Natural Cookery School

Sri Lanken Style
2025-11-26 18:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Natural Cookery School, Days Mill, Old Market,, Nailsworth, GL6 0DU, United Kingdom
For a tiny little island, Sri Lankan food delivers with big flavour! Join us for our Sri Lankan cookery class to get a taste of what the country is famous for. We will create the single most popular dish, Parippu – Dhal Curry, and rightly so for its delicious combination of lentils, coconut milk, tempered spices and chilli.
We will show you how to make our plant based verision of the famous hopper, fermented coconut savoury pancake served with pol sambol – a delicious coconut relish. As well as a favourtie curry and fragrant tumeric and lemongrass rice.
Sample Recipes

Pumpkin Curry – packed with flavour
Parippu – Dhal curry Sri Lanka’s most popular dish
Yellow Rice – turmeric and lemongrass flavoured rice
Pol Roti – Sri Lankan coconut flatbread
Pol Sambol – coconut chilli relish

Chocolate Experience
2025-12-03 18:30 - 21:00
Are you or someone you know passionate about chocolate? Come and learn all about chocolate from a professional chocolatier. We are bringing in Amy Levin, one of the UK’s leading all-natural chocolatiers specialising in gluten and dairy free chocolates, to show you the tricks of the trade All chocolates are dairy, wheat, gluten and refined sugar free. You will be amazed at the results. Please not, dinner is not provided in this class, only chocolate!
Sample Recipes

The chocolate journey – where it comes from, how it is processed commercially and how an artisan chocolatier prepares chocolate in small batches
Chocolate bars – design and make using a professional mould
Pralines – set into silicone moulds and dipped in chocolate
Truffles – easy to make with 4 main ingredients
Making chocolates at home

Pasta and Gnocchi
2026-01-15 18:30 - 21:00
Join us for a fun-filled evening learning how to make perfect pasta with our Pasta and Gnocchi cookery class. Roll up your sleeves and get ready for the hands on class making pasta favourites and seasonal sauces to accompany. Discover the secret to light fluffy pillows of fresh gnocchi, conquer the perfect pasta dough and learn how to shape and fill ravioli.
Everyone loves pasta and making it from scratch makes it even better! Master the techniques of making pasta dough and how to shape pasta with and without a pasta machine. We will also make seasonal sauces to accompany our pasta. This class is not suitable for gluten free or wheat free diets.
Sample Recipes

Squash and hazelnut raviloi with sage and caper sauce
Spinach gnocchi with chilli, parsley and garlic
Tagliatelle with wild garlic pesto

Bao Buns
2026-01-21 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-04-15 18:30 - 21:00
Our bao buns cookery class is a fun evening dedicated to mastering the art of creating perfectly fluffy steamed bao buns. The evening will be filled with hands-on techniques as we teach you the process of making the dough, preparing the fillings, shaping an cooking the buns. We will make a variety of plant based fillings, sauces and garnishes to create truly delicious bao buns. This class is not suitable for gluten free diets.
Sample Recipes:

Gochujang tofu with asian slaw
Vegetable båozi buns with soy ginger dipping sauce
Teriyaki oyster mushroom with crunchy veg and wasabi mayo

Taste of Thailand
2026-01-22 18:30 - 21:00
Rich coconut milk curries, spicy salads and famous noodle dishes set Thai cuisine apart from the rest of the Asian food world. These southeast Asian flavours are easy to create at home.
Our Taste of Thailand cookery class will provide you with a foundation for using Thai ingredients including lemongrass, fermented radish, kaffir lime leaves, galangal and chillies as well techniques and cooking styles to create fantastic meals at home.
Sample Recipes:

Som tum – British twist on green papaya salad
Thai green curry
Pad Thai – Erin’s famous version of the Thai classic

