The Underground Cookery School was set

Introduction

The Underground Cookery School was set
up in the summer of 2003 to offer a fun
and relaxed way to learn how to cook.
With our experienced brigade of fully
trained chefs, our classes take you
through the whole cooking process, from
choosing ingredients to understanding
things like textures and consistencies.
Our classes are for everyone, from
total beginners to budding masterchefs
– the aim is to improve your cooking
skills from whatever level they’re
at, and for you to enjoy it!
Without taking ourselves too seriously,
we’ll show you all the tools of the
trade – like knife skills, pasta making,
butchery and presentation, So you’ll
know how to give even the simplest
dish a dash of professional flare.
When you next go shopping you’ll have
the confidence and inspiration to see
delicious meals in front of you.

020 7251 6298
[email protected]
www.undergroundcookeryschool.com



Matt Kemp

Despite working in With his home grown
some of London’s top experience he also
restaurants like knows what it's like
The River Café, The to be hopeless in the
Ivy and Pont De La kitchen, and has a few
Tour, Chef and Patron tricks up his sleeve for
Matt Kemp considers when things go wrong.
himself self-taught. Hence the school's
He started following motto; ‘Everything
recipes from an early is salvageable!’.
age. And like everyone,
started with pretty
mixed results: ‘I ruined
everything I tried to
cook for the first time!
But I always learned
from my mistakes.’

Training under 3-star
chef, Michael Guérard,
in France gave Matt
the best technical
training in the
business. And he now
offers classes that are
both hugely informative
and great fun.

020 7251 6298
[email protected]
www.undergroundcookeryschool.com



201/203
City Road

London
EC1V 1JN

Team Building & Private
Client Sessions

There’s honestly no Everyone is encouraged
better team activity to have a laugh and get
than rushing around in a hands-on at their own
kitchen. Our corporate pace, with our team
group sessions are there to make sure
informal and great fun. there’s not too much
They’re also completely burning or curdling
flexible: you choose going on. That way when
how many people, when your meal is served,
to start and when to it's to a very good
finish. With help from brasserie level.
us you also choose what
to cook and what else We also run morning
you’d like to do. or full-day events.
After a wholesome
Our afternoon or breakfast you can
evening sessions either cook, use our
normally begin with fully equipped meeting
Prosecco, canapé and facilities or take
music to get everyone on the ‘Underground
in the mood, followed Cookery Challenge’,
by a two-hour cookery followed by a delicious
session, including canapé lunch.
various dietary
options. And as the Our main aim is that,
best way to cook is when people get home,
with a glass in your they tell their
hand, there’ll be friends and family
plenty to drink as they had a great time
part of any package. and real laugh – not
just another work do.

020 7251 6298
[email protected]
www.undergroundcookeryschool.com



There Is
No Love
Sincerer

Than
The Love
Of Food

The Underground
Cookery Challenge

Take on the Challenge and your
party is split into teams. Each is
given a cash budget and a list
of ingredients. They then have to
source their products and ingredients
from market traders and retailers,
come back and cook our recipe.
Oh, and all against the clock.
The champion team voted by our own
Underground chefs will get our famous
gold medal (the bottom team, our
wooden spoon). And everyone gets the
chance to tuck into the delicious
meal they’ve collected and cooked.

020 7251 6298
[email protected]
www.undergroundcookeryschool.com



Good
Food Ends

With
Good Talk

Birthday, Hen
& Private Parties

Weekends are always a busy time
at The Underground Cookery School,
whether you're celebrating a
birthday, hen party or just getting
together with a group of friends.
Drinks, canapé and music get the
fun started, before everyone
prepares a delicious three-course
meal, with plenty of laughter – and
more drinks – along the way.
We then serve your ‘high-end’
brasserie style meal with fantastic
house wines in our private dining
area, exclusive to your party.
Our location means you can then finish
a real night to remember in any of
Shoreditch's coolest bars like Lounge
Lover, Night Jar or Shoreditch House.

020 7251 6298
[email protected]
www.undergroundcookeryschool.com



Which?

"It was a really fun day and I don’t
think I’ve ever seen the whole team bond
together in the same way before or had so
much fun doing it!"

Google

"Your team really looked after us, and
with their help we produced an amazing
meal; a really fine evening."

Freshfields

"I’ve been taking groups of 10-25 people
to the Underground Cookery School for
evenings of team building and fun for
over six years. The feedback from the
participants has always been excellent
and I cannot recommend the experience
enough. The mix of group work and
dining creates a great experience
for all. And of course everyone
comes away with the skills to create
fantastic dishes in the future."

Venue Contact

201/203 City Road 020 7251 6298
London www.undergroundcookeryschool.com
EC1V 1JN [email protected]

Getting Here @cookinglesson
youtube.com/0undergroundcookery0
The nearest tube is facebook.com/undergroundcookeryschool
Old Street (Northern
Line) EXIT 1.

Bus routes 43, 205 and
214 stop outside our
front door.

On arrival press the
buzzer marked The
Underground Cookery
School.

Existing Clients

Thomson Reuters,
Eversheads, Standard
Chartered, IPC, Allen
and Overy, Zurich
Inssurance, Lloyds
TSB, The Financial
Times, Accenture.

Westland Place

201/203 City Rd City Rd. OLD STREET
London Old St. (West) TUBE STATION
EC1V 1JN
Exit 1

Old St. (East)

City Rd.

020 725
info@undergroundc
www.undergroundc

51 6298
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