<strong>Mastering Knife Skills with Fabio Bettin</strong></br> Sunday 17th January 2027

Join us in our 19th century barn snuggling in the South Oxfordshire countryside just outside Wallingford, with easy access from Oxford, Reading, Henley and London, and with ample parking. We’re often asked if we’re in Jericho, but this would be totally impracticable. Driving into Oxford is a challenge at the best of times… and then you’d have to find somewhere to park!

Come into the barn and you’ll be greeted by your teacher and our team. You’ll be offered tea or coffee while you meet fellow participants. The atmosphere is very relaxed, and we like a happy room of people, so expect music and lots of positive energy.

We’ll go through how the class will run and a few health and safety bits, then off you go.

You’ll cook in pairs, which creates a really lovely rhythm in the room — collaborative, relaxed and a chance to share the experience as you go. Our approach is rooted in cooking together rather than working individually, creating a more sociable, supportive atmosphere where ideas and techniques are shared naturally.

Our setup is simple. If you can create a feast with fresh ingredients and a few pieces of equipment in our barn on fold-up tables – think of the pasta grannies in Bari making fabulous orecchiette on a wooden table in the street – you can do it anywhere.

Our inspiration for cooking in this way also comes from Jamie Oliver, who cooks in an outhouse (sometimes with rain coming through the roof!), and Marcus Wareing, who in his latest series cooks on a balcony in France. They both just use gas burners to create delicious dishes. This is stripping things back to basics in a way that allows everyone to go home, no matter what they have in their kitchen, to recreate without buying expensive equipment.

We’ll cook for about 2 hours and then everyone gathers back at the table to enjoy the fruits of their labour. Ours is a convivial table. We share the food together, which means you won’t necessarily be eating your own creations.

This is also the opportunity to ask as many questions as you like about the class and the ingredients. Don’t worry, though, this is only the start of your journey and we love for you to stay in touch and ask as many questions as you like over time.

Our ethos is simple. We adore good, simple food and just want to share our passion. We hope to meet you soon…

Mastering Knife Skills with Fabio Bettin
Sunday 17th January 2027

£140.00

12 in stock

12 in stock

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Sunday 17th January 2027 | 2.30pm – 5.30pm

Learn to chop with confidence, precision and ease.

Our Knife Skills class is designed for beginners and confident home cooks who want to build strong, safe foundations in the kitchen. Contrary to what many people imagine, ‘chef-style chopping’ isn’t about flashy speed — it’s about accuracy, safety and consistency, and that’s exactly what we teach.

In this calm, hands-on class you’ll learn:

  • How to hold and handle a knife safely

  • How to chop, slice and dice with accuracy

  • Techniques that create even cuts so food cooks beautifully

  • How different chopping styles can transform your dishes

  • How using the right technique makes cooking easier, faster and more enjoyable at home

This class is not designed to mimic professional chef training — if you’re already fast, precise and experienced and are looking for advanced cuts or chef-level speed, this may not be the right fit. If you want to feel more confident, more capable and more at ease in your everyday cooking, you’ll love it.

Come and learn in our warm, supportive kitchen at The Cart Shed — a few hours that will genuinely change the way you cook.

 

At The Jericho Kitchen we can suggest the style and flavours of what we’ll be cooking, but not always the exact dishes, as we buy directly from local producers and work with what their growing systems provide at their seasonal best.

By moving away from supermarkets and cooking with what is truly ready in the fields, we ensure you’re eating exactly what your body and the land need at that moment – health and seasonality over fixed menus.