This course is currently underway.  If you are interested in the January course, why not come and visit the school and see our one month students in action. Phone us on (01) 210 0555 to arrange an appointment.

Australian born Matthew Albert is head chef of Nahm restaurant London, the only Michelin-starred Thai restaurant in the UK.  His dedication to Thai food and tradition together with his mastery of Thai cooking is phenomenal, and we are very excited to have him back teach at the school. 

On this course, Matthew will demonstrate the various techniques and dishes employed to create a balanced, complete and authentic Thai meal.  The class will begin with an introduction to the recipes and ingredients for the day.  Matthew will work through the recipes, discussing particular techniques and the fundamentals of creating a well-balanced Thai dish. You will then get to recreate the dishes under Matthew’s watchful eye, and your day will culminate in our diningroom where you will sit down to enjoy a fabulous Thai meal with a well-deserved glass of wine.

This is the course in most demand.  Everyone wants to be able to invite their friends over for great food.  What better way to learn than watch a chef demonstrate some key techniques and then be guided through each stage in the hands-on kitchen.  This course has an autumn theme with plenty of exposure to seasonal ingredients.  Look forward to entertaining your friends effortlessly. 

It is all very well to want to entertain friends to great food but what should you cook if you have 45 minutes rather than half a day?  The answer is to have a wide source of ideas from which you can make quick choices, to use few and fresh ingredients and to cut out the complicated techniques.  The fact that these recipes do not take long does not mean there has to be any compromise on flavour.  While the results are very suitable for entertaining others, you may just want to have more ideas for what to cook at the end of a tiring day.

This informal evening class is a fun way to gain confidence about entertaining your friends, looking to the East for ideas and inspiration. Lynda and her team will lead you through a range of accessible ingredients and develop confidence in producing authentic flavours. The course aims to demystify these tastes, particularly those from Thailand and India, to bring some new and exciting twists to your everyday cooking. Many of the ideas are ideal for bringing something quick to the table - perfect for when time is in short supply.

There is currently a special offer of 10% off the price of this course (course price was €195).

This is a chance to get into some serious Italian food. You will start by making your own pasta and pizza dough and move through dishes from different areas of the country. With its deep gutsy flavours, this is one of our most popular one day courses. After spending the morning at the stove, you will adjourn to the dining room to eat the great Italian feast that you will have prepared. Buon Appetito!

For anyone with an interest in spices, this course with Atul Kochhar promises to be an extraordinary event.  Atul will always be known as the first chef to be awarded a Michelin star for Indian food.  He achieved this both at Tamarind and then last year at his own restaurant, Benares.  He is now commonly featured on TV programmes such as 'Saturday Kitchen' and has written two cookbooks.  This is an opportunity to learn the art of Indian cooking and of mixing spices from the master himself, as well as seeing some of the secrets behind his great food.  If you want to sample what may be in store, try out his acclaimed restaurant, Ananda, in Dundrum. 

A wonderful way to spend five days in the autumn is to do our one week cookery course. We expect you to have high expectations and we expect to meet them. Previous participants have commented on how relaxing it is being in our great premises with like-minded people, totally focused on cooking and switched off from the rest of the world. It is a course where those with more experience can feel challenged and those with less can feel their confidence soar. You will be exposed to great new recipes every day and will have each step clearly demonstrated to you. You will then work in our hands-on kitchen area to recreate the dishes with expert guidance at hand. You will improve your knife skills, develop confidence to taste and adjust flavours and cook a wonderful range of dishes. A relaxed lunch in our dining room each day provides the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of your labour. A perfect break that will leave you inspired to entertain your friends effortlessly.

There is currently a special offer of 10% off the price of this course (course price was €195).

Fish can be the quickest supper to put on the table or the most impressive dinner party fare.  So many of us want to cook fish but can feel intimidated by the wide selection of fish and shellfish on offer.  This is an opportunity to gain confidence with close hands-on advice. Wonderful fresh ideas for those with a passion for fish. 

Ask any chef which is the most important building block and they will inevitably single out knife skills.  Move away from your old slow, cumbersome ways and learn how to slice and dice like a pro over the course of an evening.  Watch and understand each technique and then practice under a watchful, encouraging eye.  You will soon be chopping and filleting with confidence.  The ingredients are chosen so that your work builds towards a light supper on which to finish the evening.  A skill for life with advice on buying, storing and sharpening knives thrown in.

There is currently a special offer of 10% off the price of this course (course price was €195).

There is something very satisfying about spending some time baking.  As you would expect at DCS, there are wonderful recipes, putting a flourish on even simple ideas.  The clear, precise instructions make many of the ideas very straightforward but there is challenge, too, as we move to ways of working with yeast and pastry.  Savoury tarts and quiches with homemade bread form the basis of a great lunch.  In the afternoon expect to be back at the stove so that you can go home with cake, biscuits and muffins and a determination to get baking at every opportunity.

