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Starts Jan 26 2026

Food Foundations (Community Cookery Course)- SPACES FILLED

Monday 26th January 2026 - Tuesday 24th February 2026
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

About this event

Join us for FOOD FOUNDATIONS to learn essential cookery skills and gain confidence – for those looking to cook tastier, healthier food at home.

Soup

Who’s this for? This course is for anyone who meets the criteria below and wants to gain confidence in the kitchen. We will be:

  • Learning and improving knife and kitchen skills
  • Gaining knowledge of flavours and ingredients
  • Growing in experience and confidence to create meals from surplus food and leftovers, making the most of what is available

Course structure:

We’ll spend five sessions (one session per week) at the Community Kitchen cooking in pairs and building up skills making:

1) One Pot Meals  
2) Soup and Bread 
3) Salads and Vegetables 
4) Pasta, Rice and Pulses 
5) Baking 

Dates:

  • Monday 26th January 10am-1pm
  • Monday 2nd February 10am-1pm
  • Monday 9th February 10am-1pm
  • Monday 16th February 10am-1pm
  • Tuesday 24th February 10am-1pm

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What previous participants said about Food Foundations: “It’s a wonderful, friendly course that is full of flavour, recipes and a great building block for future cooking.”

This class was made possible by the Community Kitchen charity and our funders The National Lottery Community Fund.

Application instructions

Who can attend?

People who are able to attend an in person cookery session. Attendees must be either social housing residents, receive a means-tested benefit, older people aged 50+  (must also meet another criteria on this list), have a long-term physical health condition or long-term mental health condition.

To apply:

Please complete the form below to apply for a space on this course. If your application is successful we will respond to you around 4 weeks before the start of the course.

Cost:

We ask for a £5 donation per session (suggested), depending what you can afford. Speak to us if cost is a barrier. Payments can be made in cash at each session.

For any questions contact:
Callum Chapman, Engagement Officer
The Community Kitchen, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XG
info@bhfood.org.uk / 01273 234810

Location

The Community Kitchen, Queens Road, Brighton, UK

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