Welcome to Rutland Cookery School
Based on the Oakham Enterprise Park, just outside Oakham, in purpose built air-conditioned kitchens, Rutland Cookery school offers over 20 different courses that are either skills-based or cuisine-based. They include masterclasses in Game, Bread, Fish, Stocks and Sauces and Knife skills plus a range of cuisines from Modern British to Taste of Italy, Spanish café to Indian Street Food, and Taste of Morocco to Taste of Thailand.
The school has been established by chef Robin Stewart. Robin has over 30 years’ experience as a professional chef including in some of the World's top 5* kitchens. The school has recently been taken over by James and Marsha Ray, James comes with over 30 years professional experience.
Rutland Cookery School offers full day workshops only. There are a maximum of nine people on any course which enables individual attention to be given when needed. All ingredients, aprons and equipment are supplied and at the end of the day you will be sent an email containing all the day’s recipes. Students work individually at their own, fully equipped workstation. Everyone cooks the same dishes, working at the same pace with each stage clearly demonstrated and explained. The emphasis of the workshop is not on slavishly following a recipe but on developing your own personal taste, judgement and techniques.
Whether you are an amateur or a keen cook your confidence and skill levels will be increased by attending one of these courses.
Learn with a professional chef
We are thrilled to be able to introduce chef and owner of Rutland Cookery School and catering, James Ray.
With over 30 years culinary experience, James brings a wealth of knowledge, creativity and global inspiration.
Throughout his career, James has enjoyed an exciting and diverse journey. He has held chef positions in award-winning restaurants from the UK to Australia’s renowned Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale wine regions, trained celebrities for MasterChef and mentored aspiring young chefs at Leicester College, and even prepared private dining experiences for celebrities including Nicholas Cage and Johnny Depp.
James’s culinary perspective has been shaped by extensive international travel. He worked in a cookery school in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and travelled through China, South East Asia and South America inspiring a style that blends classical training with vibrant global flavours.
For the past 15 years, he has worked locally, heading up a team and helping to establish a strong brand for The Three Goats Group at The Sun Inn, Great Easton
