Learn to Cook at Lainston House

For the love of cooking! Learn to make world-class dishes at their award-winning Season cookery school in their state-of-the-art kitchens at Lainston House, Hampshire. 

Or head out into the great outdoors to their kitchen garden, where barbecuing and woodfired classes come to life. 

Whatever your skill level, their award-winning chefs are ready to take you on an adventure of gastronomic proportions.

For the explorers, the food lovers and the do it differently-ers, their Cook and Stay packages at Lainston House serve up the perfect recipe for adventure. 

Tuck into a refreshing escape with bed and breakfast at 25% off their flexible B&B rate, plus a hands-on cookery class at Season.

From fire-fuelled feasts to skill-sharpening sessions, choose from four mouth-watering options: Taster, Discover, Inspire, Signature or Masterclass. Reinvent the way you get away at our elegant yet experimental country house hotel. Ready to stir up something special?

Skills and passions: Souffles

Class Duration: 10am - 1pm

Date: 30th January 2026

About: Roll up your sleeves and put theory into practice as you learn how to select the finest ingredients and master the essential technique of making a souffle. 

Fluffy, light and delicate, soufflés might look gentle enough, but this showstopping dish is the mark of a true culinary technician. In this class, we give you all the skills and techniques to add both a sweet and savoury spin on the soufflé to your repertoire.   

World cuisine: Indian Street Food

Class Duration: 10am - 4pm

Date: 31st January 2026

About: Always wanted to learn how to whip up a satisfyingly spicy snack or authentic Indian dish? Join them on a culinary odyssey through India’s incredible street food and learn how to make traditional, flavourful dishes to impress your friends.

World cuisine: Thai Lunch Cook Along

Class Duration: 10am - 1pm

Date: 07th February 2026

About: Forget takeaways – learn how to make delicious, fragrant Thai food from the comfort of your own home! 

Their talented chef will lead a cookalong, sharing tips and tricks to help you learn how to strike the perfect balance of flavours. You’ll cook your very own Thai green curry and tiger prawn pad Thai, then, you’ll leave with detailed notes and all the skills you to recreate these flavoursome dishes back home.

Skills and passions: Dinner for two

Class Duration: 10am - 4pm

Date: 14th February 2026

About: Change up the usual chocolate and flowers this Valentines day and treat your significant other to a date day at Season cookery school. Paired up on a workstation, spend the day enjoying demonstrations from their expert chefs before venturing off to whip up a three-course dinner after which, you will enjoy eating in The Wellhouse restaurant.

To learn more or to sign up please visit https://www.exclusive.co.uk/cookery-school/

That's Food and Drink believe the above courses would make excellent Christmas gifts for the foodie who wants to learn more about cooking or who wants to hone their own cookery skills.

Bold New Chapter: Fundraising Dinner to Build a Sustainability Cookery School in Gambia

Waste to Wonder Worldwide is proud to announce its first-ever fundraising dinner on Thursday 6 November 2025 at Oasis St Martins Village in London. 

The special evening will bring together leaders from across business, sustainability, and the community to raise vital funds for the creation of a Sustainability Cookery School in Gambia, a ground breaking project designed to tackle hunger, build climate resilience, and empower young people with the skills to feed futures.

33% of Gambia's population living below the poverty line and one in four children suffering from malnutrition. 

The Sustainability Cookery School will provide students with practical skills in sustainable agriculture and cooking, enabling them to grow climate-resilient crops, prepare nutritious meals, and create income opportunities for their communities.

Developed in collaboration with internationally renowned chef Conor Spacey and local partners including Global Orphan Empowerment Academy, the school will operate off-grid with a solar-powered borewell, renewable energy systems, and a hydrogen-powered cooking unit. It represents a bold, community-led model of climate action and social change.

“This project goes far beyond building a school,” Michael Amos, Managing Director of Waste to Wonder Worldwide told That's Food and Drink. 

“It’s about equipping the next generation with the knowledge and tools to build food security in one of the most climate-challenged parts of the world. Every ticket, every conversation, every moment on the night will help turn this vision into reality.”

Guests will enjoy a chef-curated menu, live music and storytelling from partners and communities around the world. 100% of proceeds from the evening will directly support the construction and launch of the Sustainability Cookery School in 2026.

Last Remaining Tickets: https://buytickets.at/wastetowonderworldwide/1819772

https://www.wastetowonder.com/cookery-school

FACTFILE:

Waste to Wonder Worldwide is a Social Enterprise and Charity (No. 1099665) leading one of the largest ethical reuse programmes of its kind. Since 2003, the organisation has supported more than 1,500 schools in 47 countries, diverted over 2,500 tonnes of furniture from landfill annually, and generated more than £45 million in fair market value for global educational and community projects. Waste to Wonder’s work supports 16 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.