This is the course in most demand.  Everyone wants to be able to invite their friends over for great food.  What better way to learn than watch a chef demonstrate some key techniques and then be guided through each stage in the hands-on kitchen.  This course has an autumn theme with plenty of exposure to seasonal ingredients.  Look forward to entertaining your friends effortlessly. 

In this relaxed evening course, you get the chance to see some stunning ideas and then find out how straightforward they are as you recreate them. Take the worry out of feeding friends or family and make the most of what is on the shelves during the autumn months.

Gerard Coleman is the supreme chocolatier.  Initially  trained as a pastry chef, Gerard specialised in chocolate.  As he branched out with his own highly original style, the results were so stunning that his chocolates were snapped up by Gordon Ramsay for his three star restaurant and even by Concorde.  Over the last decade, there have been further refinements and his liquid salted caramels are the stuff of legends.  Gerard makes his own chocolate from scratch.  He has recently opened his own chocolate shop in Westbourne Grove in London and expanded his shop in Selfridges.  He hopes to have an outlet in Dublin before the end of the year.  If you want to develop your understanding of chocolate and get some very fine recipes, this will be a day to remember. He will teach primarily through demonstration. A light lunch will be served and there will be chocolate sampling through the day to inspire us all.

This course will show you the techniques and methods to create modern and innovative accompaniments for fish, poultry and meats.  If you want to develop your techniques and repertoire further, this is a significant opportunity for you to bring added flavour, dimension and colour to your cooking.  A hugely valued class by those who have attended in the past.

There is currently a special offer of 10% off the price of this course (course price was €195).

Men are welcome on all courses but this 'men only' course has its own distinct atmosphere.  It has to be hands-on, there has to be plenty of opportunity for questions and the results must be wildly impressive.  Dishes have been selected so that a wide range of techniques can be mastered effortlessly.  Bring an apron and expect to get stuck in from an early point.  Look forward to a stunning lunch with a glass of wine and clear recipes to take home.  It's a winning combination.

A wonderful way to spend five days in the autumn is to do our one week cookery course. We expect you to have high expectations and we expect to meet them. Previous participants have commented on how relaxing it is being in our great premises with like-minded people, totally focused on cooking and switched off from the rest of the world. It is a course where those with more experience can feel challenged and those with less can feel their confidence soar. You will be exposed to great new recipes every day and will have each step clearly demonstrated to you. You will then work in our hands-on kitchen area to recreate the dishes with expert guidance at hand. You will improve your knife skills, develop confidence to taste and adjust flavours and cook a wonderful range of dishes. A relaxed lunch in our dining room each day provides the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of your labour. A perfect break that will leave you inspired to entertain your friends effortlessly.

There is currently a special offer of 10% off the price of this course (course price was €195).

For most people the term a "one pot wonder" conjures up a big casserole cooking slowly in the oven for hours.  That is certainly one idea that will be developed on this course but the inspiration comes from seeing what can be done with different pots: a wide frying pan, a tagine, a baking dish, a wok and a saute pan which all have quite different uses.  Expect great ideas for suppers and dinners, radically different but all sharing the benefit of very little to wash up!

This is not a Spanish tapas course but tapas seems the best word, conjuring up informal social snacks staving off hunger rather than being a full meal in themselves. Drawing ideas from different countries, these are creative snacks. Put a few of them together and you have a meal, your very own tasting menu. In addition, we move away from the tired canapés that are churned out and come up with innovative and really tasty ways to get any party off to a flying start.

There is currently a special offer of 10% off the price of this course (course price was €195).

Cooking up special, sometimes very spectacular dishes, this is a crossover course between the professional and domestic kitchen.  Though not always difficult, this course is more challenging and, at times, more technical.  Sit down to a lunch to match any in the city and be amazed at what you have created.

There is currently a special offer of 10% off the price of this course (course price was €195).

A traditional Christmas dinner is perhaps what you yearn for or perhaps what is demanded of you.  Either way it is something for which you want to be well prepared.  The DCS team will lead the way, demonstrating their approach to the meal and giving you the opportunity to cook the tricky bits under instruction.  Clear recipes, tips, timeframes and cooking in advance ensure you will set to the task with a clear plan and a light heart.

This is an intensive full-time cookery course for those wanting to take their cooking to an entirely new level. To date, the course has attracted a wide range of people, from those who love food but have little prior experience in the kitchen through to keen cooks who want to embark on a career in the food industry.

The experience and professionalism of the DCS team, the calibre of the 'celebrity chefs' (well known and many of whom are Michelin-starred), the breadth of techniques covered on the course together with the stunning cooking facilities - are all features of Dublin Cookery School's one month course that set it clearly apart.

If you are interested in the January course, we would encourage you to come and visit the school to see how we could match your needs.  Phone Sally on (01) 210 0555 to arrange an appointment.