According to Zero Waste Scotland we waste around 1.35 million tonnes of food and drink every year. This is a shocking figure and the Scottish government has set a target of reducing waste by a third by 2025. In order for this to become a reality we all need to do our part. So, from […]
It’s ‘oil’ in the taste This year we have put a particular focus on olive oils and have started to sell a stunning new range from the Extremadura region in western Spain. But what’s so special about olive oil and what should we be looking out for? Olive trees were being cultivated around the Mediterranean […]
The top five knives everyone needs in their kitchen. As everyone knows, perhaps the most worthwhile investment you can make to help your culinary skills is in a range of good quality knives to make all those preparation and finishing tasks easier. They need not cost a fortune, but will repay you time and again […]
Sally Gardner graduated from Edinburgh New Town Cookery School last March having completed and passed the Three Month Intermediate/Advanced Certificate with distinction. When she was a student here she wrote some blogs for us about life as a student at ENTCS. We have asked her to write another one 8 months later to hear what […]
Ailidh Fraser-Medcalf (11) from Edinburgh found a voucher for the Children’s One Day Cookery Course in her Christmas stocking – all the way from relatives in Australia! Ailidh loves food and trying different styles but so far has left the cooking to Mum and Dad. That could be about to change – here’s what Ailidh […]
August sees the start of grouse shooting which heralds a series of wild game seasons from now until February that will give us a more varied selection of meats to set our culinary juices running. Not only are grouse, venison, hare, partridge and pheasant tasty cuts, but they have the added advantage that they are […]
When the Festivals arrive in August the city turns upside-down, as tourists from all over the globe descend on Edinburgh for the largest arts festival in the world. It is a force of nature, passing through every corner of the city, and at ENTCS we get to be right in the middle of it. Literally! […]
Leaving school is an exciting time for young people. I know many who have their heart set on university and a few years studying and enjoying student life. For others, it is the chance to start a dream career. Given the constraints on student loans (and parents’ wallets!), earning money through holidays or while studying […]
Sally Gardner recently completed the Three Month Intermediate/Advanced Course at Edinburgh New Town Cookery School which she passed with Distinction. We wish Sally well at the start of her new career and present the second half of her blog – A Student’s View from the Kitchen at ENTCS. Part 2: Reflections on the Final Half […]
Recently I asked one of our students, Sally Gardner, if she would write a two part blog on her experience of the first half of the term. This is part one and Sally has promised to send me part two after she has completed the course. Here is Sally’s view from the kitchen: Wow! Well […]