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About The Cooking Academy
We are an international cookery and Wellness Academy that teaches people and organisations how to prepare and cook food for wellness and nutritional health. We are unique in our approach to cookery by putting ingredients and their beneficial health properties at the heart of everything we teach.
Our Approach
We believe that food is the foundation of good health, and we are dedicated to educating our clients on how to use food to promote wellness and vitality. Our background and experience are steeped in science, nutrition, chemistry and wellbeing, as well as promoting great food and flavour. It is from this perspective that we have grown our business from strength to strength.
Corporate Services
In addition to our cookery classes, we also offer a range of corporate services, including coaching in wellness, team-building for leadership and development and food innovation. We work with many food manufacturers and agencies in food development to create healthy, flavoursome, and innovative products that meet the needs of today’s health-conscious consumers.
Nutrition and Recipe Development
Our work is about understanding nutrition and helping others to incorporate healthy outcomes through careful recipe development and flavour creatives. Our team of food scientists, nutritionists, and chefs are experienced in creating delicious and nutritious meals and explaining the latest science behind the food choices. They are up to date with research and thinking on topics such as gut health, nutritional eating, dairy-free, gluten-free diets, keto, paleo, and vegetable-based diets.
Spices and Herbs
Our insight into the world of herbs, spices, and the alchemy of food comes from generations of spice blenders and chemists. Our affiliated company, The Saffron House spice company, is a multi-award-winning producer of high-quality pure spices and spice blends. Our spices are free of chemicals and available to purchase either at the end of a cooking class or from our online shop.
Join us at The Cooking Academy to learn how to cook good food and feel great for a lifetime of wellness. Don’t forget to sign up to our Newsletter to learn how to use food to promote wellness and vitality.
Nutritional eating and well-being are crucial for maintaining health and overall wellness, whether it is physical, mental, or emotional.
Corporate cookery team building events, Nutritional wellness in the workplace, Mental health in the workplace, Menopause in the workplace. Cookery...
We host Corporate Cooking Events at various venues: London EC1V (Central Street), London Hammersmith, London City (Fetter Lane), Rickmansworth (Hertfordshire),...
Cooking is a team building activity that builds camaraderie breaking down professional barriers for effective team collaboration. Discover!
Assess potential employees through a unique channel of team interaction helping you to identify the perfect fit for your organisation.
Kumud Gandhi is a renowned food scientist, keynote speaker, published author, food writer, broadcaster, and founder of The Cooking Academy....
What people say.
"Dear Kumud,
I just wanted to thank you so much for a fantastic day yesterday.
Jane,Sharron and I really enjoyed your course.It was so interesting and so much fun.
I know we are all three excited to try out lots of new recipes and new techniques.
We hope to see you again and continue our journey. Thank you for the inspiration.
Kind Regards,"
One day Indian Class – Michelle Aspinall
"Thank you so so much for the most amazing day! I learned so much and literally breathtaking food. My partner absolutely flipped over the food. He couldn’t believe we made it all. The naan is fantastic too. Your love of teaching people how to achieve these flavours is lovely, I love your patience and stories that go with the recipes …… Thanks again so much, I look forward to the next time."
Mogul Emperor Indian Class – Dan Jacobson
"Thanks for a wonderful cookery team build experience last Thursday, it was the perfect send off for Sven and everyone’s feedback was astoundingly positive. The night had a wonderful flow and it was a very unique experience for our group."(CHRIS RIDGEWAY - TUDOR UK)
TUDOR UK-Cookery Team Building Event
"This is my second course (first a Christmas present, second a birthday present), taken at the Cooking Academy - the Full Day Thai Cookery Course.Sarah is a brilliant tutor and delivered the course perfectly. We learned to cook a range of Thai food and got to eat the green curry we prepared for lunch in the beautiful garden. In the afternoon session Sarah took us through the tricky task of making spring rolls and with her guidance, we all produced stable and delicious examples to take home and share.Why do I like the Cooking Academy? Because you get top quality tuition and unlike some other cookery courses where it's a fight to take part as participants exceed the availability of preparation and cooking facilities, the academy teaches small groups and everyone gets to prepare, cook and produce food."
One Day Thai Cookery Class-Keith Routledge
"Karin and I had a truly memorable day, super fun and relaxed and we were impressed with everything about the day; the pace, the tone, the results! Wow. A real game changer.. lovely group too. Expect us back again!"
One day Indian Class – Matthew
“Thank you so much for sending the additional notes and reading pack over. I’ve been meaning to write to say a massive thank you for the session last Friday. I thoroughly enjoyed the day and learnt so much.You have really inspired me to do more in the kitchen generally and I’ve been thinking a lot about the ingredients I use and what goodness (or not!) they contain.I’ve been experimenting with the oat and berry smoothie and will made the egg muffins over the weekend for the kids. The turmeric latte has been a big hit with my daughter. I will definitely be returning in the new year to do another event/workshop”
Menopause Cookery Class – Melanie Leader Cramer
"Thank you very much for helping us to organise what was the most talked about Christmas party, all my colleagues were buzzing – it was such a lovely experience.To actually be involved with the food you’re going to eat makes the whole experience and dinner so much more delicious… I thought the food was outstanding – I think we all surprised ourselves so much lighter and healthier. Your hosting and cheffing team were so friendly and helpful, please pass on our thanks.A number us of are going to use the recipes for our Christmas dinners over the holidays – so thank you for sharing them with us." (Kasia Kuscuski – AWS)
Christmas Cookery Parties-AWS
"We had a ball last week and the team really enjoyed our Christmas away day and especially the cooking challenge with yourself and Charlotte. Thank you so much for looking after us and sharing your skills and expertise. We really appreciated your steer on the different menusThe cookery book is fabulous, and I have my eye on making the Rogan Josh. It looks great. "(Carlo-Learning & Development Manager)
Christmas Cookery Parties-CFC
