The Cookery Lab

23/04/2026

In the middle of a lovely busy week, we have found out that we are a finalist in the 2026 Muddy Stilettos Berkshire awards for the Best Children’s Business 🎉. After just over a year of welcoming lots of amazing children and teens to The Cookery Lab, it’s lovely to look back and remember how mix we have enjoyed every party, workshop and special occasion you have shared with us! Thank you! We would love your vote at: www.berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/vote/ 🤩

23/04/2026

There is no one right answer to “how much cheese?”, although if it was my plate I would choose “a lot”🧀.
At last night’s pasta workshop I loved watching 14 different dishes emerge, even though everyone started with the same ingredients - different pasta shapes, different sauce flavours, different finishing touches 💡

15/04/2026

Networking 🤝
This morning was spent hosting a wonderful coffee with local businesses on our business park. It was brilliant to see everyone chatting and making connections. Above all, my favourite thing as a business owner is seeing The Cookery Lab full of people and energy. I’m just always too busy making the coffee and hosting to take any pictures in the moment 😂

If you run a group and want a space to drink coffee and eat cake (or even drink beer and eat pizza 🍕 , or sake and sushi 🍣 ), then get in touch.

06/04/2026

Book now for the final spots on tomorrow’s workshop! 🍞🥖🥨 See our website: www.thecookerylab.com

11/03/2026

We have been nominated in the “Best Children’s Business” category of the Muddy Awards 2026! Teaching children to cook or hosting their birthday parties has been one of my highlights of our first year in business. If you have a spare 2 minutes and your child has enjoyed one of our classes, we would love your nomination. Simply head to: https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/nominate/. While you are there you can also nominate your favourite coffee spot, casual dining hangout and lots more

09/03/2026

Join us for a day of baking and quality time together. Fluffy hot cross buns, delicious mini cheesecakes, and your own unique decorated Easter eggs. Ps. It’s not just for Mums! Dads, Aunties, Uncles, Big brothers or sisters are all welcome. Anyone with a young person who loves cooking and you want to spend time with (without needing to do the washing up!).

Adult & Child: Easter baking - class for two – The Cookery Lab, 2 Minerva House, Calleva Park, Sun 22 Mar 2026 - Join us for a day of Easter baking and quality time together. Each ticket is for two people (you will be working together) - we recommend it is suitable for one adult with one child ag...

25/01/2026

At the start of January a lovely group braved the snow to join us for an evening of cooking comfort food, in the first of our new monthly series. It was lovely to watch people who arrived as strangers, cook and eat together, sharing a common language of a love of food. Next month is fast approaching. Will you be joining us to learn the art of stir fry? 🧑‍🍳

Understand the chemistry of food & flavour and unlock your confidence in the kitchen. Courses for adults and children, and events for parties & team-building.

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas to you all! Hope everyone has fun in the kitchen today 🍗🧑‍🍳 (easy for me to say as my amazing brother-in-law is cooking!)

I took a brief pause from a post-class clean up this week to have a tasting with Callum from who has helped curate a delicious wine list for us for 2026. We are looking forward to being part of your celebrations, occasions and get-togethers next year 🥂🍾

21/12/2025

Wow! What a week! It ended with some beautiful gingerbread houses made by some lovely families. Wonderful to see Mums and Dads, with sons and daughters, working together to build something. Here are just a few of the creations we witnessed.

Earlier in the week we hosted a private workshop some fabulous tweens who wanted to learn to make sushi (and we also made some festive cookies 🍪); and a trial run of a new regular networking cookery workshop that we have been asked to host in the new year.

And in the middle of it all my conversation with the fabulous Rhona and Colline from .tales.podcast was aired - have a listen where you get your podcasts if you haven’t tuned in. It has been lovely to be welcomed into such a warm community of supportive local business owners.

And on to holiday classes tomorrow…..🎄

01/12/2025

CYBER Monday alert 🚨. If you missed “Stir-up Sunday” there is still plenty of time to explore different festive bakes before the big day. Use code CYBER20 to get a 20% discount off our Festive Baking Adult Workshop this Saturday at 1pm 🎄