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This intermediate stage programme is designed to give those aged 10 to 15 an opportunity to further develop their cooking skills in a professional kitchen.  It is expected that learners have a sound knowledge of food and have good experience of operating in a kitchen.

You will learn new cooking techniques and skills to take home any prepared food for your family and friends to sample.  You will be cooking, from scratch, with fresh ingredients in the following sessions:

• Week 1 - 1 March 2025 - Scones and Viennese Biscuits
• Week 2 - 8 March 2025 - White Chocolate Cheesecake, blueberry compote
• Week 3 - 15 March 2025 - Lemon Meringue pie
• Week 4 - 22 March 2025 - Profiteroles & chocolate sauce
• Week 5 - 29 March 2025 - Salted Caramel Macarons
• Week 6 - 5 April 2025 -Students to prepare and serve an afternoon tea for parents and family or invited guests up to 4 in total. 

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This introductory stage programme is specifically designed to give young people an opportunity to experience working in a professional kitchen and to see if a career as a chef is for them or just to have fun.

You will learn great new skills and techniques all of which you can use either in your future career or simply at home for your family. You will be cooking, from scratch, with fresh ingredients cooking recipes in the following sessions:

• Week 1 - Induction, Food Safety, Homemade Soup and Bread Rolls
• Week 2 - Homemade Burgers and Rolls
• Week 3 - Seasonal Fruit Pie and Custard
• Week 4 - Chicken Tikka and Salad
• Week 5 - Chocolate Brownies and Vanilla Ice-Cream
• Week 6 - Students to cook and serve a two course lunch for parents and family or invited guests - maximum of 4 covers in total

This is a very popular course and has received great feedback. Some of these can be seen below:

"I did not have a favorite part as I enjoyed it from start to finish"

"Would love to come again and want to do catering at West Suffolk College"

"Mum and Dad really enjoyed the delights that were brought home each week"

To express interest in a place on this course please contact us on 01284 716246 or via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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