Daniela Gattegno
After studying Developmental Biology at Edinburgh University and gaining a Masters and an MPhil, Daniela Gattegno spent three years as a research fellow at the Veterinary School at Edinburgh University. She realised that while the people and projects were all great, she just wasn’t happy in her day to day job. A bold and brave decision and a delve into the unknown, Daniela [...]
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Emma Louise McGettrick
Emma Louise McGettrick attended the Six Month Practical Cookery Diploma in September 2012. Since then she worked in an Edinburgh restaurant as their baker and then moved to a position with Edinburgh Chef Mark Greenaway. Emma Louise recently moved to London and is now working for chef Robin Gill. Here Emma Louise tells her story. Where did your passion for food start? I was lucky [...]
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Isla Cruickshank
Isla Cruickshank attended the Three Month Beginners Certificate at Edinburgh New Town Cookery School in September 2012. Since then she has used her qualification to find work during gap years and university holidays. We asked Isla to talk to us about herself, her training and what she has been doing since she left us. What encouraged you to undertake a cookery course? I grew up [...]
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Jenny Haigh
Jenny Haigh attended our Six-Month Diploma Course in 2014. Since she graduated, Jenny has been working as a freelance chef. She is very busy and always travelling but she managed to find time to answer some questions about her time at Edinburgh New Town Cookery School and to tell us what she has been doing since she left. To contact Jenny visit her website www.jennyhaigh.co.uk or Instagram [...]
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Kelley Terlip
Kelley Terlip came from the United States of America to attend our Three Month Beginners Certificate Course in September 2012. Since she left us she has been very busy building a successful career in food. We asked Kelley to tell us about her time at ENTCS and what she has done since. Where did your passion for food start? My passion for food started at [...]
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Lucy Harding
Lucy Harding Visit Lucy’s Instagram and LinkedIn Graduated from: Six Month Practical Cookery Diploma Bio: Lucy graduated with us in 2013, she has since gone on to live and work all around the world and has led an impressive career journey, focussing on food sovereignty and justice in food systems. Her path demonstrates the expansive opportunities that can open up upon [...]
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Maria Lima
Graduated from: Six Month Practical Cookery Diploma Bio: Maria Lima graduated from the Six Month Practical Cookery Diploma at Edinburgh New Town Cookery School in April 2015. Originally from Sever do Vouga, Portugal, Maria left her office job in accounting and procurement to follow her true passion – cooking. Since then, she’s led a culinary career in both Scotland and Portugal, working [...]
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Peter Gayford
Peter Gayford attended the Edinburgh New Town Cookery School (ENTCS) for the Three-Month Beginners Certificate Course between September and December 2020. Since leaving, Pete has set up a successful catering business FieldFireFork where he uses amazing Scottish produce and a very special barbecue. We caught up with him to find out how things were going and to ask him about his influences and [...]
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Peter Simpson
Graduated from: Six Month Practical Cookery Diploma Bio: Peter is a 2015 graduate, who has led an impressive career since completing his course with us. He now owns and runs the Pennan Inn in Pennan, Aberdeenshire. The inn’s restaurant is known for its impressive, varied menu and has received many five-star reviews from guests and press. What sparked your passion for [...]
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Roly Simpson
Roly had a 12 year career in estate agency prior to coming to Edinburgh New Town Cookery School to undertake our 6 Month Diploma Course. He completed the course in early September 2016 and has been working in a central Edinburgh cafe since then. He then set up his own supper club and bespoke catering business called Toasted Radish cooking for dinner parties and other events [...]
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Rukmini Iyer, MasterChef contestant 2013
Rukmini Iyer, former student on Three Month Intermediate Certificate Course and MasterChef contestant 2013. Originally from Cambridgeshire, Rukmini studied English Literature at Edinburgh University and went to law school in London. After two years working as a trainee solicitor, she realised that cooking was her real passion and decided to pursue a career doing what she loved. Rukmini explains: “I’ve always loved cooking. As we [...]
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