis is on fresh colourful dishes and not just beans and lentils? Help rejuvenate yo...
Vegetarian and Low Fat Cookery
Time for a seed change?  Want to improve your diet and introduce some new ingredients and welcome changes into your everyday eating?  Let us show you how to unl...
Vibrant Vietnamese Cookery
Vietnamese food is fast emerging as one of the most popular of all Asian cuisines. Its emphasis on fresh herbs, raw vegetables and light seasonings makes it ide...
Vietnamese Workshop
Vietnamese food is fast emerging as one of the most popular of all Asian cuisines. Its emphasis on fresh herbs, raw vegetables and light seasonings makes it ide...
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Advanced Italian Workshop
You know the basic cibo, now it's time to find a new amore at the Advanced Italian workshop. Our expert tutor gives you La Dolce Vita as she guides you through ...
Advanced Seafood Workshop
So you think you know it all when it comes to fish and shellfish? Well you'd better let Cooks Academy teach you a thing or two! Our Advanced Seafood Workshop ...
Bread Making Workshop
Manna from heaven? Well, not quite but bread really is a blessing, come to our class and learn to knead, knock, pummel and stretch your way to domestic bliss. F...
Chocolate Workshop
Decadent Chocolate, Bold bittersweet chocolate, divinely dark chocolate, melt-in-the-mouth milk chocolate, wonderful white chocolate: chocolate heaven. Chocolat...
Classic Cooking for Christmas Day
If you're the designated cook on Christmas Day, getting everything right while still being able to relax and enjoy yourself is the key. Learn how to cook a trad...
Cooking with your Dad on Father's Day
These days, giving gifts to those close to you is just as often all about having a nice day out and rewarding experience together, as it is about lavish present...
Cooking with your Mum on Mother's Day
These days, giving gifts to those close to you is just as often all about having a nice day out and rewarding experience together, as it is about lavish present...
Home Baking Workshop
A crunchy flapjack or a fluffy sponge: a gooey brownie or a fruity muffin. Step back in time to your Grandmother's kitchen and rediscover the delights and aroma...
Indian Workshop
Turmeric, Saffron, Coriander mmmm! - lose yourself in the flavours of the subcontinent and introduce a new dimension to your everyday cooking. Our accessible ...
Irish Cookery Lesson (with 4 course lunch)
Want to know how the Irish cook? Would you like to be able to create traditional Irish cuisine at home? Join us here at Cooks Academy for our inspirational Iri...
Italian Workshop
Italian cuisine lends itself so well to being home cooked. In many ways it's the ultimate social food not least because it only requires fresh, simple ingredien...
Men Only Workshop
Mess everywhere, charred remains or underdone chicken, too many soggy vegetables, too many ingredients, too much chilli, too much meat, too much barbecuing, too...
Perfect Pastries and Desserts
‘Sweets for your sweet and sugar for your honey’ Or just fancy whipping up some dreamy desserts, angel-light pastries and luscious puddings? Book yourself on to...
Seafood Workshop
Seafood - often shied away from and misunderstood. At Cooks Academy our seafood lessons are extremely popular. That's because we take you through the dos and do...
Summer Buffets
Buffets are the most popular way to entertain at family gatherings or for special celebrations. We'll show you how to prepare lavish feasts through creative men...
Thai Workshop
Tap into Thai food on our spicy new course. Creamy coconut milk, tasty turmeric, luscious lime juice, gorgeous galangal: learn what to do with the fabulously co...
Vanessa's Cookbook Favourites
Join Cooks Academy’s founder and principal Vanessa Greenwood for a hands on workshop with the best seasonal recipes from her acclaimed new book – The Cooks Acad...
Vegetarian Workshop
Time for a seed change? Want to improve your diet and introduce some new ingredients and welcome changes into your everyday eating? Let us show you how to unl...
Winter Soups & Casseroles
The ultimate comfort food … satisfy your soul with hearty soups and rich casseroles and stews. Keeping chills at bay and cheering you on long dark evenings. Ful...
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Kids Cookery Camp
Sign your child up for Cooks Academy's Cookery Camp for Kids. Cooking is part of the preparation for life that every child should have and under the expert tui...
- - - Dublin Wine Academy - - -
One Day Wine Appreciation Course
This is an introductory course ideal for anyone wishing to learn about wines, grapes and the major wine producing regions of the world. It is a fun and relaxed ...
Wine Appreciation Course
This course will explain the differences between wines, how they are made, how to taste them and most importantly how to use this knowledge to make judgments on...
WSET Advanced Certificate in Wine and Spirits
The Advanced certificate is suitable for anyone wishing to gain in-depth knowledge of wines and spirits and builds upon the knowledge gained at Intermediate lev...
WSET Intermediate Certificate in Wines and Spirits
The WSET Intermediate Certificate in Wines and Spirits is intended for those who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the world of wines and associated bev...
- - - Celebrity Chefs - - -
Andrew Rudd's Autumn Kitchen
Andrew will have your mouths watering before you even get here! Andrew features regularly on TV3's Ireland AM show and is one of Ireland's most poular up and c...
Domini Kemp Guest Demonstration
Want to learn the secrets behind making food taste great? Want to learn great tips and recipes for success from one of Ireland’s most renowned food entrepreneu...
Italian Farmers' Market with Ursula Ferrigno
Celebrity TV Chef and livewire cook book author Ursula Ferrigno joins us again from London for this popular Sunday Farmers' Market Workshop. In the morning we'...
Italian Workshop with Ursula Ferrigno
Celebrity TV Chef and livewire cook book author Ursula Ferrigno joins us again from London for a half day workshop in classical Italian cuisine. Ursula's enthu...
Katie Caldesi\\\'s Italian Cookery Course
Cooks Academy is delighted to welcome back UK TV food personality Katie Caldesi. Katie owns London’s Caffe Caldesi and Caldesi in Campagna in Bray with her h...
Vanessa's Favourite Summer Food
Summer – a time for outdoor eating al fresco, healthy, sunny food. Take a bit of time to replenish your repertoire this summer and join Cooks Academy’s founder...
Vanessa's Favourite Winter Food
Winter - a time for warmth and homeliness in your cooking. Get the best out of your kitchen this winter and join Cooks Academy’s founder and principal Vanessa...
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