Classic French Cuisine Cookery Class for Adults in Bristol
- Date
- Sun 6 Sept
- Time
- 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
£852 seats left
French cooking class Bristol
Classic French cooking at Cooking It in Bishopston. £85 a person, ingredients and kit included, and you eat what you cook.
The Classic French Cuisine Cookery Class is our hands-on French cooking class Bristol customers book at 37 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8AD, on Gloucester Road in north Bristol. You cook classic French dishes, practise the techniques behind them, and then sit down and eat what you made.
Cooking It is an independent cookery school, founded and run by Monica Worsley, and we have been teaching for about ten years. Paul, our head chef, teaches most of our European classes. The class is hands-on, in a group of no more than 12, and costs £85 a person.
What you'll cook
The classic French cuisine class is built around familiar dishes and the technique underneath them. Menu examples are coq au vin, dauphinoise potatoes and crème brûlée, and the menu shifts to fit dietary needs. Along the way you practise French sauces, stocks and knife cuts.
Coq au vin needs a good stock and a sauce built on it, dauphinoise needs even, thin slices, and crème brûlée is a custard technique, so the menu and the technique go together.
Sauces and stocks are the foundation of classic French cooking, and the classic knife cuts are French in origin. The menu gives you a practical way to use them in a French cookery class Bristol evening.
If pastry is what you are after, the Perfect Pastry class (£85, next on Sunday 15 November 2026 at 10:30 am) covers shortcrust, puff and a mix of sweet and savoury bakes. French patisserie classes also run from time to time, so whether you want a pastry class in Bristol or a French cooking class in Bristol, both are here.
On the pastry side, shortcrust is crumbly, puff is layered with butter, and good pastry depends on keeping the butter cold. The Perfect Pastry class covers shortcrust, puff, and sweet and savoury bakes.
- Coq au vin (a menu example)
- Dauphinoise potatoes
- Crème brûlée
- French sauces and stocks
- Knife skills used throughout
How the class runs
A French cooking class in Bristol at Cooking It is hands-on from the moment you arrive. Ingredients, equipment and aprons are provided. You cook in a small group, then sit at the long communal tables and eat together. Allow 2.5 to 3 hours including the meal.
Evening sessions start at 6:00 pm, weekend daytime sessions at 10:30 am or 12:30 pm. Bring a container for leftovers and a bottle if you want a drink, as the classes are BYO. Recipes are emailed afterwards on request.
- 1. Arrive. Ingredients, equipment and aprons are laid out for you.
- 2. Cook the menu with the group and pick up the techniques as you go.
- 3. Eat together at the communal tables, then take the leftovers home.
Who it's for
Beginners through to confident home cooks. No experience is needed, and you are cooking from the start. Adult classes are for ages 16 and over, and the class is hands-on rather than a demonstration.
As a date night it is simple: cook together, eat together, bring your own bottle. It works just as well as an evening with friends. The class can be bought through gift vouchers, or arranged as a private group booking or corporate event for a hen do, birthday or team day.
Cooking It has been teaching for about ten years, and the format is the same one used for every adult class here: a small group, ingredients and equipment provided, and a shared meal at the end. Dietary requirements are accommodated where possible if you tell us when you book.
Dietary requirements are accommodated where possible if you tell us when you book.
Dates, price and how to book
The Classic French Cuisine Cookery Class is £85 a person. The next date we have is Sunday 6 September 2026 at 10:30 am. Book online by card on the Classic French Cuisine Cookery Class page; your place is confirmed when payment goes through. Other dates are on all upcoming dates.
Cooking It has 4.9 stars from over 230 Google reviews. If that date does not work, check the class page for later sessions or contact the school.
Related classes at Cooking It
French sits alongside a lot of other adult classes here. Try the Italian cooking classes, sharpen up with the knife skills class, or browse all our cuisine classes. The French class uses Cooking It's standard small-group format, with no more than 12 people.
The adult cookery classes page gives the overview and all upcoming dates shows what is bookable right now. Any of these can also run as a private group or corporate event.
Questions people ask
How much is a French cooking class in Bristol?
£85 a person for the Classic French Cuisine Cookery Class. That includes ingredients, equipment, an apron and the meal at the end, over 2.5 to 3 hours. You pay by card on the class page and your place is confirmed on payment.
What dishes do you cook in the French class?
Menu examples are coq au vin, dauphinoise potatoes and crème brûlée, alongside French sauces, stocks and knife skills. The menu varies with dietary needs, so treat those as examples rather than a fixed list for every date.
Do you run a French pastry or patisserie class?
Yes. The Perfect Pastry class is the pastry side of French cooking here: shortcrust, puff, and sweet and savoury bakes. French patisserie classes run from time to time too. Check the [Perfect Pastry class](/classes/perfect-pastry-adult-cookery-class-in-bristol) page and [all upcoming dates](/classes).
Is the French cooking class good for a date night?
Yes. As a date night, a French cooking class in Bristol works simply: you cook together in a small group and then eat what you made at the long communal tables. Evening classes start at 6:00 pm and the class is BYO, so bring a bottle.
Do I need any experience to join?
No. The class suits beginners and confident home cooks, and the hands-on format walks you through the menu. Adult classes are for ages 16 and over. Tell us about dietary requirements when you book and we will accommodate them where possible.