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New Bristol cookery school launches
A new cookery school was nearing its opening date when the coronavirus pandemic put a stop to its launch.
Peter Lien had planned to launch Cook Bristol in May, but the pandemic meant that the cookery teacher had to think of an alternative way to launch the school, offers a range of cooking classes, including one-to-one sessions, private classes, and cookalongs.
“It was a real shock, because it put everything that I was planning on hold,” Peter says.
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After seeing other businesses switch to the virtual world, Lien decided to move the school’s opening online, until Cook Bristol can open its bricks-and-mortar school in Westbury-on-Trym.
Peter has a multiple camera setup so that participants can see the cooking from his point of view.
Lien’s cameras mean that participants can see his methods up close. Image: Jack Fifield
He is currently teaching a five-week supper club course, where students can learn how to make a different culinary creation each week at 6.30pm, timing the class so students can eat their creations at home afterwards.
Geoff, from Westbury-on-Trym, decided to sign up to the online classes after his family complained of his limited range in the kitchen.
Having tried in-person cookery classes before, Geoff says he prefers learning online.
“You’re not being watched or judged when you’re in your own kitchen,” he says. “It’s convenient to do it.”
Participants are given a shopping list of ingredients days in advance of each class.
The school holds cookalongs with up to 250 people, but limits the supper club to a maximum of 12, to make communication as easy as possible.
For more information on Cook Bristol, see www.cookbristol.com
Main photo: Cook Bristol
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