Overview
Whether you’re pursuing a career change or simply want to create eye-catching food imagery for social media, learn food styling from the best in the business on this two-day course. Led by talented and revered food stylists who are behind much of the food styling in the media today, you will learn all the secrets to creating and curating professional-quality food sets.
Over the two days, you’ll learn everything from how to prepare food and cook dishes for the camera, how to set up shots and use props, and glean tips and tricks for keeping food looking fresh on set. With training covering both sweet and savoury dishes and common styling conundrums, you’ll discover exactly how to get the perfect oozy egg yolk, decadent cheese pull and tumbling tower of fruits that you see in food magazines. A highlight of this course is always the incredible array of produce and ingredients available to work with that ensures stunning, high quality food set ups.
Course Structure
Cooking with your classmates is an integral part of your Leiths experience. You will cook some of your recipes in pairs, and some independently. Regardless, there is always more than enough food to go around, and often food to take home too.
Your day will comprise of a mixture of practical cookery and demonstrations performed by the teacher who is running the session. The exact format will vary from class to class depending on the style of cuisine and, in the case of visiting chefs, their individual teaching style.
Around 1pm, you will break for lunch and enjoy the dishes you have cooked with the rest of your class, accompanied by a glass of wine or other refreshments. In some classes, such as skills classes, where dishes may not be appropriate for lunch, a mezze lunch will be provided.
Practicalities
What’s included:
- Refreshments on arrival
- A recipe booklet
- All ingredients provided and weighed out for you in advance
- Lunch of your own making or sharing platters prepared by the school, with refreshments
- We do the washing up
What to bring:
- Flat soled shoes
- Long trousers and a long-sleeved top are advisable
Allergies and dietary restrictions
We are happy to make adjustments where possible. However, some classes are unsuitable for people with particular intolerances as the menu would need to be completely different. We need 10 days’ notice to be able to properly check the class and adjust the order accordingly. Please read our full policy on allergies and dietary restrictions here.
