Course Description
Vegan chef and plant-based restaurant owner Kirk Haworth teaches you how to cook stunning vegan and plant-based food.
This vegan cooking course will help you to celebrate veganism by using vegetables in innovative ways to maximise their flavour, with new plant based recipes to inspire you. Kirk has mastered the art and techniques of making vegetables the true stars of the show.
You will finish this course inspired by the endless possibilities of plant-based cooking, equipped with the foundational cooking techniques you will need to create delicious vegan dishes at a professional standard.
You will be guided through which ingredients you should be using, and Kirk will help you to create dishes good enough to serve in his own restaurant!
By the end of the course, you will have a full understanding of the environmental, wellbeing and nutritional benefits of a plant based diet.
You'll learn:
- which ingredients to keep in your kitchen cupboards to enrich your vegan recipes
- new vegan recipes including risotto, soup and a full plant-based dinner party menu (including dessert)
- how a plant-based diet can improve your wellbeing
- how vegan diets can positively affect our environment
The course includes:
- 4 on-demand video lessons - presented by chef Kirk Haworth
- lifetime access to the videos, notes and interactive class
- flexible classes - join and learn when and where you like
- downloadable lesson notes
- practical vegan and plant based recipes (with tutor feedback available)
- access on your mobile, PC, Mac or laptop
- small interactive online classroom - chat online to students from around the world and share your creative ideas
Time to complete the vegan cookery course:
Every student is different but in general we think the whole course will take around 13 hours to complete including:
- Video lessons: 2 hours in total
- Course notes: 15 minutes per lesson
- Your vegan and plant based cookery assignments: at least 2 hours per lesson
- Interactive classroom time: 15 minutes per lesson
- Tutor feedback review (Expert level): 15 minutes per lesson
You'll need:
A full list of ingredients for each recipe and equipment is included in the class notes, but you'll need standard kitchen equipment, and plenty of vegetables!
The course is suitable for cooks at all levels - from vegans looking for new recipes to professional chefs looking for vegan or plant-based inspiration for their menus.
Ready to get started?
Just add the course to your basket above - choose the 'Expert' option for personal feedback from Kirk on your vegan dishes.
If you know someone who'd love this course then give it as a gift - just tick "This is a gift" at the checkout.
Any questions? Contact us by clicking on the orange speech symbol - we'd love to hear from you.
CPD Accreditation
Course activity has been accredited by the CPD Standards Office (CPDSO). The course equates to 13 hours of CPD learning.
Course outline
Adapting your pantry and tastebuds to become a plant based chef
First dish: Spring Risotto
Second dish: Seasonal Soup
Fine Dining Spread
Choose how you want to learn
The Expert option
RecommendedDevelop your learning further with marked assignments and personal tuition from Kirk Haworth
- Start course whenever you like
- 4 weeks tutor access for personalised assignment feedback & coaching
- 4 assignments marked by Kirk Haworth
- Certificate of completion and CPD hours
- Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
- 4 lessons with expert videos & notes
- Group chat & direct message with tutor & classmates
- Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
$200The 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 course whenever you like
- Practise what you learn with your peers
- Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
- 4 lessons with expert videos & notes
- 4 course assignments
- Group chat & direct message classmates
- Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
$75
NewBuy this course for a business or group
You can now buy this course through your business or organisation for individuals and groups up to 20
Food & Drink classroom - how it works
Start anytime
Watch video tutorials led by expert tutors
Test yourself
Practice what you learn with inspiring assignments
Personal tuition
Get assignment feedback from expert tutors
Share ideas
Collaborate and chat directly to classmates
Meet Kirk Haworth
After working in some of the world’s finest restaurants, including The French Laundry, Restaurant Sat Bains, and The Square and Quay in Sydney, Kirk opened Plates with his sister, Keeley.
Kirk’s mission was to create a menu which would appeal to people of all diets, and show how plant-based dining can be equally exciting and fulfilling as any other dining option. Each dish he creates is interesting, flavourful and fulfilling, demonstrating the huge versatility and exciting combinations that can arise when you know what you’re doing with your fruit and veg.