Brighton Cookery School

What it’s like

Kids get hands-on with pasta, sushi and gnocchi making, plus fish filleting and a proper bake-off, with birthday cooking parties on offer too.

This is a working cookery school that turns its kitchen over to kids for proper hands-on sessions, not just watching an adult stir something. The workshops cover pasta-making, sushi rolling, gnocchi, fish filleting, and puddings that sound more grown-up than your average kids' baking session, think soufflés and creme brûlées rather than fairy cakes. That's the bit worth knowing before you book: this isn't a soft-touch baking class, it's proper technique, so it probably suits a child who already likes being in the kitchen rather than one who just wants to lick the bowl.

Birthday parties are where the detail is clearest. A cooking workshop party runs 1 to 1.5 hours, or you can go for the longer cook and dine option at 2.5 to 3 hours if you want the party to include sitting down and eating what's been made. Supervisory adults go free, which is a nice touch when you've got a kitchen full of nine-year-olds with knives near fish.

There's indoor seating. Beyond the party structure, the site doesn't spell out how long a regular one-off workshop runs.

Facilities

Need to know

Parties

Children's birthday parties with cooking workshops (1-1.5 hours) or cook & dine (2.5-3 hours)

• Sessions lean towards proper technique (filleting fish, making soufflés) rather than simple baking
• Cook and dine parties build in time to actually eat what's been made
• Supervisory adults are free at birthday parties, so you don't need to pay for every grown-up in the room

Plan your visit

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