Ramen and Gyozas
2026-01-28 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-26 18:30 - 21:00
Fancy an evening learning how to make big bowls of brothy ramen made a side of crispy gyozas. Join us for our Ramen and Gyozas class and make two of Japan’s most popular dishes.
We will begin the evening by showing you how to make the dough for gyozas. Then we will make an umami filled plant based broth to use as a base for our ramen and prepare a variety of garnishes to add to our ramen.
The second part of the evening will finish the gyozas. We will teach you make a delicious filling, then show you how to roll out, shape and cook the gyozas. This class is not suitable for gluten free.
Sample Recipe

Miso ramen
Shiitake and chinese leaf gyozas
Soy ginger dipping sauce
Variations on ramen

Chocolate Experience
2026-02-12 18:30 - 21:00
Share the love of chocolate and make your own Valentine’s chocolates.
Are you or someone you know passionate about chocolate? Come and learn all about chocolate from a professional chocolatier. We are bringing in Amy Levin, one of the UK’s leading all-natural chocolatiers specialising in gluten and dairy free chocolates, to show you the tricks of the trade
Sample Recipes

The chocolate journey – where it comes from, how it is processed commercially and how an artisan chocolatier prepares chocolate in small batches
Chocolate bars – the group gets to design and make them using a professional mould
Pralines – set into silicone moulds and dipped in chocolate
Truffles – easy to make with 4 main ingredients
Making chocolates at home

All chocolates are dairy, wheat, gluten and refined sugar free.

Flavours of Morocco
2026-02-25 18:30 - 21:00
Flavours of Morocco cookery class will help you gain insight into the enchanting culture of the Moors by creating traditional foods with authentic ingredients. Learn how to embrace the heady spices of a souk to create colourful and flavoursome dishes. We will teach you how to make a sumptuous feast, including homemade harrisa, stuffed flatbreads that are to die for, a comforting tasty tagine and light fluffy couscous speckled with jewels.
Sample menu

Squash and lentil tagine
Ras el hanout spice blend
Lemon and pomegranate couscous
Spring onion and parsley stuffed flatbread
Orange and date salad
Harrisa

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Korean Kitchen
2026-02-26 18:30 - 21:00
Popular for its noodles and rice dishes, Korean food is a favourite of many, but hard to find for some. In our Korean cooking class, you will learn how to create Korean inspired plant based recipes at home. We will make Bibimbap, the original buddha bowl full of crunchy vegetables, sesame rice, pickles and marinated tofu and seasoned spinach. No Korean class would be complete without a kimchi demonstration, we will use mature kimchi to make pancakes to pile on our plate. We will also cover ingredients unique to Korean cooking and where to source them.
Sample Recipes
Bindetook- mungbean pancakes and dipping sauce
Japche – glass noodles and veg stirfry
Bipimbap – rice, vegetable and pickle bowl
Gochujang tofu

Quick, Healthy and Delicious
2026-03-12 18:30 - 21:00
Plant based recipes that are healthy, quick and delicious. We all have a lot on our plate in life, this class will help you make nutritious, delicious meals without spending hours in the kitchen. Wholesome grains, seasonal veg and lots of flavour are the key ingredients to delivering a quick meal. Nutritious foods paired with seasonal veg, crunchy nuts and seeds all tied together with a delicious sauce or dressing. We will cover steps to save time, make recipes versatile and use up ingredients on hand.
Sample Recipes

Grilled portabella with chimichurri with butter bean mash
Ras el hanout cauliflwer with quinoa tabbouleh and tahini sauce
Pea and mint fritters with rainbow slaw and cashew sour cream

Taste of Thailand
2026-03-19 18:30 - 21:30
Rich coconut milk curries, spicy salads and famous noodle dishes set Thai cuisine apart from the rest of the Asian food world. These southeast Asian flavours are easy to create at home.
Our Taste of Thailand cookery class will provide you with a foundation for using Thai ingredients including lemongrass, fermented radish, muckrat lime leaves, galangal and chillies as well techniques and cooking styles to create fantastic meals at home.
Sample Recipes:

