All of our courses follow a simple, weekly routine designed to fit around your busy schedule. Here is how your journey works from start to finish:

1. Learn the Weekly Skill Each week covers a new culinary skill (like pastry, bread making, or advanced knife skills) through easy-to-follow videos and infographics. We explain the "hows and whys," but the theory is optional—if you just want to get cooking, you can!

2. Choose Your Recipe Put your new skill into practice by choosing from a selection of video recipe tutorials. For example, during knife skills week, you can choose to make a chunky tomato soup, a fresh ramen bowl, quesadillas, or bruschetta.

3. Cook at Your Own Pace Our cook-a-long videos are taught by Chloe Coker - a professional chef. Because it's on-demand, you can pause, rewind, and cook whenever it suits you.

4. Submit Your Photos To log your progress, just snap two quick photos: one while you are cooking, and one of your final plated dish. Email them to us, and our team will send you personalized feedback every week.

5. Get Your Portfolio and Certificate At the end of your course, we compile your work into a portfolio, send you a course certificate. 

Throughout the entire course, our team is always on hand to answer questions to ensure your learning journey is smooth, successful, and fun!

Our courses are designed for our students to cook for an average of 1 hour per week for the duration of your 3 month (13 week) course. However, they are designed to be completely flexible to fit around your busy life:

• Start Anytime: There are no set term dates. We operate all year round (including school holidays), so you can start your course whenever you are ready.

• Cook on Your Schedule: Set aside 1 hour each week to take over a family meal or do a weekend bake. For advanced cooks tackling complex recipes, you can even request to have a longer session count for 2 weeks of cooking.

• If You Miss a Week: Don't stress! We know students get poorly, have exams, or go on holiday. It is completely fine to miss a week or two. You can easily catch up by cooking two dishes in one week, or simply extending your finish date by a week or two.

All of our team members are parents to teenagers—we understand how much you have to juggle! If you ever feel like you are falling behind, just get in touch and we will help you find quick, easy recipe options to get back on track.

Our courses are entirely about teaching you to cook food that you actually enjoy and want to make again. Nobody is going to force you to cook a dish you don't want to eat!

Here is how we handle menus, choices, and busy schedules:

• For Picky Eaters: Each week has multiple recipe choices. If you don't like the options for a specific week, you can easily swap them for a recipe from a different week.

• Mixing and Matching: All of our courses offer fantastic recipe choices every week.  Check out our full Course Content to see what you'll be cooking.  Our Recipes for Life course builds foundational skills and confidence step-by-step.

• If You Are Short on Time: We have a designated list of quick and easy recipes (like breakfast pancakes or gourmet eggs on toast) that are perfect for hectic weeks while still teaching you great foundational skills.

• If a Recipe Takes Longer: Some classic or advanced dishes—like lasagne, homemade pizza, artisan breads, or bao buns—naturally take longer than an hour. Because these require extra effort and are hugely satisfying to master, they can count as two weeks of cooking to give you a well-deserved break the following week.

Because we focus entirely on building core culinary skills, the journey is completely unique for each student:

• Age Guidance: We generally recommend our courses for ages 13 and up, but please do get in touch if you'd like to discuss your child's specific needs. With home supervision, we've successfully taught students as young as 10 - and we've even had a 73 year old student!
• For Beginners & Novices: You don't need any prior experience. We start with the absolute basics—like safe knife skills, proper seasoning, and simple baking. Our step-by-step videos are designed to build your kitchen confidence incredibly fast.

• For Keen & Experienced Cooks: If you already know your way around a kitchen, our courses will really push and develop your knowledge. Thanks to our flexible layouts, you can dive straight into high-level techniques like complex pastries, artisan breads, and advanced presentation. Many keen cooks also love using the course to master classic techniques or fill in any gaps they might have.

No matter where you are starting from, our team is always on hand to help you ensure you hit your goals and finish the course as a fantastic cook!

You get the full experience of a professional cookery class right from your home or uni kitchen. Each lesson includes:

• Real-Time Cook-Alongs: Video tutorials recorded at a real-time pace so you can literally cook right alongside a professional chef.

• Downloadable Recipe Cards: Quick-reference guides with ingredient lists and step-by-step methods.

Best of all, it's completely flexible—you can pause, rewind, and learn whenever it suits your schedule.

We are incredibly proud of the premium, personal experience we offer our families. When you join us, you aren't just buying great recipes and real-time cook-a-long videos—you are gaining access to expert tuition and unparalleled flexibility.

1. What makes our courses unique?

• Unmatched Flexibility: Every student's final portfolio is completely unique. We inspire students to cook food they actually like, tailored to their own tastes and dietary requirements.

• True Skills-Based Learning: We don’t just teach students to blindly follow a recipe. We teach them how to really cook—from understanding flavour balance and seasoning to knowing how to tweak dishes. We give them the confidence to cook anything.

• A Personal, Premium Experience: We invest a massive amount of time into giving each student personalized feedback, supporting them every step of the way, and writing detailed, official Assessor's Reports. (Check out our 5★ Google reviews and example portfolios to see what our students achieve!)

2. Who is teaching the course?

All of our courses are run by Chloe Coker, a highly experienced, professional chef and cookery teacher who is passionate about equipping young people with lifelong culinary skills.

• Chloe completed the prestigious Professional Diploma at Leiths School of Food & Wine with Distinction, winning the Louis Latour student of the year award.

• She has 15 years of cheffing and teaching experience—ranging from working with major brands like Good Housekeeping UK and Divertimenti to baking wedding cakes and cheffing at yoga retreats.

• She is a published author of three cookbooks, a member of the Guild of Food Writers, and her work has been featured in The Times, Brides Magazine, and more.

3. What personal tutor support do I get?

Chloe and her team is directly available to support your teenager throughout their entire journey. Students receive personalized feedback on every single dish photo they submit. 

4. Do you offer sales or discounts?

To keep our courses accessible and fair for everyone, our premium courses are priced to reflect the high quality and individual tutor time each student receives. While we do not offer general sales or individual discounts, we provide flexible payment options and targeted loyalty codes:

• Flexible Payment Options: We want to make our courses as accessible as possible. You have the total flexibility to pay for your course in full upfront, or spread the cost comfortably with our interest-free monthly installment plans at checkout.
• Returning Students: Our curriculum is designed to grow with our students - many come back to take the next course. Your discount code is sent at the end of your course (email us if you need us to resend it!).

• Siblings: If you have siblings completing the course together or consecutively, email us for a sibling discount code.

• Schools & Youth Groups: If a group of friends wants to sign up, or if you are a DofE Leader/Teacher recommending our course, please get in touch so we can set up a custom discount code for your school or youth entity.