Edinburgh New Town Cookery School is one of the UK’s leading educational culinary institutes, offering professionals and amateurs the opportunity to study a range of courses in the heart of Scotland’s capital. The School’s state-of-the-art facilities provide each student with the latest and most innovative opportunities in culinary and hospitality education. Our professional courses for aspiring chefs are the gateway to a career in cooking. These range from a One-Month Cookery Course to the prestigious Six-Month Practical Cookery Diploma, which is a combination of our Three Month Beginner’s Certificate and Three-Month Intermediate courses. Not only do these involve work experience in Edinburgh’s top restaurants, but they have led to graduates gaining employment in some of the country’s finest kitchens, including Chez Roux and Ottolenghi. Alumni have also gone on to careers in restaurants, catering and food styling, as well as establishing their own businesses. The popular one month courses provide skills that qualify students to work as chalet hosts, in country houses and shooting lodges and on private yachts. ENTCS spans five floors of a stunning Georgian building and also hosts popular themed recreational courses and corporate events. Facilities include a fully equipped modern teaching kitchen, demonstration theatre with capacity for 50 and dining room with beautiful panoramic views over the Firth of Forth.