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It was while working at his first restaurant, Braeval, that Nick discovered the joys of not only cooking food but teaching others the skills necessary for creating memorable meals.
Holding regular demonstrations sparked an idea at the back of his head, but it was to be over ten years before he set about converting an old piggery on his families’ Port of Menteith estate into what has become Scotland’s foremost cook school.
Now here we are, nestled in the heart of Scotland’s gorgeous Trossachs. It’s taken a lot of hard work and we don’t think any of us thought that we would get this far. When we started some expansion work at the end of 2003 we had modest plans, and then somewhere along the line Nick realized we were creating something truly special and made the necessary investment to create his vision of a foodies heaven.
We’ve learned much over the years. For Nick however, it’s still hugely important that the simplest ideas hold true. We teach a style of cooking where produce is king and what better way to reinforce this than by using fresh, organic herbs and vegetables from Nick’s wife, Holly’s garden, along with eggs from our own hens and even smoked salmon from our smokehouse. With all of these great ingredients Nick, John and Alan are able to combine our accumulated wisdom to help all skill levels from toast burners to soufflé kings.
We believe we’ve created a truly fantastic day out where there’s something for absolutely everyone who loves food. As nothing stands still, we’re always looking to the future and Nick still has many plans for the years to come to ensure that we continue to be the number one choice for educational kitchen fun.
