Laura Pope Food

Laura Pope Food šŸŒæCookery classes in north Dorset - 2026 dates live on my website now
šŸ”ŖPrivate cheffing
šŸ”„Open fire cooking
šŸ‹Inspiration & confidence in the kitchen

Iā€™m Laura Pope: a professional chef and cookery teacher with 20 yearsā€™ experience, cooking for clients including Guy Ritchie, Jamie Oliver and Claudia Winkleman. I believe food should be beautiful, joyful and shared - not another source of stress. Classically trained at Leithā€™s School of Food & Wine, I honed my love of seasonal, vegetable-led cooking at the legendary Chez Panisse in California and

Ottolenghi in London. Iā€™ve spent years cooking for private households and running relaxed, inspiring cookery classes from my Dorset kitchen. Along the way, Iā€™ve learned that itā€™s not just about whatā€™s on the plate - itā€™s about how you feel while making it.

After a full-on few days in the kitchen, The Gentlemen season 2 has been well and truly launched; itā€™s now time to kick ...
04/09/2026

After a full-on few days in the kitchen, The Gentlemen season 2 has been well and truly launched; itā€™s now time to kick back with a nip of Rosemaund to watch episode 1ā€¦ Very excited to spot a number of very familiar faces and views - the estate is looking gorgeous, as always.

24 hours in London has been and gone in a whirl. Always happy to come home to our girlsā€¦ but I love a quick city recharg...
16/06/2026

24 hours in London has been and gone in a whirl.

Always happy to come home to our girlsā€¦ but I love a quick city recharge.

Hereā€™s whatā€™s on the table for Kitchen Kickstarter for Men on Friday 3 July:šŸ” South American spiced chicken - a one-dish...
21/05/2026

Hereā€™s whatā€™s on the table for Kitchen Kickstarter for Men on Friday 3 July:

šŸ” South American spiced chicken - a one-dish supper you take straight from the oven to the table and is the ideal meal when cooking for family or friends
šŸ„© Steak with chimichurri - cooking a steak well is a genuine skill - and chimichurri makes everything better
šŸŸ Monkfish with beurre blanc - elegant, achievable, the kind of dish that impresses without the drama
šŸ„¦ Roasted tenderstem with chilli and lemon - simple, versatile, gets used all the time

Take-home recipes and a timing plan included, so youā€™ll cook these dishes again and again.

Six places. 3 July. Link in bio.

One of the most meaningful compliments I often received from my clients when I was a private chef was:ā€œYou make it all l...
20/05/2026

One of the most meaningful compliments I often received from my clients when I was a private chef was:

ā€œYou make it all look so effortlessā€.

Part of that was careful planningā€¦

ā€¦ and my years of training and experience definitely played a part.

But thereā€™s something that many professional chefs donā€™t want you to knowā€¦

Great food doesnā€™t have to be complicated.
Entertaining can be easy.

Let me help you find your spark in the kitchen again.

Come join my next Seasonal Mediterranean class on Friday 5 June at 10am.

Ā£100 per person including the class, welcome drinks and croissants, lunch, all the recipes and a handy timing plan. Plus lots & lots of tips, tricks and advice from a private chef with 20 years experience... who also happens to be mother who really gets ā€œreal lifeā€ cooking.

Fatherā€™s Day is five weeks away. If youā€™re already stuck, I might just have the answer:Kitchen Kickstarter for Men is ba...
17/05/2026

Fatherā€™s Day is five weeks away. If youā€™re already stuck, I might just have the answer:

Kitchen Kickstarter for Men is back on 3 July.

A proper four-hour session: knife skills, cooking proteins perfectly (chicken, steak, fish), sauces & sides, building flavour, timing a meal - and then sitting down to eat it all together.

No fluff. No faff. No judgement. Just real skills from the ground up.
Limited to six places. Link in my bio to book.

šŸ“ Motcombe, Dorset Ā· Ā£120 per person

DorsetFood LearnToCook GiftForDad

20/04/2026

ā€œWhat is food?

It nourishes us, it satisfies hunger and itā€™s essential for survival. But like art, music, movies and books, food tells a story that we can pass onto generations.

It is one of the oldest forms of communication and connection and itā€™s extremely powerful.
It defines us, it tells us who we are, it tells us where weā€™re from. Itā€™s part of our identity.ā€ - David Guas

It is the story Iā€™ve been telling for over 20 years.

In my kitchen in Dorset, we cook food that means something - that connects people, sparks conversation and sends everyone home knowing a little more about themselves and each other.

For more information on my Cookery Classes and Team Days, go to laurapope.co.uk (link in bio) or message me now.

Thank you to for the audio and for the video.

20/04/2026

ā€œFood is one of the oldest forms of communication and connection - and itā€™s extremely powerful.ā€

It is the story Iā€™ve been telling for over 20 years.

In my kitchen in Dorset, we cook food that means something - that connects people, sparks conversation and sends everyone home knowing a little more about themselves and each other.

For more information on my Cookery Classes and Team Days, go to laurapope.co.uk (link in bio) or message me now.

Thank you to for the audio and for the video.

Address

Motcombe
Shaftesbury
SP79NT

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 3pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 3pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 3pm
Thursday 9:30am - 3pm
Friday 9:30am - 3pm

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+447747603020

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