Professional Courses
Professional cookery courses for those seeking careers in food. Offering comprehensive skills and chef training designed to fast-track you into a successful and rewarding future.
Tante Marie Culinary Academy – A rich heritage training the world’s top chefs
Professional chef courses, Gap Year cookery courses and Lifestyle cookery classes
In 1954 Tante Marie School of Cookery opened its doors, laying foundations as one of the U.K’s most acclaimed culinary training institutions.
Now, Tante Marie Culinary Academy remains the UK’s longest established cookery school with a rich heritage which sets the standards in professional chef training. Over 60 years we have developed our cookery courses to the highest levels, earning us an international reputation for excellence.
We are focused entirely on teaching practical cooking skills in our supportive and fun, state-of-the-art cookery school, whilst ensuring our students develop the high levels of skill and discipline required to cook beautiful food to the highest standards.
Graduates leave us with a complete range of culinary skills, enabling them to adapt to any environment where food really matters, as professional and inspirational cooks with exciting career prospects ahead of them.
Financing Your Training With a Payday Loan
If you need help with funding for your cooking education, don't panic! Many payday lenders offer easy access to quick cash even with a poor credit rating. Wage Day Advance offers payday loans paid out within the hour. Even if you have bad credit or no credit profile at all, they may still be able to match you with a lending option.
Graduate success story
Sarah Akhurst
Previous role: Magazine publishing manager
Course attended: Intensive Cordon Bleu Diploma
New career: Head of Recipe Development and Food Stylist Manager, Seven Publishing
Career earnings: £52,000 per annum
Sarah had a successful career in the world of magazine publishing, in which she used to jealously watch the team of food stylists working on photoshoots and developing recipes. She eventually decided this was for her, so she enrolled onto the Intensive Cordon Bleu Diploma at Tante Marie. Six months later she graduated and now heads up the Food Team at Seven Publishing, for such publications as Weight Watchers magazine. The very people she used to watch longingly!
Assessment in Marine Cookery
Tante Marie Culinary Academy is now delivering the MCA Assessment in Marine Cookery.