School Of Food

The School Of Food was opened by Steve Lamb, one of the people behind the world-famous River Cottage tv series, books and cookery school last weekend. The school, which is part of the Town of Food project, offers a big step towards the development of Thomastown as a major food centre in Ireland. The school is based in a new food campus which will also include a community garden and a food business incubation centre. The School offers accreddited courses in Culinary Skills and professional Chef training as well as classes for the amateur. Evening and weekend courses range from ‘Cooking for Friends’ to ‘How to Grow Your Own Food’ delivered in the School’s own Kitchen Garden. Groups can be catered for too in either of the Training Kitchens. The School is also home to fledgling Food Businesses and runs support and mentoring programmes in association with the Food Academy. A broad range of courses are available in cookery and food related subjects, catering for all levels and interests. For full course listings, see www.SchoolofFood.ie