by louise-sims-bloom | Nov 18, 2022 | Awards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ashburton Cookery School, achieve Academy status for quality teaching and facilities, awarded by leading industry body ‘ICSA’ [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ashburton Cookery School and...
by louise-sims-bloom | Oct 30, 2022 | Awards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Leeds Cookery School achieves national award for quality teaching and cookery facilities. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Yorkshire-based cookery school has been awarded the prestigious...
by louise-sims-bloom | Oct 10, 2022 | Chefs, FRIENDS, ICSA Loves . . .
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ckbk: A World of recipes at the touch of a button [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Few things are as satisfying as cooking a delicious meal from scratch, yet there’s one ingredient that home...
by louise-sims-bloom | Oct 9, 2022 | News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] ICSA Cookery Schools are selected and ‘Accredited’ for their consistent quality teaching standards and cookery facilities. Providing reassurance to cooks and students of all levels,...
by louise-sims-bloom | Oct 4, 2022 | Chefs, News, Vegan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Cooking for health with the college of naturopathic medicine [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cooking for optimum health goes way deeper than getting your five-a-day and drinking plenty of...
by louise-sims-bloom | Oct 1, 2022 | Awards, News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] River Cottage ICSA Accredited Devon Cookery School achieve highest awarded for quality teaching and facilities. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]River Cottage Cookery School, in Devon, has...
by louise-sims-bloom | Sep 15, 2022 | ICSA, News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ‘Cook well for less’Sustainable Cooking, Healthy Eating. BRITISH COOKERY SCHOOLS WEEK RETURNS THIS OCTOBER Sat 4th-Sunday 12th October 2025.Join us! Sign up below.Or if you are a cookery school wishing to take part in this national...
by louise-sims-bloom | Apr 29, 2022 | ICSA
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Since the COVID pandemic, many of us fell back in love with home cookery, seeking methods to improve cookery skills firstly on-line via YouTube lessons, and more recently in person across the UK’s cookery schools. But how do...
by louise-sims-bloom | Apr 26, 2022 | ICSA, SUSTAINABILITY
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sustainability is a multi-layered opportunity for meaningful change. It can be personal, local, national, multi-national and global, says Stella West-Harling MBE, president of Independent Cookery Schools Association...
by louise-sims-bloom | Mar 9, 2022 | News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] SUPPORT #COOKFORUKRAINE WITH ICSA COOKERY SCHOOLS As Russia invaded Ukraine, the world watched on with, initially, horror. Devastation that this could be happening, pain at the horrific imagery rolling in and deep, distressing...
by louise-sims-bloom | Feb 5, 2022 | Gifts, News, Offers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Looking for the perfect gift for the foodie in your life? Why not treat them to a cookery class at one of the UK’s top accredited cookery schools? The Independent Cookery Schools Association (ICSA) accredited cookery schools provide...
by louise-sims-bloom | Nov 18, 2021 | News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] GOURMET BRITAIN | POST-PANDEMIC DINING AND LEISURE TRENDS 2021 A recent industry annual Gourmet Britain Food & Lifestyle Survey, which asked over 1000 consumer members of a dining club and the wider public to share their plans...
by louise-sims-bloom | Sep 21, 2021 | News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] British Food Fortnight [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] British Food Fortnight was launched on 18th September and will run until 3rd October. It’s a chance to celebrate everything that’s wonderful about British-grown produce, from...
by louise-sims-bloom | Sep 20, 2021 | News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] New ICSA Member In Scotland: Station House Cookery School [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Scotland’s ‘Station House Cookery School’ Awarded Kite-mark of Quality by ‘ICSA’...
by louise-sims-bloom | Oct 27, 2020 | News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] COOKERY SCHOOL ‘ASSOCIATE’ This year ICSA has launched a new level of membership for cookery schools who aspire to accreditation, but are perhaps not quiet ready and may need a little more support and guidance prior to assessment....
by louise-sims-bloom | Aug 26, 2020 | News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Independent Cookery Schools Association (ICSA) is pleased to announce a formal partnership with The Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH). ICSA is the only independent, not-for-profit, regulatory body for cookery...
by louise-sims-bloom | Jul 3, 2020 | News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]All ICSA Accredited cookery Schools who display our ‘ICSA Assurance’ Kite Mark have agreed to adhere to the below minimum standards. Support All PPE will be Hospital Grade All member schools have the option to temperature check...
by louise-sims-bloom | Feb 24, 2020 | News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ICSA Member Profile: Leiths School of Food and Wine, London [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A global reputation and a household name in food Leiths School of Food and Wine was established by...
by louise-sims-bloom | Feb 14, 2020 | News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Edinburgh New Town Cookery School celebrates ten years with ten new cookery courses. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Since opening, the ICSA accredited cookery school has run over 2,500...
by louise-sims-bloom | Feb 10, 2020 | Awards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ICSA Member ‘The School of Artisan Food’ wins acclaimed national title.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It’s celebrations all round today at ‘ICSA’ accredited ‘The...
by louise-sims-bloom | Dec 16, 2019 | ICSA, News
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Accreditation Assessment Process and Procedures By Andrew Maxwell, ICSA Founder Member and Accreditation Inspector[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ICSA was founded in 2014 by industry leaders,...
by louise-sims-bloom | Dec 10, 2019 | ICSA, ICSA Members, News, Offers, PARTNERS
What are the risks? We all know that running a Cookery School to offer a great experience to amateur and budding chefs of all ages comes with risks and hazards which you do not have in an average kitchen. There will be novice cooks using sharp knives, hot stoves,...
by louise-sims-bloom | Dec 3, 2019 | ICSA Members
Opportunity Update for Members: ICSA have teamed up with ‘Power Solutions’. One of the UK’s leading energy consultants. Helping member businesses save thousands on utility bills. Identified by some ICSA members as a credible, reliable and efficient...
by louise-sims-bloom | Nov 3, 2019 | ICSA Members
Dedicated Cookery School Insurance Specialists, John Morgan Partnership John Morgan Partnership is a Cheltenham based firm with many years combined experience. Working with specialist insurers to ensure the best cover for cookery school needs. Their specialist Cookery...