Join us for our open evening at Leiths on Wednesday 13 May 2026, 6.30–8.30pm, and discover how the Culinary Diploma can launch your career in food.
Event • Thursday, 13th May 2026, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Join us for an Open Evening at Leiths School of Food & Wine, and discover how our Culinary Diploma can launch your career in food.
Is there a best age for culinary training? Is there a best age to pursue culinary training? It’s a common question, but the reality is that no such age exists.
Niall Haviland came to Leiths Culinary School to do the Core Certificate – a crucial step towards pursuing his dream as a restaurant chef. Read more about his unconventional route to professional culinary training here.
Learn how to cook lamb rump with this Core Certificate Leiths recipe.
Meet Ben, Director of Studies at Leiths Education. While choosing his favourite herb was a struggle, he shares what carbs rank highest in his estimation and his go-to chef to Google when he’s in need of Monday-evening inspiration.
Why short courses are perfect for upskilling Short courses provide the opportunity to learn and sharpen technical skills used within cookery, without committing to full-time training. Students are taught by
Barry D’Arcy is the founder of Ocean Earth Chefs, a global private cheffing agency. He shares his experience from 22 years of superyacht cheffing, telling us what it takes to survive this unique workplace.
David Nicholson graduated from the Leiths Culinary Diploma, deciding to pursue a career in yacht cheffing. David also completed his Assessment in Marine Cookery at Leiths. Read about his journey charting demanding clients, huge crews and culinary successes at sea.
On 5 March 2026, Leiths Education held a parliamentary reception at the House of Lords – bringing together policymakers, educators and food industry figures to make the case for regular, practical cookery lessons in every UK primary school.
Join us for our Open Evening at Leiths Culinary School on Wednesday 13th May, 6:30 – 8:30pm and discover how to fast-track your future in food with the Leiths Culinary Diploma.
Haberdashers’ Monmouth School is the first Leiths Partner School in Wales. Students at the school benefit from access to Leiths courses both in the prep and senior school, and places on the courses are in high demand.
Learn how to make the most of offal with this refined bone marrow Diploma-level recipe.
Meet Grace, a senior teacher at Leiths Culinary School and our in-house expert on gluten. Find out her favourite pasta shape, her top three carbs and her ‘can’t live without’ pantry staple.