Som tum – British twist on green papaya salad
Tom Kha – fragrant lemongrass and galangal mushroom soup
Thai green curry
Pad Thai – Erin’s famous version of the Thai classic

Pasta and Gnocchi
2026-03-25 18:30 - 21:00
Join us for a fun-filled evening learning how to make perfect pasta with our Pasta and Gnocchi cookery class. Roll up your sleeves and get ready for the hands on class making pasta favourites and seasonal sauces to accompany. Discover the secret to light fluffy pillows of fresh gnocchi, conquer the perfect pasta dough and learn how to shape and fill ravioli.
Everyone loves pasta and making it from scratch makes it even better! Master the techniques of making pasta dough and how to shape pasta with and without a pasta machine. We will also make seasonal sauces to accompany our pasta. This class is not suitable for gluten free or wheat free diets.
Sample Recipes

Pea and mint ravioli with lemon and caper sauce
Spinach gnocchi with chilli, parsley and garlic
Tagliatelle with pesto

Oodles of Noodles
2026-04-22 18:30 - 21:00
Everyone loves noodles! Spend the evening learning to create oodles of noodle bowls that are fresh, healthy and bursting with flavour. Traditional regional dishes with a local veggie twist. We will focus on taste, nutrition and speed to arm you with a repertoire of healthy dishes for quick meals when you need them.
Sample recipes
Sesame Noodles – Taiwanese noodles served warm or cold with crunchy vegetables
Japanese yaki udon – veggies and protein in a soy sauce based sauce
Korean Gochujang – spicy Korean inspired noodle
Maylasian Laksa – coconut curry noodle bowl

Indian Thali
2026-04-28 18:30 - 21:00
Explore the magic of an Indian cuisine in our Indian Thali cookery class. You will learn to make delicious recipes, where to source and how to use a variety of ingredients that are used to make authentic Indian food. We will break down the basics of cooking food from India to deliver smooth, delicious dishes full of freshness and flavour.
After the class, you will have a firm understanding of spices including aseofatida and amchoor as well as using ingredients such as tamarind and curry leaves. We will make and use a garam masala spice blend and explain how to prepare your spices for optimum flavour.
Sample Recipes
Tarka dhal
Gohbi – cauliflower curry
Onion Bahji
Lemon cashew rice
Quick nan breads

Spanish Tapas
2026-04-29 18:30 - 21:00
Be inspired by the flavours of Spain with an evening Spanish Tapas class. In this class, we will cover a range of authentic Spanish tapas inspired by the season and its produce. These recipes are best enjoyed in the garden with the last of the summer sun and a jug of sangria! From moreish crispy aubergine to spicy potatoes, bold and zippy roasted romesco sauce and a vegetable based version of the classic rice dish paella.
Sample Recipes

Berenjenas con Miel (crispy aubergine)
Zanahorias Aliñadas (marinated carrots)
Charred leeks with romesco sauce
Vegetable paella – saffron rice with olives and artichoke hearts
Sangria

Sri Lanken Style
2026-04-30 18:30 - 21:30
For a tiny little island, Sri Lankan food delivers with big flavour! Join us for our Sri Lankan cookery class to get a taste of what the country is famous for. We will create the single most popular dish, Parippu – Dhal Curry, and rightly so for its delicious combination of lentils, coconut milk, tempered spices and chilli.
We will show you how to make our plant based verision of the famous hopper, fermented coconut savoury pancake served with pol sambol – a delicious coconut relish. As well as a favourtie curry and fragrant tumeric and lemongrass rice.
Sample Recipes

Jackfruit curry – packed with flavour
Parippu – Dhal curry Sri Lanka’s most popular dish
Yellow Rice – turmeric and lemongrass flavoured rice
Pol Roti – Sri Lankan coconut flatbread
Pol Sambol – coconut chilli relish
