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The River Cottage Cooking Diploma

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    $1,920

    Includes personal feedback and tuition. More

  • $665

    Learn in an online classroom with no more than 20 classmates. More

Each lesson feels like I've got a professional chef in my kitchen with me, not only just explaining the techniques and skills but the whys too

Elizabeth

Course Description

The River Cottage Cooking Diploma takes you behind the scenes in the River Cottage kitchen and gardens. You'll be taught by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his River Cottage team.

The River Cottage Cookery course is perfect for food lovers or those already in the food and drink industry looking for a River Cottage Diploma and new culinary skills.

Choose the Expert Option for personal feedback on your cooking from the River Cottage team.

What you will learn

Through this collection of 48 cookery lessons, Hugh and the team will demonstrate, teach and guide you through their specialist subjects, setting you cooking assignments and offering feedback along the way.

Our experts will demonstrate a range of skills including vegetable cookery, fish filleting, and shellfish preparation with a focus on ingredient provenance, sourcing and seasoning.

From baking your own bread, sourdough and pastries to making your own pickles and kombucha, this course will delve deep into a wide range of useful kitchen skills.

Forage for local delicacies, combine exotic spices with delicious home-grown and local ingredients, cook meat and veg in the wild with fire and go gluten free without compromising on flavour – this collection covers absolutely everything you need to know to be at the top of your cooking game.

In order to gain the River Cottage Cooking Diploma with a certificate, you will need to complete all courses within the collection. However feel free also to pick and choose the areas that interest you if you simply want the pleasure of learning from the top chefs at River Cottage.

Who is the course for?

Whether you want a career change, you're already working in the food or hospitality industry, or you are an enthusiastic amateur who'd like to gain a certificate, this course is suitable for all food enthusiasts.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage HQ has long been a power-house of culinary ideology – a hub bringing together an inspiring and talented team who all share a commitment to seasonal and sustainable eating.

"At River Cottage, we believe there are few things more important than education. And food! And so our aim is to teach and inspire you to grow, source and cook food in ways that enhance your life, increase your wellbeing and connect you more closely to the natural, sustainable and ethical sources of food. I believe that delicious, healthy food has never been more vital in helping us all to stay well during this global pandemic, and making those choices in a sustainable way makes the health of our planet a priority too.

This opportunity to learn online in social groups provides a sense of togetherness and mutual support. It's not just a great way to learn, it's a great way to stay connected and foster a sense of shared endeavour in what could otherwise be a very isolating time in our lives."

– Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Independent Cookery Schools Association approved

This course has been approved by the Independent Cookery Schools Association (ICSA), recognising the highest standards of training.

CPD Accreditation

Course activity has been accredited by the CPD Standards Office (CPDSO). The course equates to 174 hours, 35 minutes of CPD learning.
The CPD Standards Office. CPD Provider: 50276.

Courses within this collection

Choose how you want to learn

  • The Expert option

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    Develop your learning further with personal tuition from Expert Tutors

    • Start courses whenever you like
    • Personalised assignment feedback & coaching
    • 48 marked assignments
    • Certificate of completion and CPD hours
    • Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
    • Group chat & direct message with tutor & classmates
    • Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
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    $1,920
    $2,720 if courses bought separately
  • The Peer option

    Discover the benefits of group learning in an online interactive classroom of no more than 20 people. Get the most from shared knowledge and community study

    • Start courses whenever you like
    • Practise what you learn with your peers
    • Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
    • Group chat & direct message classmates
    • Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
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    $665
    $965 if courses bought separately

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Food & Drink classroom - how it works

  • Start anytime

    Watch video tutorials led by expert tutors

    Watch video tutorials led by expert tutors
  • Test yourself

    Practice what you learn with inspiring assignments

    Practice what you learn with inspiring assignments
  • Personal tuition

    Get assignment feedback from expert tutors

    Get assignment feedback from expert tutors
  • Share ideas

    Collaborate and chat directly to classmates

    Collaborate and chat directly to classmates

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Awards & Accreditations

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