Now under the ownership of Gordon Ramsay, the UK's oldest cookery school is able to offer professional culinary training to standards of the utmost quality,to ensure that your dining experience is unsurpassed.

ESFW offers a wide variety of professional courses which aim to allow those with culinary ambition to forge a rewarding career in the food & drink industry. All students receive nationally accredited training in key areas highly valued by employers. The practical courses allow students the opportunity to grasp fundamental skills to prepare for the ultimate career in cooking.

Based in France, the Walnut Grove offers 5-day hands-on cookery courses with a maximum of four guests to one chef. Taught by experienced professional chefs you will learn everything from basic knife skills, meat & fish prep, stocks & sauces, bread, pasta, sugar & chocolate work, right through to advanced presentation skills, plus much more. Having had numerous cooks from the super yachts they have told us "Your courses are absolutely ideal for our needs." Whatever your skill level.

“Our specialised yacht cookery course is geared to the requirements of the yacht cookery sector. We cover all the essential skills of cookery teaching our students classical English and French cuisine plus other international styles such as Italian and Asian achieving the standard of cookery you would expect to find in a high class restaurant.”

Founded over twenty years ago, The Grange is renowned for its wonderful atmosphere – from the warm, friendly welcome on arrival, to the passionate enthusiasm in the kitchen. The intensive, practical course covers fundamental skills and complex techniques, building over the four weeks to provide a thorough grounding in cookery. We grow the vast majority of our salads and herbs as well as a wide range of fruit and vegetables and aim to use as many locally sourced ingredients as possible